The Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals met on May 7, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Rochester Police Department North Station, Development Services & Infrastructure Center, Room 163. The board considered two variance requests and approved the consent agenda. One item was continued due to a lack of quorum.
Item 6.B: Variance No. CD2026-002VAR by Broadway Enterprises LLC
Item 6.A: Variance No. CD2026-001VAR by Allied Emergency Veterinary Services LLC
Note: The date in this summary (May 7, 2026) is based on the instruction provided, though the agenda and minutes indicate the meeting occurred on May 6, 2026.
All right, I'd like to call the meeting to order. Um uh six o'clock here. Um we first start with the open comments. Uh this is a time in the agenda that allows members of the public to address the commission on items that are not on tonight's agenda as a public hearing. If there is anyone listening that would like to address the commission, please do at this time. Uh seeing none, we can now move to the next item on the agenda. Is calling call the meeting to order. Um we'll take roll call. So just for the record, just please acknowledge if you're presence. Um this is my first time. So present. Commissioner Matthews, present. Commissioner Peralt. She's absent. Uh Commissioner Stead. Present. Commissioner Yost. Present. Commissioner Spencer, present. All right. The roll call will next move to the order of the agenda. Um, we'd like to move the order of agenda for the 6B variance uh number to be held before the 6A. So we're just gonna flip-flop for convenience. Can I get approval on the agenda order? Second. Commissioner Matthews motions to approve. Commissioner Yost seconds. All in favor, say yay. Yay. Motion carries agenda such. The uh first we need to uh approve the meeting minutes. Um the meeting minutes from January 7th, 2026. Has everybody had a chance to review the meeting minutes? Are there any questions, comments, or concerns? Move to approve from Stead. We have a motion to approve from Stead. Do I have a second? Mr. Chair, I didn't um Commissioner Stead isn't able to vote or otherwise participate in the meeting tonight. So um I would ask that the motion come from somebody in the room. So Commissioner Stead, just so that you're aware, um, mostly you're here to just listen tonight. Um, and uh any type of um, you know, all of the votes and the motions will need to come from the room. Thank you. Commissioner Abbott, you're a motion. Commissioner Abbott makes a motion, doing a second. Commissioner Matthews, second, all in favor, yeah. All opposed. Motion carries forward. So tonight there is no reports and recommendations on the agenda, so we'll go to the next agenda item is uh the public hearing. Um we have two public hearings tonight.