I. Summary of cases discussed herein: Minutes of the Meeting of the Syracuse Board of Zoning Appeals City Hall, Syracuse, New York August 18, 2016 II. Members Present Staff Present Stewart Koenig Heather Lamendola Carolyn Evans-Dean Meghan McLees Craner Nicholas Petragnani - No Melissa Sanfilippo Michael Stanton Michael Cheslik Rachel May III. Meeting called to order at 1:01 p.m. by Mr. Koenig (SK, RM CED, MC, MS) A motion was made to approve by Mr. Cheslik and seconded by Mr. Stanton to adopt the minutes with modifications from the July 28, 2016 meeting. Motion carried unanimously. A motion was made to approve by Ms. Evans-Dean and seconded by Mr. Cheslik to adopt the resolutions from the July 28, 2016 meeting. Motion carried unanimously. IV. Public Hearings 1) V-16-17 Area Variance Maximum Driveway Width and Required Front Yard 134 Circle Road To Expand (maintain) a Driveway Michael and Karen Nash (owner/applicant) To Expand (maintain) a driveway wider than 12 feet by waiving the required front yard and maximum driveway width. The property owner again did not appear at the public hearing. A motion was made by Ms. Evans-Dean and seconded by Mr. Stanton to hold the public hearing open. The motion carried unanimously. 2) V-16-19 Use Variance Uses Permitted and Required Parking 511 Highland Street To Establish (maintain) a Four-Family Dwelling Brian Nguyen (owner/applicant) Residential, Class A To establish (maintain) a four-family dwelling by waiving the uses permitted and required parking.
Minutes of the Meeting of the Page 2 Mohamed Galal of Tempo Realty, representative for the property owner, presented the proposal and explained the history of the property and need for the waivers being requested. Katelyn Wright, of Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation, 431 East Fayette Street, Syracuse, spoke in favor of the No one spoke against the After further discussion, a motion to approve was made by Ms. May and seconded by Ms. Evans-Dean. The motion carried unanimously. 3) V-16-20 Area Variance Required Front Yard and Maximum Structural Coverage Construction of a 50 Unit Apartment Building 501, 505, and 509 Catherine Street Home Headquarters, Inc. (owner) Central New York Services (applicant) Residential, Class B-1 To construct a 50 unit Apartment Building by waiving the required front yard and the maximum structural coverage. Zach Comstock of CLT Architects presented the proposal and explained the need for the requested waivers. John Warren of CNY Services, Utica, NY also spoke regarding the requested waivers. No one spoke in favor or against the After further discussion, a motion to approve was made by Ms. May and seconded by Mr. Cheslik. The motion carried unanimously. 4) V-16-21 Area Variance Structural Coverage, Required Parking, FAR, and Required Yards Construction of a 126 Unit Apartment Building with a Restaurant 1200-1224 East Genesee Street Office, Class B & Residential, Class B To construct a 126 unit apartment building with a restaurant by waiving the maximum structural coverage, required parking, density, FAR, and required yards.
Minutes of the Meeting of the Page 3 Timothy Drum of 900 S. Crouse Avenue, and Sandra Barrett, a neighbor, spoke against the 5) V-16-22 Area Variance Structural Coverage and Required Yards Construction of a 126 Unit Apartment Building 1228 East Genesee Street (aka 1200-1224 East Genesee Street) Residential, Class B To construct a 126 unit apartment building by waiving the maximum structural coverage and required yards. Timothy Drum, of 900 S. Crouse Avenue, and Sandra Barrett, a neighbor, spoke against the 6) V-16-23 Area Variance Structural Coverage and Required Yards Construction of a 126 Unit Apartment Building 509 & 511 Walnut Avenue Residential, Class B To construct a 126 unit apartment building by waiving the maximum structural coverage and required yards.
Minutes of the Meeting of the Page 4 Timothy Drum, of 900 S. Crouse Avenue, and Sandra Barrett, a neighbor, spoke against the II. Authorizations for September 8, 2016 1) V-16-17 Area Variance Maximum Driveway Width and Required Front Yard 134 Circle Road To Expand (maintain) a Driveway Michael and Karen Nash (owner/applicant) To Expand (maintain) a driveway wider than 12 feet by waiving the required front yard and maximum driveway width. 2) V-16-24 Use Variance Uses Permitted 2215 Midland Avenue Establish (maintain) a Mixed-Use Building Kirk Braithwaite and Donna L. Stephens (owner/applicant) Residential, Class B-1 To establish (maintain) a mixed-use building by waiving the uses permitted. 3) V-16-25 Area Variance Required Front Yard and Maximum Driveway Width Establish a Parking Area 301 Fellows Avenue Zachary Braiterman (owner/applicant) To establish a parking area by waiving the required front yard and the maximum driveway width. 4) V-15-26 Area Variance Required Front Yard and Maximum Driveway Width Establish a 19 foot Wide Driveway 110 Carlton Drive Marva Reddock (owner/applicant)
Minutes of the Meeting of the Page 5 To establish (maintain) a 19 foot wide driveway by waiving the required front yard and maximum driveway width. III. Adjournments A motion was made by Ms. Evans-Dean and seconded by Mr. Cheslik to adjourn the meeting at 2:37 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.