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Rome ZBA approves use variance for Humane Society to rebuild on Lamphere Road
Summary
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.
The Rome Zoning Board of Appeals on May 7, 2025 approved a use variance permitting the Humane Society of Rome to demolish its existing 6,930-square-foot shelter at 6247 Lamphere Road and construct a new, approximately 19,800-square-foot facility on merged adjoining tax parcels.
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…
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