Southtowns Record

Planning Board Regular Meeting, Apr 15, 2026 — Minutes

Government
Town of Hamburg
Board
Planning Board
Meeting
Apr 15, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Zoning and land use, Water, sewer and drainage, Budget and taxes, Parks and recreation, Public safety

Original document

Same meeting

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Town of Hamburg Planning Board Minutes  April 15, 2026

  o Norway Spruce Upright- this planning has been
  replaced with red cedar where it was previously
  proposed behind buildings 1-3
  o Iseli Fastigiate Spruce- described to possess a
  relatively shallow, compact root system, generally
  spreading 3 feet from the trunk to support their narrow
  3- to 5-foot-wide canopy
  o Dappled Willow- this planning has been replaced by a
  combination of service berry and kindred spirit oak.

Mr. Rogers asked can the Applicant or his team address the estimated construction
timeline, if there are phases of the construction, and any type of noise mitigation that
they are able to offer?

The Applicant responded that being as the project has not been approved, they have
not gone through this too much. The goal would be to put all the infrastructure at once,
then the individual buildings would be built based on demand with buildings 1-3 being
built to start.

Mr. Rogers asked Mr. Santa to specify the kind of usage within the buildings themselves
and asked does he intend on tenants having workshop space meaning that they would
use machines or work on projects.

Mr. Santa responded that the ideal tenants would be plumbers, electricians, concrete
layers, framers, painters and auto detailers. He also stated that yes, they could be
working on projects inside the shops.

Mr. Rogers said previously it was stated that the buildings would be cold storage. He
asked is there going to be utilities within the buildings themselves.

Mr. Santa answered there will be one bathroom, sink, electricity, and heat but no air
conditioning.

Mr. Rogers asked Mr. Santa if he would be amenable to a condition of no hazardous
materials, no flammable materials, things of that sort.

Mr. Santa answered that is something that would have to be given more detail due to
the fact that different contractors have different supplies. However, in the lease there will
be language about what is permitted in terms of storage.

Chair Gronachan stated that the Applicant mentioned that tenants may work in the
buildings and asked would there be set hours.

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