CITY OF ROCHESTER
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
-Thursday January 29, 2026
Public Hearing Begins at 6:00 PM
Rochester City Hall, 30 Church Street
City Council Chambers, Room 302A
Case 1: File Number: V-060-25-26
Case Type: Area Variance
Address: 188 Meigs St
Zoning District: R-2
Applicant: Chris Brandt
Request: To remove cement roof tiles from a Designated Building of Historic Value and replace them with modern roofing materials, not meeting certain City-wide design guidelines and standards.
Code Section: 120-158
Enforcement: No
SEQR: Type II 6 NYCRR Part 617.5C(17)
Lead Agency: N/A
Case 2: File Number: V-061-25-26
Case Type: Area Variance
Address: 17 Lake View Park
Zoning District: R-1
Applicant: Mark Caramanna
Request: To legalize the removal cement roof tiles from a Designated Building of Historic Value and their replacement with modern roofing materials, not meeting certain City-wide design guidelines and standards.
Code Section: 120-158
Enforcement: Yes
SEQR: Type II 6 NYCRR Part 617.5C(17)
Lead Agency: N/A
Case 3: File Number: V-062-25-26
Case Type: Area Variance
Address: 25 Canterbury Rd
Zoning District: C-2
Applicant: Mike Palenca, Lamar Outdoor Advertising
Request: To construct a 60ft tall monopole within the parking lot of an office-building, which includes a double-sided, 672sf, digital advertising sign facing east and west bound traffic on I-490, and a 210sf, static community board facing north, where the signs do not meet certain requirements applying to all districts.
Code Section: 120-177
Enforcement: No
SEQR: Type II §48-5B(14)
Lead Agency: N/A
Case 4: File Number: V-063-25-26
Case Type: Area Variance
Address: 340 Arnett Blvd
Zoning District: C-1
Applicant: Mike Weston
Request: To install a 58.2sf nonilluminated attached business sign reading 'HIS BRANCHES Community Health Center' on the west facade facing a parking lot, not meeting the location and size limitations for this district.
Code Section: 120-177
Enforcement: No
SEQR: Type II §48-5B(14)
Lead Agency: N/A
Case 5: File Number: V-064-25-26
Case Type: Area Variance
Address: 2272 Culver Rd
Zoning District: C-1
Applicant: Rod Prosser, Lakeside Engineering
Request: To change the use of a vacant building, formerly a vehicle related use to a commercial retail store (liquor store), not meeting certain City-wide design guidelines and standards and certain requirements applying to all districts
Code Section: 120-159, 120-172, 120-173
Enforcement: Yes
SEQR: Type II 6 NYCRR part 617.5C(18)
Lead Agency: N/A
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