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June 11, 2020
Bradley Birge
Administrator of Planning & Economic Development
City of Saratoga Springs
474 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Re: City Designated Planning Services for Excelsior Park SEQR Review
264 Excelsior Avenue, City of Saratoga Springs,Saratoga County, New York
Chazen Project#31904.01
City Project#18.056
Dear Mr. Birge:
The Chazen Companies (Chazen) have completed our review of the following materials received:
• Response to Comments, prepared by The LA Group, dated May 18, 2020.
Following are our observations/comments as they relate to the Traffic section (Chazen's comments 13 through
19, dated February 26, 2019):
1. Comments 14, 15, and 17 have been adequately addressed.
2. The response to Comment 18 references a revised Transportation Study but the response does not identify
what the Transportation Study evaluates nor does it present findings to address the entire comment.
3. The remaining responses to Comments 13, 16,and 19 do not adequately address the comments but identify
the need to set-up a meeting with City staff to determine the applicability of the original mitigation
requirements and what adjustments may be required. To address the potential impacts of the current
application, the original traffic impact study should be updated and should include the following:
a. Adjustments to the base and background conditions.The original study was completed in 2002 and the
project was to be fully completed by 2012. The current application is to complete the project by 2028,
more than 25 years since the study completion. Base conditions should be updated to reflect current
(2020) conditions and future background conditions should be updated to reflect current growth
projections and nearby planned developments.
b. Descriptions of the proposed uses and sizes and identification of non-conformance, if any,to the Special
Use Permit allowances.
c. Trip generation estimates of the current application with comparison to the original study and an
update of the overall project's "trip generation" account.
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d. Capacity analyses of the full build-out condition and any interim build phases.Analyses to be conducted
for the study's original intersections and to expand the study area if warranted by the updated trip
generation estimates following City and industry guidelines.
e. Identification/confirmation of mitigation measures required and implementation schedule.
We are available to meet with the City and the applicant to further discuss the traffic study update needs. Please
let us know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Norabelle Greenberger'-
Planner
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cc: Chris Round, AICP
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