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HomeMy WebLinkAbout23-11MV and 23-A-04MV (Saratoga Springs, Munter Land Holdings) (1) 50 WEST HIGH STREET (518) 884-4705 PHONE BALLSTON SPA, NY 12020 (518) 884-4780 FAX SARATOGA COUNTY PLANNING BOARD TOM L. LEWIS JASON KEMPER CHAIRMAN DIRECTOR March 10, 2023 Susan Barden, Principal Planner City of Saratoga Springs City Hall 474 Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Sent via email to: susan.barden@saratoga-springs.org Re: SCPB Referral Review #23-11 and 23-A-04 - Site Plan and Subdivision Review - Munter Land Holdings, LLC Proposed 2-lot subdivision of an existing vacant commercial parcel of 37.6 acres located at the west end of Duplainville Road in the Grande Industrial Park. Also proposed is construction of a 45,480-s.f. commercial warehouse with office space and a 25,000 s.f. cold storage accessory building on a vacant 22 acre portion of that 37.6-acre parcel. Location: Duplainville Rd. (CR# 46) 177.-1-67 IND-G (General Industrial) Received from the City of Saratoga Springs Planning Board on January 26, 2023. Reviewed by the Saratoga County Planning Board on February 16, 2023. Decision: No Significant Countywide/Intercommunity Impact Comments: The referrals submitted reflect the intent to subdivide 22 acres from roughly 38 acres and construct two buildings on that new lot. The development of the parcel involves building a 45,500-s.f. warehouse with corporate offices and 25,000 sq. ft. cold storage building of one story (less than 40 ft. in height) with 6 large grade-level OH doors and two traditional loading dock bays along the south wall. Municipal sanitary and water are available at the end of CR# 46 (Duplainville). The site development also includes on-site stormwater/drainage collection, and a street extension requires permitting from Saratoga County DPW. The site is relatively flat with no slopes, no wetlands, nor watercourses, and is not located in a floodplain. Select vegetation removal is indicated with necessary grading associated with site and building preparation. A SWPPP is required as there is greater than 1 acre of disturbance due to development (as per DEC SPDES regs under the GP). Development plans indicate sheet-flow runoff and closed drainage structures leading to infiltration practices on site. The site will have 31% green space remaining following full development (30% req’d.) - 2 - The site will be accessed by a single-access curb cut at the terminus of CR# 46. A traffic assessment plan was completed by Creighton Manning Engineering in December, 2022 and shows there to be no adverse impact to the road system and traffic patterns by the development. Based on the current site plan, there will be 45 parking spaces for the buildings, with 40 required. It is recommended that a site lighting plan (in accord with Pl Brd practice) as well as plans for landscaping/buffering be reviewed to determine if there will be any adverse impacts to adjacent properties that cannot be mitigate by the proposed development plans. For example, the city planning board should determine if there will be any noise created by the proposed use that is not similar to those of the surrounding industrial uses, is there to be visual screening (remaining or added) by mature vegetation on southern and northern, and that site lighting will be by poles of a 20 ft. maximum height and that LED lights are dark-sky-compliant with cut-off fixtures providing direct lighting fading to no spillover at the site perimeter. We recognize that these noted recommendations are nothing beyond or above the norm of a standard review conducted by the city’s professional staff and planning board members. Please contact the Saratoga County Planning Board if you have any questions regarding this matter. Sincerely, ____________________________________ Michael Valentine, Sr. Planner Authorized Agent for Saratoga County DISCLAIMER: Recommendations made by the Saratoga County Planning Board on referrals and subdivisions are based upon the receipt and review of a “full statement of such proposed action” provided directly to SCPB by the municipal referring agency as stated under General Municipal Law section 239. A determination of action is rendered by the SCPB based upon the completeness and accuracy of information presented by its staff. The SCPB cannot be accountable for a decision rendered through incomplete or inaccurate information received as part of the complete statement.