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WAVES AE Civil Engineering · Site Development 255 Rounds Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14215 · 585-305-5199 · [email protected] July 28, 2026 Chairperson and Members of the Planning Board Town of West Seneca Town Hall, 1250 Union Road West Seneca, New York 14224 RE: Letter of Intent — Site Plan Review 4350 Seneca Street Building Addition 4350 Seneca Street, West Seneca, New York 14224 · SBL No. 135.17-3-8.2 C-2 Commercial District · Applicant: Havens Holding Group Dear Chairperson and Members of the Board: On behalf of Havens Holding Group, this letter accompanies the site plan application for a building addition at 4350 Seneca Street and sets out the intent of the proposed work. Existing conditions. The property is an existing developed commercial parcel improved with a one-story building of approximately 3,000 square feet occupied by a New York State licensed farm brewery and tasting room, together with paved parking, circulation, and an outdoor patio and garden area. The facility hosts an average of four staff on site during peak working hours and approximately 65 guests per day. Proposed action. The applicant proposes a two-story addition constructed over and adjacent to the existing building, providing 1,902 square feet of first-floor production area and 2,500 square feet of second-floor office and interior storage area. More than 90 percent of the addition footprint lies on previously disturbed ground. Intent. The addition houses existing operations in a larger footprint; it does not expand them. Annual production remains at approximately 650 to 700 barrels. The replacement equipment installed in the new space reduces energy consumption, water usage, and production time. The added area provides clear working separation between equipment for safer operations, floor area for the larger footprint of the newer equipment, interior storage for materials presently kept elsewhere, and an area of dedicated office and meeting space for staff who at present work from the tasting room. Peak on-site staffing, occupant loads, and average daily patronage are unchanged, and no increase in trip generation is anticipated. The applicant has secured a grant from Empire State Development toward furniture, fixtures, and equipment for the brewery space, which advanced the decision to proceed with the expansion. Zoning. The property is zoned C-2 Commercial District under Chapter 120 of the Town Code. The addition continues the established use of the property. No rezoning, use variance, or area variance is requested. Dimensional conformance is demonstrated in the zoning data block on the accompanying site plan. Utilities. Existing services are retained without modification. Analyses accompanying this submission demonstrate that the existing one-inch domestic water service is adequate for the proposed occupancy-managed demand, and that the existing four-inch sanitary lateral and the receiving 15-inch Town main have adequate capacity. The recently upgraded two-inch gas service is likewise adequate; no additional gas volume is required. Sanitary loading is unchanged because occupancy and production volume are unchanged. No fire suppression service is required. Environmental review. A completed Short Environmental Assessment Form, Part 1, accompanies this submission. The addition exceeds by 402 square feet the 4,000 square foot threshold at 6 NYCRR 617.5(c)(9), below which such non- residential expansion is a Type II action requiring no environmental review; the action is therefore Unlisted by a narrow margin. We would welcome the Board's or staff's guidance as to whether the Town has adopted a supplemental Type II list under 6 NYCRR 617.5(b) under which an action of this nature would also qualify, obviating environmental review altogether. Should review be required, then on the record presented — a footprint more than 90 percent on previously disturbed ground, no change of use, no increase in occupancy, production volume, or utility demand, and reduced energy and water consumption — we respectfully request that the Board declare itself lead agency and adopt a Negative Declaration at the same meeting, which the limited scope of the action should readily permit. We respectfully request that this application be placed on the agenda for the Board's meeting of August 13, 2026. I will attend to answer questions, and would welcome the opportunity to address any staff or Board comments in advance. Respectfully submitted, Jason Havens, P.E. Principal Civil Design · Waves AE New York State Professional Engineer License No. 090335 Enclosures: Site plan set · Zoning data block · Water service sizing calculation · Sanitary sewer capacity analysis · Short EAF Part 1 with Mapper Summary Report Page 31 of 84