Fastrac Queensbury_Waiver NAPIERALA
CONSULTING 110 FAYETTE STREET
PROI'1SSIONALI"NG INI:I[R.P.C. MANLIUS, NEW YORK 13104
SITE • DESIGN ENGINEERING
May 17,2018
Mr. Stephen Traver,Chairman
Town of Queensbury Planning Board
Town of Queensbury
742 Bay Road
Queensbury,New York 12804
Re: Fastrac Caf6
220 Corinth Road
Town of Queensbury,Warren County,New York
Waiver Request- §179-6-020 Lighting
Dear Mr. Traver,
As part of our planning board application for the proposed Fastrac Cafe,we respectfully request a Waiver
of a specific requirement within the Town of Queensbury Zoning Code. We request 2 waivers, one for
the requirement of horizontal illuminance at building entrances and one for horizontal illuminance at
building exteriors, as per Chapter 179 Zoning,Article 6 Environmental and Performance Standards, Part
020, Paragraph C Use Building Entrances Maximum 5.0 fc and Building Exteriors Maximum 1.0 fe.
Justification of the Request:
Fastrac Markets,LLC recently completed the construction of Fastrac Cafe,a 5,800 SF one-story building.
There are two customer entrances to the building, one main entrance centered on the southern building
fagade and one secondary entrance on the western building fagade. Both doorways contain overhang
canopies for pedestrian shelter and safety. There are mounted lights in both canopies. In addition, there
are decorative downcast lights on the south and west building fagade. The building program contains
specific light fixtures and illumination to provide safety to customers and employees of the store. The
store operates 24/7 and requires proper lighting at the access/egress points of the store. The overhead
lighting allows a customer to safely see where they are walking whether it be stepping up/down the
sidewalk or entering the parking area with moving vehicles. In addition, the lighting provides a safe line
of sight for employees working in the store at night to see activity at the entrance doors. The level of
illumination at the doorways is reserved on the sidewalk surrounding the building and does not spill into
the parking lot. No additional light is shed off of the property as a result of these fixtures. In addition,the
property is located along the Exit 18 (Interstate 87), a commercial corridor. The site lighting package
provided at the time of the original site plan approval only included the site lighting from the exterior
light poles and under the fuel canopies,but did not include the building mounted lighting,thus the reason
for this request.
For these reasons we respectfully request that the planning board waive the requirement of building
entrance and exterior lighting.
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