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All development projects proposed in Albany must comply with the City's Unified Sustainable Development Ordinance (USDO). The USDO, in coordination with the Albany 2030 Comprehensive Plan, includes zoning code updates and a streamlined, user-friendly process that aims to secure successful (re)development in the City.
| Case Files | Address | Applicant | Description |
Case Agendas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00425 | 7 Wilbur Street | Gerard Marzocchi | Conditional Use Permit Review- Conversion of a two-family dwelling to a three-family dwelling. | |
| 00426 | 289 Hudson Avenue | Bill Hamel, QUAD H, LLC | Conditional Use Permit - Conversion of +/-3,700 square feet of office space into two dwelling units. | |
| 00434 | 869 Madison Avenue | Madison Pub LLC | Conditional Use Permit - Occupation of 2,000 square feet of the ground floor as a bar or tavern. | |
| 00441 | 161 Washington Avenue Extension | Greg Fishel, Allied Sign Company | Area Variance - §375-409(5)(a)(i) - To allow a +/-100 square foot wall sign, when 32 square feet is the maximum allowed. | |
| 00282 | 25 Delaware Ave | Conifer, LLC | Major Development Plan Review and Major Certificate of Appropriateness for the rehab of an existing two-story historic brick building and the construction of a rear four-story multi-family dwelling. to the existing two-story brick building. | |
| P00439 | 152 Western Avenue | 152 Western Avenue, LLC | A retroactive Certificate of Appropriateness for painting a hard-faced brick building without approval. | |
| 00354 | 163 Clinton Avenue | Home Leasing | Certificate of Appropriateness - Request to rehabilitate a three-story masonry structure. Conditional Use Permit - Conversion of a +/-15,460 square foot religious institution into a multi-family dwelling with 13 dwelling units. | |
| NC 0002 | 275 Lark Street | Councilmember Richard Conti and Director Brad Glass | Nuisance Complaint - Board of Zoning Appeals review of a July 28, 2021 complaint of nuisance at 275 Lark Street to determine whether 275 Lark Street is a nuisance property. | |
| 00424 | 1053 Broadway | Druthers Brewing Company II, Inc. | Area Variance to allow for the construction of a +/-1,430 square foot porch in the public right-of-way, when §375-402(G)(4) does not permit the construction of a porch within the public right-of-way. | |
| 00426 | 19 & 23 Hackett Boulevard | Ryan M. Smith | Area Variance for the construction of a 2,166 square foot temporary trailer classroom for Albany Leadership Charter High School for Girls on the grounds of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. AV0080 – to allow a front setback of 182 feet when the maximum allowed front setback is 10 feet. AV0081 – to allow a trailer to be stored in side yard when trailers are only permitted in the rear yard. AV0082 – to allow a change to the parking configuration that brings site out of conformance or would increase existing nonconformity. Conditional Use Permit to occupy +/2,166 square feet of a temporary trailer classroom for a School use. | |
| 00427 | 65 Krank Street | Ayzo Ridge Design & Consulting LLC | Area Variance for rebranding the existing signage at 65 Krank Street to include electronic copy. AV0083 – To allow two Wall Signs on one frontage where one is the maximum allowed number of wall signs per frontage. AV0084 – To allow a 51 Square foot wall sign when 24 square feet is the maximum allowed. AV0085 – To allow a 75 square foot wall sign when 24 square feet is the maximum allowed. AV0086 – To allow a 7-foot tall monument sign when 5-feet is the maximum height allowed. AV0087 – To allow a 43 Square foot Monument sign when 20 square feet is the maximum allowed. AV0088 – To allow a sign with flashing/intermittent rotating or moving lights when signs with flashing/intermittent rotating or moving lights is not permitted. | |
| 00428 | 42 South Dove Street | Ayzo Ridge Design & Consulting LLC | Area Variance for rebranding the existing signage at 42 South Dove Street to include electronic copy. AV0089 – To allow two Wall Signs on one frontage where one is the maximum allowed number of wall signs per frontage. AV0090 – To allow a 76 square foot wall sign when 24 square feet is the maximum allowed. AV0091 – To allow a sign with flashing/intermittent rotating or moving lights when signs with flashing/intermittent rotating or moving lights is not permitted. AVOO92 – To allow an 8-foot tall monument sign when 5-feet is the maximum height permitted. | |
| 00415 | 380 Whitehall Road | Congregation Beth Abraham Jacob | Area Variances (3) for proposed security fencing around the lot permitted to include chain link fencing, iron fencing and vinyl privacy fencing. The three area variances are for: AV0074 – Allowing 8-foot fencing where 4-foot fencing is the maximum allowed height. | AV0075 – Allowing 100% opacity fencing where 60% opacity fencing is the maximum allowed height. | AV0076 – Allowing chain link fencing in the front yard area where chain link fencing is not allowed. | |
| 00416 | 40 South Manning Boulevard | Brett Sears & Alecia Sears | Area Variances (2) to allow for the installation of 6-foot, 100% opaque fencing in the front yard area where 4-foot fencing is the maximum allowed height and the maximum permitted opacity is 60%. | |
| 00371 | 255-271 Clinton Avenue | Home Leasing | Area Variance, Development Plan Review - Construction of a parking lot with +/-38 parking spaces. |