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March 9,2016
Mr.Craig Brown
Zoning Administrator and Code Compliance Officer
Town of Queensbury
742 Bay Road
Queensbury,New York 12804
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Re: Big Bay Lodging—Traffic Review Onty
Town of Queensbury, Warren County, New York
Chazen Project#91600.09
Queensbury Ref#SP54-2016
Dear Mr, Brown:
Pursuant to your request, Caen has reviewed the traffic assessment (Traffic Assessment, dated
January 19, 2016, prepared by Creighton Manning.) submitted by the Applicant (or the above
referenced project, Comments/observations regarding the traffic study are offered below for the Town's
consideration.
Traffic Study Review
1, We concur with the trip generation estimates for the g9-room hotel.We also concur with the
conclusion that this amount of site traffic will be accommodated by the existing roadway
network,as presented In the assessment,
2. The Study does not acknowledge the Exit 18 Rezone Study and the traffic analysis contained in
that study,although the assessment did use traffic volume data that was collected for the
Rezone Study.
The Rezone Study evaluated the cumulative Impacts of potential development along the Corinth
Road/Main Street corridor from Big Bay Road to Richardson Street.Conclusions of the Rezone
Study noted that geometric improvements to the Intersection of Corinth Road and Big Bay Road
will be necessary to accommodate growth in this area.The proposed hotel project Is part of the
growth that contributes to the need forthose geometric Improvements,
Also provided in the conclusions of the Rezone Study is the need to provide a means to
equitably allocate the costs for funding those improvements with developers and property
owners in this area. It is recommended that the Town initiate negotiations with the project
applicant to establish an agreement to begin to collect the funds for the improvements,
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3. It Is noted that the Rezone Study included a growth of 294 hotel rooms In the Corridor for the
traffic analysis,The proposed project at 89-roorns Is within that growth estimate such that the
analysis and conclusions of the Rezone Study are valid,
4. It Is noted that the Rezone Study Included a growth of 294 hotel roorns in the Corridor for the
traffic analysis.The proposed project at 89 rooms,plus the proposed hotel project of 100 rooms
on Corinth Road and lastly 79-rooms associated with the proposed hotel on Big Boom road are
within that growth estimate such that the analysis and conclusions of the Rezone Study are
valid.
in the event the Planning Board or Town staff have any questions or require additional Information,
please do not hesitate to contact me at(518)824-1926,
Sincerely,
Sean M. Doty,P.E.,LEED AP,CMS4S
Principal
Manager, Municipal Engineering Services
cc: Sunny Sweet,Town Planning Office Administrator(via email)
Laura Moore,Town Land Use Planner(via e-mail)
Tom Johnson, PE,PTOE,Chazen File(via email)
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