HomeMy WebLinkAboutRegeneron Saratoga Project SSPB 2026.02.26City of Saratoga Springs
Planning Board Meeting
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Regeneron Saratoga Project
master Plan Review
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Quad Graphics
Printing
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Existing Conditions
907,574 sf existing industrial building
Previously approved Building M (79,300 sf.)
839 parking spaces
Existing infrastructure: water, sewer, electrical, gas, stormwater
Vegetated buffer/berm along Adams Road
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View Looking North from Adams Road
View Looking East from Duplainville Road
View Looking South-East from Duplainville Road
View Looking South-West on Duplainville Road
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Submission Package Overview
Water & Sewer Report
Visual Renderings
Traffic Assessment
Stormwater & Preliminary SWPPP
Wetland Delineation
List of Permits and Approvals
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Sanitary Sewer Service
New sanitary sewer pump station (on site) and new forcemain to gravity main to connect to existing Ball 1 Pump Station
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Water Service
New 20-inch water main connection with the Saratoga County Water Authority
Route along Adams Road/Geyser Road/NYS Route 50. Approx. 6,800 feet total
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Fire Protection
200,000-gallon on-site water tank and fire pump for fire protection
Southeast corner of building
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Bulk Tanks & Trash Compactors
Trash compactors around the building
Bulk chemical storage for process
Sodium Hydroxide
Phosphoric Acid
Bulk gas storage for process
Liquid CO2 Nitrogen,O2
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Covered Walkway
Intended for food service deliveries to minimize carting outside material and food through the building
Near main building entrance
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Mechanical & Electrical Equipment
Cooling towers
Electrical transformers
115 kV substation (existing feed from northwest)
Emergency backup generators
Northwest quadrant of site
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Pipe Rack
Proposed along the north side of the building to move raw materials
Elevated pipe rack next to building facade
Rail spur removal
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Site Access Improvements
Close eastern entrance on Duplainville Road
Remove rail spur next to the building for pipe rack
Widen site access road along the northern perimeter to 25 feet
Add a guard booth and controlled site entrance at western entrance on Duplainville Road
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Parking Garage
1,000 space garage
Western side of site over existing parking lot
Future need still being evaluated based on production ramp
50-foot max height
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EAF Focus Areas
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Impact on Land
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Impact on Surface Water
No site streams or wetlands
Off-site streams and wetlands
Permits with NYSDEC and USACE for offsite water main.
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Impact on Groundwater
Process water service from SCWA (Hudson River)
Domestic water service from City (existing)
No construction of wells or new use of groundwater
No subsurface discharges. Public sewer.
Bulk Chemical and Petroleum Storage
NYSDEC CBS/PBS
SPCC Plan
4 x 7k-10k diesel belly tanks in emergency generators
Exterior storage of 10N Sodium Hydroxide and 33% Phosphoric Acid solutions (covered and contained). 1-2 tanks per chemical (8k – 10k gal.)
Other substances stored indoor in smaller containers.
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Impact on Air
Levels of NYS Air Permits
Exempt Facility
Air Facility Registration (AFR): Smaller operations and combustion installations. No permit conditions or limitations needed
State Air Facility Permit: Cap emissions below Title V thresholds. Non-combustion emissions
Title V Facility Permit: Major industrial sources of emissions
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Impact on Air
Air Facility Registration (AFR)
Regeneron will need the AFR due to combustion-related emissions (steam boilers)
Multiple heat sources each having greater than 10 million BTU per hour maximum heat input rating.
Process emissions from mammalian cell culture biotechnology are air and water vapor. No regulated contaminants emitted.
All GHG emissions are below EAF thresholds except CO2 (due to combustion sources).
Level is appropriate for this land use and size facility (30,618 tons/year). Small to medium manufacturing or industrial facility.
EAF threshold is 1,000 tons/year.
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Impact on Plants & Animals
No habitat present or habitat disruption
No federal nexus (no ESA review)
No tree clearing or clear cutting, landscaped islands removed. < 1 ac. new impervious.
Existing industrial site
State and Federal listed species at the site:
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Impact on Aesthetic Resources
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Impact on Aesthetic Resources
PARKING GARAGE
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Impact on Aesthetic Resources
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Impact on Aesthetic Resources
BULK CHEM & GAS
TRASH COMPACTORS
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Impact on Aesthetic Resources
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Impact on Aesthetic Resources
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL
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Impact on Aesthetic Resources
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Impact on Aesthetic Resources
PIPE RACK
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Impact on Transportation
Creighton Manning Traffic Study
Regeneron (1,000 employees across 3 shifts)
AM Peak = 270 trips
PM Peak = 319 trips
Quad Graphics (800-900 employees)
Prior SEQR Record = 389 peak trips
Regeneron is expected to generate fewer peak hour trips than what was contemplated in the prior SEQR record for Quad Graphics.
Adequate level of service at study intersections. Functioning at Quad Graphics levels.
Fewer truck trips than Quad anticipated. Less transportation intensive business.
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Impact on Transportation
Parking
Existing Parking = 839 spaces
Proposed Parking = 1,439 spaces (including 1,000 space parking garage)
Net Increase: 654 spaces
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Impact on Transportation
Circulation
Trucks and employees in through western entrance on Duplainville Rd.
Employees and visitors in through main entrance on Adams Rd.
No tractor trailer traffic at Adams Rd. entrance
Use of internal access roads
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Impact on Noise
Temporary Construction Noise
Vehicles
Power tools
Heavy equipment
Light equipment
Operational Noise
Exterior cooling towers
Exterior electrical equipment
Interior boilers
Interior air handling equipment
Exterior emergency back up generators
Intermittent use or testing
Industrial park setting with industrial neighbors
Expected by zoning definition
Vegetative buffer and berm
along Adams Rd.
Use of Setbacks
Expected to be similar to previous levels
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Impact on Odor & Light
Odors
No routine odors proposed
Lighting
Utilizing or replacing in-kind existing site and building lighting
Additional lighting needed will not shine onto adjoining properties or impact sensitive receptors.
Appropriate for site setting and use. No glare or light trespass.
Preservation of berm and vegetative screen along Adams Rd.
New stockade fence is in along Adams Rd.
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