The Walworth Planning Board’s September meeting was anything but dull. A proposal to carve new homes out of the Blue Heron Hills golf course drew a standing-room crowd, while board members also weighed in on two solar farms, a townhouse complex, and a handful of smaller subdivision requests.
Blue Heron Hills housing pitch draws a crowd and a special-permit check
Windward Lake Homes, LLC proposed carving new residential lots on portions of the Blue Heron Hills golf course—eight lots near the clubhouse, three near Fairway 1, and a larger cluster off a new internal road—covering about 31.5 acres of the 214-acre property within the Gananda PDD. Residents pressed on drainage, tree removal, covenants, and the future of the remaining acreage; the room was over capacity.
Board members and counsel also flagged a legal prerequisite: a Town Board special use permit for the change from golf course to residences under §180-17, plus EAF corrections, before county referral. The board kept the matter in review.
Two-lot split sails through
A simple subdivision at 1145 Plank Road from Angelo Delmonte won quick approval, with the board opening and closing the hearing and voting yes on SEQR and the resolution.
Three-lot plan hits a procedural speed bump
Michael and Judy Greene’s request for a three-lot subdivision and site plan at 4191 Canandaigua Road sparked width-to-depth waiver talk, then got tabled when board members said the site-plan packet wasn’t in hand. The public hearing was adjourned to next month.
Townhouses at Gananda Parkway need fresher numbers
Verscharge Construction’s site plan for townhouses at Gananda Parkway and Eagles Roost Lane advanced no further than homework: the chair recused, MRB’s review is still open, and the board asked for an updated traffic analysis to match the current use before any action or county referral. Neighbors flagged drainage, tree loss, lighting, and a tricky intersection. The board kept the hearing open and adjourned it pending new materials.
One solar project gets SEQR OK, then fails the final vote
After public comment, Norbut Solar Farm’s proposal spanning Atlantic Ave, Kuttruff Rd, and Canandaigua Rd cleared a written SEQR resolution but lost a 2–3 vote on the approval resolution with MRB’s 18 conditions, so it did not pass.
A second solar array is introduced on Walworth-Ontario Road
WO Walworth Solar, backed by a local developer, outlined a 4-MW AC array on a 56.93-acre parcel with an 18.43-acre fenced area, noting no battery storage and standard decommissioning. The board took the presentation and will route the project through review and county referral steps.
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