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PROJECT NARRATIVE
Mixed Commercial Special Use Permit
68 Weibel Avenue
DATE: December 3, 2021
APPLICANT: Gary Stone
10 PD Harris Road
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Gary Stone is proposing to operate and maintain existing mixed land uses on a 22.5 acre parcel
on Weibel Ave and a portion of a 40.0 acre parcel. The parcel includes approximately 145 feet of
frontage on Weibel Avenue and is located within the T-4 Urban Neighborhood Zoning District.
There are several existing commercial buildings on the parcel that are either used for storage or
are currently occupied as office buildings. There is also an existing golf driving range with small
clubhouse that is has not been in use for few years and a boat storage area located at the rear of
the property. The existing buildings and boat storage are also currently the subject of a land use
and zoning violation identified by the City of Saratoga Springs Building Department as such this
application would attempt to cure those violations.
The current land uses to remain include a 900 sf office building, two small storage buildings (2,400
sf and 1 ,500 sf), a 12,500 sf office building, a 1 .5 acre boat storage area, a 150 sf clubhouse and
10 acre driving range area. All the buildings are existing and were constructed around 1968. The
only proposed site improvements include a site identification sign, street trees, street lights and
sidewalks which would provide pedestrian connectivity between Mr. Stone's land and the adjacent
residential housing complexes. All improvements are located immediately adjacent to Weibel
Avenue. All existing buildings are served with individual on-site septic systems and a drilled water
well. Stormwater runoff from the existing paved surfaces are managed with on site storm
structures.
The driving range is also adjacent to the existing City of Saratoga Springs ballfields and will
promote additional recreational use in this part of the City.
The Applicant is requesting that the Special Use Permit for these uses sunset after 5 years with
the options to come before this board and renew. It should be noted that this land is actively being
marketed to be developed in total.