“Bill and Cyndi Miner’s battle with the Town of Duanesburg, over placement of a giant propane tank less than 200′ from their home, is a tale that could happen to any of us. It shows how much we have to lose if those in charge of interpreting and enforcing zoning and safety laws break the Zoning Covenant by making arbitrary decisions or simply ignoring the law and the promises it contains.
The Town’s Planning Board allowed Long Energy to install a 30,000-gallon bulk storage propane tank on a parcel zoned commercial, under the use category of “retail store or shop.” This “store” has no building, no personnel, no sales to customers nor parking spaces for them; instead, Long Energy’s “bobtail” trucks fuel-up there before making delivery to homes, farms, and business customers, and smaller storage tanks (100- and 200-gallon) are kept there before being delivered and installed at customer locations.”
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Snowmen at the Gates Blog 14 July 2011.