Adir. Rehab. Narrative RUCINSKI HALL ARCHITECTURE
Ronald Richard Rucinski „
Ethan Peter Hall :
134 Dix Avenue
Glens Falls NY 12801
Voice 518 741 0268
Fax 518 741 0274
Email ephall@nycap.rr.com
Addition and Renovations to 17 Main Street—Adirondack Rehabilitation Medicine
The following are responses to Special Use Permit General Criteria.
A. Harmony with the Comprehensive Plan —The facility is a medical office and is therefore in
harmony with the comprehensive plan for the Main Street zoning area.
B. Compatibility—The facility is an office and is within walking distance of several other office
uses in the zone and is thereby compatible with the character of the neighborhood.
C. Access, Circulation and Parking —The proposed use will utilize the existing curb cut for the
existing building and will connect to the adjoining property owned by the same ownership
group at the rear of the property to help with onsite circulation and provide the required
parking for the facility. While the existing parking is currently on the side of the building all
new and expanded parking will be at the rear of the property which is in conformance with
the Main Street zoning requirements. This will allow for better circulation within the lot and
will help to reduce the traffic which all currently enters and exits the site through the one
curb cut for both patients and staff.
D. Infrastructure and Services —The existing facility is connected to existing public services
and infrastructure and the new addition will also be connected to these public services. No
potential nuisances will be caused by the proposed project as this is an existing use and is
in harmony with the surrounding neighborhood.
E. Environmental and natural features —The proposed use will utilize an existing deep swale
area for the proposed stormwater management devices which will allow for their installation
without excessive excavation and the proposed expansion will clean up an overgrown area
behind the existing facility. Additionally the area at the front of the building between the
building and the existing street sidewalk is completely paved and impervious, this pavement
will be removed for the entire width of the existing building front and will be replaced with
lawn and landscaping thereby softening the fagade appearance and providing better
permeability of the lot.
F. Long-term effects — Since the building is an existing practice that has occupied this location
for some time and the business is expanding to stay in the neighborhood there will be no
long term effects as this use is already there and is in harmony with the surrounding
neighborhood.
While we understand that the Main Street zoning encourages 2 story structures the existing facility
is not structurally capable of supporting a second floor which is why the addition is being proposed
as a one story addition at the rear of the facility so as not to dramatically affect the streetscape
views and since the facility is generally surrounded by existing single story properties it will be in
keeping with the surrounding properties. All efforts have been made to move the parking to the
rear of the lot and intercommunication between adjoining lots has been accomplished to encourage
traffic circulation away from the main street corridor as outlined in the Main Street zoning.
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