Southtowns Record

June 17, 2026 Minutes

Government
Town of Wales
Board
Zoning Board of Appeals
Meeting
Jun 17, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Zoning and land use, Water, sewer and drainage, Budget and taxes

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  TOWN  OF WALES
  ZONING  BOARD  OF APPEALS
  PUBLIC HEARING  MEETING  MINUTES
  June 17, 2026

The meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Wales was held on the 17th day of
June 2026 at the Wales Town Courthouse, 11006 Emery Road, South Wales, New York.

CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Edward Wilkolaski called the meeting to order at 6:11 p.m. EST
ROLL CALL
Chairman Edward Wilkolaski — present
Board Member Mark Gietler - present
Board Member Russ Clothier Jr. - present
Board Member Kevin Ingraham — present
Board Member James Cornell — present
OTHERS PRESENT
Applicants — Andrew and Loren Pudlewski
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
MOTION # __ By Zoning Board of Appeals Member Mark Geitler, second by Zoning Board of
Appeals Member Russell Clothier Jr., to accept the Zoning Board of Appeals Agenda of June 17,
2026. Carried ayes-5 nays-0
ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF PRIOR MEETING
MOTION # __ By Zoning Board of Appeals Member Mark Geitler, second by Zoning Board of
Appeals Member Kevin Ingraham, to accept the Zoning Board of Appeals Workshop meeting
minutes of June 2, 2026. Carried ayes-5 nays-0
OLD BUSINESS — none.
NEW BUSINESS

CASE#! Applicants: Andrew and Loren Pudlewski  SBL# 202.00-2-57.1
  The applicants at 6113 Vermont Hill Road, South Wales, New York would like to
  appeal the allowance for a detached accessory building located in front of the primary
  building: Wales Code Section 200-22 - Area Variance. 4-2026

Public Hearing:
The Chairman invited the Applicants to present the proposed project. The Board confirmed that
there have been no significant changes to the proposal since the previous workshop meeting.
The Applicants stated they sent out all the certified neighbor notification letters were sent out.
No objections or negative feedback were received. There was one neighbor that inquired about
the project but none that objected to the project. There is landscaping in the plans for the future.
It was suggested by the Board that landscaping would better screen the structure from the road.