HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220202 31-33 Marion Area Variance Stormwater letterP.O. Box 435 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
March 13, 2024
Gage Simpson, Chair
Zoning Board of Appeals
City of Saratoga Springs
474 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, New York 12866
Mr. Simpson and Members of the Zoning Board of Appeals,
Please find below the information provided to the City Council in November of 2021 for the purpose of a
SEQRA Lead Agency determination:
I write to you as the Engineer of Record (Professional Engineer Lic. #091096) for Stewart’s Shops Corp. in
its proposal to redevelop the properties located at Marion Avenue and Maple Dell. As an in-house
engineer at Stewart’s for the past 5 years, I have significant experience in the realm of site development,
stormwater management and the associated regulations at both the state and local levels.
Saratoga Springs is a registered Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) participating community.
Chapter 242 of the Saratoga City Code requires the development and implementation of a Full
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) for land disturbance exceeding 0.1 acres, which acreage
we will definitely exceed with our project. As such, we intend on preparing and submitting a SWPPP for
the City’s review. Included in the SWPPP shall be those activities that take place during construction and
the monitoring of facilities post construction.
Despite its location in the Loughberry Lake Critical Environmental Area (CEA), there is no specific
provision in NYCRR 617.14, 617.7 or in the New York State Stormwater Design Manual that references a
how to specifically address the CEA. As referenced in §248(A)1 of the City’s ordinance, however, it is the
New York State Stormwater Design Manual that shall be the technical guide for all of the City’s
stormwater management plans. Therefore, I believe the proposed SWPPP that we will prepare and
submit will meet the established regulations. In addition, since the proposed activity is adjacent to the
Loughberry Lake Overlay, the improved stormwater management system that we are proposing to
implement shall be considerably better for the overall environment.
Respectfully submitted,
Scott E. Kitchner, PE
Site Work Project Manager
PO Box 435
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Phone: (518) 581-1201 (x4249)
Cell: (518) 312-2675
Fax: (518) 581-1209