Board of Zoning Appeals

CITY OF ALBANY MAYOR: KATHY M. SHEEHAN NE W YOR K COMMISSIONER: CHRISTOPHER P. SPENCER DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CONTACT: Luis Roldan Board of Zoning Appeals bza@albanyny.gov Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing & Meeting Date: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 Location: Videoconference via Zoom Time: 6:00 PM Public Hearing Agenda 0B Project #00356 Application(s) AV# 0055 Property Address 165 Washington Ave Ext Applicant AJ Signs Representing Agent Kristin Macleod Zoning District MU-CH (Mixed-Use, Community Highway) Proposal Installation of a wall sign. Requests Area Variance (375-4(I)(5)(a)(i)) to allow the installation of a 100 square foot wall sign, when the maximum permitted amount of wall signage in a MU-CH zoning district is 32 square feet. APPLICANT HAS WITHDRAWN APPLICATION 1B Project #00358 Application(s) AV# 0056 Property Address 536 Central Avenue Applicant Stewart’s Shops Corp. Representing Agent Tyler Fronte Zoning District MU-FS (Mixed-Use, Form-Based, Central Avenue) Proposal Construction of a +/- 784 square foot expansion to existing structure. Requests Area Variance §375-4(G)(4)(e)(i) to allow 0% transparency on Central Avenue where 50% is required. AV0056 - Approve 4-0-0 2B Project #00266 Application(s) AV# 0057 Property Address 1020 Madison Avenue Applicant AJ Signs Representing Agent Thomas Wheeler Zoning District MU-NE (Mixed-Use, Neighborhood Edge) 200 HENRY JOHNSON BOULEVARD | ALBANY, NEW YORK 12210 | (518) 465-6066  Board of Zoning Appeals Agenda June 2020 Proposal Installation of a 7 square foot wall sign. Requests Area Variance (375-4(I)(5)(a)(i)) to allow the installation of an additional 7 square foot wall sign, where one already exists, when the maximum permitted amount of wall signage in a MU-NE zoning district for a property with one frontage is one wall sign. AV0057 – Approve 2-2-0 – Motion failed to pass due to insufficient votes. Denial as a matter of law. Page 2 of 3  Board of Zoning Appeals Agenda June 2020 Pending Business 3B 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. DEFFERRED Public Board Member Training 4B Discussion of Ethics Policy Presenter Patricia E. Salkin, J.D. Patricia Salkin will be doing a one-hour training for the BZA on the topic of land use ethics. Topic Patricia Salkin served as Dean and Professor of Law at Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center from 2012-2016. She currently serves as Provost, Graduate and Professional Divisions and Professor of Law Page 3 of 3