Board of Zoning Appeals Variance Cases Fall 2026

At a glance

  • What: variance and conditional use cases before the Board of Zoning Appeals, cited by case number only.
  • Where it stands: On 2026-10-05 VAR26-078 (sign illumination) and VAR26-090 (setback) were granted 3-0-0, while VAR26-073 and VAR26-088 were tabled to the November regular meeting. VAR26-086 was granted on 2026-10-21. VAR26-083 and VAR26-085 were also granted.
  • Next: Board of Zoning Appeals, 2026-11-18 (inferred third Wednesday).

Details

  • The 2026-09-16 agenda with five cases was later labeled cancelled; four of its cases reappear on 2026-10-05.
  • Source inconsistency: the 2026-10-05 minutes mention VAR26-088, which does not appear in the agenda text.
  • Only pages 1, 4 and 7 of the 7-page scanned minutes were read.

Sources

Log

2026-10-05 - Board of Zoning Appeals

  • CON26-077 (350 High Street restaurant and private club, 50 seats) was granted after a hearing with no opposition. VAR26-078 (wall sign illumination), VAR26-083 (front-yard wood shed), VAR26-085 (rear porch enclosure, about 5 feet of rear setback) and VAR26-090 (one-foot side setback) were granted. VAR26-073 and VAR26-088 (a replacement monument sign at 781 Chestnut Ridge Road, with questions about off-premise advertising, state highway rules and spacing) were tabled for more information.

2026-10-21 - Board of Zoning Appeals

  • VAR26-086 (124 Sheldon Avenue, 3 feet of front setback for a wider wooden patio) was granted by voice vote with the standard condition, after the board reworded a finding of fact. No public testimony. Tabled cases return at the November meeting.

2026-11-18 - Board of Zoning Appeals

  • Scheduled; tabled cases may return.