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September 24, 2024
To: City Council
RE: Advisory Opinion from the Planning Board to the City Council—Proposed Text Amendment Saratoga
Hospital PUD(PB##20240535)
Dear Mayor and Commissioners,
Pursuant to City Council determination of inerit for review on July 16, 2024, and following City Council
requests for advisory opinions and lead agency status for SEQRA review on August 20, 2024; the Planning
Board considered the proposed text amendment to the Saratoga Hospital PUD at their August 8 and
September I 2, 2024 meetings.
Per the UDO,the Planning Board and the City Council must make a finding that the following standards for a
planned unit development have generally been met (I 3.I 6 G.3.f.):
i. The proposed planned unit development is consistent with the goals and objectives of the
Comprehensive Plan.
ii. The proposed planned unit development meets the purpose of a planned unit development.
iii. The proposed planned unit development will not impede the normal and orderly
development and improvement of surrounding property.
iv. There is provision for adequate utilities and infrastructure, drainage, off-street parking and
loading, pedestrian access, and all other necessary facilities.
v. There is provision for adequate vehicular ingress and egress designed to minimize traffic
congestion upon public streets.A traffic study may be required to provide evidence that the
circulation system is adequate.
vi. The location and arrangement of structures, parking areas,walks, landscape, lighting, and
other site design elements, are compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and adjacent
land uses.
Upon review of Part I of the Full Environmental Assessment Form dated July 3, 2024 and consideration of the
proposed text amendments to the "Saratoga Hospital Medical/Professional PUD" (redline drafts dated July I
and September 4, 2024)the Board provides the following:
■ The Planning Board defers SEQRA Lead Agency status to the City Council
■ The Planning Board issues a favorable advisory opinion on the proposed text amendments in
the PUD redline draft dated September 4, 2024 with the following considerations and
recommended revisions:
o VI. Uses and Characteristics: In favor of"child daycare" added as an accessory use in
Zones A and B.
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Proposed Text Amendments to Saratoga Hospital PUD
Planning Board Advisory Opinion
o Recommend the definition and standards mirror "child day care center" use
in the UDO (Art. 8).
o Recommend that if "child daycare" is proposed to be changed from an
accessory use (limited to use by employees of the Saratoga Hospital only)to
a principal use (open to the public) then further SEQRA evaluation may be
necessary specific to possible traffic and parking impacts.
o VI. Uses and Characteristics E. Zone E: In favor of parking structures added as
accessory structures in Zone E.
o Recommend removal of size and height limitations of parking structures.
o Recommend replace proposed stricken language with "subject to site plan
review by the Planning Board and architectural review by the Design Review
Board".
o XIII.Off-Site Improvements Project B-2—Construction of Medical Professional Office
Buildin : In favor of deletion of language pertaining to the hospital undertaking and/or
updating appropriate studies.
o Recommend that prior to the City Council taking any SEQRA action that it
take into consideration the changes along the Church St. corridor that have
occurred since the last SEQRA review effort and adequately consider the
traffic impacts that may result from these amendments.
o �:VI. Time Extensions:
o Recommend changing this section to read, "The Hospital may apply for
extensions of approved PUD site plans per UDO Final Site Plan Approval
and Expiration (I 3.5 K)".
This resolution was made by motion and passed 7-0 (ayes: Marshall, Pingel, Mayo, McTygue, Morrison, King,
Stellato) on September I 2, 2024.
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