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August 27, 2021
Meg Kelly, Mayor
Michele Madigan, Commissioner of Finance
John Franck, Commissioner of Accounts
Anthony Scirocco, Commissioner of DPW
Robin Dalton, Commissioner of DPS
City Hall - 474 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, New York 12866
RE: Advisory Opinion to the City Council
PB#20210564 Weibel Plaza PUD - Proposed Text Amendment
Dear Mayor and Commissioners:
Per your request, the Planning Board considered the proposed text amendment to the Weibel Plaza
Planned Unit Development (PUD) at its August 12, 2021 meeting.
Following discussion and evaluation of 10.2.6. 1 . 1 of the Zoning Ordinance the Planning Board issued
the following advisory opinion by a 4-0 vote (In favor: Torpey, Fabozzi, Pipia, Dal Pos):
• Issued a favorable opinion on the requested text amendment to extend the expiration date of
Zone B of the PUD from July 1 , 2012 to July 1 , 2024.
This change to Section XI of the PUD, entitled Expirations would read, "Planned unit
development zoning approval shall expire if final PUD site plan approval for the first building in
Zone B is not granted on or before July I , 2024".
• Issued an unfavorable opinion on the requested text amendment to include "Warehouses,
Distribution Plants and Wholesale Establishments" upon Site Plan Review approval within the
PUD use schedule. The Board found that the current PUD language does not comport with
the Community Mixed Use (CMU) designation in the Comprehensive Plan and therefore
additional language would need to be included in the PUD that reflects the Transect — 4 Urban
Neighborhood (T-4) or Transect — 5 Neighborhood Center (T-5) design standards within the
Zoning Ordinance.
Alternatively, the City Council could consider a zoning map amendment that reverts the
parcels from PUD to T-4 or T-5.
If you have any questions regarding the above, please contact me.
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Mark Torpey
Chair