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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20200033 Racing City Brewery Revised Plans C+IA July 9, 2020 Ms. Jennifer Merriman Land Use Board Coordinator Saratoga Springs Recreation Center 15 Vanderbilt Ave. Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 RE: Mackey Auto Group—250 Excelsior Avenue Site Plan Review & Special Use Permit Application— Supplemental Information CHA Project No.: 64596 Dear Ms. Merriman, CHA Consulting, Inc. (CHA)has been retained by Mackey Auto Group to prepare site plans for a project at 250 Excelsior Avenue. We understand there was a previous submission made by another engineer that included application forms for site plan review and special use permit application, Environmental Assessment Form, site plan and application fee. At this time, we are providing the following items to supplement the previously filed application: • Project Narrative • Site Plan by CHA dated June, 2020 • Floor Plan by Synthesis Architecture dated June 1, 2020 CHA will be the Engineer of Record going forward on this project. Upon your determination that the Site Plan and Special Use Permit Applications are complete, we would appreciate being placed on the next available Planning Board agenda for review. Thank you, and if you have any questions,please call me at 518-453-3927 or 518-573-6362. Very truly yours, 1 ;:ifif Anthony P. Stellato, Jr. PE Vice President Attachments cc: Chris Mackey, Mackey Auto Group Matt Chauvin, Ianniello Anderson V:\Projects\ANY\K5\064596.000\07 Permitting\Local\Site Plan Review\Transmittal 200624.docx "Satisfying Our Clients with III Winners Circle, P.O. Box 5269,Albany, NY 12205-0269 Dedicated People Committed to Total Quality"' T 518.453.4500 • F 518.458.1735 • www.chacompanies.com PROJECT NARRATIVE MACKEY AUTO GROUP VEHICLE SERVICE FACILITY Project Background MAG Realty Holdings Excelsior Park, LLC is the owner of property at 250 Excelsior Avenue in Saratoga Springs, NY. The site includes an existing building that was built in 1991 for Fed Ex and was formerly used as a shipping/distribution facility that included offices, warehouse and a vehicle maintenance center. The building is presently partially leased to Racing City Brewery,which utilizes 2,600 SF as bar/restaurant space and 3,600 SF of warehouse space for its brewing operation and storage. The remainder of the building is comprised of 15,800 SF of vacant warehouse space,the majority of which Mackey Auto Group (MAG)proposes to convert to a service support facility for the vehicle service operations connected to its existing automobile dealerships on Route 50 at Exit 15. Site Description The site is identified as Tax Parcel 166.00-1-5.2. It consists of a 22,000 SF (+/-), one-story building on a 2.55 acre lot. The property is bounded on the north by Excelsior Avenue, on the south by Ormandy Lane, on the west by a warehouse and storage yard owned by Frank Parillo and used by multiple tenants, and on the east by a multi-family residential development. Mature vegetation provides natural buffering along the east and west property boundaries. Existing site improvements include a paved loop road, 35 paved parking spaces, public water, sewer, electric and natural gas. There is an abandoned leach field in the lawn area north of the building and a well at the southeast corner. Project Description The existing building is partitioned into five areas as shown on the Floor Plan. Existing and proposed uses are summarized below: Designation Area Current Use Proposed Use Area A 2,600 SF Racing City Brewing Co. Racing City Brewing Co. Bar/Restaurant- 60 seats Bar/Restaurant— 60 seats Area B 3,600 SF Racing City Brewing Co. — Racing City Brewing Co. —Brewing Brewing equipment/storage equipment/storage Area C 3,600 SF Storage Future Tenant—Warehouse/Office Flex Space Area D 2,200 SF Storage Future Tenant—Warehouse/Office Flex Space Area E 10,000 SF Former Vehicle Service & Mackey Auto Group—Auto Service Distribution Area/Vacant Facility TOTAL 22,000 SF Mackey Auto Group Service Facility CHA- Project Narrative 250 Excelsior AvenuePage 1 No changes are proposed to Areas A and B as part of this project. This space is leased through March 2021 by Racing City Brewing Co. and is used as a bar/restaurant. No physical changes are proposed to Areas C and D at this time. The owner intends to lease these areas to future tenants for use as flex office/warehouse space. No tenants have been identified for these spaces at this time. Plans for tenant fit-up would be submitted with a building permit application if and when tenants are identified. The owner's intent in sharing the future plans for these areas is that the proposed uses would be considered with the special use permit application. Area E is proposed for use as a service support facility by Mackey Auto Group. The interior space will be renovated to include employee locker and break rooms, a janitor closet, parts room and eight service bays with vehicle lifts. Raised loading dock doors on the rear of the building will be removed, but the concrete at-grade loading dock pad will remain. The service support facility will provide overflow capacity for MAG's existing automobile dealerships, located at 3002 Route 50. The general operation at this facility will be non-customer facing. Work to be done here includes new and pre-owned vehicle prep, vehicle cleaning/washing and overflow repairs that the main location cannot complete due to capacity constraints. MAG does not own the property where the existing dealerships are located and does not have the ability to expand the service facilities there. The Excelsior Avenue facility will not be a designated customer drop off or pick up location. MAG employees will move vehicles between this facility and the dealership, where customers will interface with customer service representatives.All work performed at this facility will be conducted inside the building and within the space designated therein. Site and Landscape Minor site improvements are proposed. They include: • Addition of four paved parking spaces. • Modification of pavement striping to designate additional parking and to bring accessible parking into ADA compliance. • Addition of a dumpster enclosure (18' x 12')in the SE corner of the site. • Elimination of the at-grade loading dock doors on the south end of the building. The existing concrete loading dock pad will remain. • Addition of a free-standing sign at the site driveway and a wall mounted sign on the north wall of the high bay building. • Addition of a motorized gate on the entrance drive to prevent unauthorized entry. Mackey Auto Group Service FacilityProject Narrative 250 Excelsior Avenue Page 2 Site coverage statistics are presented below: Description Existing Change Proposed Building Area(Acres) 0.55 0 0.55 Pavement/Hardscape Area(Acres) 0.78 0.02 0.80 Lawn/Wooded Area(Acres) 1.22 -0.02 1.20 TOTAL PROJECT AREA (Acres) 2.55 0 2.55 Deliveries, Truck Maneuvering and Trash Removal Daily parts deliveries will be received at the Exit 15 facility, inventoried, and transferred to this facility as needed by MAG employees in a pickup truck or van.No large delivery trucks are anticipated at this facility for the service support operation. Commonly used parts will be kept in stock at this facility and will be re-stocked as they are used. Trash and recyclables will be kept in the new dumpster enclosure and picked up by a contract hauler. Quantities of trash and recycling are conservatively estimated at less than one cubic yard (uncompacted) each per day. Waste oil will be stored inside the building and picked up by a contract hauler for recycling. Total on-site oil storage will not exceed 1,100 gallons. Used tires will be stored inside the building and picked up by a contract hauler for recycling. There is adequate existing pavement width and turning space to accommodate all delivery vehicles and fire apparatus. Construction Phasing The Project will be constructed in a single phase. The opening of the service support facility is planned for the Fall of 2020. New Jobs Four to six MAG employees will work at this facility — one in parts and three to five technicians. It is noted that there are more service bays than technicians to allow each technician to work on multiple vehicles simultaneously while waiting for parts. Mackey Auto Group Service Facility Project Narrative 250 Excelsior Avenue CIAA ' Page 3 Zoning Summary The site is situated in the City of Saratoga Springs Transect-5 Neighborhood Center zoning district. The existing and proposed uses are consistent with the requirements of this district. Site plan approval and a special use permit are required from the Planning Board for all uses. The Area and Bulk Schedule in Table 3, Section 2.3 of the zoning ordinance includes the following requirements for the T-5 zone that are not currently met by this site: • Building Height—2-story minimum • Minimum Buildout along frontage—70% • Build-to Distance from front lot line - 0' to 12' Inasmuch as the existing building was in conformance with the zoning ordinance that existed at the time of construction, the above nonconformities are lawful under the current zoning ordinance. As such, Section 5.4.3 of the current zoning ordinance allows for the renovation, alteration and repair of the existing structure within its present dimensions, and therefore no area variances are required for this project. Parking and Traffic The parking demand was calculated in accordance with Section 6.2.6 of the City of Saratoga Springs Zoning Ordinance, as follows: Parking Demand Unit Description Count Units Demand Demand Automotive Service 10,000 SF 1/600 17 Warehouse/Office—20% Office 1,160 SF 1/300 4 Warehouse/Office— 80%Warehouse 2 employees 1/2 1 Eating&Drinking Establishment 60 seats 1/4 15 Eating&Drinking Establishment 2 employees 1/2 1 TOTAL PARKING DEMAND 38 There are 35 existing and 4 proposed parking spaces, for a total of 39 parking spaces to meet the parking demand. The service support facility's regular hours of operation are 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM. It is anticipated that future warehouse/office flex tenants will keep similar hours of operation. Racing City Brewing opens to customers late afternoon/early evening, and the peak time is after 5:00 PM. Therefore, there is an opportunity for shared parking between the uses which will further ensure that sufficient parking is available at all times. Mackey Auto Group Service Facility Project Narrative 250 Excelsior Avenue Page 4 The proposed uses are not anticipated to generate significant traffic above existing levels. It is anticipated that the original use of this facility as a FedEx distribution facility generated substantially higher traffic volumes with the high retail customer counts and turnover it experienced. As previously stated, drop off and pickup of vehicles at this site will be by MAG employees. Generally, when a vehicle is dropped off for service,the driver will pick up a completed vehicle and return it to the Exit 15 dealership for customer pickup. This practice creates efficiency for the operation and will minimize the number of trips generated. No impacts on the adjacent street network are anticipated as a result of this project. Utility Services The existing and proposed water and sewer demand was calculated in accordance with NYSDEC Design Standards for Intermediate Sized Wastewater Treatment Systems, dated March, 2014. Water and Sewer Demand Description Count Units GPD/unit Demand Restaurant 60 Seats 10 600 GPD Warehouse Employees 4 employees 15 60 GPD Auto Service Employees 6 employees 15 90 GPD TOTAL WATER AND SEWER DEMAND 750 GPD Sufficient existing capacity is believed to exist in the municipal water and sewer infrastructure in this area. Public sewer has recently been extended to the site, and the building waste lines, including a domestic waste sewer from the restaurant and a floor drain line from the warehouse,have previously been connected to it. The original septic tank is believed to have been removed or filled when the connection to municipal sewer was made. The floor drain line runs through an oil water separator that is believed to have been installed when the building was built. A well also exists on site. While no longer used for domestic water supply, the well will be maintained for turf irrigation and washing vehicles and floors inside the facility. Stormwater Management Elevations on the site range from approximately elevation 300 at the northwest corner to approximately elevation 265 along the eastern boundary. The building sits on a level area that drains away from it in all directions. Runoff from the neighboring property to the west is intercepted in a swale along the western property boundary and directed southward around the building. Topography along the eastern property boundary drops 20 to 25 feet to a tributary to the Spring Run Creek. Mackey Auto Group Service Facility Project Narrative 250 Excelsior Avenue , t/T' Page 5 The site plan for the Project involves a minimal increase in impervious soil cover (0.02 acre) and ground disturbance (0.04 acre). A Basic Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) is not required by Chapter 242 of the City of Saratoga Springs Code, because the project involves a soil disturbance of less than 0.1 acre. Likewise, coverage under State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) General Permit for Construction Activities is not required since the disturbance will be less than 1 acre. The site contractor will use best management practices to prevent soil erosion during construction. 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