Planning Board

PB Board Members City of Saratoga Springs Mark Torpey (Chair) PLANNING BOARD Kerry Mayo Sara Boivin (vice-chair) City Hall • 474 Broadway Ruth Horton Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 518.587.3550 Todd Fabozzi Jason Doty www.saratoga-springs.org Shawna Jenks (alternate) Alfred Dal Pos NOTE: This meeting is being held in person in the Council Room at City Hall Christopher Pipia (alternate) • To view the webcast live, or once recorded, go to www.saratoga-springs.org. • To participate or provide input during the meeting, please visit City Hall on the day and time of the scheduled meeting. • Comments may be submitted up to 12PM on the day of the meeting using the Public Comment form on the Planning Department page. PLANNING BOARD MEETING AGENDA Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Salute the Flag Roll Call 1. Approval of Meeting Minutes 2. Possible Consent Agenda Items Note: The intent of a consent agenda is to identify any applications that appear to be ‘approvable’ without need for further evaluation or discussion. If anyone wishes to further discuss any proposed consent agenda item, then that item would be pulled from the ‘consent agenda’ and dealt with individually. Agenda Project # Project Project Location Project Description Order 1 20210505 Station Lane Site Plan Station Lane Extension of a previously approved site plan for a multi-family project. Extension 3. PB Applications Under Consideration - NOTE: Agenda item discussion will not begin past 10:00 p.m. Agenda Project # Project Project Location Project Description Order 2 20210472 Final Draft of the Unified 474 Broadway Consideration of advisory opinion to the City Council on the final draft of the Unified Development Ordinance Development Ordinance (UDO). (UDO) 20200483 269 Broadway Mixed Use 269 Broadway Consideration of coordinated SEQRA review of a proposed 6-story commercial/retail 3 building with on-site, underground parking within the Transect-6 Urban Core district. 4 20210452 Southern Final Subdivison 131 Middle Avenue Consideration of modification/removal of a condition of subdivision approval. 5 20210588 Van Dorn & Seward Final 61 Van Dorn St. & Final plat review of a proposed four-lot subdivision in the UR-2 district. Subdivision 46/46A Seward St 6 20210568 182 Excelsior Site Plan 182 Excelsior Ave Sketch site plan of a proposed mixed-use project, including office and multi-family residential uses and associated site work in the UR-4 district. 7 20210319 120 South Broadway Site 120 South Broadway Sketch site plan of a proposed multi-family residential project in the T-5 district. Plan 4. Upcoming Meetings July 15, 2021 (workshop - July 12, 5:00 p.m.) GENERAL MEETING GUIDELINES The Planning Board reviews a wide variety of applications and its primary responsibilities include four land development decisions including New York State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR), Special Use Permit (SUP), Site Plan (SP) and Subdivision (SD). The rules regarding public input depends on the type of application before the Planning Board. SEQR and SP: The Planning Board reserves the right to allow public comment as deemed necessary. The total duration for all public comments should not exceed fifteen (15) minutes with each individual speaker limited to a total of two (2) minutes. SUP and SD: The Planning Board is required to conduct a public hearing with proper notice to all neighbors residing within 250 feet of the project. Each individual speaker will be limited to a total of three (3) minutes. For all applications: Speakers providing public input will be timed to ensure compliance. Applicants’ initial presentation to the Board will be limited to 15 minutes. Planning Board members are volunteers appointed by the Mayor to serve seven-year terms. Each member has a single vote and a quorum (4 or more members) is required to vote on an application. Note: This agenda is subject to change. Please check the website for latest version. GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR SPEAKERS • All meetings are video recorded and webcast; please provide public input in a respectful manner. • Public input will occur after the Applicant has presented the project to the Planning Board. • Speak clearly into the microphone and state your name and address. • Speakers will be timed – two (2) minute limit for public comment and three (3) minute limit for public hearing. Be concise, it’s OK to speak for less than the time limit. • Individuals may not donate their allotted time to other speakers. • Face the Planning Board at all times, do not engage in direct discussions with the audience. • Do not repeat points made by previous speakers.  • No laughing, heckling, speaking or clapping from the audience. • Comments to the Board should specifically relate to the application under consideration and be directly relevant to the evaluation criteria. • It is best to identify a designated speaker to summarize comments from multiple individuals. • Written comments will be distributed to the Board and made part of the public record. • Please note that the Planning Board has no jurisdiction over code enforcement. • The Planning Board appreciates meaningful and thoughtful input from the community. To learn more about the application review process, please contact the City Planning Department. Susan Barden: 518-587-3550 x2493 susan.barden@saratoga-springs.org