The Town of Cheektowaga Planning Board on Monday voted to recommend two commercial site plans to the town board while setting engineering and environmental contingencies, and it voted to table two other items, including a proposed cell tower.

Board members voted to recommend a previously approved site plan for a project whose approval had lapsed after two years. The applicant said sanitary‑system capacity questions raised since the 2022 approval have been resolved; the board moved the plan forward to the town board by voice vote.

At 3409 Broadway, applicants proposed a 6,000‑square‑foot warehouse to store highway machinery and a tractor‑trailer behind an existing building. The applicant said there will be no new sewer or water connections and only electrical service to the new building. Board members pressed developers on stormwater and roof‑runoff impacts; applicants said they expect to remove some existing impervious surface and to work with the town engineer on whether detention or other controls are required. The board signaled any recommendation would be contingent on final engineered plans and engineering‑department approval.

A separate proposal at 4868 Transit Road drew extended discussion about wetlands, parking and accessory storage. Attorney Sean Hopkins and project engineer Anthony Condolfe said the conceptual plan includes a 5,000‑square‑foot single‑story retail building with an accessory 2,000‑square‑foot storage structure limited to on‑site tenants, and roughly 17–19 parking spaces. Hopkins asked the board to recommend a negative declaration from the Environmental Assessment Committee (EAC) so the project can proceed to the town board. The Planning Board included conditions in its recommendation: (1) EAC issuance of a negative declaration, (2) approval of fully engineered plans by the engineering department, (3) a condition that the accessory building be used only by tenants on the site, and (4) a requirement that substantial layout changes trigger a return to the Planning Board for rereview.

Votes at a glance
- Motion to recommend reaffirmation of an expired 2022 site plan (applicant reported sanitary issues resolved): approved by voice vote.
- Motion to table 555 Ludwig at the applicant’s request to allow a topographical survey: approved by voice vote.
- Motion to recommend the 4868 Transit Road site plan with engineering and environmental contingencies and accessory‑use restrictions: approved by voice vote.
- Motion to make any recommendation contingent on final engineering and EAC review: recorded as conditions in motions above.

Board members emphasized they were advancing conceptual approvals but repeatedly noted that final engineering and stormwater design remain outstanding and that any required changes would require return review. The Planning Board’s recommendations allow the applicants to proceed to the town board or to finalize engineering while preserving the board’s ability to reconsider substantial changes.