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Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Land Use Board Planning Board
Name Michael DeLorenzo
Email Address md001i@yahoo.com
Business Name Field not completed.
Address 13 Central Ave
City Saratoga Springs
State NY
Zip Code 12866
Phone Number 5857272746
Project Name 239 Washington St Land Disturbance
Project Number 20230378
Project Address 13 Central Ave
Comments I would like to add an addendum to my previous comment
made on 12/9/24 to add evidence that this project should not
move forward. In the property owner's submission of the 239
Washington Street Land Disturbance EAF, item (5 ) states the
project is consistent with the adopted Comprehensive Plan. I
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find it difficult to see how this proposal aligns with the
Comprehensive Plan as claimed. See the excerpts from the
CP,
“…. protect sensitive environmental resources and preserve
traditional community character…. Support the City’s sense of
history and the “City in the Country” by preserving the quality
of, and linkages among, cultural and open space resources…
Encourage and increase housing diversity and affordability as
well as neighborhood vitality. Saratoga Springs’ open space
resources constitute a vital economic component and a
valuable aesthetic and recreational amenity. It is this unique
open space character that creates the ambiance of the “City in
the Country.”
This project disrupts sensitive environmental resources by
proposing development in a wetland area, directly contradicting
the comprehensive plan's directive to protect such spaces.
Further, on item (14) the owner self-identified the project as
both URBAN & WETLAND. This project will clearly then be
subject to the new NYSDEC regulations that go into effect on
Jan 1, 2025. It is clear the owner and their representatives are
trying to rush this development plan through the Planning
Board approval in the 2024 calendar year to skirt the new
regulations. Excerpt from NYSDEC Urban Wetland Protection
Rule, effective Jan. 1, 2025,
“It is LOCATED WITHIN OR ADJACENT TO AN URBAN
AREA, as defined by the United States Census Bureau as of
2020”
Knowing these facts, in good conscience, I urge the planning
board to reject this application and/or postpone the decision
until a full site development plan is presented and reviewed
through the NYSDEC under the new regulations.
Thank you
Mike, 13 Central Ave
Attach Photo (optional)239 Washington Street Land Disturbance-Wetland Permit -
EAF Highlights.docx
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