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Menands trustees approve subdivision and variance for 1 Broadway to enable daycare and storage
Summary
The Village of Menands Board approved a major subdivision and rear-setback variance for parcel 66.5-1-13.1 (1 Broadway), clearing a zoning step needed for a proposed daycare and self-storage project and to satisfy HUD financing requirements, after hearing the applicant and confirming prior zoning-board relief.
The Village of Menands Board of Trustees voted Aug. 5 to approve a major subdivision and rear-setback variance for parcel 66.5-1-13.1, the property identified in the meeting as 1 Broadway. A presenter told trustees the existing lot has a 30-foot depth where a 90-foot depth is normally required and said the subdivision and variance are needed to accommodate a proposed daycare and self-storage use and to meet HUD financing conditions.
The presenter said the Menands Zoning Board previously granted relief and that the current board vote was the remaining municipal approval to create a new lot within the Broadway Business District. A board member moved to approve the subdivision as applied; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. Staff said signed documents would be filed with the clerk.
Why it matters: The approval removes a municipal-level obstacle to the applicant’s financing and construction timeline and finalizes a zoning change already granted by the zoning board. The vote does not itself authorize building permits; future code compliance and any required building approvals still must be completed.
What was said: The presenter summarized the need for relief at the rear line and the linkage to HUD financing, saying the subdivision was “required” to separate parcels for the proposed uses. Trustees noted the zoning board’s earlier action, and one trustee said the requirement to return to the zoning board arose because of financing changes that required the parcel to be split.
Next steps: The village clerk and applicant will complete filing and subdivision recording, and the applicant proceeds to necessary permitting and financing steps before construction.
