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Planning board approves site-plan change to leave existing security fence at 664 Transit Road
Summary
The Cheektowaga Planning Board approved a revised site plan for 664 Transit Road that removes a proposed fence realignment and keeps an existing noncompliant security fence at the applicant's request.
The Cheektowaga Planning Board voted to approve a revised site plan for 664 Transit Road that removes a previously proposed fence realignment and leaves the site's existing security fence in place.
The decision came after Jamie Fiala, civil engineer for BL Companies and the applicant's representative, explained that preconstruction meetings revealed the existing fence could not be realigned because it is noncompliant. "The existing fence is an 8 foot chain link fence with barbed wire and then there's a 10 foot electric fence just inside of it," Fiala said, adding that the client, PitOhio, preferred to retain the existing security elements rather than install a new compliant fence.
Board members asked clarifying questions about whether the fence would be removed; Fiala confirmed the existing fence will remain and that the revised plans simply eliminate the proposed new fence alignment. A board member made a motion to approve the revised site plan as presented; after a second, the board approved the motion by voice vote.
Nut graf: The approval allows the applicant to proceed with a revised plan that leaves existing security fencing in place rather than constructing a newly aligned, code-compliant fence. The board recorded no conditions in the transcript tied to the approval.
Board members and staff discussed the physical placement shown on the plans during the public presentation; the applicant noted the revised layout results in limited space between the existing fence and the new building footprint but said the contractor believes construction can proceed without removing the fence. No formal variance or additional mitigation related to the fence was recorded in the meeting discussion.
Ending: The transcript shows the board took the vote immediately after the presentation and the motion was recorded as carried. No follow-up actions or conditions were noted on the record.
