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WEST SENECA COURT ROOM TOWN BOARD PROCEEDINGS 1250 Union Road Minutes - Meeting # 2026-03 West Seneca, NY 14224 February 9, 2026 - The proposed use is an expansion of the parking lot and construction of an onsite hotel with a maximum of 40 units, noting Phase 1 would consist of 24 units and Phase 2 would consist of 16 units - The applicant has withdrawn their request for a special permit to allow the service of alcohol within the proposed hotel project - There are 153 existing parking spaces, 199 proposed - The proposed setbacks have been modified - The landscape plans have been modified twice - The T-turnaround for emergency vehicles was eliminated - The Planning Board issued a favorable recommendation at its October 9, 2025, meeting - The berm has been moved closer to the proposed buildings, noting extensive green space will remain - A comprehensive updated project submission was made on January 18, 2026, including amended application, short environmental assessment form, updated plans and building renderings, no impact letter from SHPO, copy of proposed rules and regulations - The revised application reduces the area to be rezoned to 12.8 acres with the balance remaking R- 90, noting there are no plans for additional development - The unit count is the same, with the configuration changed: three 8-unit buildings in Phase 1 and four 4-unit buildings in Phase 2 - The fire pits were removed - The distance to the nearest building and 1255 Seneca Creek Road was increased from 213' to 272' - The distance from the nearest building to Seneca Creek Road was increased from 246' to 332' - An onsite stormwater management area was added and will meet town specifications, contaminants are removed before being discharged at a controlled rate and can handle a hundred-year storm - Updated landscape plan - added extensive additional landscaping for both phases; enhanced the berm, which will be approximately 3' - 4' tall, and moved it closer to the buildings to create more effective screening - Hasbro Villas would be managed by experienced local hospitality professionals who have over 30 years of experience - All necessary permits, inspections, and code requirements will be met - The draft Rules and Regulations were read, noting they would be provided to every guest - R-60A Zoning allows for, among other things, hotel or motel without restaurant facilities. Defined in the Zoning Code as "A building containing sleeping rooms and in which lodging is provided primarily for transient guests for compensation and which may include public dining facilities." - The Town Board has two consideration: SEQRA and requested rezoning - SEQRA - unlisted action, a short EAF was submitted, no environmentally projected resources are on this site, the project will require Site Plan Approval, compliance with applicable stormwater quality and quantity standards, downstream sanitary sewer capacity analysis, the project will not result in any potentially significant adverse environmental impacts, requesting the issuance of a Negative Declaration - Requesting rezoning of the project site from R-90 to R60A Supervisor Dickson stated spot zoning has been brought up several times and asked Mr. Hopkins to address this. Mr. Hopkins stated this site is relatively unique; there is an existing banquet facility. The zoning classification may be different from the predominant zoning classification of the surrounding properties. This is a residential project. Mr. Hopkins stated that, in terms of his legal experience, this request would not qualify for spot zoning if reviewed by the New York State Courts. 10