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Town Board approves waiver and agreements for Farrell Industrial Park warehouse project
Summary
The board granted a waiver allowing up to about 17.76 acres to be disturbed in Phase IB of the Farrell Industrial Park project, and approved a stormwater maintenance agreement and a developers' fair‑share agreement; approvals were conditioned on securities, inspections and submittal of SWPPP inspections.
At the July 28 workshop the Town Board approved a suite of approvals for the Farrell Industrial Park development, including a waiver from the Town’s 5‑acre maximum disturbance limit for Phase IB, a stormwater maintenance agreement, and a developers' fair‑share contribution agreement.
Patrick Hines, the project's representative engineer, told the Board the revised site grading and phasing plans allow stabilization of the building pad with gravel early in construction and requested authorization to disturb up to approximately 17.76 acres during Phase IB. The revised Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan dated June 12, 2025, and related plans were presented as addressing Town and NYSDEC requirements.
The town attorney's office recommended granting the waiver subject to conditions: the applicant must post securities for grading and stormwater management, submit fees for post‑construction inspections, and provide that SWPPP inspections prepared by the applicant’s environmental consultant be submitted to the Town Code Enforcement Department and the town attorney’s office for periodic compliance checks. The revised SWPPP also requires that two site inspections be conducted within every seven calendar days for disturbed areas and that stabilized areas meet final grading requirements.
The Board approved the 5‑acre waiver request, the stormwater maintenance agreement with YM & YH Developers, LLC, and the Farrell Developers Agreement (fair‑share contribution) by recorded votes (each motion passed 5–0). The project descriptions in the record referenced a proposed 262,080‑square‑foot warehouse with associated parking and the Planning Board's conditional final approval; the transcript noted the 2021 and 2023 prior approvals referenced in the developers agreement.
Approvals include requirements intended to allow town consultants to perform periodic on‑site review and to ensure long‑term maintenance of stormwater controls. Further administrative submissions by the applicant (securities, inspection reports) are conditions of continued compliance.
