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Albany zoning board approves six variances to split Home Depot parcel for sale and refinancing
Summary
On Aug. 6 the City of Albany Board of Zoning Appeals granted six area variances so Pyramid Management Group can reconfigure parcels that include a Home Depot at or near 161 Washington Avenue Extension. Approval was conditioned on recording a reciprocal easement at the time the new lot is filed.
ALBANY, N.Y. — The City of Albany Board of Zoning Appeals on Aug. 6 approved six area variances to permit a lot-line reconfiguration that will separate the Home Depot parcel from the surrounding shopping center at or near 161 Washington Avenue Extension. The board approved the variances 4-0 and conditioned the approval on filing a reciprocal easement agreement at the time the new lot is recorded.
The variances, requested by Pyramid Management Group LLC and presented by agent James Seuss, would allow zero-foot side setbacks on both the east and west sides of the Home Depot building, a combined side-yard setback of 0 feet, a rear-yard setback of 0 feet, a 100% impervious lot coverage for the new parcel (exceeding the 80% maximum cited for the MUC-H zoning district), and a setback adjustment for an adjacent building at the west end. “We’re not building anything. We’re just changing the lots on the paper,” Seuss said, describing the proposal as a paper subdivision…
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