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Board postpones rezone and site-plan votes for Empire 1 credit union project on William Street
Summary
Officials postponed decisions on SEQR, a zoning amendment and site plan for a proposed 3,920 sq ft administrative building at 2345 William Street to allow deed-restriction language and additional public review.
The Town Board postponed three linked resolutions tied to a proposed 3,920-square-foot administrative building for Empire 1 Community Federal Credit Union at 2345 William Street, moving the matters to the board’s July 22 meeting so deed-restriction language can be drafted and made available for public review.
Jason Utsig, the project engineer, told the board the plan adds 14 parking spaces and anticipates 10 employees; the project would require merging two properties on Chrisfield Avenue and demolishing an existing house. Utsig said a small 154-square-foot records-storage room is planned and that draft deed restrictions would be submitted ahead of the next meeting.
Several residents said the project notice and online materials had been confusing and incomplete; at least one resident said the project was presented under the William Street address but in fact creates changes on adjoining Crisp Field properties. Melissa Golan (town staff) and Dan Young, town planner, clarified submission requirements and what documents are required for planning review. Young said floor plans are not required for site-plan submission and that required documents include a site plan, landscape plan, lighting plan and survey.
Town planner Dan Young also said town code language would require the town to accept deed restrictions as conditions on the rezoning, and the board discussed whether language could revert the zoning to residential if the proposed commercial use never proceeded. Young said whether a future sale should trigger a reversion is a matter for the town attorney to draft.
The board voted to keep the public hearing open and voted to postpone resolutions to sign SEQR, to approve the zoning amendment and to approve the site plan (Resolutions 2025-442, 443, 444) until July 22 so residents can review deed-restriction language before the board acts.
Why it matters Neighbors raised questions about notice, parking, demolition of an existing house and how deed restrictions will limit future uses. The postponement gives the town attorney and applicant time to prepare binding deed-restriction language and gives residents an opportunity to review it before the board votes.
