Planning Board

9/18/23, 12:42 PM (42) PB Agenda to Publish - Smartsheet.com PB Members City of Saratoga Springs Charles (Chuck) Marshall PLANNING BOARD Kerry Mayo Mark Pingel (Vice Chair) City Hall • 474 Broadway Mark Torpey (Chair) Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 Patricia Morrison Todd Fabozzi 518.587.3550 William J. McTygue Note: Meetings are held in person in the City Council Chambers in City Hall • Please enter City Hall by the Broadway ramp door entrance. • The door is unlocked 1/2 hour before the meeting start time and is locked 1 hour after meeting start time. • For entry after 7pm, please use the buzzer outside of the Lake Ave. entrance. • Comments may be submitted up to 12PM on the day of the meeting using the Public Comment form on the Planning Department page. • To view the webcast live or once recorded, go to www.saratoga-springs.org PLANNING BOARD MEETING AGENDA Thursday, September 21, 2023 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 Ordinance Project # Project Project Location Project Description Project Index Order Type 3. PB Applications Under Consideration - NOTE: Agenda item discussion will not begin past 10:00 p.m. Agenda Ordinance Project # Project Project Location Project Description Project Index Order Type 1 20230519 80 W Circular Special Use 80 W. Circular St. Special use permit for a neighborhood commercial establishment in UDO ADJOURNED Permit the Urban Residential - 3 (UR-3) district. 2 20230593 400 Louden Sketch Plan 400 Louden Sketch site plan review for a place of worship in the Rural Residential UDO 20200518 (RR) district. 3 20230506 127 Jefferson Preliminary 127 Jefferson St. Preliminary plat review of a proposed three-lot subdivision in the UDO Subdivision Urban Residential-2 (UR-2) district. Consideration of an advisory opinion to the ZBA for an area variance UDO 151& 153 Nelson 4 from the minimum lot requirements for a proposed three-lot Subdivision 20230325 151 & 153 Nelson subdivision in the Urban Residential - 3 (UR-3) district. UPCOMING MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS​ October 12: Workshop - October 5 at 5pm October 26: Workshop - October 19 at 5pm 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 https://app.smartsheet.com/dashboards/XvR8vVcqwf8JpX45wjrj6XP9QQpVGM4HrWRm4V41 1/1