Southtowns Record

Town Board agenda packet — January 26, 2026

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Town of Aurora
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Town Board
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Jan 26, 2026
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Agenda packet
Topics
Budget and taxes, Public safety, Zoning and land use, Water, sewer and drainage, Parks and recreation, Moratoriums, Roads and traffic, Audits and oversight, Energy and data center siting

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5C-Q
  RESOLUTION
  APPROVING DEVELOPMENT ON AN OPEN DEVELOPMENT AREA LOT
  1073 DAVIS ROAD
  (SBL# 186.00-5-38)
WHEREAS, Chapter 99 of the Code of The Town of Aurora establishes standards for
landowners who wish to develop or subdivide land that lacks adequate public road frontage for
standard lot development (known as “Open Development Area”); and

WHEREAS, Robert Neil Hopkins, Jr. (the Applicant’) has filed an Open Development Area
(ODA) application to be able to construct a rear addition on the west side of an existing building
on the existing ODA lot at 1073 Davis Road; and

WHEREAS, the Applicant has made a reasonable attempt and effort to comply with
specifications of Chapters 99 of the Code of the Town of Aurora; and

WHEREAS, the applications and supporting documentation were forwarded to the Erie County
Division of Planning whose response was that the proposed action has been reviewed and
determined to be of local concern and they have no recommendations; and

WHEREAS, the Applicant applied for and the Zoning Board of Appeals granted the following
variances to permit an addition to the existing building on this ODA lot: 55 feet frontage, 2.21
acre lot size, 124,37 feet front yard setback, 21.85 feet side yard setback, 55 feet ingress/egress
width 70.04 feet lot width, no driveway bump-outs required.

WHEREAS, the Town of Aurora Planning Board recommended that the Town Board approve
the Open Area Development application for 1073 Davis Road; and

WHEREAS, as an unlisted action under SEQRA the Town Board found that this will not result
in any significant adverse environmental impacts.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to Chapter 99 Article VI — Open
Development Area of the Code of the Town of Aurora, the Town Board does hereby approve the
Open Development Area application for a rear addition on the west side of an existing building
on the existing ODA lot at 1073 Davis Road, East Aurora, New York.