A new Kensington couple have been given permission to move their wood pallet recycling business to a building in Arnold.
After a hearing Wednesday, the city’s zoning board approved a variance and variance to allow Brennan and Maria Brooks-Boyd to use the building at 1508-10 Third Ave. The building was formerly the home of L&L Electric.
The couple, who own B&M Tire Recycling, are leasing the building from I-Dub Property One.
Brennan Brooks-Boyd said the building will only be used for storage. He said they are looking at a tire gripper in Lower Burrell.
Brooks-Boyd said they have been working from home since starting the job in January 2021. The building in Arnold will be their first office and warehouse space.
They said they use the building for pallets and vehicle storage and maintenance. A total of six people work there.
The Brooks-Boyd building needs no work, and they hope to move into it as soon as possible.
“We’re ready to go,” he said.
They said their work does not generate any noise, dust or smoke. The air compressor in the building is a very loud device.
No containers will be kept outside, he said.
In approving the building service, the zoning hearing board mandated that no pallets be stored outside and limit its hours of operation to 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. The city must approve any service beyond storage, said building attorney Larry Loperfito. Zoning Hearing Board.
A variance was needed because the building at 7,920 square feet is less than the required minimum of 12,000 square feet, Loperfito said.
One of the building’s owners, Steve Reuzel of Middlesex Township, said they bought the building from L&L Electric about six months ago. I-Dub is a subsidiary of their business called ImageWorks Painting in South Buffalo, he said.
The building is in good shape, said Rick Reiberg, Arnold’s director of community development.
The Reuzels bought it with the intention of possibly starting their own contracting business there, but decided to rent it out after realizing they didn’t have the time.
The building has no use other than as a contractor, Reuzel said.
Brooks said they chose Boyd Arnold because it was close to home. In their search, they found that the properties were not on the market for long or were located far away. After another station goes down, they find Arnold’s location.
“It was a blessing,” he said.
Brian C. Rittmeyer is a staff writer for the Tribune-Review. You can contact Brian by email at brittmeyer@triblive.com or on Twitter. .
