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Bruce Zeftel
Zoning Board of Appeals - Regular Member
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Voting record (75)
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Voted yesOct 21, 2026
Mary Sullivan Szarek offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: ... NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Board does hereby GRANT an area variance from the above-mentioned provisions
Voted yesOct 21, 2026
Approval of September 16, 2026 Minutes
Voted yesOct 21, 2026
Area Variance — 2702 Colvin Blvd (192 sq ft accessory structure)
Voted yesOct 21, 2026
Area Variance Granted — 76 Deerhurst Park Blvd (side-yard generator)
Voted yesOct 21, 2026
Motion to approve these minutes as typed and presented.
Voted yesOct 21, 2026
Bruce Zeftel offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: ... NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Board does hereby GRANT an area variance from the above-mentioned provisions of the C
Voted yesOct 21, 2026
Joseph Wolf offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: ... NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Board does hereby GRANT an area variance from the above-mentioned provisions of the Co
Voted yesOct 21, 2026
Motion to Adjourn to the next Zoning Board of Appeal Meeting on November 18, 2026.
Voted yesOct 21, 2026
Area Variance Granted — 152 Riverdale Ave (28-foot driveway)
Voted yesOct 21, 2026
Area Variance Granted — 60 Creekside Dr (single-story addition)
Voted yesOct 21, 2026
Adjournment to November 18, 2026 Meeting
Voted yesSep 16, 2026
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Board hereby GRANTS the area variances from the Code of the Town of Tonawanda and directs the Code Enforcement Officer to grant permission to commence work.
Voted yesSep 16, 2026
Mary Sullivan Szarek offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: WHEREAS, the applicant, Patricia Shannon McCaffery, owner of premises located on the north side of Forbes Avenue between F
Voted yesSep 16, 2026
Brian Mahoney offered the following resolution and moved its adoption
Voted yesSep 16, 2026
Motion to Adjourn to the next Zoning Board of Appeal Meeting on October 21, 2026.
Voted yesSep 16, 2026
84 Paige Ave Area Variance
Voted yesSep 16, 2026
280 Traverse Blvd Area Variance
Voted yesSep 16, 2026
460 Forbes Ave Area Variance
Voted yesSep 16, 2026
136 Southwood Dr Area Variance
Voted yesAug 19, 2026
Area Variance for Driveway Width at 103 Ames Ave
Voted yesAug 19, 2026
Area Variance for AC Condenser at 148 Fayette Ave
Voted yesAug 19, 2026
Area Variance for AC Condenser at 32 Devonshire Rd
Voted yesAug 19, 2026
Area Variance for Side Yard Fence at 136 Willowbreeze Rd
Voted yesAug 19, 2026
Area Variance for Fence Replacement at 78 Cresthill Ave
Voted yesAug 19, 2026
Use Variance Extension for Collision Shop at 971 Englewood Ave
Voted yesAug 19, 2026
GRANT an area variance from the above-mentioned provisions of the Code of the Town of Tonawanda and directs the Code Enforcement Officer to issue the appropriate permit.
Voted yesAug 19, 2026
moved its adoption
Voted yesAug 19, 2026
Mary Sullivan Szarek offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: ... grant the requested variance from the provisions of the Code of the Town of Tonawanda, extending the consideration of
Voted yesAug 19, 2026
GRANT an area variance from the above-mentioned provisions of the Code of the Town of Tonawanda and directs the Code Enforcement Officer to issue the appropriate permit on the condition that the conde
Voted yesAug 19, 2026
GRANTS an area variance
Voted yesAug 19, 2026
Joseph Wolf offered the following resolution and moved its adoption
Voted yesAug 19, 2026
GRANT an area variance from the above-mentioned provisions of the Code of the Town of Tonawanda and directs the Code Enforcement Officer to issue the appropriate permit.
Voted yesAug 19, 2026
GRANT an area variance from the above-mentioned provisions of the Code of the Town of Tonawanda and directs the Code Enforcement Officer to grant permission to commence work.
Voted yesAug 19, 2026
Brian Mahoney offered the following resolution and moved its adoption
Voted yesAug 19, 2026
Motion to Adjourn to the next Zoning Board of Appeal Meeting on September 16, 2026.
Voted yesAug 19, 2026
offered the following resolution and moved its adoption
AbstainedJul 15, 2026
Motion to Adjourn to the next Zoning Board of Appeal Meeting on August 19, 2026.
Voted yesJun 17, 2026
CLOSE HEARING ZBA 2026-13 GRANTED [UNANIMOUS]
Voted yesJun 17, 2026
ZBA 2026-14 GRANTED
Voted yesJun 17, 2026
GRANT an area variance
Voted yesJun 17, 2026
Approval of May 20, 2026 Minutes
Voted yesJun 17, 2026
ZBA 2026-10: AC Condenser Unit at 591 Delaware Road
Voted yesJun 17, 2026
ZBA 2026-11: Emergency Standby Generator at 27 Willowbreeze Road
Voted yesJun 17, 2026
ZBA 2026-12: Heat Pump Condenser at 230 Doncaster Road
Voted yesJun 17, 2026
ZBA 2026-13: Six-Foot Fence at 25 Marjann Terrace
Voted yesJun 17, 2026
ZBA 2026-14: Front Yard Fence Replacement at 2867 Eggert Road
Voted yesJun 17, 2026
ZBA 2026-15: Driveway Widening at 425 Brighton Road
Voted yesJun 17, 2026
ZBA 2026-16: Driveway Widening at 137 Westfall Drive
Voted yesJun 17, 2026
ZBA 2026-17: Sheet Metal Cladding at 675 Ensminger Road
Voted yesJun 17, 2026