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Home My WebLink About20240465 1 Driscoll Rd. SUP Modification Application-HAV1MNI I I PN A1'!'1.1t,A I ]ONE Will. Nall FOR OFFICE USE 'rf CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS �i F PLANNING BOARD f .•;.;�J :,. ' CITY HALL - 474 BROADWAY SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK 12866-2296 Jc�R�'ORATEQ '�� TEL: 518-587-3550 X2533 www.saratoga-springs.org APPLICATION FOR: SPECIAL USE PERMIT Property 1 Driscoll Road (Driscoll Road and South Broadway) Address/Location: 191 •-1-25 GC-R and RR Tax Parcel #: Zoning District: (for example: 165.52-4-37) (Application #) (Date received) (Project Title) Check if PH Required El Staff Review Propo%A9truct a two-story 11,000+/- 5F mixed use building with commercial tenants and apartments Use: Type of Special Use Permit: ❑■ Permanent ❑ Temporary ❑ 0 Modification Name A_PPLICANT(S)`" Susan Sikule 2075 Western Ave Guilderland, NY 12084 Address 518-275-9881 Phone ssikule@gmail.com Email OWNERS If not applicant) Identify primary contact person: 8 Applicant ❑ Owner ❑ Agent ATTORNEY/AGENT Luigi Pallesch!,PE (ABD Engineers,LLP) 411 Union St, Schenectady, NY 518-377-0315 luigi@abdeng.com * An applicant must be the property owner, lessee, or one with an option to lease or purchase the property in question. Has a previous application been filed with PB for this property? NO YES X If YES, include Application TYPE Si4� plans and DATE: IIJ tt 2o2a Please check the following to affirm information is included with submission. 9 Sketch Plan Attached: Applicant is encouraged to submit sketch plans showing features of the site and /or neighborhood and illustrate proposed use. 0 Environmental Assessment Form: All applications must include a completed SEAR Short or Long Form. SEQR Forms can be completed at http:/l www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6191.htmi. 0 Water Service Connection Agreement- For all projects including new water connections to the City system, a copy of a signed water service connection fee agreement with the City Department of Public Works is required and MUST be submitted with this application. Revised 8/2022 City of Saratoga Springs p. 1 of 2 Application for Special Use Permit REQUIRED ITEMS: "4 hard copies (1 w/original signature), 1 digital PDF copy ofALI- materials and Fee. Application Fee: Make checks payable to the "Commissioner of Finance". REFER TO THE CURRENT FEE WORKSHEET INCLUDED IN THIS DOCUMENT. Does any City officer, employee or family member thereof have a financial interest (as defined by General Municipal Law Section 809) in this application? YES NO X - If YES, a statement disclosing the name, residence, nature and extent of this interest must be filed with this application. I, the undersigned owner, leasee or purchaser under contract for the property, hereby request Special Use Permit approval by the Planning Board for the identified property above. I agree to meet all requirements under Article 13 of the Unified Development Ordinance of the City of Saratoga Springs. Furthermore, I hereby authorize members of the Planning Board and designated City staff to enter the property associated with this application for purposes of conducting any necessary site inspections relating to this application. Applicant Signature: Date: June 11, 2024 If applicant is not current owner, owner must also sign. Owner Signature: Date Check City's website (www.saratoga-springs.org) for meeting dates. City of Saratoga Springs Application for Special Use Permit p.2of2 June 12, 2024 Driscoll Road, LLC ( hereafter, the "Applicant ") is submitting this application in order to seek a modification to the special use permit issued in June 2023. The applicant is the owner of the 5+ acre land established in 2019 at the corner of Route 9 and Driscoll Road. A special use permit was granted by this Board to allow the applicant to build a mixed use two story building, 10,000+ square feet per floor, at the address of 1 Driscoll Road in Saratoga Springs. The main purpose of this building is to provide a larger location for the `Just Cats Veterinary Clinic'. Just Cats is a feline only veterinary clinic established in 1994 with 5 licensed veterinarians on staff along with 7 licensed veterinary technicians and 23 support staff spread across its two locations, one in Guilderland and the other at 3258 Route 9 in Saratoga Springs. The applicant will be providing 3,800 square feet for the Just Cats on the first floor. The approved special use permit allowed for the first floor of the building to be commercial and the second floor to be residential apartments. The applicant is requesting a modification to the special use permit approval to build six additional apartments on the first floor, replacing the rear commercial space. Since Covid-19, the need for residential space is much greater and provides more reliable income than commercial tenants. The second floor will remain residential apartments. There will be an amount of commercial space on the first floor in addition to the Just Cats and that space will be in the front of the building. The applicant's feline veterinary clinic has flourished over the past 30 years at the two locations. The need for a larger and new facility in Saratoga Springs in order to streamline operations and offer an expansion of services. This application seeks only to adjust the interior of the building on the first floor. There will still be adequate parking spaces for the additional tenants. Should this modification be approved, the applicant hopes to break ground this fall. Respectfully submitted, Driscoll Road, LLC *4,W,,C6" 1 � VM Susan Sikule, DVM MATCH CONSULTING CO. Clifton Park, NY 12065 (518) 225-1206 RENOVATIONS TO: JUST CATS 15T FLOOR RESIDENTIAL CONCEPT v C V) I n n D 7� n 0 r r X D 14 IF Short .Environmental Assessment Form Part 1- Project Information Instructions for Comoletins Part 1— Project Information. The applicant or project sponsor is responsible for the completion of Part 1. Responses become part of the application for approval or funding, are subject to public review, and may be subject to further verification. Complete Part I based on information currently available. If additional research or investigation would be needed to fully respond to any item, please answer as thoroughly as possible based on current information. Complete all items in fart 1. You may also provide any additional information which you believe will be needed by or useful to the lead agency; attach additional pages as necessary to supplement any item. Part 1— Project and Sponsor Information Name of Action or Project: Mixed Use Building Project Location (describe, and attach a location map): Driscoll Rd & NYS Rte, 9, Saratoga Springs Brief Description of Proposed Action: To construct a two-story, 11,D002: SF footprint, mixed use building with a veterinary clinic and multiple commercial tenants on the first floor, and seven (7) apartment units on the second poor. Parking, landscaping, and utilities will also be constructed. Name of Applicant or Sponsor: Telephone: p 618-869-5779 Susan Sikule, (Driscoll Road, 1.LC) E-Mail: ss[kule@gmall.com Address: 2075 Western Avenue City/PO: State: Zip Code: Gullderland 3VY 12084 1. Does the proposed action only involve the legislative adoption of a plan, local law, ordinance, administrative rule, or regulation? NO YES If Yes, attach a narrative description of the intent of the proposed action and the environmental resources that be in ❑ may affected the municipality and proceed to Part 2. If no, continue to question 2. 2. Does the proposed action require a permit, approval or funding from any other government Agency? NO YES If Yes, list ageney(s) name and permit or approval: City of Saratoga Springs - Site Plan Army Corps of Engineers - Wetlands Permit ❑ 3. a. Total acreage of the site of the proposed action? 5.95+ acres b. Total acreage to be physically disturbed? 2.5± acres c. Total acreage (project site and any contiguous properties) owned or controlled by the applicant or project sponsor? 5.95± acres 4. Check all land uses that occur on, are adjoining or near the proposed action: S. ❑ Urban ❑ Rural (non -agriculture) ❑ Industrial [0 Commercial m Residential (suburban) ❑ Forest ❑ Agriculture ❑ Aquatic ❑ Other(Specify): ❑ Parkland Page I of 3 5. Is the proposed action, NO a. A permitted use under the zoning regulations? ❑ b, Consistent with the adopted comprehensive plats? ❑ b. Is the proposed action consistent with the predominant character of the existing built or natural landscape? 7. Is the site of the proposed action located u�, ox does it adjoin, a state Its#ed Critical Environmental Area? If Yes, identify: YES NIA ❑ NO ❑ YES NO YES 8. a. Will the proposed action result in a substantial increase in traffic above present levels? b. Are public transportation services available at or near the site of the proposed action? c. Are any pedestrian accommodations or bicycle routes available on or near the site of the proposed action? 9. Does the proposed action meet or exceed the state cnergy code requirements? If the proposed action will exceed requirements, describe design features and technologies: -- — 10. Will the proposed action connect to an existing public/private water supply? If No, describe method for providing potable water: 0 NO ❑ YES ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 YES NO ❑ ❑ YES NO ❑ ❑✓ 11. Will the proposed action corumct to existing wastewater utilities? If No, describe method for providing wastewater treatment: Private onslte septic system NO YES Z ❑ 12. a. Does the project site contain, or is it substantially contiguous to, a building, archaeological site, or district which is listed on the National or State Register of Historic Places, or that has been determined by the Commissioner of the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to be eligible for listing on the State Register of Historic Places? b. Is the project site, or any portion of it, located in or adjacent to an area designated as sensitive for archaeological sites on the NY State Historic Preservation, Office (SHPO) archaeological site inventory? 13. a. Does any portion of the site of the proposed action, or lands adjoining the proposed action, contain wetlands or other waterbodies regulated by a federal, state or local agency? b, Would the proposed action physically alter, or encroach into, any existing wetland or waterbody? If Yes, identify the wetland or waterbody and extent of alterations in square feet or acres: NO YES ✓ ❑ ❑ YES I--] NO ❑ Z El Page 2 of 3 14. Identify the typical habitat types that occur on, or are likely to be found on the, project site. Cheelc all that apply: ❑ Shoreline ❑ Forest ❑ Agricultural/grasslands ❑ Early mid -successional OWetland ❑ Urban QJ Suburban 15. Does the site of the proposed action contain any species of animal, or associated habitats, listed by the State or NO YES Federal government as threatened or endangered? 16. Is the project site located in the 10(Y-year flood plan? NO YES 17. Will the proposed action create storm water discharge, either from point or non -point sources? NO YES If Yes, ❑ ❑✓ a. Will storm water discharges flow to adjacent properties? Z ❑ b. Will storm, water discharges be directed to established conveyance systems (runoff and storm drains)? El Yes, bnielly describe: Onsite stormwater management system discharging to an existing storm pipe. J 18. Does the proposed action include construction or othcr activities that would result in the impoundment of water NO YES or other liquids (e.g,, retention pond, waste lagoon, dam)? If Yes, explain the purpose and size of the impoundment: 19. Has the site of the proposed action or an adjoining property been the location of an active or closed solid waste NO YES management facility? If Yes, describe: ❑✓ ❑ 20.Has the site of the proposed action or an adjoining property been the subject of remediation (ongoing or NO YES completed) for hazardous waste? If Yes, describe: I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE IS TRUE, AND ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE Applicant/sponsor/ ame: Luigi A. Palleschi, P.E. (ABD Engineers, LLP) Date: Revised 1/15/2021 Signature: Title: Engineer PRINT FORM Page 3 of 3 EAF Mapper Summary Report Friday, August 14, 2020 10:56 AM ] 1 'i II watt ii�, u5G5 h�tetmai�, lAJ iUMENTP, r5JRCai1 Esri JaPZ1t1, PV1En, EA t_ KCrea,ESrI M41ancj, NO ¢Sty C11 Or)Sb,edWlllOrtElihsttars aricltlt Part 1 1 Question 7 [Critical Environmental ?,No DISClalmer: The EAF Mapper is a screening tool intended to assist project sponsors and revlewrng agencies in preparing an environmental W= assessment form (EAF). Not all questions asked in the EAF are �- 1: answered by the EAF Mapper, Additional Informatlon on any EAF 191.:2-1GAI question can be obtained by consulting the EAF Workbooks. Although the EAF Mapper provides the most up-to-date digital data available to 191 �-2-1.5 DEC, you may also need to contact local or other data sources in order to obtain data not provided by the Mapper. Digital data is not a substitute for agency determinations. Toraitt0Na j1,L11* rd3 ° t e 1 Fie QROeI95 lcir I; ft On E91 2.1: '�p � �� 't• �"�Pk wii ',., �aPiftalt tl s rh ng Kanc „ Esri 1�i s ill t E51t�Chili lHan ltat� Est , serCtamnl el rLy tM., V' ie GIS U52 Part 1 / Question 12a [National or State No -- - Register of Historic Places or State Eligible Sites] ° Part 1 1 Question 12b [Archeological Sites] Yes Part 1 1 Question 13a [Wetlands or Other 'Yes - Digital mapping information on local and federal wetlands and Regulated Waterbodies] ;waterbodies is known to be incomplete. Refer to EAF Workbook Part 1 1 Question 15 [Threatened or No Endangered Animal] Part 1 / Question 16 1100 Year Flood Plain] Digital mapping data are not available or are incomplete. Refer to EAF Workbook. Part 1 I Question 20 [Remediatlon Site] No Short Environmental Assessment Form - EAF Mapper Summary Report I NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION Division of Water, Bureau of Water Permits 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233-3505 P: (518) 402-8111 F: (518) 402-9029 www.dec.ny,gov 12/6I2022 Driscoll Road, LLC Susan Sikule 2075 Western Avenue Guilderland, NY 12084 RE: ACKNOWLEDGMENT of NOTICE OF INTENT for Coverage Under SPDES General Permit for Storm Water Discharges from CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY — General Permit No. GP-0-20-001 Dear Prospective Permittee: This is to acknowledge that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (Department) has received a complete Notice of Intent (NOI) for coverage under General Permit No. GP-0-20-001 for the construction activities located at: Mixed -Use Building 1 Driscoll Road Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 County: SARATOGA Pursuant to Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) Article 17, Titles 7 and 8, and ECL Article 70, discharges in accordance with GP-0-20-001 from the above construction site will be authorized 5 business days from 121212022, which is the date we received your final NOI, unless notified differently by the Department. The permit identification number for this site is: NYR11 K503. Be sure to include this permit identification number on any forms or correspondence you send us. When coverage under the permit is no longer needed, you must submit a Notice of Termination to the Department. This authorization is conditioned upon the following: 1. The information submitted in the NOI received by the Department on 12/2/2022 is accurate and complete. 2. You have developed a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) that complies with GP-0-20 -001 which must be implemented as the first element of construction at the above -noted construction site. 3. Activities related to the above construction site comply with all other requirements of GP-0-20-001. s EEwTE OVORK I Department of STAF OPPORTUNITY Environmental Conservation 4. Payment of the annual $110 regulatory fee, which is billed separately by the Department in the late fail. The regulatory fee covers a period of one calendar year. In addition, since September 1, 2004, construction stormwater permittees have been assessed an initial authorization fee which is now $110 per acre of land disturbed and $675 per acre of future impervious area. The initial authorization fee covers the duration of the authorized disturbance. 5. Your SWPPP has been reviewed by the regulated, traditional land use control MS4 where your project is located and has been determined to be in substantive conformance with the requirements in the SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from MS4s. 6. When applicable, project review pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) has been satisfied. 7. You have obtained all necessary Department permits subject to the Uniform Procedures Act (UPA). You should check with your Regional Permit Administrator for further information. *Note: Construction activities cannot commence until project review pursuant to SEQRA has been satisfied, when SEQRA is applicable; and, where required, all necessary Department permits subject to the UPA have been obtained. Please be advised that the Department may request a copy of your SWPPP for review. Should you have any questions regarding any aspect of the requirements specified in GP-0-20-001, please contact Dave Gasper at (518) 402-8114. Sincerely, Qaj �- David Gasper Environmental Engineer cc: RWE - 6 SWPPP Preparer ABD Engineers, LLP Palleschi, Luigi 411 Union Street Schenectady, NY 12305