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North Salem Board of Appeals Meeting Canceled for Lack of Quorum on January 8, 2026

Town Board & Boards — Thursday, January 8, 2026
BodyNorth Salem, New York
SessionTown Board & Boards
DateThursday, January 8, 2026
StatusFILED
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Unassigned speaker

0:00

No

Speaker 1

0:00

one's waiting now.

0:01

It's just one awesome.

Unassigned speaker

0:03

Um

Speaker 1

0:03

so then we open

Unassigned speaker

0:04

it.

Unassigned speaker

0:05

Yeah,

Speaker 1

0:06

I'll open the meeting and then we'll say

Unassigned speaker

0:08

do

Speaker 1

0:09

I have to read the after variance?

0:10

Just read it off and say this has been held over until you just turn the camera.

Unassigned speaker

0:16

So

Speaker 1

0:17

I'm making sure I'm doing everything because we're so out of oh wait, and then our what's our next meeting date?

0:21

Because that is February 12th, I see.

0:25

That's not that's not

Unassigned speaker

0:26

President's Beak,

Speaker 1

0:26

is it

Unassigned speaker

0:27

right before?

Unassigned speaker

0:27

I'll be here.

Unassigned speaker

0:29

Okay.

Unassigned speaker

0:30

All right, the camera's on.

Speaker 1

0:46

Okay, we'll call the zoning board appeals meeting for January 8th.

0:52

Um we do not have a quorum today, so BA26-01 Cynthia Vance Abrams 235 Mills Road, an area variance variance to permit installation of a gate with six foot three-inch stone pillars within the required front yard per Article 6, Section 250 22 C of the zoning ordinance.

1:15

A gate pillar height variance of two foot three inches is requested in the front yard where four foot is allowed and six foot three inches is proposed, will be held over to our next meeting on February 12th, 2026.

1:28

Um that we will close the meeting.

1:31

Thank you.

Unassigned speaker

1:38

Okay.

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Summary of Proceedings

North Salem Board of Appeals Meeting – January 8, 2026

The Town of North Salem Board of Appeals was scheduled to meet in person and via Zoom on January 8, 2026, at 7:00 PM. The posted agenda indicated the meeting was canceled due to a lack of quorum, and the sole application (BA26-01) was to be held over to February 12, 2026. During a brief virtual session, board members confirmed that no quorum was present and formally continued the application to the next meeting.

Discussion Items

  • Board members noted the lack of a quorum for the January 8, 2026 meeting.
  • The only public hearing on the agenda, BA26-01 (Cynthia Vance-Abrams, 235 Mills Road), was identified. The application requests an area variance to permit installation of a gate with 6 ft. 3 in. stone pillars within the required front yard, where the Zoning Ordinance (Article VI, Section 250-22(c)) allows a maximum gate pillar height of 4 ft. in the front yard; a variance of 2 ft. 3 in. is therefore requested.

Key Outcomes

  • The Board of Appeals did not take action on BA26-01 due to the absence of a quorum.
  • The application was held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting on February 12, 2026.
  • The meeting was closed immediately after the holdover announcement.

Meeting Transcript

No one's waiting now. It's just one awesome. Um so then we open it. Yeah, I'll open the meeting and then we'll say do I have to read the after variance? Just read it off and say this has been held over until you just turn the camera. So I'm making sure I'm doing everything because we're so out of oh wait, and then our what's our next meeting date? Because that is February 12th, I see. That's not that's not President's Beak, is it right before? I'll be here. Okay. All right, the camera's on. Okay, we'll call the zoning board appeals meeting for January 8th. Um we do not have a quorum today, so BA26-01 Cynthia Vance Abrams 235 Mills Road, an area variance variance to permit installation of a gate with six foot three-inch stone pillars within the required front yard per Article 6, Section 250 22 C of the zoning ordinance. A gate pillar height variance of two foot three inches is requested in the front yard where four foot is allowed and six foot three inches is proposed, will be held over to our next meeting on February 12th, 2026. Um that we will close the meeting. Thank you. Okay.

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