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Zoning board tables Empire 1 FCU use-variance request for 0 Chrisfield Avenue after resident opposition
Summary
Empire 1 FCU sought a use variance to convert a residential lot at 0 Chrisfield Avenue into a commercial office; the Zoning Board outlined stringent state variance criteria and tabled the application after extended public comment and requests for financial evidence required by law.
Kelly Sizer, CEO of Empire 1 FCU, and architect Laurie Hauer presented a use-variance application to the Cheektowaga Zoning Board for two vacant lots addressed as 0 Chrisfield Avenue (SBL 113.62-3-7). The applicant asked for permission to establish a commercial office use on property zoned for residence; the board noted that an Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) must be completed before a variance determination.
Hauer told the board the lots were acquired as part of a larger purchase (the parcel was purchased last March as part of 1491 Harlem Road) and that the proposed structure is designed like a house — roughly 1,300 square feet — but would be used as a small back-office space housing two to three offices rather than a residence. The architect and applicant said the design preserves residential setbacks and parking…
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