The Planning Board reapproved a rezone request for multifamily development at 0 and 100 McKesson Parkway, a proposal the applicant says previously secured a rezone in October 2022 but allowed the zoning to revert when no building permit was filed within a year.

Frank Chenisi, president of Legacy Development, told the board the original approval envisioned about 340 units, but the team reduced the plan to roughly 160 units to respond to market conditions and cost considerations. Chenisi described a development sequence that still must include zoning variances, ZBA review, site‑plan approval and external signoffs — notably downstream sewer capacity approvals from the Erie County Health Department and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). "We filed for the downstream sewer capacity on 10/01/2024, and we still don't have it," he said, warning that obtaining county and DEC approvals can take many months and may require the developer to reappear periodically to maintain approvals.

Chenisi said the reduced scheme will still require variances — lot area, parking, building height and density — and described a design approach that adds a story to a previously peaked‑roof design to gain units without increasing building height. He also cited a June 2022 traffic study that concluded the existing network could handle a 340‑unit scheme and said the board should not require a new traffic analysis for a smaller 160‑unit plan.

Board members asked about parking and connections to nearby commercial parking fields controlled by the mall owner (referred to in the meeting as 'Pyramid'). Chenisi said anchor leases at the mall limit shared parking opportunities and noted existing improvements such as an abandoned former McKesson Parkway right‑of‑way visible on the site plan. After discussion a motion to approve the rezone/application was made, seconded and carried; the applicant was told to return with subsequent variance and site‑plan submissions.

Next steps include ZBA variance requests and the external sewer‑capacity approvals that Chenisi said will be necessary before a building permit can be issued.