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Board Approves Multiple Zoning Variances

BuffaloJul 15, 20262 min read

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The board unanimously approved zoning variances for projects including a taller fence at 74 Gail Avenue, lot combination at 309 Germania Street, housing at 273 Hickory Street, parking changes at 432 Franklin Street and 92 West Avenue, and signage at 2585 Main Street. It also denied variances for signage at 881 Broadway and a taller interior-side-yard fence at 820 West Avenue.

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Zoning Board of Appeals

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The decisions allow several property owners to proceed with projects that do not fully meet Buffalo zoning rules. Approvals included fences, parking areas, a lot combination, building renovations, multiple-unit housing, and signs; some approvals included conditions. The board also granted one-year extensions for projects at 657 Clinton Street and 18 Adams Street.

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Approved one-year extensions for projects at 657 Clinton Street and 18 Adams Street, unanimously.
Denied the requested signage variances at 881 Broadway, unanimously, after adopting a negative declaration.
Approved the fence-height variance at 74 Gail Avenue, unanimously.
Approved the maximum-lot-width variance for combining lots at 309 Germania Street, unanimously.
Denied the interior-side-yard fence-height variance at 820 West Avenue, citing detriment to public health, safety and welfare.
Approved variances for multiple fencing and ground-mounted solar-system requirements at 1 Liberty Avenue, 51 Federal Avenue, 113 Federal Avenue and 115 Federal Avenue, with a landscaping, fencing and property-maintenance condition.
Approved the corner-side-yard fence-height variance at 355 Cumberland Avenue, unanimously.
Approved the interior-side-yard fence-height variance at 21 Holland Place, with the six-foot fence required to be set back no farther forward than the house's projecting bump-out.
Approved the variance allowing multiple dwelling units outside the upper stories at 273 Hickory Street, unanimously, after adopting a negative declaration.
Approved the variance allowing parking outside the rear yard at 432 Franklin Street, unanimously, after adopting a negative declaration.
Approved the parking-pad variance at 92 West Avenue, unanimously.
Approved the signage-area variance at 2585 Main Street, unanimously, after adopting a negative declaration.

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