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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 wanted to make sure they had a very thorough referral to the EC Department of Environment and Planning pursuant to NYS GML Section 239-m - March 25, 2026, a response letter was received and highlighted the following comments: DEP is familiar with the Project and has been involved throughout the process, including review of the previous rezoning referral dated October 15, 2025, that was determined to be of local concern. The proposed action is located within the Developed Area as defined in the Framework for Regional Growth. Actions in the Developed Area should: "Spark reinvestment, attract new households and businesses, and improve the livability and economic vitality of the region’s existing communities. Support a) the conservation and stabilization of existing neighborhoods; b) new compact, pedestrian - oriented, mixed-use development on vacant and underutilized sites; and c) higher density, employment intensive, mixed use and transit-oriented development in regional centers and growth corridors." The Town should consider the site plans alignment with the Town of West Seneca’s Comprehensive Plan, specifically Economic Development & Reinvestment Objective F) Encourage increased tourism development and expanded tourism services. The Town and developer should retain any mature trees on site, consider limiting vegetation removal, reducing the amount of pavement, and incorporate impervious surfaces. The Town and developer should ensure that there is an adequate vegetative buffer between the development and adjacent residential properties, in order to mitigate noise and visual impacts. The Town should work with the developer to establish hours of operation so not to disturb neighboring residential properties. - EC Department of Public Works provided a response, letter dated March 13, 2026, setting Seneca Creek is a county Road (CR-325) and the ECDPW has no concerns with the property being rezoned from R-90 to R-60A - EC Division of Sewage Management provided comments on March 20, 2026, noting the following: the proposed project is located in EC Sewer District No. 1; review and approval of any sanitary sewers installed is required by ECDSM - noting the applicant has provided preliminary information on the projected flows within Part 1 of the full EAF - An environmental review of the project is conducted pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) - noting the project is an unlisted action and does not cross any thresholds for a Type 1 action, the original SEQRA submission was supplemented to include a completed Part 1 of a full EAF along with exhibits 1 - 8, there are no environmentally protected resources on the site; the project requires site plan approval to ensure compliance with a wide assortment of technical standards; only 4 of 18 acres will be disturbed; and in their opinion, the SEQRA review requirements are fulfilled: 1) relevant areas of environmental concern have been identified and 2) ensure a hard look has been taken and finally; issue a SEQRA determination - noting the applicant is requesting a Negative SEQRA Declaration - A letter from the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) of December 2,2025, indicated that no properties, including archaeological and/or historic resources, listed in or eligible for the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places will be impacted by the project, the project will not result in any potentially adverse environmental impacts, an issuance of a Negative Declaration is justified - The applicant is requesting a Negative SEQRA Declaration and rezoning the relevant portion of the project site from R-90 to R-60A Public comments were received as follows: 3 Page 7 of 280