Zoning Board of Appeals

Misc. — 4019 PLUM YEW CIRCLE: Councilor Capria moved the adoption of a resolution authorizing and approving the issuance of a Limited License letter on behalf of the Town of Clay for property located at 4019 Plum Yew Circle, Tax Map No. 055.-06-87.0…

public hearings. He surmised, you (residents) have say over your property and the owner/applicant has say over his. This allows the owner to apply for a Zone Change or Special Permit, and the Town Board (Planning Board or Zoning Board) are required …

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MINUTES OF MEETING May 11, 2026 The Regular Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga, State of New York, to be held at the Clay Town Hall, 4401 New York State Route 31, Clay, New Yo…

1 DRAFT/UNAPPROVED ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MINUTES OF MEETING April 13, 2026 The Regular Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga, State of New York, was held at the Clay Town Hall, 4401 New York State …

NEW BUSINESS: Case #1999 – Robert Aluzzo (John Anthony Properties LLC), 8285 Oswego Road, Tax Map #054.-02-08.1.: The applicant seeks Area Variances pursuant to Section 230-13 D.(4) – Lot and Structure Dimensional Requirements, for a reductio…

5. Mr. Calocerinos acknowledged that the need for both Area Variances is self-created, as the property owner determined that the proposed garage location best supports the needs of the occupants while remaining consistent with the character of the …

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5. Ms. Wennberg explained that the need for the requested side yard setback variance is self- created, as the proposed layout is influenced by the constraints of the existing site design, including established landscaping patterns and the overall co…

Roll Call: Ms. DesRosiers - in favor Mr. Porter - in favor Mr. Becker - in favor Chairperson Mason - in favor Unanimously Carried. There being no further business, Chairperson Mason adjourned the meeting at…

Page 3 of 12 Planning Board Regular Meeting March 18, 2026 Reynolds will address this and will have a landscape plan available. Mr. Palumbo suggested sugar maples, grasses but not rhododendron as these do not do well with winter weather, also allo…

APPROVED ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MINUTES OF MEETING March 9, 2026 The Regular Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Clay, County of …

NEW BUSINESS: Case #1998 – Michael J. Taylor, 8111 Maple Road, Tax Map #076.-01-02.0.: The applicant is seeking Area Variances pursuant to Section 230-13 A.(4) – Lot and Structure Dimensional Requirements, for a reduction in the front yard setback …

Chairperson Mason asked for those who would like to speak in favor of granting the Area Variances and there were none. Chairperson Mason asked for those who would like to speak against granting the Area Variances and there were none. The hearing wa…

MOTION was made by Mr. Frantzis in Case #1998 to approve the Area Variances as requested with the condition they be in substantial compliance with Exhibit “A”. Motion was seconded by Mr. Porter. Roll Call: Ms. DesRosiers …

Motion was seconded by Councilor Wisnowski. Ayes 5 and Noes – 0. Motion carried. EASEMENT AGREEMENT - Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation and Verizon New York, Inc.: Councilor Russell moved the adoption of a resolution approving an easement agreement be…

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MINUTES OF MEETING February 9, 2026 The Regular Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga, State of New York, to be held …

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MINUTES OF MEETING February 9, 2026 The Regular Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga, State of New York, to be held at the Clay Town Hall, 4401 New York State Route 31, Clay, New…

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MINUTES OF MEETING January 12, 2026 The Organizational and Regular Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga, State of …

MOTION made by Chairperson Mason accepting the following: (1) The 2026 Scheduling Calendar, which states the filing dates of when a completed application is to be received from an applicant; (2) The designation that the second Monday of each month wi…

Mr. Coyer addressed the Standards of Proof: 1. The applicant does not believe the requested Area Variances will create an undesirable change to the character of the neighborhood. 2. The applicant does not believe there are other feasible…

MOTION was made by Deputy Chairperson Liebi in Case #1995 to approve the Area Variances as requested with the condition they be in substantial compliance with Exhibit “A”. Motion was seconded by Mr. Frantzis. Roll Call: Ms. DesRosiers …

The hearing was closed. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS – January 12, 2026 Town of Clay Page 5 of 5

MOTION was made by Mr. Frantzis in Case #1996 to approve the Area Variance as requested with the condition they be in substantial compliance with Exhibit “A”. Motion was seconded by Ms. DesRosiers. Roll Call: Ms. DesRosiers …

ORGANIZATIONAL & REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE TOWN BOARD - January 5, 2026 Town of Clay Page 3 of 11 Micron Project Committee Zoning Board of Appeals Industrial Development Building Recreation Facilities & Grants/Special Committee Liaison No, Syracuse Sch…

ORGANIZATIONAL & REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE TOWN BOARD - January 5, 2026 Town of Clay Page 5 of 11 Councilor Wisnowski moved the adoption of a resolution authorizing C & S Engineers, Inc. to be retained by the Town of Clay to perform such services as th…

ORGANIZATIONAL & REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE TOWN BOARD – January 5, 2026 Town of Clay Page 6 of 11 Zoning Maps: Councilor Capria moved the adoption of a resolution accepting and adopting the Town of Clay Official Zoning Map as revised on December 12, 20…

ORGANIZATIONAL & REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE TOWN BOARD – January 5, 2026 Town of Clay Page 7 of 11 Councilor Gauthier moved the adoption of a resolution appointing MARY LOU DESROSIER as a Member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term of five (5) year…

Motion Carried: 7-0. Case #2025-056 – Northside Baptist Church, 7965 Oswego Road, Amended Site Plan. M. Alex Samoray, Klepinger Freeman Associates is present to address the board. The site is located along Gettman Road and Oswego Road with surroun…

APPROVED ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MINUTES OF MEETING December 8, 2025 The Regular Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Clay, County o…

NEW BUSINESS: The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), at its October 13th meeting, heard Cases #1988 and #1989 requesting deviations from the Town of Clay Zoning Ordinance to facilitate development of the Micron Semiconductor Manufacturing campus at the …

WHEREAS, the Town of Clay Zoning Board of Appeals (the “ZBA”), is the administrative body authorized to grant area variances within the Town of Clay, pursuant to the Town of Clay Zoning Code and the New York Town Law; and WHEREAS, Micron New…

WHEREAS, the ZBA is an agency with discretionary approval authority over the Proposed Micron Project, and together with and through consultation with other Town of Clay officials and administrative bodies, received and did not object to OCIDA’s notic…

WHEREAS, on or about October 13, 2025, the ZBA: held a duly noticed public hearing, during which the Applicant answered questions posed by the ZBA and members of the public concerning the Project and the requested Area Variances; discussed the criter…

1. The Town of Clay Zoning Board of Appeals, as a SEQRA Involved Agency for the Micron Semiconductor Manufacturing Project, having considered OCIDA’s DEIS, FEIS, and its SEQRA Findings for the Micron Semiconductor Project,…

3. The ZBA hereby ratifies the determination it made regarding the Area Variances during its October 13, 2025 public meeting and public hearing that the benefit to the applicant in granting the Area Variances, outweighs the de…

Roll Call: Mr. Becker - in favor Mrs. DesRosier - in favor Mr. Porter - in favor Deputy Chairper…

WHEREAS, ancillary to the construction of the Proposed Micron Project is the construction of a rail spur facility operated by RailWorks Track Services, LLC (“RailWorks”), intended to serve the Proposed Micron Project, at 8625 Caughdenoy Road (the “Ra…

WHEREAS, on or about September 14, 2023, OCIDA as Lead Agency determined that the Proposed Micron Project, including the ancillary Rail Spur Project may result in one or more significant adverse environmental impacts and therefore, that an environmen…

WHEREAS, since the ZBA’s October 13, 2025, meeting, OCIDA has issued its SEQRA Findings, thereby completing the SEQRA process with respect to the Proposed Micron Project and the Rail Spur Project, and the ZBA hereby intends to issue SEQRA Findings as…

c. Consistent with social, economic, and other essential considerations from among the reasonable alternatives available, the proposed Action of issuing Area Variances is one which avoids or minimizes …

Motion was seconded by Deputy Chairperson Liebi. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS – December 8, 2025 Town of Clay Page 9 of 9 Roll Call: Mr. Becker - in favor Mrs. DesRosier - in f…

Deputy Supervisor Bick explained, the need for this Local Law is to clarify wording in the Town Code that could be misconstrued. A case was heard for a shopping center that included fuel service (this was understood by the Town Board, however, when t…

APPROVED ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MINUTES OF MEETING November 10, 2025 The Regular Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Clay, County …

NEW BUSINESS: Case #1990 – Northside Baptist Church, 7965 Oswego Road, Tax Map #080.-01-02.1.: The applicant is seeking Area Variance pursuant to Section 230-13 A.(4) – Lot and Structure Dimensional Requirements; to reduce the rear yard minimum set…

Chairperson Mason asked for those who would like to speak against granting the Area Variance and there were none. The hearing was closed. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS – November 10, 2025 Town of Clay Page 3 of 3

MOTION was made by Mr. Frantzis in Case #1990 to approve the Area Variance as requested with the condition they be in substantial compliance with Exhibit “A”. Motion was seconded by Mr. Porter. Roll Call: Mr. Becker …

Motion Carried: 5-0. **Case #2025-026 – Mirabito Shopping Center (3) – 5566 State route 31 – Site Plan (Adj. 3) Mr. Matt Napierala, Napierala Consulting, is present on behalf of the applicant. Mr. Napierala said the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) ma…

APPROVED ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MINUTES OF MEETING October 13, 2025 The Regular Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Clay, County o…

MOTION made by Deputy Chairperson Liebi that the Minutes of the meeting of September 8, 2025, be accepted as submitted. Motion was seconded by Mr. Frantzis. Unanimously carried. MOTION made by Chairperson Mason for the purpose of the New York State …

Mr. Metz addressed the Standards of Proof: 1. The applicant does not believe the requested Area Variances will create an undesirable change to the character of the neighborhood. 2. The applicant does not believe there is any feasible met…