GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland Zoning Board of Appeals recently approved a 3,000-square-foot multi-tenant retail building with enough parking for 90 vehicles.
The 90 spots approved for 1671 Western Ave. are nearly triple the number of spaces the town’s zoning code allows but resolve what had become a persistent operational problem for the popular restaurant The Scene, also located at 1671 Western: overflow parking that spilled onto neighboring streets.
Bill Lia, owner of The Scene, purchased the vacant lot adjacent to 1671 Western Ave. to address the issue, merging the two parcels and proposing a comprehensive site redesign that would accommodate both the existing restaurant and a new retail structure…