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Town of Hamburg Planning Board Minutes January 7, 2026 Mr. Reilly stated that due to the fact the public hearing was for a three-lot subdivision and it is going to be now a two-lot subdivision, he is unsure if another public hearing needs to be held. A map cover must be filed to correct what is now showing in the County’s database. Chair Gronachan authorized the drafting of the resolution. The Planning Board tabled the project to the January 21st, 2026 meeting so that Mr. Gorgan can verify that another public hearing does not need to be held as it was listed as a three-lot subdivision and it is now a two-lot subdivision. Mr. Gogan asked for clarification as to what the Board was having him research. It is his impression that the notice is going to be sufficient, but he wants to know if that is what the Board is asking him to verify. Benderson Development- Requesting Site Plan Approval for a proposal to construct an 8,020 sq-ft multi-tenant outparcel building with a drive-thru lane to be located at 5400 Southwestern Boulevard Mr. Matt Oates, on behalf of Benderson, gave an update and reminded the Board the last time he was here was for a public hearing and there were no public comments. The Board did have some comments however about the drive through. Benderson had stated that they were thinking about it being a bank or café-style establishment and they accepted the condition that if it were to become more of a fast-food establishment they would have to come back to the Board for discussion. He also stated that the revised plans that were submitted had shown the sidewalk connection going from the front of the building. The drainage engineer, who did the original site design, is working on an updated drainage report that still needs to be submitted to Camie for review. Chair Gronachan had a question for Mr. Reilly. After visiting the Tim Hortons at McKinley and 20, she was wondering how can the Board ask for improvements on the stacking situation especially with a new project. Mr. Reilly responded that when it comes to Tim Hortons, the DOT has their own generation of number since Tim Hortons generates an inordinate amount of traffic. As for other locations, a lot has been learned regarding parking lot design, especially with drive thrus and that stacking should be clear of other parking. Mr. Oates stated that this design addresses some of that concern because they expect a low volume of drive thru activity. 6