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WEST SENECA COURT ROOM DRAFT TOWN BOARD PROCEEDINGS 1250 Union Road Minutes - Meeting # 2026-08 West Seneca, NY 14224 April 27, 2026 WHEREAS, the Erie County Division of Planning, after carefully and fully reviewing a description of the proposed project, along with the application and other documents as submitted to the Town of West Seneca, replied in writing that the project was to be of local concern; and WHEREAS, the Town Board held multiple public hearings which were properly noticed to the public wherein the project was discussed; and WHEREAS, the project has been reviewed with respect to the concomitant zoning change that has been sought and which was also the subject of multiple public hearings and meetings over a period of six (6) months; and WHEREAS, the project has been initially reviewed by the Planning Board which has given preliminary approval of the zoning change, but must still render a future determination with respect to site plan approval after a review of the completed plans and submissions to any appropriate county and state agencies relative to any water, sewer, or other considerations; and WHEREAS, the Town Board herein determines that it shall act as lead agency for such purposes and there has been no opposition thereto by any other interested agency; and WHEREAS, the Town Board, carefully and fully reviewed the application including the following documents submitted by the applicant and other interested entities: SHPO which did not respond, along with the responses from Erie County Environment and Planning, ECWA, NYSDEC, the relevant West Seneca Fire District, and the reports and submissions from Carmina Wood Design; and WHEREAS, a zoning change from R-90 and R-90A to R-60A to allow the construction of a hotel facility without a restaurant/bar is sought; and WHEREAS, the Town Board, upon taking an independent hard look and reasoned evaluation of all of the above-referenced information, comments and written documentation with regard to the project and which has placed reasonable conditions on any such grant; WHEREAS, upon review of Parts I, II, and III of the FEAF and documentation and plans submitted by the applicant in connection with the review of the Project, the Town Board has not identified any potentially significant adverse environmental impacts associated with the proposed use of the Subject Property, has determined that this is an unlisted action and preparation of a Full Environmental Impact Statement is not necessary and that the issuance of a Negative Declaration is therefore appropriate; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that pursuant to 6 NYCRR 617.7(a) the Town Board hereby accepts its designation as lead agency and does hereby adopt a Negative Declaration with respect to the Project based on its determination that the Project will not result in any potentially significant adverse environmental impacts. On the question, Councilmember Robertson asked if the vote was strictly for the SEQRA and not the rezoning. Supervisor Dickson confirmed this was correct. 9 Page 13 of 280