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Clay ZBA approves multiple sign and fence variances, continues pole‑barn hearing to Aug. 10
Summary
At its July 13 meeting the Town of Clay Zoning Board of Appeals approved area variances for two commercial signs and two residential fence/setback requests, set SEQR determinations for the evening’s actions, and continued a pole‑barn application after fire‑safety concerns. Several approvals were conditioned on compliance with Exhibit A.
The Town of Clay Zoning Board of Appeals met July 13 and approved area variances for commercial signage and residential fences while adjourning one hearing for further review.
Chairperson Vivian Mason opened the meeting, and the board first approved the minutes of June 8, 2026. Mason then moved that, "for the purpose of the New York State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) all new actions tonight will be determined to be a Type II, and will be given a negative declaration, unless otherwise advised by our attorney," a motion that passed unanimously. The board then considered individual applications that resulted in approvals for sign and fence variances and one adjournment to allow additional review and possible design changes.
The meeting covered a range of routine and contested items: two sign variances were approved (one for a wall sign and another enlarging a freestanding sign), two residential fence/setback requests were granted to allow 6‑foot privacy fences, and a pole‑barn application that prompted firefighter access concerns was continued to the August 10 meeting so the applicant and staff can revisit setback and size. Multiple approvals were conditioned on "substantial compliance with Exhibit A."
