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Town of Aurora | Town Board Meeting | January 26, 2026 Councilmember McCann moved to adopt the following resolution; Action #24 Local Law 4-2025 seconded by Councilman Armbrust: rezoning moratorium WHEREAS, on April 28, 2025, the Town Board of Aurora approved Local extension thru 5/8/26 aprvd Law 4-2025, Establishing a Six-Month Moratorium on new applications for rezoning requests; and WHEREAS, Local Law 4-2025 was filed with the NYS Department of State on May 8, 2025; and WHEREAS, Section 5 of the Local Law states the term of the Moratorium may be extended for up to two additional periods of up to three months each by resolution of the Town Board upon a finding of necessity for such extension; and WHEREAS, the Town Board approved a three (3) month extension on the Moratorium, which extension is set to expire on February 8, 2026; and WHEREAS, an additional three (3) month extension is required on the Moratorium to allow more time for the Comprehensive Plan to be completed and adopted. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board approves an additional three (3) month extension on the Moratorium on new applications for rezoning requests, until May 8, 2026, in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the Town of Aurora and to maintain the status quo with respect to zoning code designations. Upon a vote being taken: ayes – four, noes – none. Motion carried. Town Attorney Maloney stated this is the final extension of the moratorium to Local Law 4-2025; if the Comprehensive Plan is not adopted by the end of this 3 month extension, another extension would require a new Local Law. Action #25 SEQR Councilmember Armbrust moved to adopt the following resolution; Lead Agency seconded by Councilman McCann: declaration by TB adopted WHEREAS, the Town of Aurora is in the process of developing a new comprehensive plan; and WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Aurora is duly qualified to act as lead agency and has requested lead agency status with respect to compliance with SEQRA which requires environmental review of certain actions undertaken by local government; and WHEREAS, the proposed action is a Type I action pursuant to the Rules and Regulations of the State Environmental Quality Review Act; and WHEREAS, the Town Board will forward Part I of the Full Environmental Assessment Form along with the copies of the draft comprehensive plan to Potentially Involved and/or Interested Agencies; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT, RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Aurora declares itself lead agency with regard to SEQR for this action. Upon a vote being taken: ayes – four, noes – none. Motion carried. Councilmember Wrazen expressed his thanks to Town Attorney Maloney, Supervisor Snyder and Code Enforcement Officer Cassidy for their work in helping ensure there aren’t further challenges going forward. Councilmember McCann moved to refer the Comprehensive Plan to the Action #26 Refer Comp Plan Planning Board for review and comments. Councilmember Armbrust to Planning Board seconded the motion. Upon a vote being taken: ayes – four, noes – none. aprvd Motion carried. Councilmember McCann inquired about next steps after Planning Board review and commentary. Supervisor Snyder stated that a Public Hearing be set and held and if all goes to plan, the board would adopt the Comprehensive Plan during March 9, 2026 town board meeting. Councilmember McCann was confirming that barring issues, the board should not require a further moratorium extension (and thus a new Local Law) based on the timeline projected by Supervisor Snyder. Supervisor Snyder further clarified that various entities like abutting towns and DEC have 30 days to respond to SEQR. Councilmember Wrazen asked Assistant Code Enforcement Officer Miga 3