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Plumlee Engineering representative Julian Clark told the board the Society has occupied the main parcel for more than 40 years and had acquired multiple adjoining parcels (one in February 2009 and another in 2025) to enable construction and temporary staging. Clark said the Society is licensed by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and that recently updated state requirements will make the existing facility noncompliant; “if the facility isn't upgraded to meet ag and market standards, they'll be forced to shut down,” he told the board during the presentation.

Lynn Rosen, president of the Humane Society of Rome, and shelter manager Robin Genovese Kaminski described operational changes the new building would enable: a community room for clinics and education, a small retail area to increase earned revenue, centralized cleaning and feeding layouts, enclosed climate‑controlled space, animal runs set at the rear of the facility (facing the highway), and a secure night‑drop for municipal dog-control officers. Rosen said the society will use an adjacent purchased parcel as a construction staging area so the existing operation can continue during construction.

Oneida County Department of Planning filed a communication recommending approval (dated April 17, 2025, signed James J. Genovese). The board voted unanimously to approve the use variance. Board members and staff noted the project will next require site-plan review by the Planning Board and standard building permits and inspections.

Board members emphasized mitigation measures already proposed by the applicant, including landscaping buffers, berms and siting the outdoor dog areas behind the new building farther from neighbors than the current layout. The Society said hours of public operations would remain limited (noted in the record as 11 a.m.–5 p.m.) and that the new facility is designed to improve animal welfare and turnover, not to increase overnight kennel count; current and proposed kennel counts were discussed as roughly 20 kennels on site, with intake/throughput projected to be more efficient.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","5/7/2025 Rome ZBA Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Rome Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a use variance May 7, 2025, allowing the Humane Society of Rome to demolish its 6,930 sq ft shelter at 6247 Lamphere Road and build a new 19,800 sq ft facility on merged adjoining parcels, citing new state requirements and the Society's regional animal-control role.","taxTitle","Rome, Oneida County, New York","taxId",54217,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6559096,"Rome ZBA approves 9-foot rear fence at 723 West Dominic Street",372,67500,440000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3218876-8f671b6f2c24f8dc908facf8f9b01f85&start=67&end=440","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3218876-8f671b6f2c24f8dc908facf8f9b01f85/thumbnail_67500.jpg","/articles/6559096/Rome/Oneida-County/New-York/Rome-ZBA-approves-9-foot-rear-fence-at-723-West-Dominic-Street","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6559096-573b47337d7f7414172a3462c34c6d05/orig.mp4?Expires=1770896991&Signature=ZwdJ2ZHeLD~4Od7oBmrCUl1RuOBHRP4MmtOjPxfwwP4530kNH2mCaHJXeB~~d-~BLkKtY98~IbuYZ5eYDvkyr6x6RfN~eSsmHrpVIbQDUU1FMXa-BplX7Q5wxOYnqDrbWWwCRp2--V1G78OUo0Ia9XuHA5dwep5Hq1yyP8Sdvd43rVJEFPgtx9W2JnreL1c7ZjdEMA2dOqMxmYHAUl2NuqNdpG6DjIg2ttTVvw1UFVsWftsnFQDCtli9mx553xxOh4kRbe-dcZqUXqeiojoGVgd3NaIBM8oKg0CdeW8rNrn116iH-LCJR~F9iZVVPwj0eRb2tkPaBAA7gMJfkFACNg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Rome Zoning Board of Appeals on May 7, 2025 approved an area variance allowing a 9-foot fence along the rear property line at 723 West Dominic Street, owner Jessie Jaramillo (doing business as Casa Buini).

The variance was granted after the applicant told the board that an existing wood fence is not on the recorded property line and that a steep grade at the rear of the lot prevents a standard 6-foot fence from providing adequate privacy. The board voted to approve the request; the transcript records four affirmative votes and one board member whose vote was not recorded in the public discussion.

The board reviewed the five-area-variance standards on the record, including whether the change would alter neighborhood character and whether the difficulty was self-created. Jaramillo said the current fence “is not anywhere near the actual property lines,” and that a new, taller privacy fence is needed because of the grade differential with the adjacent lot. The public portion drew no speakers.

Board members asked no substantive conditions beyond standard permitting. Chair John Strobello told the applicant, “I think you met the standards for the variance, and you're good to go,” and reminded her to consult with the codes office before construction.

Next steps for the applicant are to coordinate final fence placement and any required building permits with the codes office.","On May 7, 2025 the Rome Zoning Board of Appeals granted an area variance allowing a 9-foot rear-yard fence at 723 West Dominic Street, citing topographical constraints and privacy concerns; no public opposition was recorded.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6559086,"Rome ZBA applies rural‑residential dimensional standards to 11 Dawn Drive lots in airport approach district",1468,1912300,3380580,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3218876-8f671b6f2c24f8dc908facf8f9b01f85&start=1912&end=3380","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3218876-8f671b6f2c24f8dc908facf8f9b01f85/thumbnail_1912300.jpg","/articles/6559086/Rome/Oneida-County/New-York/Rome-ZBA-applies-ruralresidential-dimensional-standards-to-11-Dawn-Drive-lots-in-airport-approach-district","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6559086-a7693afb5151efeb66600ed4dc8014cb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770896991&Signature=Zgxz3ac9~ksZnqtYoHnoNbSjMFSklYmvEEE99VFICm8v7qz-Uclz5bLc62~clHKTQeeJ6vW3oXk9ddpy8-dlyTY~5UCDWp4t6sz~LzFWbDIFC8vQrnBkT-a5ZQtXmTiBdKXM9DhwkRun-xOVcAlcV-aQqaHNI-8n5CZOdHVETlq7TRA9jjTaZjQblZZp4p-AfNKoYVCwfcCBSan-lIHAjRF~eIyKrbhASVS8h9nsKtbXKfRmiGPqwvIA0yxNa8PYeELah7gP0rcbeNSGYH0BcmBg3uKkUqC9lNDswxzf678VkaFTfdz~DpCrjWu0Q5Z17K2Nk3UTxCXbHsWxM~r7hw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rome Zoning Board of Appeals on May 7, 2025 voted to apply the city's Rural Residential (RR) dimensional standards to 11 preexisting nonconforming lots on Dawn Drive that fall inside the Airport Approach District and whose buildable areas would otherwise be less than 24 feet wide after required offsets.

City codes staff explained the background: the subdivision at the end of Dawn Drive was created in 1959–1961 when lots were substantially smaller than the later-adopted Airport Approach (AA) District, which assumes a minimum five-acre lot and requires large front and side setbacks. When the 40-foot front and 30-foot side offsets required by the AA district were applied to those historic lots, the resulting “buildable area” for several parcels was less than 24 feet. Under the zoning code, the board of appeals may set reasonable setbacks and dimensional standards in such cases to permit development.

A surveyor (Jeff Moore) prepared offsets showing how the AA setbacks reduced buildable widths on the undersized lots. Resident Lori Noon asked whether the three existing homes on Dawn Drive would be affected; staff and board members responded that the interpretation applies only to vacant preexisting lots and that existing homes were not impacted. Board members discussed a competing proposal to apply R‑18 standards (which was defeated) and debated front-yard setback distances, side-yard widths and maximum lot coverage. After discussion the board adopted a motion to use RR dimensional standards (table 80‑6‑1) — including side-yard and lot-coverage rules — for the 11 parcels, with the intent of producing setbacks consistent with the surrounding neighborhood and creating buildable area on historically small parcels.

The interpretation was framed as a dimensional standard-setting action; it does not change allowed uses on the lots. Staff said applicants who wish to build will still need to file for permits and show compliance with any other applicable development rules.","The zoning board interpreted the code May 7, 2025 to apply Rural Residential dimensional standards (table 80‑6‑1) to 11 pre‑existing Dawn Drive parcels where airport‑approach setbacks left buildable areas smaller than 24 feet, enabling reasonable residential development.","actionData","errors"]

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