Cheektowaga environmental panel tables three site items, including unpermitted parking expansion at 7 Community Drive

The Town of Cheektowaga Environmental Advisory Committee met on March 25, 2026, and voted to table three agenda items while staff and applicants gather additional reports and revise designs.

Chair opened the meeting at 02:01 and moved to approve the February minutes before turning to old business. On 940 Lawson Road, the Chair said the project is "waiting on a wetland delineation report, I believe," and that no representative from the applicant was present. The Chair moved to table the item; a committee member seconded and recorded affirmatives, and the matter was tabled.

The committee then considered 3419 Bridal, described by the Chair as a proposed merger of three parcels for a new 53,000-square-foot commercial tire storage and service building. The Chair said the applicant still has outstanding requirements to resolve with the DEC and that the town filing had not been completed. The Chair noted the applicant holds a use-variance extension that will lapse in roughly six months and moved to table the item until the DEC and town issues are addressed; the motion passed.

On new business, the Chair introduced an application from 7 Community Drive seeking retroactive approval "for a parking lot expansion that was constructed without consent to the town." The Chair said roughly "30 28 . . . 40 parking stalls" were added and that the unpermitted work has produced drainage runoff affecting nearby residential backyards. A committee member who visited the site described yards that "flooded the neighbors out" when warm days combined with rain and reported the applicant moved piled snow after complaints.

A committee member who inspected the site with staff said the applicant appeared "amenable to work with us to resolve our concerns," and another member said the applicant plans to consult with engineering and revise drawings. The Chair noted a planning-board recommendation for approval was conditioned on engineering sign-off. With outstanding engineering details and concerns about a swale and potential overflow into adjacent yards, the Chair moved to table the 7 Community Drive item to allow revised plans and further coordination; the motion was seconded and carried.

After the three votes to table the items, the Chair moved to adjourn. The committee approved the motion and closed the meeting, which finished shortly after the votes.

The committee did not reach a substantive decision on any application: each matter was tabled pending submission of a wetland delineation (940 Lawson Road), resolution of DEC and town outstanding items and use-variance timing (3419 Bridal), and engineering/design revisions plus clearer snow-storage and drainage plans for 7 Community Drive. The committee recorded that the applicant for 7 Community Drive has indicated willingness to work with a consultant to produce revised drawings.

Next steps recorded in the meeting: applicants or their consultants are expected to provide the outstanding reports and revised engineering plans; the matters will return to the committee for further review once those items are filed.