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Zoning board rejects use variance for Dunning Avenue 'townhome and plaza' proposal after neighbor opposition and SEQR questions
Summary
The Auburn Zoning Board of Appeals voted 0–5 to deny a use variance sought by developer Andrew Drower to allow commercial uses — daycare, bakery and pizzeria — on a parcel at Dunning Avenue; the board also flagged questions on the short-form EAF and potential state permits for vernal pools.
The Auburn Zoning Board of Appeals on Feb. 24 denied a use variance sought by developer Andrew Drower that would have allowed commercial uses, including a daycare, bakery and pizzeria, on a portion of a residentially zoned parcel shown as proposed Lot 2B on Dunning Avenue.
The motion to grant the variance failed on a roll-call vote, with all five members present voting no. The board cited a lack of demonstrated financial hardship and concern that the proposed commercial use would alter the character of the R‑1 neighborhood.
Drower, who identified himself as the applicant and sponsor of the “Auburn Townhome and Plaza Development,” told the board his…
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