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20210174 269 Broadway Mixed Use Public Comment
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' '_ " _' — . , ,� � i .a'� ,•`a � . . .. ,y.,,� , , _ . . . . � ' , �+ . } . . � ` �� � �. `� � �, � IT.� � �.�� t. , � r� ��� ����� �,�� _ � --� ��� � f1 ,,�':� ��� :6 I :rh � rjs k' 7' _ ��;� � , 4 � ■; n ' • �1}.' 1 8 - .���J ���'�� �' �� j` .�.F? _ � ,�-, �'��,e � . .Y- � .- � . . .� irs+C��irl�cr'R•::;y . - .J.. —_.— ....—_..�u�et,�., � ._. __. .. St. P�ter's City Hall Batcheller Mansion July 12, 2021 To: Saratoga 5prin�s Planning Boarc! Design Re�iew Cammission Mayor Meg Kelly Commissioner of Pub�ic Works 51cip Scirocco Commissioner of Public Saf�ty Robin Dalton Re: 269 8raadway Proposed Mixed Use Cnmmercial Building We have watched with alarm,the process re�arding tE�� above referenced projeet. Publie comments aia email and letters are difficult ta find in the archives, and many appear ta be missing, including reference to our qetition with ouer$�a si�natures collected in just 9 days last Fa�l. This raises the qc�estion of whether the Planning Board ("PB") and Design Re�iew Commissian {"DRC"} members have seen thase public comrr,ents, es�ecially as some members ha�e changed in the past year. And opportunities for the public to speak at the PB and DRC meetings have been scarce, despite assurances fram PB staff. ThFs has allow�d some false impressians from the a�aplicant to ga unchallenged, such as: 1, Np si�nificant new iobs will be generated from t�is project. 7he anly committed tenants are the applicant's busEnesses which will vacate current oftices at 8S Railroad Pface. 2. The SPA Catholic "easemer�t" is for access to a walkway only, which already exists for 26Q Broadway(Death Wish Coffee}for access to their parking lot on Hamilton. The gre�n space and surface parking lot �elong to SPA Catholic. This will cause confusion for deli�eries and visitors t�the buifding's main entrance on t�e south side. 3. 1"he project is zero lot line on a narrow deep sloping lot and will �xtertd all the way to ti�e pu�lic s3dewalk. Althougi�tha� is not clear on the app9icant's sketches and architectural layouts,the ze�o-Eat fine(no setback) is unlike any neighboring building nn Broad+,vay�r Hamilton. 4. The transformers are pasitioned on the 5PA Catholic property aathough�hey do not appear in the applicant's sketches. 5. Despite the mature trees in the sketches, no existing tree an the property can remain an this zero-lot line praject. The beautiful 6D-foot tree on the city �aroperty east of the Broadway sidewalk will mast likely be damaged and removed s�nless the building is set back sufficiently. 6. Although the building acEdress is Broadway and the 70-foot height limit is based on the minor entrance in the middle of that fa�ade, little of the building can be accessed from Broadway. The building wial be$3 feet on the Hamilton side, rising 4-6 stories above all the neighboring buildings on Hamilton. The building will be a hal�story taller than Park Place Condominiums on the east side of Broadway. Park Pl�ce is setback and pancaked to greatly rec�uce its�isuaa impact. A mechanical towe€-on the roof af the project will add another 13 feet. SEE �XhIIB17 1. 7. The under�round �ara�e will �e reser�ed far the applicant's �usiness. AEI other tenants, anc�th�ir business and retail customErs will have to fincf parEcing on the street. About 24 cars currently park on the unde�elaped lat during the business/sc�ool week. They will also ha�e to find parking pn#he street. SEE EXHIBIT 3E. Qur concerns 9isted beiow are for the irnpact on aur neighbar�ood and the nearby downtown district. See the following exhibits for fur#her dcacumentation. 1. Mass &Scale SEE EXhtIBIT 1. • The project will loflm o�er neighboring �iuildings. Helium balloons#lown at the project corners & high points would help uisualize this. • Facades are mostly flat walls with ]ittie panc�Ecing nr setbatl<s unlike most large 5aratoga buildings. 2. Aesthetics SEE EXHIBIT2. • Glass and steel (especially in a historic neighborhood) are not the 5aratoga S�arings look that attracts visitors. • �he Broadway fa4ade is nat pedestrian friendly. • O+rerwhelming immediate reaction af petition signers: o Tac� big and ugly. o Does not fit with historic neighborhood. c� Reminds us of an "ac�an iiner' parked on the lot. 3. 7raffit/Deliveries/Parkin� SEE EXH181T 3. • Hamilton ar�d Broadway have one lane in each cfirection with �arking on both sides af street. There are no public parking lots in this neigttborhoa�I. During the business week,special even#s and on Sunday mornings, parking is often not easy ta find.This massi�e a Aroject will worsen#his problem. • Deli�ery trucks frequently black traffic while parked in the driving lane (dawntown Broadway has the ad�antage of two lanes in each direction and uehicles can more safely get around the parked trucks). 7hey also 61ock the driveways of neighborhoocf buildings. Large Sysco trucks that will be deli�ering to the restaurant wifl create an even larger probEem and are likelyto block 269 Broadw�y's garage entrance as well. • The main �ntrance posit�oned on the south side will naturally attract delivery trucks and�isitors to the SPA Catholic parking lot. Th�s may pos@ a hazard for the studen#s and staf�on their own prope�ty, 4. Light & Noise Pallution • Significant nighttime light pollution and n4ise will be created for existing residential neighbors from second-floor restaurant and the large amo�nt o#glass throughout this office buifding. • The sheer walf af the Broadway fa�ade will bounce and exacerbate the current traffic noise from cars and large trucks as they decelerate downhill to Congress Park. Vehicles often need to brake at the crosswalk �ight at the northeast edge af the project or at the light at Congress Park. 5. Public Safety SEE EXI-�lBlTS� &4. • There are too many�urb cu#s, especially on Hamilton. The increased traf{ic and deliveries resulting fram this building will dramatieally increase t#�e risk ta ue�icles and pedestrians. The risk papufation includes students at SPA Cathalic, senior citiz�ns�isiting the Senior Citizen Center, health center patients and others trying to enter or exit their builcfings. • The half-subrrlerged open air cavered wallcway on the southeast side of the main flaor is not pedestrian #riendly and is a pote�tial magnet for horr�eless looking to camp aut. • There are facilities within 1500 feet of the projeets that serve chi�dren,the elderly and disabled (schaol, seniar center, h�alth center}. The effects on the safety of these populations rnust be carefully researched. 6. Aquifer SEE EXHIBIT 5. • The applicant has indicated in its Environmaental Assessment Part 1 E.2#ha#the pro}ect site is located over, or irnmediately adjoining, a principal aquafer and that the a�era�e deptit of the water table is iust 12 feet! This praperty has n��er been excavated ta the c�epth of a two-story unclerground garage. What impaet will it have on the aquifer an�J the baserr7ents o�the surrounding buifdings? 5aratoga has many examples af constructior� disturbing the springs and aquifer resultFng in flooding of neighboring basements. We need to protect the aquifer system which is part of the city water supply. We need to prqtect the springs whic� are part of aur tourism economy. 7. Public Opposition SEE EXHIBIT 2. • in gati�ering over S00 petition signat�res in just 9 day5 lasfi Fa�l, we shared the applicant's sketch of the Broadway fa�ade. The facade has changed little since. The public reacted�ery negatively to the massive scale and design incampatible with t�e historic neighbarhood. We suppart city development. Howeu�r,this zera-lot line modern praject on this narrow slaping lot towering o�er its primarily two-story neighbors is completely inappropriate for this site. 7hE project posEs a risk to health,safety, and inacEequat� city infrastructure. 7his is historic 5aratoga Springs with a tourism economy, not The Bund of Sh�anghai. 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I { �� . r - �. � ♦ � EXHIB�T 2 Proposed Proje�t for 269 Broadway, Saratoga Springs We, the residents, business owners, and �requent visitors af Sarata�a 5prings, �aetition the Saratoga �prings 'Planning Board and Design Fte�ievv Cammissian to require a significant size reduction and more compatible d�sign for the proposed mixed-use commercial building at 269 Broadway. WE BELIEVETHES MAJOR �ROJECT: � Must be compatible in scale and aestheties with adjacent build�ngs in this historic district. • Must [�e compatible with its surroundir�gs in this gateway to tf�e city. • Must nat add to existing traff3c, parking and public safety concerns. • Must not disturb the aquifer wit� implications for the neighborhood. Name {�rint) Si�nature Address Date OVER 800 SIGNATURES 11VERE COLLECTED LAST FALL �N JUS�T 9 DAYS. TO TH� SICETCHES SHARED QN THE FQLLOWING PAGES, SIGN�RS REACTED VERY NECATIVE�Y ABUUT THE MASSIVE SCALE AND DESIGN INCQMPATIBLE VIfITH THE HISTORI� I�EIGHB{�RHC)Q�D. THE ORIGIIVAL SIGIUED PETIT��N PAGES ARE AVAII�ABLE UPON REQUEST. i � '� s ` o �� �� q � �i�� f �:.��r �., s �j iti I I r , �} t. + '',;1�'�����r' t� a �� r f r '� �� � � ��� .� y J � 4 ` 't �, _ ' ,. .� � � � �� �`�*. _ {4 r . e �:� ��r: v' e -�,,, _ ,s.�'� �""�'�T4 4� _ • ! H� �a..�!° „� _ di � S . .M.:.. ' .. . . .':.�;z " : : ,. .. .,:, .�.'- .. y. _ .— ..—.�� i.,r��wr-� � . . �� ti _*nd� _ �� 1 � ��, , T_<:....,....-- �._...�„-. ,. �-- .. ..; .� -—.'.. � � �t� '� �i �t4� , - - ��� i .,r�■ . $i� ,�' y .� i � �.•, =`}� . , � � , ., . _, .._. ' � � 1- 't. . 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"�' _.. . . �4. ���..F lP Y r "�"`� , ., �1 � A". .s�"r � ^� �a'� ��^ r� �� _ ' �`. r � �. �- i . . . __—.. � .. . ` " j�, ��•.�`..s F � _� . _ _ '_ - _ .., '- _��� �� --?d y• � �'� .y'- ' � ' � I � � ` � :.,. � S� y .. s':4 .. ..'"" :E_ �� i`�� � . „� /� � , � �,.irr4' � , ��� ,�� ' �— i � I r� � .� � � �� �� :ommon sequenee at 269 Broadway: Delivery truck par�lced in only �riving lane fiorcing o�h�r �ehicles to cro�s intn oncoming tr�ffic. Photos tal<en on Sept. Za, 2�Z0. � EXHIBIT 3B En�ironmentaf Assessment Form Part �- TRAF�IC. D2-i Hamilton Street This actrvn has inadvertently broughf to the fore several trafifrc problems that exisf beyond the acfion but will be magnified by the acti�n as regar�s traff'ic and publrc safety. This actron cries put a traffic study and for�ttention and eooperation between the Land Us� Depar�men#s, the IVlayor's OfiFice and the Public Saf�ty De�arfinent The praposed action wil! result in a substantiad increase in tra�fic abo�e present lewels and generate substantial new demand �or tr�nspartation facilities or seruice�? The applicant has answered this question En �he affirmati�e with no sol€ations as per the acfian. A traffic study that evalu�tes accompanying safety issues is w�rrant�d based an th� following facts: There are 11 curb cuts and three crosswalks on Hamilto� St�eet within the boundaries noted. Those curb cuts �re egresses in and aut af a schoo� parking lot, Senior Center, Church parking, Hotel, Apartmenfi Complex, Hospital Clinic, Private Parking Lot and fhe parki�g garage and loading dock of the prop�sed action. Tne increase in traffic precipitated by the 269 t�nants and the parking g�rage can only cre�te additional traffic and safety issues with school buses loading and unloading, deli�eries (there are no commercial parking spaces on Hamiltan Street) ar�d a #our- way stop within a ha�f of black af a trafFic light on the sou#h e�d of Hamilton St�eet Inadequate street parkin� for deliver'res, customers and em�loyees Hamilton Street is a two-lar�e street with parking allowed pn bath sides af the streef. The wid#h a�tt�re stre�t is further campromised in the winter with plowing ta the Curb. The seeand pa�� of the question refers to the tim� for peak traffiG expected. The app�icant checked boxes for morning ar�d evening. The res�onse to this question alsQ warrant's a corr�pl�te traffic study: Schoo{ buses and parent pick-ups peak between 7�45 — 8:15 and 2:OD - 2:30 pm with additianal traffic from student drivers and faculty. Pick-ups and drop-offs continue ur�til ap�roximately �:00 pm to accommodate sports practice and games. Hamilton street is heavily used as an alternati�e route to Broadway between 3;30 prri and 6:0� pm daily and thraughout the day d�ring the racing seasan and during high �alume events dawntown. Hamilton street is heavily used as an alternative route to Broadway k�etween 3:3�pm and 6:00 prn daily and throughout the day during the racing s�ason an� during high volum� events dawntown. . E��IIBIT 3C Enviranmental Assessment Form Part I-TRAFFIC D2-J BROADWAY The major traffic issues the action wiEl exacerbate on Broadway are the following: 9nadequate parking far deliveries, customers and employees of the action will increase traffic, parking needs and safety issues. The address of the buiiding is on Broadway. That wi11 naturally draw deliveries to paric �t the frnnt of the building and an Broadway. Broa�way is a two - lane str�et from Circular Str�et ta Congr�ss Street with parking alfawed on both sides of the street which creates safety issues when vehicles park in the drive lane to mak� d�liueries. Broadway is also NYS Route 9 which draws �8 wheelers, and other large vehicles tF�roughou# the day. Thi� volume of traffic cr�ates visibilify issues when delivery vehicles are in the drive lane. Traffic tra�eling on Rnu#e 9 which is a straie�ht-away, are tra�efir�g at a faster speed until traffic comes to the intersection of Congress Street an� Broadway where tnere is a traffic Gght. Approximately 213 of the veray r�o�th of Circular Street Qn Broadway there is a �edestrian traffic light that interrupts the flow nf traffic. There are no Gommercial Par�ing space� an Broadway betweer� Circular Street and Congress Street. Consequently, deliveries (mo�ing trucks, food deliv�ri�s, USPS, UPS, FedEx, Amazon, Minen service etc.) park in the drive lane or in no parking zones. 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An aquifer is a geological formation capable af yieldi�g a signifEcant amount oF water to a spring. Aquifers act as underground reservoirs, storing water they also act as conduits ar pathways for the movement of water. Bot�t the quantity and quality of groundwater can be adversely affect2d by land de�elopm�nt activities. Th� Enviranmental Assessment Form indicates that they wili be exca�ating 20 feet but that the water table is at 12 feet, What impact will this have on the aquifer?At the Sketch Desi�n Meeting the applicant responded that they can not mov�e the transformers inside because National Grid will not allow it due to the water table. There are three types of aquifers: ].. unconsodidated deposit aquifers—lie below a permeable layer of soil Z. bedrock or co�fined aquifers—have a layer af impenetrable rock ar clay abave them. Sub-surface water fills the spaces hetween particles of rock and soii (ground water)to wells and springs. 3.quaternary aquif�rs—created by glaziers, loca�ed between bedrock and the earth`s surface. They can be confined or u�confined. Aquifers came in differenf typ�s and have variaus ways of distributing water. First things first, an aquifer is not an ur�derground lake or river. There is no# a huge chasm under y�ur f�:et i�olding water that you could float a boat on. It is actually made of perrneable rocks, sandstone and other porous rnaterials. Water is easily able #o mo�e around in this dfenched storage area. �c�:h 7rryc r.rc..a ��� 6�scMear±�e3 Ari.•� 3/ � . � Pun,�:u] .'at��l ,^,:r�annx , � �� - � �1n ._n"�-��:cl..:cui'er � ,��,'� �+,' .f�} _ Y� , Canf�rtaoig�ed �• � � �� fY. ��i�..�F�C�R!l�u�S"er 1*a>;3rR �.' Go�nlenirig B�d C9ra!_nCd 1a����t+ir Ccniuric•s Tf�ere are two basic types of aquifers; confined and unconfined. A confined aquifer happens wl�en water in porous layers is tr�pped �y layers that are relativ�ly impermeable, like granite or dense clay. Confined layers tend to be under pressure and typically are saturated thraughout. U�confined I�yers are where ground water is loca#ed. �his is water right under the soil, the top of this is consic�e�ed the water table. (hti��s:�-���u s�.dtn.�um��ti l�zat-is-aa�-a��ui I��r-��nd-htrn-�I��c�-it-�°,��rl. �CRF