Board of Zoning Appeals

CITY OF ALBANY MAYOR: KATHY M. SHEEHAN NE W YO RK COMMISSIONER: CHRISTOPHER P. SPENCER DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CONTACT: Luis Roldan Board of Zoning Appeals bza@albanyny.gov Board of Zoning Appeals Public Meeting & Hearing Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Location: Zoom Teleconference and Videoconference Time: 6:00 PM How to View the Meeting & Hearing Register in advance for this webinar through this link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Yb0Ts111RgSfwZ_wbBGgnA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. How to Listen to the Meeting & Hearing Please dial one of these numbers and enter the Webinar ID 742-864-415 when prompted. United States: +1 929 205 6099 +1 346 248 7799 +1 312 626 6799 +1 669 900 6833 +1 301 715 8592 +1 253 215 8782 Webinar ID 742-864-415 International numbers available https://zoom.us/u/aBqVUjT4r 200 HENRY JOHNSON BOULEVARD | ALBANY, NEW YORK 12210 | (518) 465-6066  Board of Zoning Appeals Agenda April 2020 This public hearing and meeting is being held pursuant to Governor Cuomo’s executive order 202.1 and Mayor Sheehan’s emergency order 315-1b. Anyone wishing to be heard can submit written comments to bza@albanyny.gov or if you wish to speak during the public hearing or meeting, you must email bza@albanyny.gov with your name, contact number, and an email. Comments and/ or registration must occur on or before 6:00pm April 22, 2020. The Board of Zoning Appeals will attempt to accommodate registered attendees who wish to speak but did not email 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Zoom is a digital platform that may require you to have certain capabilities, for more information please visit: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/204003179-System-Requirements-for-Zoom-Rooms . Public Meeting & Hearing Agenda PROJECT # 00343 Application(s) AV #0054 Property Address 161 Washington Avenue Extension #204A Applicant Skechers Representing Agent Tracey Diehl Zoning District MU-CH (Mixed-Use, Community Highway) Proposal Installation of two (2) wall signs. Requests Area Variance (375-4(I)(5)(a)(i)) to allow the installation of 78 square feet of wall signage, when the maximum permitted amount of wall signage in a MU-CH zoning district is 64 square feet. SEQRA Deferred AV #0054 Deferred PROJECT # 00337 Application(s) INT #0004 Property Address 299 South Allen Street Applicant 196 Washington Ave., LLC Representing Agent Daniel R. Hershberg Zoning District R-M (Residential, Multi-Family) Interior renovation to accommodate for 5 apartment units and a thrift store Proposal which is managed by St. Peter’s Hospital. Requests Interpretation for Substitution (375-5(F)(3)(d)) to allow for a substitution of the existing non-conforming use of “Office” with the non-conforming use of “Retail, General”. INT #0004 Interpret space and use as Specialty Retail under §375- Approved 5-0-0 2(C)(5)(d)((ii) Page 2 of 3  Board of Zoning Appeals Agenda April 2020 NC # 0001 Application(s) NC# 0001 Property Address 36 Judson Street Applicant Hon. Jahmel Robinson, Common Council Representative, 5th Ward Zoning District MU-NE (Mixed-Use, Neighborhood Edge) Proposal Board of Zoning Appeals review of a nuisance complaint. Requests Board of Zoning Appeals Review – of a December 12th, 2019 complaint of Nuisance at 36 Judson Street to determine whether 36 Judson Street is a nuisance property. NC# 0001 Deferred Page 3 of 3