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Town Board opens hearing on Wildwood Parkway rezoning; DEC and county review required
Summary
The Wheatfield Town Board opened a public hearing on a rezoning request for a property on Wildwood Parkway, noting the parcel was rezoned to commercial in 2022 and that state and county reviews are required before further action.
The Wheatfield Town Board opened a public hearing on January 5 on a rezoning application for a property on Wildwood Parkway. Town Attorney Matthew Brooks read the public notice, and board members discussed why the parcel currently carries commercial zoning and that it had been rezoned from residential to commercial in 2022.
Board members and others noted that other properties in Wheatfield have changed zoning recently and identified two procedural next steps: consultation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and a formal review by the Niagara County Planning Board. The board did not take final action on the rezoning at the meeting.
Supervisor Don MacSwan moved to close the public hearing at 6:56 p.m.; Councilman Randy Retzlaff seconded the motion, which carried unanimously, AYES 5, NAYS 0. The closure sets the matter for follow-up reviews rather than an immediate decision.
Why it matters: rezoning can change permitted land uses and can affect neighbors, traffic, and municipal services; state and county reviews are typical procedural requirements that can influence whether and how a local board proceeds. The board did not vote to rezone at this meeting and indicated additional technical and intergovernmental review is required.
Next steps: Town staff were directed to pursue the noted consultations and county review; no timetable for final action was established at the meeting.
