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Planning board gives concept acceptance to Raising Cane’s plan at 107 Wolf Road
Summary
The board voted to accept concept plans for a 3,500‑square‑foot Raising Cane's restaurant with a dual drive‑thru at 107 Wolf Road, with waivers for parking and setbacks to be considered in later reviews. The vote for concept acceptance passed at the meeting.
The Town of Colonie Planning Board on June 23 granted concept acceptance to plans for a proposed Raising Cane’s restaurant and dual drive‑thru at 107 Wolf Road, moving the project from sketch toward a full technical review.
Karen Majewski of Bowler Engineering, representing Raising Cane’s, said the applicant proposes to demolish the existing ~6,500‑square‑foot structure and construct a roughly 3,500‑square‑foot restaurant with dual drive‑thru lanes, a patio and parking improvements. The submission requests waivers: the concept shows 40 built parking spaces plus eight 'land bank' spaces (48 total if developed) against a requirement of 50, and a front setback larger than the 20‑foot maximum to canopy/building distances described in the materials.
Majewski said the proposal increases rear green buffer from about 14.2% to roughly 26% and added four parallel spaces in the rear to improve existing conditions; if the land‑bank spaces are later built they would convert to perpendicular stalls and provide a net gain. She described drive‑thru stacking capacity of about 25 vehicles when both lanes are used, and noted Raising Cane’s operational focus — a limited menu and quick service — helps turn times and stacking performance.
Town technical reviewers requested additional traffic‑study details before final approvals. 'We reviewed the concept level documents and confirmed they address most of the DCC comments; we identified a few traffic parameters we’d like to see in the final report,' TDE Ryan said. Board members recommended coordination with the police and highway safety on opening‑day traffic control and discussed trash/dumpster management near neighboring properties; the applicant said staff procedures and site layout will be used to avoid recurring problems.
A motion for concept acceptance was made and seconded; the chair called the vote and the board announced the motion passed. The project will proceed to full concept submittal and technical review, during which the parking and setback waiver requests will be considered and any required traffic or operational mitigation will be negotiated with staff and outside agencies.
