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Zoning variances approved and denied

BuffaloApr 15, 20262 min read

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The board unanimously approved variances for construction or renovations at 375 Michigan Avenue, 1005-1015 Abbott Road, 1780 Seneca Street, and 11 City Ship Canal, while denying requests for security gates, shutters, and EIFS facade material at three other properties.

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Several property projects may proceed with exceptions to Buffalo zoning rules, including a new building, building renovations, expanded marina storage, and larger-than-allowed signage. The board denied requests for an accordion gate at 2028 Genesee Street, coiling shutters at 2175 South Park Avenue, and EIFS facade material at 446 Connecticut Street. At 2165 Delaware Avenue, signage exceeding the Delaware Avenue limit was approved with a condition that it not be illuminated after 11 p.m.; the separate Knox Avenue request was denied after it was withdrawn.

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Approved, unanimously and with a condition, the variance for signage exceeding the permitted Delaware Avenue frontage area at 2165 Delaware Avenue; the sign cannot be illuminated after 11 p.m.
Denied the separate Knox Avenue signage variance at 2165 Delaware Avenue after the applicant withdrew that request.
Denied, unanimously, the variance for a front-facing accordion security gate at 2028 Genesee Street.
Denied, unanimously, the variance for front-facing coiling security shutters at 2175 South Park Avenue.
Approved, unanimously, variances for multiple building design and setback requirements at 375 Michigan Avenue.
Approved, unanimously, the variance for signage exceeding the maximum sign area at 1005-1015 Abbott Road.
Approved, unanimously, variances for ground-floor transparency and blank-wall requirements at 1780 Seneca Street.
Approved, unanimously, variances for the addition and new building associated with the marina storage facility at 11 City Ship Canal, also identified as 284 Fuhrmann Boulevard.
Denied, unanimously, the variance allowing EIFS as an exterior facade material at 446 Connecticut Street.

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