North Park Innovations Files for Rezoning
North Park Innovations Files for Rezoning
The April Ellicottville Town Board was Full of New Announcements
North Park Innovations entrance sign. Photo/ellicottvilleNOW
Ellicottville’s April Town Board meeting was called to order by Deputy Supervisor Steve Crowley in the absence of Supervisor Matthew McAndrew. With plenty to discuss, the Board got right into business.
Getting into the conversations of the night, the Short-Term Rental Committee has made an update on the upcoming local law. The process has provided a drafted local law that is currently being formatted for approval at the next Planning Board meeting. Once met by approval, the adoption process can begin. The Local Law on short-term rentals has been well thought over and is highly anticipated among officials and residents alike.
Some updates were made during the Head of Department Reports. First, we heard from Don Auge of the Police Department who briefed Board members that the new office is now 80 percent complete as they await the final stages.
The Highway Department, headed by Scot Brumagin, reported the snow was cleared on the hilltops which has accumulated to around 8 inches. Now, however as we start to see the constant of spring weather, they will begin cold patching as needed. Also in the works you will see Town employees addressing previous storm damage as well as drainage work to begin on Holiday Valley Road.
Town Planner and Engineering reports were lead by Greg Keyser who has set a public hearing for the rezoning of North Park Innovations. The business plans to expand and add 10,000 square feet to their current building. The Planning Board had recommended the approval of the rezoning at their March 25th meeting. Going forward, a date has now been set for the public to address any comments or concerns on the matter, May 15th at 6:00pm. The purpose of the plan is to allow for North Park Innovations, located at 6442 Route 242E, to go from Medium Density Residential to General Commercial.
Continuing on with the Planning Board, some minor updates were made. Crosby Mini Mart has revised their application with an extending of the sidewalk. This is expected to be moved along to the Zoning Board for further handling. The Simmons Solar Farm has begun tree clearing at the site. And the deadline for all bids for front door and sign replacement at the Town hall was set for April 25th.
Mark Burr, Consulting Engineer, was present and brought the Town Board up to speed on the Cotter Road Culvert project. It seems that everything is on schedule and should be completed by this summer.
Mark your calendars because the Gazebo Series was approved for the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce who now have permission to use the Gazebo for this year’s events. The Gazebo Series, which starts Friday, July 5th and then continues on Thursdays through early August, will provide entertainment from 7:00-9:00pm. You can expect to hear a collection of genres including pop, jazz, rock, folk, and more! The Chamber of Commerce was also granted permission to use the Gazebo on September 15th for their annual Rock n’ Roll Weekend, as well as October 12th and 13th for Fall Festival. To find out more about the Gazebo Series and other events coming up, check out the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce’s official website at www.ellicottvilleny.com.
The Town Board was then called to adjourn as the evening came to an end. Gathering on the third Wednesday of the month, the Town of Ellicottville Board will reconvene in May.