HomeMy WebLinkAbout20260098 56 Duplainville Rd Regeneron Sketch Plan Presentation Master Plan Review 04.27.2026City of Saratoga Springs
Planning Board Meeting
Thursday, April 23, 2026
REGENERON SARATOGA PROJECT
MASTER PLAN REVIEW
Master Plan Updates (3/17)
• Shifted the Duplainville Road guard booth further south into the site.
• Refined the electrical and mechanical layout on the northwest side of the site.
• Optimized the locations of the bulk chem, bulk gas, and compactors.
Master Plan Updates (4/15)
• 2 x 425k-gal. potable/process water
tanks and booster pump.
• Water system redundancy in the
event of a SCWA outage.
• 33 ft. H x 47.5 ft. D
• Increased LOD < 2 ac.
• Set back 820 ft. from Adams Rd.
Operational Noise
Evaluated Cumulative Operational Noise Impacts
Adams Road assumed as the receptor, transition into residential zoning
•Cumulative SPL without generators = 53.2 dBA
•Cumulative SPL with all 4 back-up generators running = 68.25 dBA
*Only includes attenuation over distance, buildings and vegetation will also attenuate noise.
53.2 dBA within guidelines for use, acceptable for residential areas
68.25 dBA acceptable for commercial/industrial. Intermittent or temporary noise
associated with generators. Generators in sound dampening enclosures.
Not defined as “unreasonable noise” in Chapter 148
Aligns with zoning definition and use definition (general industrial)
Truck Traffic
Parking
Why 1,493 spaces when only about 750 employees on peak shift?
-Shift overlap
-Snow removal and maintenance
-Employee convenience
-Temporary displacement of surface parking. More detail with site plan applications.
-Ease of operations and best use of space
Petroleum & Chemical Bulk Storage
Bulk Petroleum Storage
7k-10k diesel intrinsic belly tanks for each back-up generator
Secondary containment (110% rupture basin), spill and overfill prevention devices
*NYSDEC PBS regulations*
Bulk Chemical Storage
Exterior storage of 10N Sodium Hydroxide and 33% Phosphoric Acid solutions
1-2 tanks per chemical (8k – 10k gal.)
Concrete containment (110% single tank vol.), chemical resistant coating, collection basins
Pumps and loading stations also in containment areas
*NYSDEC CBS regulations*
Waste Generation
No on-site waste disposal or incineration
Methods of disposal: Recycling, waste-to-energy, incineration, C&D debris, composting
Waste Generation
Proposed
Prior SEQR Record (1998)
Impact on Air Levels of NYS Air Permitting
Exempt Facility: Exempt and trivial
activities and equipment
Air Facility Registration (AFR):
Facilities with emissions below
defined limits, commonly for facilities
with smaller amounts of combustion
and/or process emissions, lowest
formal regulatory level
State Air Facility Permit: Typically for
facilities voluntarily capping
emissions below major source
thresholds.
Title V Facility Permit: Major sources
of air emissions under the Clean Air
Act
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Impact on Air
Process Emissions
•Process emissions from mammalian cell culture biotechnology are air and water vapor.
•No regulated contaminants emitted. No Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) or High Toxicity Air
Contaminants (HTACs) will be used during the production process nor are any exhausted.
•Combustion operations excluded from the definition of “process emissions”
•NYSDEC regulates combustion and process emissions under different regulations
•New York’s Air Toxics Regulations (6 NYCRR Part 212) applies only to process emissions
and not to combustion operations
Impact on Air
Combustion Emissions
•Regeneron will need the AFR due to combustion-related emissions
•NYSDEC regulations and standards developed to be protective of public health.
•Combustion emissions from steam generating boilers and back -up power generating
equipment.
•Multiple heat sources each having greater than 10 million BTU per hour maximum heat
input rating, making them non-exempt sources.
•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.
Bike Storage and EV Chargers
Bike Storage
Covered bike storage will be provided
Likely in the front entrance off Adams Road/Marcel Drive
Geyser Road bike path is a connector
EV Chargers
Currently 4 EV chargers
Commitment to provide at least 12 on the site
Draw on power supply (1-3 MWs for 12 chargers)
Lighting
Landscaping
•Some parking lot island removal, Tree and
shrub removal
•Oak, apple, white pine, ornamental cherry,
black locust
•Details and replacement to be provided in
site plan submissions.
Other Updates Since February
Letters of Service provided by SCWA and SCSD #1
SHPO Returned a No Effect Finding Letter
Fire Department approval of the site master plan
LaBella provided a concurring traffic study and CME submitted a response