Board of Zoning Appeals

CITY OF ALBANY NEW YORK MAYOR: KATHY SHEEHAN DIRECTOR: BRAD GLASS DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CONTACT: Avi Epstein Board of Zoning Appeals bza@albanyny.gov How to join the meeting using Zoom 1. Register in advance for this webinar through this link: 2. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__PZ2EpcoSD6Qa_iRfmUzdQ 3. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. How to call into the meeting: 1. Dial one of the phone numbers listed below: United States: International Numbers Available +1 929 205 6099 +1 346 248 7799 +1 312 626 6799 +1 669 900 6833 https://zoom.us/u/aBqVUjT4r +1 301 715 8592 +1 253 215 8782 2. Enter Webinar ID 859 0972 4879 You can view the hearing and meeting via livestream at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw2w4CdeaI5sd8lQPUDlcyw 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 200 HENRY JOHNSON BOULEVARD | ALBANY, NEW YORK 12210 | (518) 465-6066  Board of Zoning Appeals Agenda August 2022 Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing & Workshop Date: Wednesday August 10, 2022 Location: Zoom Webinar; YouTube Livestream Time: 6:00PM Public Hearing Agenda Project #00460 Application(s) AV #0101, AV #0103, AV #0104 Property Address 1009 Central Avenue Applicant Ray Sign Zoning District Mixed-Use, Community Highway (MU-CH) Proposal To allow for three wall signs where the maximum allowance is one. To allow for two of the wall signs to be 48 square feet each where the maximum allowance is 32 square feet. Requests Area Variance #0101 – Table 375.409.1: to allow for three wall signs where the maximum permitted is one. Area Variance #0103 – Table 375.409.1: to allow for a 48 square foot wall sign where the maximum permitted is 32 square feet. Area Variance #0104 – Table 375.409.1: to allow for a 48 square foot wall sign where the maximum permitted is 32 square feet. SEQR: Determination of Significance AV #0101- Approved Vote: 3-0-0. (Serena Joyce White-Lake Motioned; Adriana Le Blan-Jeffrey Seconded) AV #0103- Approved Vote: 3-0-0. (Adriana Le Blan-Jeffrey Motioned; (Serena Joyce White-Lake Seconded) AV #0104- Approved Vote: 3-0-0. (Serena Joyce White-Lake Motioned; Adriana Le Blan-Jeffrey Seconded) Project #00478 Application(s) AV #0107, AV #0108, AV #0109 Property Address 47 New Scotland Avenue Applicant Albany Medical Center Hospital Zoning District Mixed-Use, Campus/Institutional (MU-CI) Proposal To allow for four (4) wall signs where the maximum allowance is one (1). To allow for one of the wall signs to be 92.6 square feet where the maximum allowance is 32 square feet. To allow for a freestanding monument sign to be 10.1 feet tall where the maximum allowance is 8 feet. Page 2 of 3  Board of Zoning Appeals Agenda August 2022 Requests Area Variance #0107 – Table 375.409.1: to allow for 4 wall signs where the maximum permitted is one. Area Variance #0108 – Table 375.409.1: to allow for a 92.6 square foot wall sign where the maximum permitted is 32 square feet. Area Variance #0109 – Table 375.409.1: to allow for a 10.1 foot tall freestanding sign where the maximum permitted is 8 feet. Lead Agency Declaration – Lead agency declaration under the State Environmental Quality Review Act. AV #0107- Approved Vote: 3-0-0. (Serena Joyce White-Lake Motioned; Adriana Le Blan-Jeffrey Seconded) AV #0108- Approved Vote: 3-0-0. (Adriana Le Blan-Jeffrey Motioned; (Serena Joyce White-Lake Seconded) AV #0109- Approved Vote: 3-0-0. (Serena Joyce White-Lake Motioned; Adriana Le Blan-Jeffrey Seconded) Public Workshop Agenda Project #00479 Application(s) AV #0110 Property Address 48 Delaware Avenue & 234 Myrtle Avenue Applicant Ron Stein Zoning District Mixed Use, Community Urban (MU-CU) Overlay District HR-O (Historic Resources Overlay & CS-O (Combined Sewer Overlay) Proposal Construction of a surface parking lot with 16 parking spaces on a +/- 9,758 square foot site. The site is 390 feet away from the property to be served, on the corner of Lark St and Morris St. Requests Area Variance - § 375-303(4)(g)(vii)C.2– Use-specific standards. Parking lot, surface. To allow for a parking lot to be established 390 feet away from the use to be served where the maximum distance allowed is 300 feet. AV #0110 No Action Taken Page 3 of 3