Planning board approves Dell Hydraulics expansion at 50 Stratman; DEC wetland permit remains pending

The Cheektowaga Planning Board on Nov. 26 approved site‑plan action and issued a negative declaration for a 6,327‑square‑foot addition and related paving and parking improvements at Dell Hydraulics, 50 Stratman, while noting a pending DEC wetland permit application.

Applicant counsel Robin Podanic and owner Mark Zivalski described the addition as primarily to expand warehouse and manufacturing operations at the specialty pneumatic‑controls firm. Podanic told the board a wetland delineation had been completed and a DEC permit application filed in September; the project was at the DEC’s 90‑day review window.

Owner Mark Zivalski described business growth and the need for additional storage and production space: “We are expanding in the North American market, the Canadian market, but also Latin America, Peru, Europe,” he said. Board members also reviewed landscaping, detention and parking; the board recorded a motion and the item passed by voice vote, with the project to proceed to town staff and DEC processing.

The board noted that outdoor storage is permitted only if fully enclosed within a solid fence or wall in the applicable zoning district and that any DEC permit conditions must be satisfied before final permits are issued.