Planning Board: Public Hearing and Work Session -- 10.08.2026

The Town of Penfield Planning Board held a public hearing and work session (meeting title dated October 8, 2026; metadata dated October 9). The Board tabled separate applications for a 7 Brew and a future quick-service restaurant on the same property while it awaits engineering and stormwater review, the town traffic consultant’s assessment of a combined traffic study and drive-through queues, and further landscape and fire-access review. Discussion included lighting cutoffs, buffering, a new stormwater facility, and repairs to a shared access road; the applicant supported road improvements, and the Board discussed potentially requiring them before either business receives a certificate of occupancy. No contract award or public purchasing decision was identified.

The Board also held an informal sketch-plan discussion of Wilbert’s Premium Auto Parts’ proposed three-phase renovation at 1272 Salt Road, including a distribution building, processing facility, storage building, parking, access, and utility improvements. The proposal would bring more operations indoors and improve truck loading and site safety; no site-plan approval was taken. The Board passed a motion to direct staff to send a lead-agency letter after receiving a complete application. In discussion of another pending site plan, the applicant offered to fund school-zone signage through a letter of credit if the town makes it a condition, subject to town review. Overall, no procurement activity was identified.