Doug Olcott
Person
ZBA Board Member
57 mentions
· in our records since Mar 17, 2026
Background
Spoken at:
Zoning Board of Appeals (3 meetings, 2026-04 to 2026-06)
Name verified via: entities registry; summaries (ZBA 2026-03-17)
In our coverage:
- ZBA Grapples With 1931 Animal Code: Fowl Means Any Bird, Split Vote on Coop Setbacks 2026-06-16
- ZBA Grants Front Setback Variance for Irving Avenue Addition and Fence Height Variance for Young Avenue Corner Property 2026-05-19
- ZBA Approves Three Variances With Bare Quorum in 33-Minute Meeting 2026-04-21
- Zoning Board Grills Mount Airy Subdivision Applicant Over Tree Removal 2026-02-17
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Appearances (13 most notable of 57)
Allison Rosen, an Old Post Road resident, urged the board to exclude pigeons from the definition of fowl, citing health concerns including avian flu, cryptococcus, and psittacosis. She said pigeons are carriers of diseases that are highly communicabl…
I just have a question just for clarification. Sure. So I'm gonna I'm looking at the drawings. So the so the portico run, it doesn't count because it's open? Because it looks like from the drawing that that's only nine feet. Am I just reading the dra…
be it resolved that a front yard variance of 1.5 feet be granted for an addition, including a front entry and mudroom subject to the following conditions and further fines the variance granted herein is the minimum variance necessary and necessary an…
Well, I guess I'll amend this a little bit, but current a variance of 18 inches for a fence taller than 30 inches within the triangle at the street lines as outlined in the application granted subject to fence being no more than 25% solid.
VILLAGE OF CROTON-ON-HUDSON
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
DRAFT MINUTES OF TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026
PRESENT: Doug Olcott, Acting Chairman
Bill Goldsmith
Matt Berger
ABSENT: Jam…
Is it substantial 1.1 inch? I mean, 1.1 feet and point one feet. I I don't I think we would agree it's it's not substantial. It's substantial. I think we agree that it will not have an adverse impact on the neighborhood. I I think I noted in my comme…
minor addition to the house. Now Yeah. I agree with that. In terms of substantial, you know, a 50% variance on the rear yard and, you know, 30 or 40 per percent variance on the front yard, that is that is a substantial variance. But I think that is m…
VILLAGE OF CROTON-ON-HUDSON
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
DRAFT MINUTES OF TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2026
PRESENT: James Tuman, Chairman
Ethan Lewis
Matt Berger
Patrick Turne…
VILLAGE OF CROTON-ON-HUDSON
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
DRAFT MINUTES OF TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026
PRESENT: James Tuman, Chairman
Ethan Lewis
Doug Olcott
Matt Berger
Bill Goldsmith
ALSO PRESENT: Ron Wegner, Assistant Village Engineer, PE
Len Simon, Vill…
Yeah. I'm Doug Olcott. I'm a zoning board member, and I'm I'm here to just publicly acknowledge that I am gonna have to recuse myself from this, from the this proceeding on this particular case, due to a conflict that I have.
VILLAGE OF CROTON-ON-HUDSON
MINUTES OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026
PRESENT: James Tuman, Chairman
Doug Olcott
…
VILLAGE OF CROTON-ON-HUDSON
MINUTES OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16 2025
PRESENT: Christine Wagner, Chairperson
Daron Weber
Jim Tuman
Doug Olcott
William Goldsmith
ALSO PRESENT: Ron Wegner, Assistant Village Engineer, PE
Stacey Na…
VILLAGE OF CROTON-ON-HUDSON
MINUTES OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2025
PRESENT: Christine Wagner, Chairperson
Daron Weber
Jim Tuman
William Goldsmith
Doug Olcott
ALSO PRESENT: Ron Wegner, Assistant Village Engineer, PE
Maria Sli…