Votes at a glance: Cheektowaga Zoning Board — June 18, 2025

The following list summarizes formal motions, movers/seconds and outcomes recorded at the Cheektowaga Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on June 18, 2025.

1) 6386 Transit Road — Motion to table for one month. Mover: Chairman Justin Young; Second: Kenny Young. Outcome: Tabled (unanimous).

2) 61 Isabelle Road — Motion to grant a 10‑foot driveway extension in front of the primary residence with concrete bollards protecting gas meters. Mover: Ralph Miranda; Second: Kenny Young. Outcome: Approved (unanimous).

3) 1694 Walden Avenue — Temporary use permit renewal for hospice medical equipment storage (two‑year term). Mover: Justin Young; Second: Kenny Young. Outcome: Approved (unanimous).

4) 52 The Ave — Motion to deny the request to add an 8‑foot concrete side parking pad. Mover: Justin Young; Second: recorded. Outcome: Denied (unanimous).

5) 45 Lucy Lane — Motion to grant driveway expansion with conditions: drainage tile installed along sidewalk tied into a bubbler under the driveway to the street; gutters/downspouts tied into the bubbler; driveway pitched toward the road. Mover: Justin Young; Second: Miss Warchock. Outcome: Approved with conditions (unanimous).

6) 49 Strasburg Drive — Motion to grant replacement of existing AC unit in same location (encroaching within 5‑foot buffer). Mover: recorded; Outcome: Approved (unanimous).

7) 187 Areas Avenue — Motion to grant driveway expansion to reduce setback to approximately 1.98 feet. Mover: recorded; Outcome: Approved (unanimous).

8) Cranesville Block Company, 400 Block Road — Motion to deny above‑ground 8,000‑gallon petroleum tank. Mover: Ralph Miranda; Second: Kenny Young. Outcome: Denied; board advised Town Board code amendment be sought (unanimous).

9) 900 French Road (Thomas Heard) — Motion to table for board review and site clarification. Mover: recorded; Outcome: Tabled (unanimous).

10) 34 Brentwood Drive — Motion to replace driveway in kind after drainage repairs (applicant had dug for repairs); Motion passed. Outcome: Approved (unanimous).

11) 24 Chapel Avenue — Fence request misposted; motion to table so legal posting can be corrected. Outcome: Tabled (unanimous).

12) 59 Brentwood Drive (Sarah Barham) — Motion to replace existing fence (6 foot) in same location; board approved with the condition that utility guide wire remain accessible outside the fence. Outcome: Approved (unanimous).

All votes recorded at the meeting were unanimous among members present; the board repeatedly emphasized that variances attach to the property and, for appeals involving regulatory gaps (e.g., above‑ground tanks), applicants should pursue the Town Board or appropriate authority for code changes before returning to the Zoning Board.