Southtowns Record

Town Board minutes — April 15, 2026

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Town of Orchard Park
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Town Board
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Apr 15, 2026
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May 7, 2026
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Zoning and land use, Water, sewer and drainage, Budget and taxes, Parks and recreation, Roads and traffic, Public safety

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8th Town Board Meeting  04/15/2026  Page 8

  • Non-Pesticide water quality treatment services (excluding aeration) for various Town-Owned
  Ponds & Lake; including Brush Mountain, Lyrica North & South, Holley Ridge, CRV Acorn
  Circle, CRV East & West, Milestrip Reclamation, Birdsong, Riley Meadows, Pleasant Acres
  East & West, and Knoche pond, also Green Lake.

  • Complete NYSDEC permitting & fish stocking in specified Town-Owned Ponds/Lake as per
  attachment 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2 Fishery Management Agreement ($1,000.00 deposit due in April).

  The resolution was unanimously adopted.
On the Question: Councilmember Honer inquired about the fees for this contract.
  Supervisor Liberti spoke of the number of ponds in Orchard Park and their
  acreage.

New Business #10 Approve a Site Plan and Building Permit for 2868 Southwestern Blvd.

14) THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY COUNCILMEMBER HONER, WHO
MOVED ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MARIANO, TO WIT:

RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby approve the following resolution upon the recommendation
of the Planning Board from their April 9, 2026, meeting:

RESOLVED, with regard to P. B. File #13-25, 2868 Southwestern Boulevard, located on the north side
of Southwestern Boulevard, west of Angle Road, Zoned B-2/R-3, (SBL# 153.06-1-25). The Town Board
approves the presented Site Plan and authorizes a Building Permit, to construct a Pole Barn per the plan
received on February 26, 2026, based on the following conditions and stipulations:

  1. A referral to the Erie County Division of Planning was made in compliance with NYS General
  Municipal law §239 l-nn on November 5, 2025, with comments received on November 20, 2025. No
  recommendation was made.
  2. This is an UNLISTED SEQR Action, based on the Short EAF submitted on September 26, 2025,
  and a Negative Declaration is made.
  3. No additional outside lighting is proposed, and should lighting be considered in the future, the
  Applicant is directed to return to the Planning Board.
  4. No outside storage or display is permitted.
  5. Any future dumpsters shall be screened, in accordance with Section 144-25 of the Town Code.
  6. The applicant is to provide the Town of Orchard Park Assessor with an “independent” appraisal for
  the completed project by a Certified Commercial Appraiser.
  7. Engineering Approval was granted on April 9, 2026.
  The resolution was unanimously adopted.
On the question: Councilmember Honer asked if this is a business and if they have a dumpster.
  Supervisor Liberti asked about debris outside the dumpster.
  Building Inspector Tom Minor answered all questions.

New Business #11 Refer to the Planning and Conservation Board for its recommendation.

15) THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY COUNCILMEMBER BENNETT, WHO
MOVED ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MARIANO, TO WIT:

RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby refer the following to the Planning and Conservation Board: