CITY OF ROCHESTER
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Thursday November 19, 2026
Public Hearing Begins at 6:00 PM
Rochester City Hall, 30 Church Street
City Council Chambers, Room 302A
-Case 1: File Number: V-051-26-27
Case Type: Area Variance
Address: 200 Webster Ave.
Zoning District: C-1
Applicant: Shannon Scott, Property Owner
Request: To install 49 linear feet of 4'H chain link fence along the property line on the Webster Ave. frontage, without meeting the nonresidential district's 10' setback requirement.
Code Section: 120-167
Enforcement: No
SEQR: Type II 6NYCRR part 617.5C(9)
Lead Agency: N/A
Case 2: File Number: V-044-26-27
Case Type: Arrea Variance
Address: 890 N. Plymouth Ave.
Zoning District: R-1
Applicant: Karen Horrace
Request: To install ~70 linear feet of 6' high metal fencing in the front yard, along the north, south and west property lines of a house of worship, where the proposed 6' height exceeds the maximum allowable front yard fence height of 4', thereby failing to meet the fencing requirements applying to all districts.
Code Section: 120-167
Enforcement: Yes. There are open property code violations unrelated to this request.
SEQR: Type II 6NYCRR part 617.5C(9)
Lead Agency: N/A
Case 3: File Number: V-046-26-27
Case Type: Area Variance
Address: 155-157 Westminster Rd.
Zoning District: R-2
Applicant: Eric Anderson
Request: Tomaintain and pave an existing 915-square-foot rear-yard parking area for a three-family dwelling, resulting in a total lot coverage of approximately 70.8% where the district maximum is 50%, thereby, exceeding the district limits, and not meeting certain requirements applying to all districts.
Code Section: 120-20, 120-173
Enforcement: No
SEQR: Type II 6 NYCRR part 617.5C(17)
Lead Agency: N/A
Case 4: File Number: V-047-26-27
Case Type: Area Variance
Address: 48 Resolute St.
Zoning District: R-1
Applicant: Bruno Santiago, Property Owner
Request: To construct a 292-square-foot rear-yard addition to a single-family dwelling, resulting in a total lot coverage of approximately 72.4% where the district maximum is 50%, which thereby exceeding the district limits.
Code Section: 120-11
Enforcement: No
SEQR: Type II 6 NYCRR part 617.5C(17)
Lead Agency: N/A
Case 5: File Number: V-048-26-27
Case Type: Area Variance
Address: 150 Highland Ave.
Zoning District: IPD#14, St John's Home
Applicant: Ron Downey
Request: To install two screened 180kw generators in the front yard of St. John's Home (South Avenue side), not meeting certain City-wide design guidelines and standards and certain requirements applying to all districts.
Code section: 120-158, 120-163, 120-167
Enforcement: Yes. Nine open code enforcement cases, unrelated to this request.
SEQR: Type II 6 NYCRR part617.5C(9)
Lead Agency: N/A
Case 6: File Number: V-049-26-27
Case Type: Use Variance
Address: 169 St. Bidget's Dr.
Zoning District: Open Space District
Applicant: Sonia Rodriguez, Out of the Darness, Inc.
Request: To increase the capacity of a residential care facility from 6 beds to 14, a use which is neither permitted nor specially permitted in the district.
Code section: 120-195
Enforcement: Yes. Case CE-852078, initiated 10/9/26 is related to this request.
SEQR: Unlisted
Lead Agency: NZoning Board of Appeals
Case 7: File Number: V-037-26-27
Case Type: Area Variance
Address: 1429 N. Clinton Ave.
Zoning District: C-2
Applicant: Francisco Gonzalez, Property Owner
Request: To install ~127 linear feet of 6' tall metal fence and gate on the south and eastern property line, not meeting certain requirements applying to all districts.
Code section: 120-167
Enforcement: Yes. Open case CE-849047, issued 8/5/26 is unrelated to this request.
SEQR: Type II 6 NYCRR part 617.5C(16)
Lead Agency: N/A4208363 10-30-1t