BATAVIA — Plans for an expanded Tractor Supply Co. retail store at 8727 Lewiston Rd. in the town of Batavia have the county Planning Board’s recommended approval.
The board tonight recommended approval with stipulations including state Department of Transportation (DOT) approval for a proposed access road/intersection and that the applicant, Hix Snedeker Companies LLC, complete a stormwater pollution prevention plan.
Peter Sorgi, partner with the law firm of Hopkins, Sorgi & McCarthy PLLC of East Aurora, representing Hix Snedeker Companies LLC, a developer out of Alabama, said the plan is to build the Tractor Supply on 5 acres of a parcel that would have to be bought from Call Farms. Hix Snedecker develops Tractor Supply stores nationwide, he said. Hix Snedecker also plans to buy a 2-acre parcel from Call Farms.
The store would be about 24,000 square feet and include an outdoor garden center, Sorgi said.
“The plans are fully developed, but we’re just starting the process with the approval,” he said. Sorgi said project representatives are scheduled to meet with the town Planning Board Tuesday night and later in the month with the town Zoning Board of Appeals.
“We’ve had a lot of discussions with the town and they’ve been great to work with thus far,” Sorgi said. “We’re anxious to starting the process on the 15th with the Planning Board …”
Sorgi said the plan is probably to start construction in the spring if all goes well with the approval process. The Tractor Supply at 4974 E. Main St. would move to the new site.
“It’ll be a 24,000-square-foot building with a 4,000-square-foot garden center,” he said. “It’s like what most Tractor Supply stores would have. It’s going to be a little bit bigger. Their business model is evolving to not being in plazas and being in stand-alone buildings. That’s what they’re looking to do here. We’re starting a project here. We’re starting a project in the town of Lockport as well. There might be several others in Western New York.”
Also tonight, the county Planning Board recommended approval of a special use permit to convert the upper floor of 15-17 Main St. in the village of Le Roy to four apartments. The first floor of that location is the former home of Sweet Betty’s, which closed in October.
Dustin Beardsley, who addressed the board on behalf of the proposed project, estimated the apartments would be 800 to 900 square feet. The first-floor space would continue as restaurant space, he said.
“We do actually have a few clients who are potentially interested in whether it’s a restaurant or converting it into their own space, but that’s still a commercial-ended restaurant,” he said.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
