JAMESTOWN - The person who wants to be the historic Sheldon House from Jamestown Community College plans to make it an owner-occupied residence. That’s according to Jamestown City Council finance committee chair Tony Dolce, who updated the city … [Read more...]
Zoning Board Tables Cell Tower Variance Request
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals has tabled the use and area variances proposed by Verizon Wireless to install a 100-foot "monopine" cellphone tower in a residential area of the city. On Wednesday, the zoning board met and tabled … [Read more...]
City Zoning Board to Consider Cell Phone Tower Variance for Hallock Street Wednesday Afternoon
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals will meet Wednesday afternoon to consider a zoning variance for the installation of a 100-foot cellphone tower in a residential area on the city’s north side. The variance request is being filed by … [Read more...]
City Zoning Board Denies Variance for Grocery Store on Newland Avenue
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals met on Wednesday to review to variance requests, with one being approved and the other being turned down. According to the Post-Journal, the zoning board voted 6 to 0 against a use and area … [Read more...]
Jamestown Resident Calls for Resignation of Five Zoning Board Members in Wake of Sheldon House Decision
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Published June 23, 2017 at 9:56 a.m.; Revised June 23, 2017 at 10:40 a.m.) JAMESTOWN - An individual who had made an offer to Jamestown Community College to purchase the Sheldon House and keep it as a residential property has some … [Read more...]
Lynn Group Will Not Pursue Further Legal Action Following Appellate Court Decision on Sheldon House
JAMESTOWN - The Lynn Development Group says it will not proceed with trying to purchase the Sheldon House in Jamestown following an appellate court's decision to overturn a zoning variance for the property. The announcement comes via a statement … [Read more...]
State Appellate Division Court Overturns Zoning Board Variance for Sheldon House
ROCHESTER - A state appellate court has overturned a 2016 zoning variance granted by the Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals involving the Sheldon House. On Friday, ,June 16 the New York 4th Appellate Division, based in Rochester, released its … [Read more...]
City Zoning Board to Consider Variance for ‘Monopine’ Cell Tower on Upper End of Hallock Street
JAMESTOWN - The issue of building a 100 foot cell tower in a residential area on Jamestown’s west side will be taken up by the city Zoning Board when it meets later this month. The only item on the zoning board’s June agenda is a public hearing … [Read more...]
Sheldon House Appeal to Go to Court on May 16
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that a court date has been set for a second appeal attempt by a group of Lakeview Avenue-area residents who want to prevent the historic Sheldon House from being converted into corporate offices for … [Read more...]
WCA Expansion Project Gets Green Light from Zoning Board
JAMESTOWN - The City of Jamestown’s Zoning Board of Appeals has given its approval to a height and setback variance for the UPMC Chautauqua WCA’s expansion project. Officials from the hospital and a representative from the architecture firm hired … [Read more...]
