SitemapWork is expected to get underway in spring on the three-sided tower sign at the Western Reserve Transit Authority’s Federal Station downtown, now that a requested variance has been approved.
The variance for WRTA was among several items that the Youngstown Board of Zoning Appeals and City Planning Commission took up at a special meeting Wednesday.
Among those raising objections were Jack Daugherty, neighborhood stabilization director for Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. Testifying against the Winona Avenue change, he characterized it as “a classic example of spot zoning” with no legitimate public purpose. The property is also out of compliance with the city’s property maintenance code, he said.
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