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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20260435 56 Duplainville Rd Regeneron Site Plan Presentation 07.30.2026City of Saratoga Springs Planning Board Meeting Thursday, July 30, 2026 REGENERON SARATOGA PROJECTPHASE I SITE PLAN REVIEW Project Timeline SEQRA Package 3 Feb. 2026 Site Master Plan Presentation 26 Feb. 2026 Traffic Study & Master Plan Updates 23 Apr. 2026 Master Plan & EAF Narrative Updates 18 May 2026 Negative Declaration & Saratoga County Planning Board Referral 21 May 2026 Phase I Site Plan Package 1 June 2026 Site Plan Application Overview Site Plan Application Form Site Plan Sets SWPPP Water & Sewer Preliminary Report Short EAF Form Site Plan Summary Site Plans •Phase 1 Site Plan Work •Utility Work •Pavement Restoration •North access road relocation/pipe racking. •Equipment, such as cooling towers, transformers, switch gear, backup generators. •Water Tanks, Water Pump Station. •Compactors, bulk chemical storage. •Phase 1 Site Plan Work •Items in SEQRA record EXCEPT parking garage and substation. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan •Estimated amount of land disturbance > 1 acre, SWPPP required for SPDES permit •Stormwater runoff will be directed to existing on-site stormwater management areas (NW and SE corners of site). PLUS •One new infiltration basin is proposed at the NE corner of the site Water & Sewer Report Review •New sanitary sewer pump station (on site) and forcemain to gravity main to connect to existing Ball 1 Pump Station •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 •Two -600,000 gallon water tanks proposed in SE portion of site. •Water pump station (potable booster and fire pumps). •No new connection to City water system. SEQRA Review •Full SEQRA Package in February 2026 •Negative Declaration received in May 2026 •Short EAF provided with this submission: 12.3 acres of disturbance Permitted use under zoning Construction of new water main connection, water tanks, and sewer forcemain Wetland crossing for new 20-in off-site watermain over Geyser Creek (DEC permit application submitted and in review) Items of Discussion from the 7/23 Workshop •Geyser Park Bike Path Connection Updates •Water Tanks Footprint/Height •Lighting & Sheet C-131 •Landscaping & Adams Road Tree Buffer •“Designs by Others” Referenced Geyser Park Connection •Met with City officials on 5/4 •Reach out to Park Engineer •Feasible to build into Phase II of the park project •Regeneron proposes to place funds in escrow/LOC with review by City Engineer or DPW. Existing Site Driveway- Access to Guard Shack onto site. Connection to Bike Path: 6 foot wide, asphalt pavement. Approx 920 feet. Water Tanks •Original application/SEQRA record: •Two, 500,000 gallon potable tanks, 33 feet high. •One 200,000 gallon fire tank. •Consolidate into two tanks, fire and potable. (Fire tank removed) •7/15/26 Supplement: Increase available water storage for redundancy purposes. Increase tank to 49.5 feet •Under 50 ft height threshold for Industrial Zone •Photo rendering of 49.5 foot high tank. •Tank not visible from Adams Road-photo embellished for visibility assessment. •Aquastore tank sizes, diameter vs. height structural constraints. Existing Lighting Plan Existing site parking/ driveway lights will not be changed. Proposed Lighting •LED Fixtures •Limited to cooling towers for safety purposes •Minimum footcandles proposed facing downwards Landscaping/Tree Buffer •70 parking lot trees removed •35 trees being planted on site •Fee in lieu of planting for 35 more based on DBH requirements. •Is there room for more trees along Adams Road? •Due to existing density of trees on Regeneron property, not feasible to infill plant. Designs by Others or Under Separate Cover •Guard Shacks •Adams Road City Administrative Approval •Duplainville Road (Guard Shack Structure) •Electrical equipment •Pipe racking •Water Tanks and Pumps-complete design by CTM under separate cover. •Offsite water and Sanitary Sewer-complete design by CTM under separate cover. Duplainville Road Guard Shack