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Depew Zoning Board approves 8-foot variance for detached garage at 106 Panora Street
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Summary
At a public hearing April 23, 2026 the Village of Depew Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved an eight-foot area variance to allow Ronald Ramos to build a detached garage at 106 Panora Street, increasing prior relief from 5 to 8 feet; legal and code staff raised no objections.
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Depew voted 4–0 on April 23 to grant an eight-foot area variance for a detached garage at 106 Panora Street, approving the applicant’s request to expand previously granted relief from five feet to a total of eight feet.
The decision came at a public hearing in the municipal building where the board read a legal notice and invited the applicant to speak. Ronald Ramos identified himself to the board and said he wished to construct a detached garage; he told members he was requesting an additional three feet of relief beyond an earlier five-foot variance. ‘‘Name is Ronald Ramos, and I’d like direct to garage,’’ Ramos said during his brief remarks.
Acting Chairman Patrick Delaney led the board through the standard six-area-variance criteria included in Chapter 260 of the village code. Delaney summarized the applicant’s answers and the board’s view on each factor, noting the board did not find the requested variance would create an undesirable change in neighborhood character and that no feasible alternative had been demonstrated. Delaney also stated the board considered the relief non-substantial in this case (total relief recorded as 8 feet, and the proposed garage would be about 10 feet from the railway), and observed no anticipated adverse physical or environmental impacts.
Legal counsel and code enforcement were asked for comment and reported no objections. After members expressed no questions or concerns, Member Menard moved to approve the variance ‘‘as presented,’’ Member Overholt seconded, and the board proceeded to a roll-call vote. Member King, Member Overholt, Member Menard and Acting Chairman Patrick Delaney each voted yes; the motion passed 4–0.
The board confirmed the minutes of the criteria review, the motion carried, and the hearing was closed. There was no recorded public opposition during the meeting, and no additional conditions or amendments to the variance were listed on the record. The meeting concluded after the board moved to close the hearings and adjourn.
What happens next: The approval authorizes the area-variance relief as recorded by the board, subject to any filing or permitting requirements under village procedures; the transcript did not specify permit deadlines or additional administrative steps.
