Southtowns Record

Planning Board minutes — May 21, 2026

Government
Town of Marilla
Board
Planning Board
Meeting
May 21, 2026
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Minutes
Topics
Zoning and land use, Moratoriums

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IV.  New Business

  a) Liberia Road Property Zoning Change

  William Abers approached the Board for recommendation to have the zoning for his 19.5
  acre Liberia Road property changed from Rural Residential to Agricultural. He would like to
  expand his farming capabilities. In Erie County, this land is zoned Agricultural however in
  Marilla, it is zoned Rural Residential.

  Debbie Zimmerman made a MOTION the Board agrees with the change of zoning from
  Rural Residential to Agricultural in the town of Marilla to match the county rolls; SECOND
  Cari Jaroslawsky.

  Wendy Schoenwetter – aye  Max Strasser - aye
  Clarence Wigler - aye  Cari Jaroslawsky - aye
  Deb Mamon - aye  Debbie Zimmerman - aye
  Shawn Slammon – aye

  Motion is passed 7 ayes and 0 nays.

  b) Wendy Schoenwetter stated she received information from Joe Nuttle regarding whether a
  battery storage system would be allowed at 11500 Clinton Street. There is a code already
  written for this and he was referred to the code book.

V.  Old Business

  a) Cari Jaroslawsky asked if Wendy Schoenwetter had heard from either Code Enforcement
  Officer regarding the follow-up on the solar projects to ensure all agreed upon actions,
  including soil samples and water samples, were being adhered to. Cari stated she had spoken
  to Scott regarding this. Wendy stated she had not heard from either code enforcement officer.
  Wendy stated she would begin copying all members of the Town Board for requests for
  information.

  b) Accessory Dwelling Units

  i)  The Board agreed to postpone discussion on this topic until representatives from CPL
  could be present at the meeting.

  ii)  Small Nuclear Reactors

  Cari Jaroslawsky presented an overview of the small nuclear reactors. Following her
  presentation, Cari and Wendy Schoenwetter agreed to reach out to their contacts in
  the UK to see if they would share their current code for the reactors. Shawn Slammon
  stated North Tonawanda currently has an application for a nuclear reactor. Cari
  Jaroslawsky recommended contacting other nuclear installations to see what they
  have in their codes to address the safety concerns around the reactors.

  Wendy Schoenwetter recommended asking the Town Board for a one-year
  moratorium on nuclear reactors.