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Zoning
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AEI says the data-center backlash collides with plans to tax them. Western New York’s towns should use their pause to decide
An American Enterprise Institute commentary argues that politicians want to both restrain data centers and tax them. Hamburg, West Seneca and other Western New York towns that have paused data centers should…
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East Aurora approves West End Social at 206 Main St., with a 50-decibel limit and a six-month review
East Aurora’s Village Board approved a special use permit for West End Social in the former Mister’s Bar and Lanes, with occupancy caps, live-music curfews and a noise rule that lets officials…
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Backyard apartments are catching on, and Western New York’s suburbs should make room for them
A new National Association of Home Builders survey finds about a quarter of remodelers started accessory dwelling units in the past year, led by the Northeast. Buffalo already allows them by right…
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Want more starter homes in Western New York? Start with the minimum lot size
A new American Enterprise Institute paper argues that minimum lot-size rules quietly block starter homes. Amherst’s zoning code, and a pending North French Road rezoning, show what that looks like in Western…
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A new Quaker Road lot coverage request heads to East Aurora’s zoning board as a senior housing plan moves ahead
East Aurora’s Zoning Board of Appeals will hear a request on Nov. 12 for 52.6% lot coverage at 260 Quaker Road, as Young Development’s planned 118-unit senior apartment building at 270 Quaker…
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Orchard Park’s five-story stadium zone stalls after 31 residents take the microphone
Orchard Park’s plan to allow five-story buildings near Highmark Stadium was tabled after 31 people spoke at an Oct. 7 hearing, most of them opposed. It is not on tonight’s Town Board…
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Grand Island weighs leasing town land for battery storage, but the terms aren’t public
Grand Island’s Town Board is weighing a lease that would let CleanCapital put a battery storage system on town land at 1600 Whitehaven Road, while a 12-Megapack project on Bedell Road becomes…
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Hamburg adopts its first Airbnb law, with $2,000 in fees and single-family streets included
Hamburg had never had rules for Airbnb-style rentals, yet more than 100 are listed. On Monday the Town Board adopted a law that charges hosts $2,000 for a first two-year permit and,…
