Minoa planning board approves upholstery shop's site plan at 91 Hulbert St.

The Village of Minoa Planning Board voted unanimously on May 14 to approve a site plan allowing Street Dreams CNY Inc., doing business as Top Stitch Upholstery CNY, to operate an upholstery shop at 91 Hulbert Street.

Chairman Dan DeLucia opened the public hearing and applicant Joseph Gallageher presented the plan, telling the board the family business was founded in 1964 and has been operated by him since about 1981. Gallageher said the business recently relocated from the City of Syracuse and serves primarily high-end automotive clients; he described the shop as appointment-based, not open for walk-in retail, and said customers typically drop off vehicles and return when projects are complete. "We respectfully request the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for 91 Hulbert Street so that we may continue operating our business legally and safely," the applicant wrote in the submitted packet.

Board members reviewed site layout, ingress and egress, parking and circulation, and found no proposed exterior changes to the parking lot, lighting, drainage, utilities, or pedestrian access. The applicant estimated three to four employee vehicles would be parked on site during normal operations and said no long-term vehicle storage or external warehousing of materials would occur. The board noted the tenant space previously underwent site plan review and that only minor interior changes were made (a small interior wall relocation and creation of a small office).

A motion to approve the site plan "based on Plans Submitted" was made by Sarah Coleman and seconded by John Jarmacz; the minutes record that "all were in favor." The board also recorded that any future work requiring permits, such as bay-door widening or new signage, would be coordinated with the Village Code Enforcement Office.

The approval includes the applicant's representations that no mechanical repair, body work, spray painting, welding, fuel-system work, or use of flammable or hazardous materials will occur at the premises, and that materials and adhesives will be non-flammable and fire-retardant as required by applicable law. The board conditioned no immediate exterior modifications and documented that building permit coordination will be required for any future structural or exterior changes.