Board of Zoning Appeals

CITY OF ALBANY MAYOR: KATHY M. SHEEHAN NEW YORK DIRECTOR: BRAD GLASS DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CONTACT: Board of Zoning Appeals Poulomi Sen & Sam Morreale bza@albanyny.gov Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Location: Zoom Webinar; YouTube Livestream Time: 6:00PM In Berkley, White-Lake, Daley, LeBlan, Quain Attendance Public Meeting Agenda Project #00372 Application(s) AV# 0059 Property Address 1415 Washington Avenue Applicant 1415 Washington Property LLC Representing Agent Dan Hershberg Zoning District Mixed-Use, Community Urban (MU-CU) Proposal Demolition of +/- 66,237 square foot hotel and the construction of +/- 414,580 square foot student dormitory with 240 dwelling units and a parking garage with +/- 207 automobile parking spaces. Requests Area Variance - 375-4(A)(3)(b)(i) – to allow a 107-foot front setback where 10 feet is the maximum permitted. AV# 0059 5-0-0. Motion to approve variance sought subsequent to county planning board Approved action. Project #00424 Application(s) AV# 0079 Property Address 1053 Broadway Applicant Druthers Brewing Company II, Inc. Zoning District Mixed-Use, Form-Based, Warehouse (MU-FW) Proposal Construction of a 13-foot wide, 110 foot long deck in the public right-of-way. Requests Area Variance – §375-4(B)(1)(c)(vii)(G)(4)– to allow a front deck to extend into the right-of-way or any easement in a Mixed-Use; Form-Based zoning district. AV# 0079 5-0-0 Motion to rehear AV 0079; Rehearing of board’s August 11th, 2021 decision to Motion to Rehear conditionally grant a variance to allow a front deck to extend into a right of way in a Case form based zoning district. Applicant will need to apply for additional variances and 200 HENRY JOHNSON BOULEVARD | ALBANY, NEW YORK 12210 | (518) 465-6066  Board of Zoning Appeals Agenda October 2021 resolve certain unresolved SEQR concerns. Non-Actionable Pending Business Agenda Items 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. Page 2 of 2