Do I need a notary for the Use Variance Application?

No. The applicant and property owner sign and date the application without a notary, and it does not request a sworn or notarized attachment.

How do I submit the Use Variance Application?

Submit it to the Planning & Building Department at 97 Mohawk Street, Cohoes, NY 12047. Include the required electronic and paper materials.

What materials must accompany the application?

The form requires an electronic and paper copy of 10 sets of detailed site plans, an appropriate SEQR form, and photographs of existing conditions.

What information does the application request?

It asks for applicant, owner, and project contacts, the reason for the variance, and responses to four hardship criteria listed on the form.

Cohoes, NY · Albany County

No notary required

Use Variance Application

Property owners and applicants use this application to ask Cohoes to review a use variance request based on claimed unnecessary hardship.

What this form is

The application asks the Cohoes Zoning Board of Appeals to review a use variance request when zoning regulations cause claimed unnecessary hardship. Applicants provide property, owner, and project contact details and explain the hardship against four criteria. The application also calls for site plans, an appropriate SEQR form, and photographs of existing conditions, and includes acknowledgments about compliance and approval.

Who needs it

Property owners and applicants seeking a Cohoes use variance must complete and sign the application and provide the required project materials.

How to submit it

Submit the completed application to the Planning & Building Department, City of Cohoes, 97 Mohawk Street, Cohoes, NY 12047. Include the required electronic and paper materials; the form directs applicants to the City’s Schedule of Fees for fee information.

About notarization

This application is signed and dated by the applicant and property owner without a notary; it asks for no sworn or notarized attachment.

How to submit this form

1
Download The Application
Download the Use Variance Application from the City of Cohoes.
2
Complete And Sign
Provide the requested property and project details, explain the hardship, and have the applicant and property owner sign and date it.
3
Gather Required Materials
Prepare the required electronic and paper copies of site plans, an appropriate SEQR form, and photographs of existing conditions.
4
Submit To The Department
Submit the application and materials to the Planning & Building Department at 97 Mohawk Street, Cohoes, NY 12047.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a notary for the Use Variance Application?: No. The applicant and property owner sign and date the application without a notary, and it does not request a sworn or notarized attachment.
How do I submit the Use Variance Application?: Submit it to the Planning & Building Department at 97 Mohawk Street, Cohoes, NY 12047. Include the required electronic and paper materials.
What materials must accompany the application?: The form requires an electronic and paper copy of 10 sets of detailed site plans, an appropriate SEQR form, and photographs of existing conditions.
What information does the application request?: It asks for applicant, owner, and project contacts, the reason for the variance, and responses to four hardship criteria listed on the form.

Need something notarized?

This Use Variance Application doesn’t need a notary — but if you have another Cohoes form that does, a commissioned online notary can help.