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Home My WebLink About20200083 South Broadway Hotel Engineering Response 7-29-20 THE CAPITAL DISTRICT OFFICE Ghaz, n Civil Engineers 547 River Street Land Surveyors Planners Troy, NY 12180 COMPANIES® Environmental&Safety Professionals P: 518.273.0055 or 888.539.9073 Landscape Architects Proud to be Employee Owned Transportation Planners&Engineers www.chazencompanies.com Ms. Susan Barden,AICP City Principal Planner City of Saratoga Springs 474 Broadway Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 July 29, 2020 Delivered via email: susan.barden@saratoga-springs.com Re: City Designated Engineer Services for Site Plan application and SWPPP Review—3rd Submittal South Broadway Hotel Site Plan Application 176 South Broadway, City of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York City Project No. PB#20200083 Chazen Project No. 32004.02 Dear Susan: The Chazen Companies (Chazen) have completed our review of the following materials received: • Comment response letter prepared by the LA Group, dated July 6th, 2020. • New Water Service Connection Agreement &Application Form, unsigned. • Site Plan Review Submittal Checklist, prepared by the LA Group, dated April 2, 2019. • Short EAF, prepared by the LA Group, dated April 20, 2019. • Letter of Credit, dated February 3, 2020. • Complete Streets Checklist dated April 30, 2019. • Water and Sanitary Sewer Engineering Report, prepared by The LA Group, dated January 31, 2020 and revised April 29, 2020. • Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, prepared by The LA Group, dated January 24, 2020 and revised July 8th, 2020. • Reserve Capacity Discharge Correspondence, Saratoga County Sewer District, dated June 26th, 2020. • Site drawings entitled "South Broadway Hotel Site Plan Application",dated January 30, 2020 and revised June 17th, 2020, prepared by The LA Group, unless noted otherwise, consisting of the following 16 sheets: o Cover o Survey Map of South Broadway Hotel, prepared by CHA Consultants last revised January 17, 2017. o L-1.0 Existing Conditions, Demolition & ESC Plan o L-1.1 Existing Conditions, Demolition & ESC Plan Enlargement o L-2.0 Layout & Materials Plan o L-2.1 Layout & Materials Plan Enlargement o L-2.2 Easements Layout Plan o L-3.0 Grading & Drainage Plan o L-4.0 Utility Plan o L-5.0 Landscape Plan o L-5.1 Lighting Plan o L-6.0 Construction Details HUDSON VALLEY• CAPITAL DISTRICT• NORTH COUNTRY• WESTCHESTER• NASHVILLE,TN Chazen Engineering, Land Surveying& Landscape Architecture Co., D.P.C. (New York) Chazen Engineering Consultants, LLC(Tennessee) South Broadway Hotel—PB#20200083—3rd Submittal Review July 29,2020 Page 2 of 4 o L-6.1 Construction Details o L-6.2 Construction Details o L-6.3 Utility Details o L-6.4 Utility Details Following are our observations/comments. Comments follow the original numbering in our November 7, 2019 letter. Comments that have been satisfactorily addressed are not repeated; new comments/clarifications are presented in bold. Water/Sewer Engineering Report: 5. The hydrants tested do not appear to be the closest hydrants to the site as there appears to be an existing hydrant located immediately adjacent to the proposed hotel. Further these hydrants were tested on March 27, 2018. It is recommended that new hydrant tests be performed on the hydrant located adjacent to the site and because the tests are over 2-years old. Typically, hydrant flow testing shall be no older than six (6) months unless it has been deemed that no changes to the supply or transmission of water within that area have occurred since the test was performed. Our office does not take exception to hydrant flow tests being conducted in support of building permit application, so long at the City does not take exception.The fire code official shall be notified prior to the water supply test. Further, our office understands that a full review of the sprinkler system and NFF will occur during the building permit application. The applicant has indicated that there have been no significant changes to the supply or transmission of water in the area since the test. Still, the additional testing described above is recommended. The applicant has indicated that no further testing is proposed, unless required by the City. The City should make a determination. Site Plans: 7. Please provide a signed and sealed copy of the boundary, topographic and utility survey prepared by CHA Consulting. The applicant has responded that they will provide the signed and sealed copy upon site plan approval. 11. It appears, based on the location of the construction entrance,that construction traffic will be directed to use Todd Street to enter and exit the site. It appears that only a portion of Todd Street is to be re- paved following construction. The City should consider requiring the Applicant to re-pave the full width of Todd Street since it will be significantly affected by construction traffic? No response from applicant; City to advise if required. The City should provide a determination on this item. 16. Detail 5 Sheet L-6.4 does not conform to the City of Saratoga Springs standard details. The specified pipe zone backfill should be "well graded sand with %-inch maximum particle size and not more than 10%passing#200 sieve...".The plans indicate NYSDOT Size 1&2 crushed aggregate for pipe zone backfill which has a larger gradation than the City standard. Please revise and cross reference all details to ensure conformance with City standards. The applicant has responded that the proposed detail is in close conformance with the City standards. The City should advise as to whether the proposed detail is acceptable. South Broadway Hotel—PB#20200083—3rd Submittal Review July 29,2020 Page 3 of 4 20. It appears that there will be a permanent shared access and parking with both the neighboring parcels located at the southeast corner of the Lincoln Avenue and S. Broadway intersection. Please submit a copy of the agreements with these two parcel owners for the City's records — please note that these agreements will need to be filed in the County Clerk's office for all properties involved. Also please depict the limits of the proposed easement on the plans. The applicant has responded that a shared access and parking agreement is proposed and will be provided to the City and filed with the clerk. Please submit the proposed agreement for the record. Also, the limits of the easement are not shown on the plans; please revise the plans to show the limits of the easements. The applicant has indicated that the parking agreement will be provided to the City when finalized with adjacent landowners. SWPPP: 33. It is unclear how all portions of subcatchment 10 will discharge to catch basin 3. Please clarify and revise the SWPPP accordingly. The applicant has revised the SWPPP to show Subcatchment 10 discharging to CB2, which then discharges to CB3. However, Subcatchment 10 includes a portion of the commercial driveway which does not appear to drain to CB2 based on the Grading and Drainage plan; rather,this driveway appears to drain towards Todd Street. Please clarify and revise accordingly. The applicant has indicated that portions of the driveway which are part of Subcatchment 10 are covered and drain to CB2.This is not apparent from the site plans;the applicant should submit architectural elevations to verify. 34. It is unclear how all portions of subcatchment 9 will discharge to catch basin 2. Please clarify and revise the SWPPP accordingly. Subcatchment 9 also includes a portion of the commercial driveway. See Comment 33 above. The applicant has indicated that portions of the driveway which are part of Subcatchment 9 are covered and drain to CB2. This is not apparent from the site plans; the applicant should submit architectural elevations to verify. South Broadway Hotel—PB#20200083—3rd Submittal Review July 29,2020 Page 4 of 4 We feel that all of our comments have been addressed to our satisfaction and an additional review by our office is not required. If acceptable to the City, the outstanding items described above can be satisfied through a final submission to the City Engineering and Planning Departments. If you have any comments, questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact this office at 518-273-0055. Sincerely, frtnee___ James J. Connors, P.E., Principal Jennifer Nechamen, P.E. Sr. Director, Engineering Services Project Engineer cc: File \\chazencompanies.com\chazen\projects\32000-32099\32004.xx C Saratoga Springs Master\32004-02_SouthBroadwayHotel_PB-20200083\3rd Submittal\SENT\32004- 02_So u t h B roa d wa yH ote I_P B 20200083_Submittal 3_2020-07-29.d ocx