New York Town Denies Permit to Rock Crusher

The Zoning Board of Appeals for the city of Cheektowaga, NY, has denied a request by Michael Serafini Inc. to operate a fixed location rock crushing operations at the site of their trucking operation.

Andrew Kulyk, the city’s zoning board chairman, said that the city is trying to steer companies to operate mobile crushing operations in the city, rather than one at a fixed location. Kulyk also noted the denial was the third by the zoning board of appeals in regards to rock crushing operations.

While denying the permit, the city is giving the company until the end of this year to finish crushing work at its site in Cheektowaga. The company has a significant amount of concrete and other debris at its site which needs to be processed.

The Zoning Board of Appeals voted on the issue May 17^th. In denying the request, Kulyk noted that the mixed use location where the company had hoped to operate the crushing site was adjacent to residences and playgrounds. “It was not an appropriate location for the facility,” Kulyk noted.