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Dan Young, the town planner, read a letter before the board stating that town board members Brian Nowak and Anthony Flipsky seek to file an application for County of Erie funding to enact the comprehensive-plan action that calls for a zoning rewrite. Young said the funding, if awarded and leveraged as a local match, could be used to pursue additional state and federal grant funding or, if not leveraged, to complete a smaller rewrite focused on the Galleria Thruway District.

Young described the rewrite as a comprehensive process that would analyze existing zoning districts, build standards appropriate to different housing-stock eras, and include substantial public outreach. He told the board the last major zoning update was in 1992 with a municipal code amendment in 2008 and several smaller amendments since then.

On outreach, Young said the intended funding would likely be used to hire a consultant, cover staff time, and potentially license a public-engagement software platform (referred to in the discussion as “PublicInput”) that supports multilingual outreach via voicemail, email and online surveys. Young said the platform would allow residents to respond in their native language and that responses would be collected and returned to staff in English for analysis.

Young told the board the proposed alternate option — should the county funds not be leveraged into a larger grant pot — would be to pursue a more limited zoning update specifically for the area the comprehensive-plan calls the Galleria Thruway District, which Young outlined on the meeting map.

A planning-board member asked whether the rewrite would be townwide or parcel-specific; Young said the preferred approach would be townwide. He explained that the town board would ultimately vote on any final amendment and that referendum could be an option. After discussion a motion to recommend seeking the county funding and pursuing the comprehensive-plan action passed with the board answering “Aye.”","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","TOC / Planning Board (PB)","oneSentenceSummary","The Cheektowaga Planning Board voted to recommend that the town board seek Erie County funding to implement a comprehensive-plan action: a townwide zoning rewrite (or a smaller phased rewrite focused on the Galleria Thruway District) to update land-use standards and public outreach capacity.","taxTitle","Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York","taxId",56246,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6564973,"Planning board recommends rezoning, site plan approval for Empire 1 Federal Credit Union campus at 2345 William Street",484,59000,543000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3237510-87bdf751949e682e7e7ee8683642b7ea&start=59&end=543","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3237510-87bdf751949e682e7e7ee8683642b7ea/thumbnail_59000.jpg","/articles/6564973/Cheektowaga/Erie-County/New-York/Planning-board-recommends-rezoning-site-plan-approval-for-Empire-1-Federal-Credit-Union-campus-at-2345-William-Street","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6564973-94843eef6879a6e6e7ab8d7768f8f722/orig.mp4?Expires=1775960974&Signature=JmwPy8ZZZvFDYM6qRqQbRqpmasmU5hpDuaQ6bO2eEzLn3CFVaNdp9qSpdpdW6vvRJdY2x-bQ6pB9Skiifwyb0OfL1t5KUmxm6~cEBoBZcSbTSw4lLss68zQZbJ8Y~O7ZK9EokHBhWzv0VN5LMArAUwaqckrHmizoSQlokNDHnooe~SXhOa56LO3h2HiGIIMSftldw3j8XYplW6gnKNbo7qVWFUHcyzvzxPDVBJ~bxLM3ZMC5rp-61X-T~~dS0~kAXJsdUcQZLlD69gNc2ITswgxuAidGRGmqlSrTHzUUAZbySCZiaToLMWEqXrIBoW6OzhmPTi0pUezz9~BUEXtBFA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cheektowaga Planning Board voted to recommend rezoning two parcels at 2345 William Street from residential to commercial and recommended approval of a development/site plan for an approximately 4,000-square-foot administrative building for Empire 1 Federal Credit Union.

The recommendation, made at the planning board meeting, is contingent on review and approval by the town board and the town’s Environmental Advisory Council (EAC). Sean Hopkins, representing the applicant Empire 1 Federal Credit Union, said the application was filed “last week” and described the proposal as an administrative building that would consolidate the credit union’s operations onto a single campus.

Hopkins said the proposal combines two parcels — one residential and one commercial — and would rezone the parcels to allow the administrative building. He described the building as “slightly less than 4,000 square feet,” single story with a residential-style roof, and said the plan shows 14 additional parking spaces. Hopkins said the design includes “deliberately proposed fencing and high impact landscaping” along the side abutting the nearby residence.

Hopkins also told the board that the project team had submitted a photometric (lighting) plan showing there would be “no lighting spillover at all” onto adjoining properties. He said final engineered plans would be prepared by Jason Utzig of CNS Engineers as the process moves forward.

Board members asked about distances between the proposed building and the neighboring home; Hopkins said the plan shows about 207 feet to the property line and roughly 57 feet to the house. The applicant said the side of the adjacent property would include a garage, the smaller side of the building, and enhanced landscaping and screening.

Dan Young, town planner, told the board that a prior town resolution from 2022 or 2023 had authorized a change to the zoning map but that the map itself had not yet been updated. Hopkins said the project will go before the EAC later this month and undergo a coordinated environmental review pursuant to SEQRA (the State Environmental Quality Review Act).

After discussion the planning board made and seconded a motion to recommend rezoning and development-plan approval, with the explicit understanding that any recommendation is subject to EAC review and final action by the town board. The board chair called for the vote; members answered “Aye” and the motion passed.

The recommendation does not itself change zoning; it forwards the application and the board’s positive recommendation to the town board and EAC for their review and final decisions.","The Cheektowaga Planning Board voted to recommend rezoning two parcels at 2345 William Street from residential to commercial and to support site-plan approval for an approximately 4,000-square-foot administrative building for Empire 1 Federal Credit Union, subject to environmental review and final town-board approval.","actionData","errors"]

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Planning board backs application for Erie County funding to support townwide zoning rewrite

Planning board recommends rezoning, site plan approval for Empire 1 Federal Credit Union campus at 2345 William Street