2019-03-20 Zoning Board of Appeals - Full Minutes-1639

THE CITY OF BUFFALO
The City of Buffalo Zoning Board of Appeals 901 City Hall
Minutes  March 20, 2019 Buffalo, NY 14202

http://www.city-buffalo.com
James Lewis
Regular OSP Conference Room 2:00 PM

901 City Hall, 65 Niagara Sq,, Buffalo, NY 14202
I. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 2:03 PM by Chairman James A. Lewis

Attendee Name Present Absent Late Arrived
Bernice Radle   
Thomas Dearing   
Janice McKinnie   
James Hornung Jr   
James A. Lewis   
II. Minutes Approval

Zoning Board of Appeals - Regular - Feb 20, 2019 2:00 PM
RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Thomas Dearing
SECONDER: Janice McKinnie
AYES: Radle, Dearing, McKinnie, Hornung Jr, Lewis
III. New Business

1. 6252 : 149 Bird Avenue - Request for an extension
Board approved a one year extension.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: James A. Lewis, Chairman
2. 6234 : 2200 South Park Avenue - Request for Extension.
Board approved a one year extension.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Janice McKinnie
SECONDER: James Hornung Jr
IV. Old Business

3. 57 Tonawanda Street - Renovate Building; Self-Storage Not Permitted on First Floor. N-
1S Zone. Section 496-6.1.5.V.1.
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Regular Wednesday, March 20, 2019 2:00 PM
Negative Declaration Adopted

Board approved variance for "Self-storage not permitted on first floor".
RESULT: APPROVE VARIANCE [UNANIMOUS]
SECONDER: Bernice Radle
V. Public Hearings
4. 291 Summit Avenue - Permit Parking Pad; Parking Not Permitted in Front Yard. N3R
Zone. Section 496-8.3.3.A.2.
RESULT: CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING [UNANIMOUS]

291 Summit Avenue - Permit Parking Pad; Parking Not Permitted in Front Yard. N3R Zone.
Section 496-8.3.3.A.2.
Variance for "Parking pad not permitted in front yard" - Denied due to the
inconsistency of the proposed parking pad with the historic residential nature of
the neighborhood and its inconsistency with the open space character of the front
yards in the neighborhood.
RESULT: DENY VARIANCE [UNANIMOUS]
5. 283 Potters Road - Construct Driveway; No More Than One Driveway Permitted. N-3R
Zone. Section 496-8.3.2.C.

MOVER: Bernice Radle
283 Potters Road - Construct Driveway; No More Than One Driveway Permitted. N-3R Zone.
Section 496-8.3.2.C.
Variance for "No more than one driveway permitted" - Denied due to the
proposed additional driveway being out of context with the character of the
neighborhood and because there is already adequate space for parking in the rear
yard of the property.
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RESULT: DENY VARIANCE [3 TO 1]

AYES: Bernice Radle, James Hornung Jr, James A. Lewis
NAYS: Janice McKinnie
RECUSED: Thomas Dearing
6. 1597 Elmwood Avenue (And 709 Amherst St.) - Construct Building; in Excess of Front
Yard Setback, in Excess of Interior Side Yard Setback, and Interior Side Yard Parking Not
Permitted. N3C/N3R Zone. Section 496-3.2.9.D (A and E), -8.3.3.A.1.

MOVER: James Hornung Jr
1597 Elmwood Avenue (And 709 Amherst St.) - Construct Building; in Excess of Front Yard
Setback, in Excess of Interior Side Yard Setback, and Interior Side Yard Parking Not
Permitted. N3C/N3R Zone. Section 496-3.2.9.D (A and E), -8.3.3.A.1.

Variances for "In excess of front yard setback", "In excess of interior side yard
setback", and "Interior side yard parking not permitted" - Denied due to the
undesirable change to the character and physical conditions of the neighborhood
that the proposed variances would produce.
RESULT: DENY VARIANCE [UNANIMOUS]
7. 64 Allegany Street - Combine Lots and Construct Driveway; in Excess of Lot Width and
No More Than One Driveway Permitted. N3R Zone. Section 496-3.2.6.C(B) and -8.3.2.C.

64 Allegany Street - Combine Lots and Construct Driveway; in Excess of Lot Width and No More
Than One Driveway Permitted. N3R Zone. Section 496-3.2.6.C(B) and -8.3.2.C.
Board approved variance for "In excess of lot width".

RESULT: APPROVE VARIANCE [4 TO 1]
AYES: Thomas Dearing, Janice McKinnie, James Hornung Jr, James
A. Lewis
NAYS: Bernice Radle
64 Allegany Street - Combine Lots and Construct Driveway; in Excess of Lot Width and No More
Than One Driveway Permitted. N3R Zone. Section 496-3.2.6.C(B) and -8.3.2.C.
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Board approved variance for "No more than one driveway permitted".
SECONDER: Thomas Dearing
AYES: Thomas Dearing, Janice McKinnie, James Hornung Jr, James
A. Lewis
NAYS: Bernice Radle
8. 1200 Jefferson Avenue - Construct Building; in Excess of Building Width, in Excess of Lot
Width, in Excess of Impervious Coverage, in Excess of Corner Side Yard Setback, in
Excess of Building Height, Deficient in Upper Floor Transparency, and Parking Not
Permitted in Corner Side Yard. N3E Zone. Section 496-3.2.1.C.5, -3.2.11.C (B&D), -
3.2.11.D.C, -3.2.11.E (A), -3.2.11.F (C), and -8.3.3.A.

1200 Jefferson Avenue - Construct Building; in Excess of Building Width, in Excess of Lot Width,
in Excess of Impervious Coverage, in Excess of Corner Side Yard Setback, in Excess of
Building Height, Deficient in Upper Floor Transparency, and Parking Not Permitted in
Corner Side Yard. N3E Zone. Section 496-3.2.1.C.5, -3.2.11.C (B&D), -3.2.11.D.C, -
3.2.11.E (A), -3.2.11.F (C), and -8.3.3.A.

Board approved varinaces for "In excess of building width" and "In excess of lot
width".
RESULT: APPROVE VARIANCE W/COND [3 TO 1]
AYES: Thomas Dearing, James Hornung Jr, James A. Lewis
NAYS: Bernice Radle
ABSTAIN: Janice McKinnie
3.2.11.E (A), -3.2.11.F (C), and -8.3.3.A.
Variances for "In excess of corner side yard setback", and "Parking not permitted
in corner side yard" were approved with the following conditions:
Conditions:
*In addition to the required landscape buffer, a four-foot high open black fence
(constructed of aluminum or other metal material) must be installed at the
perimeter of the parking lot along Jefferson Avenue and Eaton Street.
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RESULT: APPROVE VARIANCE W/COND [3 TO 1]

AYES: Thomas Dearing, James Hornung Jr, James A. Lewis
NAYS: Bernice Radle
3.2.11.E (A), -3.2.11.F (C), and -8.3.3.A.
Variance for "In excess of impervious coverage" - Denied due to the existence of
other alternatives that could be incorporated into the site plan that would
accommodate the impervious coverage requirement of the code.
RESULT: DENY VARIANCE [4 TO 0]
AYES: Bernice Radle, Thomas Dearing, James Hornung Jr, James A.
Lewis
3.2.11.E (A), -3.2.11.F (C), and -8.3.3.A.
Board approved variance for "In excess of building height".

Lewis
3.2.11.E (A), -3.2.11.F (C), and -8.3.3.A.
Board approved the variance for "Deficient in upper floor transparency, corner
side facades".
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Lewis
9. 433 Ellicott Street - Construct Addition; Vehicle Parking Entry Not Permitted Along a
Pedestrian Priority Frontage and Garage Must be Setback at Least 20 Feet from Front
Facade of Principal Structure. N1C Zone. Section 496-3.2.1.D.2.D, and -6.2.2.Q.1.

433 Ellicott Street - Construct Addition; Vehicle Parking Entry Not Permitted Along a Pedestrian
Priority Frontage and Garage Must be Setback at Least 20 Feet from Front Facade of
Principal Structure. N1C Zone. Section 496-3.2.1.D.2.D, and -6.2.2.Q.1.

Board approved variances for "Vehicle parking entry not permitted along a
Pedestrian Priority Frontage", and "Garage must be set back at least 20 feet from
front facade of principal structure".
SECONDER: James A. Lewis, Chairman
10. 799 Seneca Street - Construct Building, Deficient in Upper Story Height and Deficient in
Setback for Roof Deck. N1S Zone. Section 496-3.2.8.E (E), and -6.2.2.AH.3.

799 Seneca Street - Construct Building, Deficient in Upper Story Height and Deficient in Setback
for Roof Deck. N1S Zone. Section 496-3.2.8.E (E), and -6.2.2.AH.3.
Board approved variances for "Deficient in upper story height", and "Deficient in
setback for roof deck".
11. 874 Seneca Street (Combining 856-874 Seneca) - Construct Two Buildings, in Excess of
Lot Width, in Excess of Interior Side Yard, in Excess of Driveway Width, and Parking Not
Permitted in Interior Side Yard. N2C Zone. Section 496-3.2.5.C (B), -3.2.5.D (E), -8.3.2.B,
and -8.3.3.A.1.
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874 Seneca Street (Combining 856-874 Seneca) - Construct Two Buildings, in Excess of Lot
Width, in Excess of Interior Side Yard, in Excess of Driveway Width, and Parking Not
and -8.3.3.A.1.
Board approved variance for "In excess of lot width".

and -8.3.3.A.1.
Board approved variances for "In excess of interior side yard", and "Parking not
permitted in interior side yard".
AYES: Janice McKinnie, James Hornung Jr, James A. Lewis
NAYS: Bernice Radle, Thomas Dearing
and -8.3.3.A.1.
Board approved variance for "In excess of driveway width".

VI. Adjournment
The meeting was closed at 5:15 PM
________________________
City Clerk
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THE CITY OF BUFFALO

The City of Buffalo Zoning Board of Appeals 901 City Hall

Minutes  March 20, 2019 Buffalo, NY 14202

Regular OSP Conference Room 2:00 PM

The meeting was called to order at 2:03 PM by Chairman James A. Lewis

II. Minutes Approval

RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS]

III. New Business

Board approved a one year extension.

Board approved a one year extension.

IV. Old Business

Generated 3/21/2019 3:58 PM

Negative Declaration Adopted

RESULT: CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING [UNANIMOUS]

RESULT: CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING [UNANIMOUS]

RESULT: DENY VARIANCE [3 TO 1]

RESULT: CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING [UNANIMOUS]

Negative Declaration Adopted

RESULT: CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING [UNANIMOUS]

Board approved variance for "In excess of lot width".

RESULT: CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING [UNANIMOUS]

Negative Declaration Adopted

RESULT: APPROVE VARIANCE W/COND [3 TO 1]

Board approved variance for "In excess of building height".

RESULT: APPROVE VARIANCE [4 TO 0]

RESULT: CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING [UNANIMOUS]

Negative Declaration Adopted

RESULT: CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING [UNANIMOUS]

RESULT: CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING [UNANIMOUS]

Board approved variance for "In excess of lot width".

Board approved variance for "In excess of driveway width".

The meeting was closed at 5:15 PM

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