CATSKILL — Two new businesses will be coming to the village, officials said Tuesday.
The village planning board approved proposals for a Sunoco station and Taco Bell on Route 9W on Monday.
The Sunoco station, proposed by Gas Land Petroleum Inc., will be a 2,175-square-foot building and four gas pumps. The gas station will replace Cats Rental and the adjacent sewing shop.
Residents who live behind the property voiced concerns about the retaining wall, odor and lighting from the gas station, Planning Board Chairman Patrick McCulloch said.
“There is a list of 24 conditions,” McCulloch said.
The conditions limit how bright the lights can be and what times the business can receive deliveries or have garbage picked up, he said.
The store will have to close between midnight and 4 a.m., during which time lights will be shut off, McCulloch said.
The pumps will not have music playing, he added.
The project received the variance it required from the zoning board in September.
Construction for the Sunoco project should begin this summer, Village Vice President Joseph Kozloski said.
Gas Land will need a permit from the state Department of Transportation before starting construction, McCulloch added.
The permit for the Taco Bell project, which the planning board approved in 2018, was extended with one condition, McCulloch said.
“In 2018, they were approved to go,” he said. “I don’t know why it wasn’t built.”
The fast food eatery will be built on a small vacant lot near Beer World, where a Mobil gas station once stood. The location will primarily serve drive-thru customers, with indoor seating for six, McCulloch said.
In 2019, the project went before the zoning board because the proposed sign was too large. Taco Bell will be going forward with the original, smaller sign that the planning board approved in 2018, McCulloch said.
Before construction can begin, Taco Bell must get written approval from Beer World for the proposed entrance to the site, Kozloski said.
Construction is expected to begin this summer, McCulloch said.
“I know a lot people say, why do we need another gas station or another fast food restaurant, and I get that, I respect that,” McCulloch said. “At the same time, it’s tax revenue and jobs for the village. We’re moving forward.”
Other projects before the planning board include a fried chicken eatery and a WellNow Urgent Care, Kozloski said.
The public hearing for the urgent care facility, which would be built to the right of Beer World and in front of Advance Auto, will be held April 19. The project will require a subdivision, which McCulloch said will be the first in village history. The village passed its subdivision law last year.