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September 14, 2026 A meeting of the Planning Board of the Village of Springville was held at the Village Municipal Building, 65 Franklin St. Springville, New York at the above date and time. Present were: Chairman: Members: Bob Muhlbauer Guy Marlette Greg Keyser(absent) Brett Landsman Terry Skelton Building Inspector/ CEO: John Baker Clerk: Julie Nunweiler Liaison: Barb Lipka After the Pledge of Allegiance, Chairman Muhlbauer called the meeting to order at 7:0 I pm. Tonight, on the agenda, the Planning Board is addressing the following Public Hearing: Application# 11353 Special exception use for a 4 unit apartment building 121 N. Buffalo St. Springville. NY SBL 335.16-1-SS.12 RM District. Chairman Muhlbauer asked the owner Tom Roberts to explain to the board what he is going to be doing. Mr. Roberts explained that he is planning to build a four unit apartment building in front of the shipping container barn that he has been working on to be used for storage. (See attachment A• I) He explained that the property at one time had a Multi family dwelling that had to be demolished due to a fire in 2016. There is a carriage house in the back with 2 apartments which he also has been working on. He asked the board if they had any questions as he believes all the requirements are met. He is hoping to get a decision tonight so he could start with the foundation within the next few weeks as he has his sons' home for the summer but one will be going back to college soon. Chairman Muhlbauer explained that member Greg Keyser who is absent tonight raised concern about if this would be considered a planned residential development and may need to Page2 Planning Board July 28, 2026 further review the village code with the village attorney. He asked the other board members if they had any questions or concerns. Member Guy Marlette suggested that because it is an advertised public hearing to adjourn and set a time and date for later this week to vote as this would allow time for the questions about the village codes to be answered so that the board could make a final decision. Member Terry Skelton said he felt that taking a few days to get the answers was the best thing to do. All the members agreed and decided to meet on Friday July 3 lsi at 5:00 p.m. Chairman Muhlbauer said he had a few more questions for Mr. Roberts and asked about a time frame as to when he thought this project would be complete? Mr. Roberts said about one year as he has a construction loan to make draws on and would like to get the outside work done before winter as to allow time to do work on the inside. Chairman Muhlbauer asked CEO John Baker if there was P a g e 12 | 19