HomeMy WebLinkAbout20240588 NYS Route 29 Special Use permit SEQRA Comment 09.16.2026EP Land Services LLC
621 Columbia Street Ext.
Cohoes NY 12047
(518) 785-9000
September 16, 2026
Susan Barden
City of Saratoga Springs
474 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, New York 12866
Re: Station Lane Subdivision
PB# 20240589/20241018
City of Saratoga Springs, NY
#2022-02
Dear Ms. Barden:
EP Land Services LLC is providing responses to Planning Board comments on 7/30/26 with respect to revised
Draft Part 2 Form of SEQRA.
1. Impacts on Land. 1a depth to water table is less than 3 feet.
Response: Per 2017 Geotech report issue to City 11/18/25 entitled “Station Park”
geotechnical evaluation by Foundation Design PC. Table 3 shows the depth of water table.
See enclosed excerpts of report. There are only two locations on the site where the depth to
water table is less than 3 feet (B17-2, B17-8). At B17-2 there is no proposed development as
it is within City’s 30-foot wetland buffer setback. A majority of the site per this geotechnical
report is above the 3-foot water table elevation.
2. Impacts on Land. 1h Others
Response: The proposed site plan comports to City zoning code with respect to required
green space. Fill must be added to address NYSDEC SWDM 2024 requirements, to meet the
existing elevation of Washington Ave and comport to City code on proposed roadway
grades/slopes.
3. Impacts on Plants and Animals. 7h The proposed action requires the conversion of more than
10 acres of forest, grassland or any other regionally or local important habitat.
Response: With respect to habitat there are no endangered or threatened species that utilize
the site. The only endangered or threatened species is the long Karner Blu Butterfly per IPAC
Data. See Project Narrative data 4/10/25 section 4.1, 4.2 and Exhibit 1 demonstrating there
is no habitat for endangered or threatened species.
Yes, there will be more than 10 acres of forest being removed, but the proposed site does
conform with City code of green space. Per the Civil site plans dated 1/12/26 (last civil site
plans submitted) on C-5 notes 671 “significant trees” on parcel of which 619 would be
removed from the project site.
Per the attached figure, if these two areas were not disturbed there the amount of existing
additional significant trees saved is as follows
Station Lane Subdivision
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Area #1 = 35 trees saved
Area#2= 58 trees saved
Under this proposed action there would be 526 significant trees removed (617 prior removal
proposed - 35 area #1, - 58 area #2) with 145 significant trees being saved. Per article 11
section “D” of city code every significant tree preserved is “credited as two required trees”.
Per Article 11 section “F.1”, entitled Tree Replacement or Mitigation every significant tree
removed must be replace. The project proposes 426 trees per Saratoga Associates revised
plans dated 4/1/25. If you subtract the proposed trees in the area now proposed to be
undisturbed, the proposed tree count would go down to 384 trees.
Thus, the breakdown of preserving these two areas would result in following tree
breakdown.
Trees Removed= 526
Significant Trees saved= 145
Tree saved credit= 290
Proposed trees= 384
Trees removed 526 less than 674 (proposed + credit) thus project does comport to Article 11
of City code.
4. Impacts on Energy. C heating and cooling more than 100,000 sf of building.
Response: The heating and cooling of buildings will be in conformance with NYS building
energy code requirements.
5. Consistency with Community Character. B proposed action may create a demands for
additional community services (school, police, fire).
Response: See Project Narrative data 4/10/25 section 4.12 with projected impacts to schools
and it notes based upon existing enrollment at schools there has generally declined in
student population over the last 8-10 years in the school system.
Police and fire responses per their comments were issued to the City on 12/2/25. I have not
heard anything back from these departments from this submission and Planning Dept. was
going to follow up per 7/30/26 PB meeting.
6. Additional concerns by PB. Traffic, mid-block crossing, connectivity, bus stop.
Response: Lansing Associates to address.
Station Lane Subdivision
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If the City has questions about the responses, please feel free in contacting me at 518-785-9000 or at
jeaston@theprimecompanies.com.
Sincerely,
James W. Easton, PE
Director of Land Development
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