2023 File Photo by Howard Owens
The Genesee County Planning Board unanimously approved two variances for the proposed Burger King drive-through at 301-305 West Main St., Batavia during its Thursday evening meeting.
The applicant, Carrols LLC, represented by site engineer Peter Sorgi, requested two variances to allow for 26 parking spaces versus the required minimum of 32 spaces, and for a building height of 18.66 feet, which would be .66 8 inches more than the maximum allowable 18 feet.
The Planning Board deemed the variances as posing “no significant county-wide or inter-community impact.”
The project has appeared on the table of the city’s Planning and Development Committee at least three times, each time returning with requested revisions to the design, including the addition of more green space in correlation to adjusting the size of the driveway and number of parking spots. The plan has also gone to the city's Zoning Board of Appeals.
Although the County Planning Board approved this latest modification, Sorgi is expected to return to the group at least once more with a full site plan in October, Planning Board Director Felipe Oltramari said.
The project is also on the agenda for the next City Planning & Development Committee meeting on Tuesday to discuss the two variance issues of off-street parking and building height. It’s likely the committee will recommend that the applicant return to the ZBA again for review, according to the agenda.
This Burger King will replace the current site on the opposite side of Main Street and will be at the corner of West Main and North Lyon streets.
