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Planning Board Regular Meeting, Jul 1, 2026 — Minutes

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Town of Hamburg
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Planning Board
Meeting
Jul 1, 2026
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Minutes
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Zoning and land use, Energy and data center siting, Roads and traffic, Parks and recreation, Budget and taxes, Water, sewer and drainage, Public safety

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Same meeting

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Town of Hamburg Planning Board Minutes  July 1, 2026

Gateway Building Site Plan Approval
3556 Lakeshore Road
July 1, 2026

Site Plan

Whereas, The Hamburg Planning Department received a Site Plan Application from
3556 Lakeshore Road, LLC for the development of a mixed-use site, offering
condominiums for residential use, and commercial uses, such as restaurants, hotel
space, and continuing the use of some of the existing office space at the Gateway
Building, to be located at 3556 Lakeshore Road; and

Whereas, the Town of Hamburg Planning Board held the required public hearing on
June 17th, 2026; and

Whereas, the Town of Hamburg Planning Board has reviewed the project against the
Town Code, has received input from Town departments and other agencies, has
received additional information/reports from the Applicant, and provided input to the
Applicant that has resulted in amended plans addressing the Planning Board’s
concerns; and

Whereas, in accordance with Part 617 of the implementing regulations pertaining to
Article 8 (State Environmental Quality Review Act- SEQRA) of the Environmental
Conservation Law, the Hamburg Town Board previously issued a Coastal Consistency
Determination and a SEQR Negative Declaration on 12/2/24; and

Whereas, the rezoning was approved with conditions and the Planning Board has
considered those conditions in the approval of the site plan; and

Now, Therefore Be It Resolved, The Town of Hamburg Planning Board issues
conditional site plan approval for this project with the following conditions:

  1. Approval is contingent upon the Engineering Department comment letter dated
  06/26/26.
  2. The Applicant shall comply with all of the rezoning conditions from the December
  2nd, 2024, Town Board approval resolution.
  3. Fencing types and locations shall be installed per the site plan dated 06/12/26
  revision ‘B’.
  4. The landscaping plan dated 06/12/26 shall be approved by the Planning
  Department in consultation with New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic
  Preservation.
  5. Lighting shall be shielded and dark sky compliant as shown on the lighting plan
  dated 06/12/26.

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