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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20200735 Excelsior Ave. Apartments Correspondance � � �� ,!''a �LL� � June 22, 2022 Mark Torpey, Chairman City of Saratoga Springs Planning Board 474 Broadway Saratoga Springs,NY 12866 Re: Excelsior Avenue Apartments Dear Chairman Torpey and Members of the Saratoga Springs Planning Board: We represent the Whistler Court Homeowners Association, whose members, live near the proposed Excelsior Avenue Apartments building. Our client has several serious concerns regarding the proposed proj ect and its inevitable impacts to the neighborhood before allowing it to move forward. We respectfully request that the Planning Board ultimately disapprove the proposed site plan due to the proposed proj ect's adverse impacts on surrounding properties, the character of the community, and on the "general safety and welfare of the community". Unified Development Ordinance ("UDO") § 13.5(A). Traffic congestion and safety are already problems in the neighborhood of the proposed proj ect and will be exacerbated if the proj ect is approved. From the outset, one of the main purposes of the City's UDO is the "Prevention and reduction of traffic congestion so as to promote efficient and safe circulation of vehicles and pedestrians." See UDO § 1.2(B)(5) . Further, the Planning Board is required to review the "Adequacy and arrangement of vehicular traffic access and circulation including intersections, road widths, pavement surfaces, dividers and traffic controls, and transit and bicycle accommodations", the "Location, arrangement, appearance and sufficiency of off-street parking and loading", and the "Adequacy of fire lanes and other emergency zones..." See UDO § 13.5(I)(3), (4) and (11). While we recognize that the proposal by Beacon Communities, LLC ("Applicant") has been modified since it was originally proposed, it is still problematic for a number of reasons. First, Excelsior Avenue is too narrow for the increased traffic that will be introduced by the proposed proj ect, especially where it intersects with Veterans Way. Emergency access to the neighborhood is already inadequate, and may lead to dangerous situations involving fires or other emergencies if the proposed proj ect goes forward. See UDO § 13.5(I)(11). Attached are pictures from August 20, 2021, showing both lanes of Excelsior Avenue blocked by emergency vehicles working to clear an obstruction in the road. This type of PO Box 2369 Glens Falls NY 12801 I claudia@braymerlaw.com I (518) 502-1213 occurrence is not atypical, and it essentially blocks any access to the neighborhood, whether by civilian or emergency vehicles. If there were a fire or other emergency in the neighborhood at the same time, which is more likely as more people pack into the congested area, response times will be severely delayed and there will be the potential for loss of property or life. These concerns were raised by the City's Commissioner of Public Works, Anthony Scirocco, in 2021. A copy of Commissioner Scirocco's letter to the Planning Board is attached for your reference. Additionally, the Greenbelt Trail Downtown Connector along Excelsior Avenue should be completely installed to accommodate the anticipated increased bicycle traf�c from the project (as you know, bicycle travel is being encouraged by the Applicant). Without a bike lane, bicyclists will be forced to ride in the traveled roadway or on a sidewalk which will lead to conflict between vehicles and bicyclists, or walkers and bicyclists, worsening the traffic safety . lssues. Moreover, school bus traffic will necessarily increase with children living in the apartments. This increased bus traffic will undoubtedly block traffic on the already too narrow Excelsior Avenue and will severely impact residents of Whistler Court, the existing apartments, and the Marriott Hotel. The increased traffic from residents and school buses will make adequate snow removal impossible, as plow trucks will be stuck behind backed up traffic. Further, snow will be pushed into the already-inadequate on-street parking spaces, further worsening issues. Parking is already a problem on Excelsior Avenue, and will only be worsened if the proposed proj ect goes forward. We urge the Board to disapprove this proposed proj ect, and at the very least require the Applicant to further modify its site plan, including the traffic control, parking, and emergency access plans. While there is a special use permit condition for the Applicant/Excelsior Park, LLC to mitigate traffic concerns at NYS Route 50 and Veterans Way, there is currently no condition for mitigating the traffic safety concerns related to the intersection at Excelsior Avenue and Veterans Way. The Applicant and/or special use permit holder(Excelsior Park, LLC) should be required to widen Excelsior Avenue, and add a right turn lane for traffic turning right onto Veterans Way northbound. Thank you for your careful consideration of our comments and for your deliberation in thi s matter. Sincerely, /s/Claudia K. B�ayYne� Claudia K. Braymer Enc. 2 �''� ' 4 ��,,��,.`- F� � � r + �'.'�M,� r�`f�. ,•,F .. •�711 r . r- - , 4 ' ° r.�. . � -� r �4s` . . .f�' { � , � i"` - i ` y ' �. ", °'�.. � „� - � + ��{ . � � � *,�,A � '_ �� r� �� ',.�_3 � ��+��+ .y�. ��y,(.� �'r a�� Cy +sr' .P � . � ..��,� �' �4 i! � ��6 - � � ' � - � - . r R ...-�+�A�i #�. -� ..,� �.. .;�y .. �. � +• , �p!° � .�. . ,...�. ' f� �� � ,.I 1 ,.� ��. Y � ," '� j� � . �. , '�. "� �..t�� �� . rh• �. iF ' � '�k,�. � ���.�, � ! +'� k � • .�r�� _ � �� ..�� ���+*:..� yr� r i �,. � � � �"���'r°�"9 .... ti �, �'� R ��' A `� � E�- -'7. w � � � ��� � �. ��� ���+ �R � � � .�.. �.. . + �+�',,;. » � ¢ _ q � . --�. 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Y� � �.. ����� 4����-.r,c".��^ .. -:,. i �. e . � �-' - -.`f • , ��'�riia - �.�.- .�- ����a�;����� . ,�,°������;.� , +Ci�y vf Sar�x�ac�a Sprirrgs Anthon �. s�iroccv .�,�~� .���.� y ��". . ' ��partm�r�t af Pu�li� '1�►�u'orks �ommiss�vner .� � -� ' � �. � : .�.�. �- ,��. � �,� -.�. � ��k�A�►e r�u� �� :.:� . � = . � . �os�ph.1. �'Neill, I!I ��. :, '�'�.. � Sara�c� � S r�ng�, NY ���'�� �_, ;� , :,.��r . . � � Deputy�amm iss��ne� , � , ��� �, . w .. 4 . �'���] �s7-35.�C1 v��ice �.:t,., ti:5� •e.�:r�rv� �-�••, :.'�:`..�` (�1$� 5,�7-�417 f+�x Iv�i�chael veitch D�VII Business Manager M E�111'C� Ta: The �ity af Saratc�ga Springs Planr�ing Bvard MarkTorpey, Chair Jas�vn ��ty Kerry Mayv L�exie Banitatibus Ruth Hortor� Sa ra B�iui n Ta�dd Fabozz� Shawna �enks FR: Cc�mmissi�ner Scir�cco DA: 9��,����1 RE; Excelsivr Av�enue De�relopme�nt Members �f the Planr�ing Board, I first want�o thar�k you for yaur time ser►�ing the �ity of Saratvga Spr�ngs in your capaci�y as members �f th+� Planning BQ�rd. I� aften gaes un�oticed that yv� are►�vlunteering yaur time in an �ffort ta make our City the laest it can k��, and car�fully rewiewing�amplex projects is nvt an insigr�i�icant tas�C. Th� main purpase for this �cvrrespc�ndenc� is to bring yvur att�ntion tv r�sidents' c�ncerns relat�d to developrr�ent aiong Exce#sior A►�en�e and C3rmandy Lane and tv urge yau to dn a si�e �isit ar�d meet vu�ith r�esidents to re�vieorv the dev�e�opmer�t th�t is Qccurrin� �r� this area. I recent�y met with can�err�ed �esidents r�n-sit�e, and �bserv�ed first-hand �vm�e of the pote�tial issu�s that might �ri�e as this area +�f vur City c�ntinues to grow at a rapid pace. C�n� �t�m that immedia�ely jump�d out t�o me was th��there is anly an� pvir�t of�mergency access, wi� Excelsivr Avenue at V�terans Way, ►ruhich �could be blocked in � severe weather �v��nt. hlot plar��ing a secondary emergency ac�es� p�ir�t would p�ut at risk a signifi�ant number of current and future �esidents. �ther issu�s that nee+d addition�l thought re►�olv� around limit�d parkir�g in the area, the in�reas� in traffi+�, and the planned uses for s+�me of these undewelQped p�rcels that co�ld �cre�te �ni�tended pr�bl�ms �f nvt c�nsidered with � ha�istic ap�prc�ach. ` wv�uld be bene�icial f�r memb�rs vf this boar� to �c�nduc� a site-vi�it, a�� I did, �nd I bel�err� �t vbserve for vurs�IV�s pvt�ntial problems that arise from legitimate cancerns �f th�s� Y ' rs. There are certainl o tivns to� nni�igate these car��cerns ar�d preventin�them frvm netighbv Y � k�ecvming real-vv��ld �pr�blems. R'lannin k�oard prvject#���D73� is curren�ly under yvur revi�w, sc�eduled to appear at a � I�is eve�in 9 2 �1. and is slated tc� appear on t�e bo�rd's a�enda �n 9/9f 2�. Whi1e wvrkshc�p t g � �1 1 � not haVe an l�ir� s e�ifii�to this project +�r others und+er �vnsiderat�on in the are�, but the I d a Y# � P abov� outltines general concerr�s that sho+�ld be addressed during this p�anrring process. Thank you fve your cvr�s�deratian, . Skip �Inth�ny "Skip" 5c�rvc�a �ommissiar�er of Pu�lic Works CC: Su�an Barden, Principal Planner Vince� D�leo�ardis, �Gity Attorney