Staff Notes 12/15/2020
Town of Queensbury Planning Board
Community Development Department Staff Notes
December 15, 2020
SUB Prel. 19-2020 JP GROSS PROPERTIES, LLC
748 Luzerne Road / MDR/LC10A/RR5A – Moderate Density Residential/Land
Conservation 10 Acres/Rural Residential 5 Acres/ Ward 4
SEQR Unlisted
Material Review: application, stormwater management SWPPP, subdivision plans
Parcel History:SUB 3-2015, SUB (S) 7-2019, SUB (S) 2-2020, SUB (P) 8-2020 (withdrawn), SUB (S)
13-2020
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Requested Action
Planning Board request to seek SEQR Lead Agency.
Resolutions
1. Seek Lead Agency under SEQR
Project Description
SEQR: Request for lead agency. Applicant proposes a six lot residential subdivision of a 52.31 area parcel.
The project includes shared driveways – Lots 2 & 3 and Lots 4 & 5. Lot 1 is a corner lot with access to Twin
Mountain Drive and Lot 6 will have access on Tuthill Road. Lot sizes: Lot 6 – 33.44 acres and includes a
small section across from Luzerne Road; Lot 5 – 3.06 acres; Lot 4 – 2.80 acres; Lot 3 – 2.0 acres; Lot 2 – 5.01
acres; Lot 1 – 2.0 acres. Project is subject to water district extension triggering coordinated SEQR review.
Project will require stormwater management and is a Class B subdivision for APA. Pursuant to Chapter 183 of
the Zoning Ordinance, subdivision of land shall be subject to Planning Board review and approval.
Staff Comments
SEQR – The project is subject to coordinated review for environmental review due to the subdivision and water
district extension. The Planning Board will request to seek Lead Agency Status at the December 2020 meeting.
[[148,2071,537,2128][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]Estimated timeline [[536,2071,562,2128][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]– [[561,2071,587,2128][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]
[[148,2129,480,2186][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]December 2020 [[479,2129,505,2186][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]– [[505,2129,518,2186][12][,I,][Times New Roman]] [[516,2129,1140,2186][12][,I,][Times
New Roman]]Planning Board seeks Lead Ag [[1138,2129,1580,2186][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]ency for SEQR review [[1580,2129,1606,2186][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]
[[148,2186,480,2243][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]December 2020 [[479,2186,505,2243][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]– [[505,2186,1979,2243][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]Town Board consents to
the Planning Board request to seek Lead Agency [[1979,2186,2005,2243][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]
[[148,2244,426,2301][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]January 2021 [[426,2244,439,2301][12][,I,][Times New Roman]] [[438,2244,464,2301][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]– [[462,2244,1199,2301][12][,I,][Times
New Roman]]Planning Board may conduct SEQR [[1199,2244,2096,2301][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]and forwards SEQR decision to Town Board [[2092,2244,2118,2301][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]
[[148,2301,1475,2358][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]January/ February 2021 Town Board may grant district extension [[1475,2301,1501,2358][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]
[[148,2359,464,2416][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]February 2021 [[463,2359,489,2416][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]– [[487,2359,1937,2416][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]Planning Board may review
Preliminary Stage and possible Final Stage [[1937,2359,1963,2416][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]
Sketch Plan –The applicant provided a sketch plan in October 2013.
Preliminary Review –
[[148,2704,413,2761][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]Layout plans [[413,2704,429,2761][12][,,][Times New Roman]] [[429,2704,454,2761][12][,,][Times New Roman]]– [[453,2704,484,2761][12][,,][Times
New Roman]]T [[484,2704,836,2761][12][,,][Times New Roman]]he survey shows [[836,2704,1873,2761][12][,,][Times New Roman]]four lots to have access to Luzerne Road. Lot 1 w [[1873,2704,2414,2761][1
2][,,][Times New Roman]]ill be accessed from Twin
Mountain Drive and is a corner lot. Lot 6 will have access from Tuthill Road and is located in three zones –
RR5A, LC10A and MDR – with the proposed home in the RR5A zone area. Lots 1-5 are to be 2.0 acres or
larger and Lot 6 is to be 37.442 acres and includes land area from across Luzerne Road.
[[150,207,556,264][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]Construction details [[556,207,569,264][12][,,][Times New Roman]] [[569,207,594,264][12][,,][Times New Roman]]– [[594,207,607,264][12][,,][Times
New Roman]] [[607,207,1246,264][12][,,][Times New Roman]]The plans show proposed house [[1246,207,1259,264][12][,,][Times New Roman]] [[1259,207,1464,264][12][,,][Times New Roman]]locations,
[[1464,207,1565,264][12][,,][Times New Roman]]with [[1565,207,1707,264][12][,,][Times New Roman]]septic, [[1707,207,1778,264][12][,,][Times New Roman]]and [[1778,207,1791,264][12][,,][Times
New Roman]] [[1791,207,2166,264][12][,,][Times New Roman]]water connections. [[2166,207,2189,264][12][,,][Times New Roman]]
[[150,265,176,322][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]
[[148,322,500,379][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]Landscape plans [[499,322,525,379][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]– [[525,322,1501,379][12][,,][Times New Roman]]the number of lots does not
require landscaping. [[1501,322,1524,379][12][,,][Times New Roman]]
[[150,380,176,437][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]
[[150,437,432,494][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]Clearing plan [[432,437,448,494][12][,,][Times New Roman]] [[448,437,473,494][12][,,][Times New Roman]]– [[473,437,1519,494][12][,,][Times
New Roman]]The applicant has indicated clearing will occur for [[1519,437,1609,494][12][,,][Times New Roman]]each [[1609,437,1625,494][12][,,][Times New Roman]] [[1625,437,2414,494][12][,,][Times
New Roman]]house, site septic and well installation
as lots are sold.
[[150,552,176,609][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]
[[150,610,714,667][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]Grading and erosion plans [[714,610,735,667][12][,,][Times New Roman]] [[735,610,760,667][12][,,][Times New Roman]]– [[760,610,986,667][12][,,][Times
New Roman]]The plans [[986,610,2412,667][12][,,][Times New Roman]]show topography for each lot area to be developed. The proposed
grading of each lot is also shown.
[[150,782,673,839][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]The Environmental report [[672,782,685,839][12][,,][Times New Roman]] [[685,782,710,839][12][,,][Times New Roman]]– [[710,782,722,839][12][,,][Times
New Roman]] [[722,782,2209,839][12][,,][Times New Roman]]the applicant has completed a Long Environmental assessment review for [[2209,782,2234,839][12][,,][Times New Roman]]6 [[2234,782,2247,839]
[12][,,][Times New Roman]] [[2247,782,2355,839][12][,,][Times New Roman]]lots. [[2355,782,2378,839][12][,,][Times New Roman]]
[[150,840,176,897][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]
[[150,897,652,954][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]Stormwater management [[651,897,664,954][12][,,][Times New Roman]] [[664,897,689,954][12][,,][Times New Roman]]– [[689,897,810,954][12][,,][Times
New Roman]]the ap [[810,897,1037,954][12][,,][Times New Roman]]plicant has [[1037,897,1901,954][12][,,][Times New Roman]]provided a stormwater management report [[1901,897,2414,954][12][,,][Times
New Roman]]which has been provided
to the engineer for review and comment
[[148,1070,243,1127][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]Fees [[243,1070,256,1127][12][,,][Times New Roman]] [[256,1070,281,1127][12][,,][Times New Roman]]– [[281,1070,605,1127][12][,,][Times
New Roman]]per application. [[605,1070,628,1127][12][,,][Times New Roman]]
[[150,1127,176,1184][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]
[[150,1185,313,1242][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]Waivers [[313,1185,326,1242][12][,,][Times New Roman]] [[326,1185,351,1242][12][,,][Times New Roman]]– [[351,1185,700,1242][12][,,][Times
New Roman]]the applicant has [[700,1185,1136,1242][12][,,][Times New Roman]]not requested waivers [[1136,1185,1159,1242][12][,,][Times New Roman]]
[[150,1242,176,1299][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]
[[150,1300,390,1357][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]Open Space [[390,1300,403,1357][12][,,][Times New Roman]] [[403,1300,428,1357][12][,,][Times New Roman]]– [[428,1300,1174,1357][12][,,][Times
New Roman]]there is no proposal for open space . [[1174,1300,1197,1357][12][,,][Times New Roman]]
[[150,1357,176,1414][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]
[[150,1415,285,1472][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]Streets [[285,1415,298,1472][12][,,][Times New Roman]] [[298,1415,323,1472][12][,,][Times New Roman]]– [[323,1415,932,1472][12][,,][Times
New Roman]]the plans show no new streets. [[932,1415,955,1472][12][,,][Times New Roman]]
Summary
The applicant has completed preliminary stage application for the subdivision of a 52.31 ac parcel into six lots. The board
may request Lead Agency Status for SEQR.
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