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Planning board recommends negative declaration and site‑plan approval for Benzel Ports storage‑yard Phase 2
Summary
After reviewing Phase 2 maintenance and operations for a storage‑container yard at 2 Benzel Ports, the planning board recommended a SEQR negative declaration and forwarded a site‑plan recommendation; the applicant said permanent modular offices will be built and United Rentals inspects containers before returning them to the yard.
The Lancaster Planning Board recommended a SEQR negative declaration and forwarded a site‑plan recommendation for Phase 2 of the storage‑container yard at 2 Benzel Ports.
Anthony Pandolfi, project engineer with Carmena Wood Design, described Phase 2 work as maintenance and repairs to the site’s northern portion: removing asphalt and replacing it with stone, converting asphalt aprons to concrete to better handle truck loads, and installing three dark‑sky‑compliant light poles facing the site. Pandolfi corrected an earlier comment and said the modular office structures will be permanent construction with full architectural plans submitted to the building department.
Pandolfi said United Rentals inspects units and requires renters to clean and properly dispose of any hazardous material before a unit is returned to the yard. "If there is any hazardous material… the onus is on whoever is renting that unit at the time," he said, adding that United Rentals inspects containers and will not accept contaminated units.
A motion for a negative declaration passed and the board voted to recommend the site plan to the Town Board. Board members also confirmed that stormwater management for the site was designed to serve the whole property and that final engineering details will be reviewed by the town engineer during site‑plan review.
What happens next: the planning board’s recommendation and the SEQR finding will be forwarded to the Town Board; final site‑plan approvals and any required permits will continue through town review channels.
