CITY OF ROCHESTER ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Thursday May 28, 2026 Public Hearing Begins at 6:00 PM Rochester City Hall, 30 Church Street City Council Chambers, Room 302A -Case 1: File Number: V-080-25-26 Case Type: Area Variance Address: 36 Oak Hill View Zoning District: R-1 Applicant: Negussie Tsadkan, Property Owner Request: To legalize the conversion of an attached garage to storage space of a single-family dwelling, not meeting the design and maintenance requirements for residential off-street parking. Code Section: 120-173 Enforcement: Yes; The property was cited for the conversion work without approvals on 7/21/2021. SEQR: Type II 6 NYCRR Part 617.5C(17) Lead Agency: N/A Case 2: File Number: V-081-25-26 Case Type: Area Variance Address: 202 E. Ridge Road Zoning District: R-1 Applicant: Ziad Safadi, Property Owner Request: To legalize a front yard pavement expansion of 657sf of new pavement, exceeding the lot coverage limit in the district and certain design requirements for off-street vehicle parking. Code Section: 120-11, 120-173 Enforcement: Yes; The property was cited for the driveway work without approvals on 10/04/2023. SEQR: Unlisted Lead Agency: Zoning Board of Appeals Case 3: File Number: V-082-25-26 Case Type: Area Variance Address: 140 Shelbourne Road Zoning District: R-1 Applicant: Sarah Flatley-Wheaton, Property Owner Request: To expand the width of an existing driveway by six-feet (adding 79sf new pavement) in the front yard, exceeding the 10-foot width limit for driveways, and not meeting certain requirements applying to all districts. Code Section: 120-163, 120-173 Enforcement: No SEQR: Type II 6 NYCRR Part 617.5C(17) Lead Agency: N/A Case 4: File Number: V-083-25-26 Case Type: Area Variance Address: 155 Woodstock Road Zoning District: R-1 Applicant: Lee Drinkwater, Property Owner Request: To remove and replace a pre-existing (12.3' x 13.2' ~162sf) front yard parking area of a single-family dwelling, not meeting certain requirements applying to all districts. Code Section: 120-163, 120-173 Enforcement: No SEQR: Type II 6 NYCRR Part 617.5C(17) Lead Agency: N/A Case 5: File Number: V-084-25-26 Case Type: Area Variance Address: 80 Irvington Road Zoning District: R-1 Applicant: Betsy Brugg Request: To install approximately 93 linear feet of six-foot tall solid fence in the front yard of a corner lot dwelling, where 72 linear feet (including a gate) is located on the frontage of Norfolk Street, not meeting certain requirements applying to all districts. Code section: 120-167 Enforcement: No SEQR: Type II 6 NYCRR Part 617.5C(17) Lead Agency: N/A Case 6: File Number: V-085-25-26 Case Type: Area Variance Address: 81 Iceland Park Zoning District: R-1 Applicant: Ruby T. Harris Request: To install chain link fencing around a single family dwelling, where approximately 155sf of the proposed fence lies within the front yard, not meeting the requirements for permitted fences, which applies to all districts. Code section: 120-167 Enforcement: No SEQR: Type II 6 NYCRR Part 617.5C(17) Lead Agency: N/A Case 7: File Number: V-086-25-26 Case Type: Area Variance Address: 2345 Highland Avenue Zoning District: R-1 Applicant: Scott's Remodeling, LLC Request: To construct a three-car attached garage addition to the west side of a single-family dwelling, and convert the existing attached garage to habitable space, not meeting certain requirements in the district, certain residential building standards, and certain requirements applying to all districts. Code section: 120-11, 120-160, 120-173 Enforcement: No SEQR: Type II 6 NYCRR Part 617.5C(17) Lead Agency: N/A Case 8: File Number: V-087-25-26 Case Type: Area Variance Address: 919 Culver Road Zoning District: R-1 Applicant: Lynn Kosmider, Fast Signs Request: To install two 50sf, attached signs for "H.U. B. at elite" northwest façade, and "ELITE Home Health Care" on the southeast, exceeding the maximum number and size limit of signs permitted in the district. Code section: 120-177 Enforcement: No SEQR: Type II §48-5B (14) Lead Agency: N/A Case 9: File Number: V-088-25-26 Case Type: Area Variance Address: 680 Monroe Avenue Zoning District: C-2 Applicant: Mohamad Damlakhi Request: To install three attached signs to the front façade of a commercial building. First sign reading "Jordan River" (13.5sf), and two brand insignias reading "JR" (3.14sf), exceeding certain requirements applying to all districts. Code section: 120-177 Enforcement: No SEQR: Type II §48-5B (14) Lead Agency: N/A Case 10: File Number: V-089-25-26 Case Type: Area Variance Address: 25 Canterbury Road Zoning District: C-2 Applicant: Patrick Hutton, Dutton Properties 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 4160687 5-8-1t