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Home My WebLink About20220339 120 S. Broadway Site Plan Project Narrative Project Narrative PROPOSED TOWNHOUSE AND MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT STEPHEN ETHIER 120 South Broadway City of Saratoga Springs Saratoga County, New York April 2021 Updated April, 2022 Prepared By: The Environmental Design Partnership, LLP 900 Route 146 Clifton Park, NY 12065 ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN a:0 PARTNERSHIP, LLP. Shaping the physical environment ecoENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PARTNERSHIP,'LLP. _ical envirc. 1.0 Introduction and Background The Applicant, Stephen P. Ethier is an established east coast developer with over 35 years of developing in large metropolitan urban areas including multiple successful projects in the City of Saratoga Springs. Mr. Ethier has had major influence in the revitalization of the Jefferson/East Broadway Neighborhood. He had the first and only successful workforce housing ownership project in the City. Some of his other noted City projects consist of 287-289 Jefferson Street, 166-168 Jefferson Street, Chloe's Way, City Square, Maria Boulevard, 316-318 Ballston Avenue, Washington Commons, 148 South Broadway and multiple infill projects throughout the City. Mr. Ethier is a major Sponsor of Habitat for Humanity and many other Non-Profit Organizations. This South Broadway property is located in the entrance gateway corridor to the City and it currently consists of a 64 room Motel built in 1954 by the Benton Family. However, when the property was sold in the mid 2000's, it slowly fell into disrepair. Mr. Ethier purchased this property 5 years ago and updated all the necessary deferred maintenance and brought the property into compliance with all the City and State codes. As a multiple property owner along South Broadway he will have a significant influence of the City's desired revitalization of the South Broadway gateway corridor and is looking forward to working with the City's Land Use Boards to develop another successful project in Saratoga Springs. The project consists of re-developing an approximately 2.64± acre parcel of land with a total of 58 multi-family and townhomes. The project site is located at 120 South Broadway in the City of Saratoga Springs, New York. The property is zoned T-5 (Transect 5). The proposed site development includes the construction of a private access road that will provide a boulevard entrance to the development, 58 townhouse units within four buildings and a fifth building that will be a community center inside a center green area designated as park space. Fronting South Broadway, there will be 2 pods of 12-unit townhouses separated by the proposed boulevard. Each of those townhouses will be 3 stories in height and the first-floor townhomes will each have a 2-car garage. Those townhouses are intended to have a small area of landscape with front porches. The footprint will be slightly staggered to provide a more interesting visual facade along the South Broadway gateway. In the middle of the property, a center green area is designated. It is intended to serve as an outdoor park area for the entire development. 2 900 Route 146, Clifton Park, New York 12065 phone (518)371-7621 e-mail: info@edpllp.com ecoENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PARTNERSHIP,'LLP. _ical envirc. Surrounding the center green area along the north and south property lines, there will be 4- story buildings each with 23 townhouse units. The two buildings will have designated outdoor parking spaces provided for each of the unit's owners. Within the center green area, there will be a Community Center Building. The entire development will have a common access driveway that circulates around the entire development to provide ease of access to each building. 2.0 Existing Conditions The existing project site consists of three separated motel buildings and a separate central building on the property that serves as a spa with an outdoor pool. The motels and spa have associated asphalt parking. All existing buildings on the property would be removed to accommodate the proposed development. The existing property is wooded along the easternmost portion of the property behind the existing eastern motel building. The topography of the land is generally flat and slopes slightly to the west towards South Roadway (Route 9). The typical slopes range from 1% to 10%. Elevations at the site vary between 316 and 320 feet above sea level. 3.0 Sanitary Sewer The existing property is served by municipal sanitary sewer and the proposed development will connect to the existing municipal sanitary sewer service. The proposed onsite sewer will be offered for dedication to the City of Saratoga Springs upon completion of construction. All gravity sewers will be designed and constructed in conformance with the City of Saratoga Spring, Saratoga County Sewer District#1 and the Ten State Standards —Wastewater. The City of Saratoga Springs conveys flows to the Saratoga County Sewer District#1 trunking system and Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The theoretical daily discharge from the proposed project (8,700 gallons per day) is well within the Saratoga County Sewer District#1's trunking and treatment capacity. 3 900 Route 146, Clifton Park, New York 12065 phone (518)371-7621 e-mail: info@edpllp.com ecoENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PARTNERSHIP,'LLP. _ical envirc. 4.0 Water The existing property is served by water from the City of Saratoga Springs. It is anticipated that the water consumption for the proposed project site will be relatively equivalent to the hydraulic loading rate for the sanitary sewer approximately 12,000± gallons per day. The construction of the water system will include a hydrant and all the necessary valves, fitting and service connections. The proposed water distribution system infrastructure will be constructed in accordance with the City of Saratoga Springs, NYS Department of Health requirements and the Great Lakes Upper Mississippi River Board of State Public Health & Environmental Managers publication "Recommended Standards for Water Works". 5.0 Stormwater The project will disturb greater than one acre and will be subject to coverage under the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activities (GP-0-20-001). This project would be considered "redevelopment" under the General Permit requirements. A Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan will be prepared as the project progresses through the approval process. Stormwater will be managed on-site and treatment will be in accordance with the City and NYSDEC regulations. 6.0 Summary The proposed project conforms to the T-5 zoning bulk standards and will not require variances from the City of Saratoga Springs. Demolition of the existing buildings will require approval from the Design Review Commission (DRC). The proposed modifications to the existing driveway entrances and proposed boulevard entrance will require review and approval by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). 4 900 Route 146, Clifton Park, New York 12065 phone (518)371-7621 e-mail: info@edpllp.com ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN eco PARTNERSHIP, LLP. 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