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Town of Hamburg Planning Board Minutes May 6, 2026 Attorney Gogan stated that as long as the reasoning is stated on the record what the concern was, he feels that it is a reasonable request to include that to show the concern was resolved with mitigation and addressed. Member Chmura asked what the current proposed distance of the industrial buildings to the residential property line is, which the answer was explained to be 58 ft. Chair Gronachan stated that the ordinance says that it’s abutting to the property line which is the reason why this 10 ft. keeps getting brought up. Mr. Rogers stated he would like to address the Part 3 analysis and make sure that it accurately incorporates the board’s feelings. He asked would Member Chmura feel comfortable having the document reference what is written in subsection three talking about the FEMA flood map, or would she want a copy and paste to Impact #5 (Impact on Flooding). Member Chmura told Mr. Rogers that he can reference the flood map from the previous section, noting the 100-year floodplain as it pertains to Rush Creek. It will read: “see reference to the Flood map and narrative and subsection 3 related to the 100-year floodplain and Rush Creek”. As to the impact on transportation, Mr. Rogers asked if there was any specific way that Member Clark would like it worded or incorporated into the document. Mr. Rogers stated that the Part 3 analysis already states: To address volume and traffic access concerns, the applicant is proposing that all heavy construction vehicles shall be required to continue southbound and utilize the Woodlawn exit off of Route 5 to circle around and come back up Route 5, going northbound to make a right into the project site. This has been discussed to be a required condition of site plan approval for the project. The applicant will direct his drivers and, to the maximum extent practicable his tenants, to not use the State right of way off of Hawley Road. Hawley Road, which is a Town Road, already has signage prohibiting trucks over 5 tons from entering the road. Member Clark explained that he does not have anything that would fix it. Member Chmura asked to address the pedestrian comment and asked if there can be something to the extent to say that it is noted that there are no improvements planned for any pedestrian access. Chair Gronachan stated that she does not support that due to the fact that everything that is included is there due to mitigation or explanations. 7