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Home My WebLink About20200574 EP DEC and Homes and Community Renewal Letters NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION Division of Environmental Permits,Region 5 232 Golf Course Road,Warrensburg,NY 12885 P:(518)623-1282 I F.(518)623-3603 www.dec.ny.gov October 8, 2020 Susan Barden, AICP City of Saratoga Springs City Hall 474 Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 RE: Excelsior Park Project 179 Residential Units - Commercial Space - Hotel Excelsior Avenue City of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County SEQR Lead Agency Coordination Response Dear Ms. Barden: Thank you for your October 1, 2020 lead agency communication for the above project, pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR). DEC Position: Based on the information provided, DEC concurs with your recommendation that the City of Saratoga Springs Planning Board serve as SEQR Lead Agency for this project. New York State regulated Freshwater Wetland S-16 and adjacent area is in the project area. Any disturbance within the wetland and the 100-foot adjacent area will require an Article 24 - Freshwater Wetlands Permit. In accordance with the DEC Freshwater Wetlands Permit Requirements Regulations, all efforts must be made to avoid disturbing the wetland and its 100-foot-wide adjacent area. The regulated area should remain undisturbed unless there are no feasible alternatives. If the wetland and adjacent area cannot be avoided, the project sponsor will need to justify the disturbance, discuss alternatives, and minimize impacts as part of the Freshwater Wetlands permit application. To protect the wetland resource, all limits of disturbance should be more than 100 feet from the wetland (with a continuous line of silt fencing along the limits of disturbance). Sediment barriers are to be installed before construction begins and be maintained until work is complete and disturbed areas are vegetated. MEW YORK Department of STATE OPPORTUNITY Environmental Conservation Page 2 Disturbance of more than one acre of total land will require a SPDES General Permit for Storm Water Discharges from Construction Activities (GP-0-15-002). This general permit requires development of a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, and submission of a Notice of Intent to DEC. The General Permit and related information are available on the DEC website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/43133.html. Please contact our Division of Water at (518) 623-1232 if you have questions regarding the stormwater requirements. GIS review indicates that the project site is located within an archaeologically sensitive area. It is suggested that recommendations be sought from NYS OPRHP regarding the potential impacts on historic and archeological resources from the development of this area. Additional information can be found on NYS OPRHP's website at http://nysparks.com/shpo/online-tools/ or by calling (518) 237-8643. Potential impacts to these resources must be considered in the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) documentation. For example, previous disturbance should be described to indicate whether future project components will have the potential to further affect archeological resources. Thank you for providing this opportunity to review this project. Sincerely, Susan Clickner Program Aide Enclosure hilin%11111_ ,,, W 5,14,.", City of Saratoga Springs Lead Agency I / I,� �� Excelsior Park Project s / IwoExcelsior Avenue ,� re, /01/ _,v we, 'itir.-1;44 1i)tom �, . i �,/ slid'!" 71011.11.1n IIIII lliiii .1,1 ‘‘,i'„,\N '.. / .or 1 iti. ', 4111-111 , w,....---. II*/ *4I %.44:fi4 51. ms '.. 1,4Y\ �� 4LiraimipIv.,,limili" v: ilimarli,412 12 11/11110 4V 14\ 4Vi' AO i,1,0tel, 41 1;1_1 5117A , o.,4 ri t* (4 f\40( 111 Myr i iiserr ,.:_4/.111, pk . 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It is deemed accurate but not guaranteed. NYSDEC is not responsible for any inaccuracies in the data and does not necessarily endorse any interpretations or products derived 4n EFS 50 from this data. This map may contain information that is considered sensitive and,therefore,the distribution of this map is strictly prohibited. Additional resources may be present but not depicted on this map. 0 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 We E Miles �V/ s er_ NEW YORK Homes and STATE OF OPPORTUNITY.. Community Renewal ANDREW M. CUOMO RUTHANNE VISNAUSKAS Governor Commissioner/CEO October 6, 2020 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Susan Barden, AICP City of Saratoga Springs City Hall—474 Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Susan.barden@saratoga-springs.org Re: Request for Lead Agency Status Name of Action: Excelsior Park Project, Excelsior Avenue at Ormondy, Saratoga Springs Dear Susan Barden: With this letter, New York State Homes &Community Renewal (HCR), through the Housing Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC) and the Housing Finance Agency (HFA), consents to the City of Saratoga Spring's assumption of Lead Agency status in conducting a coordinated State Environmental Quality Review for the proposed project. In the event that HCR makes a future funding award, it would require submission of the following items by the project sponsor: • The project sponsor would be required to submit a copy of a final impact determination letter from the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. • The project sponsor would be required to submit copies of a SPDES General Stormwater Permit if the project would disturb one or more acres. • The project sponsor would be required to submit a copy of a Phase I Environmental Assessment report which must meet, at a minimum, the American Society for Testing and Materials standard for site assessment and include a Vapor Encroachment Screen. Any Recognized Environmental Conditions or environmental concerns would need to be resolved per HCR RFP requirements. • The project sponsor would be required to submit a copy of all floodplain and wetland permits. • The project sponsor would be required to submit evidence to support compliance with the NYS Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy Act. • The project sponsor would be required to submit a site suitability analysis per HCR requirements. o Note that this includes an impact analysis of flood hazards presented by upstream dams. In this case the flood mapping included in the Loughberry Dam studies would need to be consulted. We have received notice that the studies on file may not be entirely accurate and further review by NYSDEC may be necessary. If you have any questions, please contact me at (518) 486-3379 or heather.spitzberg@nyshcr.org. Sincerely, Heather Spitzberg, Esq. CFM HTFC & HFA SEQR Officer cc: Darren Scott, HCR Regional Development Director