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Menands adopts Local Law No. 4 rezoning parcel near Albany Grove Cemetery; SHPO coordination required before ground disturbance
Summary
The village adopted Local Law No. 4 to amend the zoning map for Tax Map parcels (44.14-1-1 and 44.14-2-1) to Broadway Business district so an 11-acre parcel and a contiguous National Grid-owned portion can accommodate cemetery-related work; Albany County and the State Historic Preservation Office requested coordination before any ground disturbance.
Speaker 5 introduced a zoning map amendment (Local Law No. 4 of 2024) after the village was contacted by Albany Rural Cemetery about replacing inventory on an 11-acre parcel. The proposed rezoning would change part of a parcel currently zoned R-1 to Broadway Business district; a contiguous 36,000-square-foot portion owned by National Grid also sits in the area discussed.
The Albany County Planning Board reviewed the map amendment and…
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