Planning board approves Mavis Tire site plan with parking waiver and conditions
September 04, 2026 | Brunswick, Rensselaer County, New York
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Representatives for the Mavis Tire (site plan identified on the agenda as Mavis/Davis Tire) application reviewed responses to comments from a joint ZBA/planning public hearing and presented updated plans, landscaping and construction controls.
After a secret determination, a motion to approve the site plan was made, seconded and carried. The planning board's approval included a waiver of the minimum parking requirement — permitting 20 parking spaces instead of the 23 required by code — and a set of conditions the board attached to the approval. Those conditions, read into the record by planning staff, require that the applicant:
- provide an easement to the Town of Brunswick for the water‑vault area;
- obtain all required New York State DOT permits for work in the right of way;
- install ornamental fencing atop the retaining wall;
- install a Knoxbox and submit the site plan to the fire department for review and incorporate any recommendations;
- coordinate repairs to Mohawk Avenue with the building department; and
- obtain engineering review and approval of the retaining wall.
Planning staff framed the motion to include the parking waiver explicitly so the record reflects the board's action.
On the project design and operations, the applicant and representatives emphasized mitigation: a landscaping plan (39 trees, 149 shrubs, 15 ornamental grasses, 31 perennials), construction hours and restrictions on construction worker parking, and a proposed decorative fence and evergreen screening behind the retaining wall. The board also required that final site plans show the ornamental fence, retaining‑wall engineering details and that the applicant coordinate with the fire department and DOT before final signoff.
Why it matters: the board's decision changes the code‑required parking for the site and establishes several enforceable conditions intended to address neighbors' concerns about aesthetics, traffic and public safety.
What comes next: applicant to satisfy listed conditions, obtain NYSDOT permits and return final shop drawings, after which the town will issue the necessary approvals.
After a secret determination, a motion to approve the site plan was made, seconded and carried. The planning board's approval included a waiver of the minimum parking requirement — permitting 20 parking spaces instead of the 23 required by code — and a set of conditions the board attached to the approval. Those conditions, read into the record by planning staff, require that the applicant:
- provide an easement to the Town of Brunswick for the water‑vault area;
- obtain all required New York State DOT permits for work in the right of way;
- install ornamental fencing atop the retaining wall;
- install a Knoxbox and submit the site plan to the fire department for review and incorporate any recommendations;
- coordinate repairs to Mohawk Avenue with the building department; and
- obtain engineering review and approval of the retaining wall.
Planning staff framed the motion to include the parking waiver explicitly so the record reflects the board's action.
On the project design and operations, the applicant and representatives emphasized mitigation: a landscaping plan (39 trees, 149 shrubs, 15 ornamental grasses, 31 perennials), construction hours and restrictions on construction worker parking, and a proposed decorative fence and evergreen screening behind the retaining wall. The board also required that final site plans show the ornamental fence, retaining‑wall engineering details and that the applicant coordinate with the fire department and DOT before final signoff.
Why it matters: the board's decision changes the code‑required parking for the site and establishes several enforceable conditions intended to address neighbors' concerns about aesthetics, traffic and public safety.
What comes next: applicant to satisfy listed conditions, obtain NYSDOT permits and return final shop drawings, after which the town will issue the necessary approvals.
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