426.2021 Order Setting PH - Proposed Extension - Qsby Consolidated Sewer District - 14 Unit Townhouse Project plus Non-Contiguous Properties
ORDER SETTING PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING PROPOSED
EXTENSION TO GREATER QUEENSBURY CONSOLIDATED SANITARY
SEWER DISTRICT TO SERVE PROPOSED 14-UNIT TOWNHOUSE
PROJECT AND OTHER NON-CONTIGUOUS PROPERTIES
RESOLUTION NO.: 426, 2021
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Timothy McNulty
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury wishes to extend the Greater Queensbury
Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District to serve a proposed 14-unit townhouse style multi-family
housing project to be developed by Mountain Vista Properties (Developer) and located at 20
Newcomb Street as well as 26 non-contiguous parcels located in various parts of the Town as
follows:
Tax ID No: Address:
SBL#289.15-1-50 742 Bay Road
SBL#296.7-1-11 633 Bay Road
SBL#296.11-1-33 535 Bay Road
SBL#296.11-1-41 551 Bay Road
SBL#296.11-1-42 543 Bay Road
SBL#296.13-1-2 1 Lawton Road
SBL#296.13-1-3 5 Lawton Road
SBL#296.13-1-15 7 Sweet Road
SBL#296.13-1-16 9 Sweet Road
SBL#296.14-1-1 36 Sweet Road
SBL#296.14-1-12 25 Sweet Road
SBL#296.14-1-14 35 Sweet Road
SBL#296.14-1-24 113 Sweet Road
SBL#296.15-1-1 148 Sweet Road
SBL#296.15-1-23 425 Bay Road
SBL#296.15-1-27 445 Bay Road
SBL#296.18-1-7 122 Sweet Road
SBL#296.18-1-19 106 Sweet Road
SBL#296.18-1-25 80 Sweet Road
SBL#296.18-1-34 42 Sweet Road
SBL#296.18-1-35 38 Sweet Road
SBL#296.69-1-5 1 Queens Way
SBL#309.11-2-24 13.5 Luzerne Road
SBL#309.11-2-25 13 Luzerne Road
SBL#309.11-2-31 7 Luzerne Road
SBL#309.17-1-11 363 Big Bay Road
collectively referred as the “Properties” in accordance with New York Town Law Article 12-A,
and
WHEREAS, a Map, Plan and Report (Map, Plan and Report) has been prepared by
Environmental Design Partnership, LLP concerning the proposed Sanitary Sewer District
Extension (Extension) to connect the proposed Properties to the existing Greater Queensbury
Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District as more specifically set forth and described in the Map, Plan
and Report, and
WHEREAS, the Map, Plan and Report has been filed in the Queensbury Town Clerk's
Office and is available for public inspection, and
WHEREAS, the Map, Plan and Report delineates the boundaries of the proposed
Extension, a general plan of the proposed system, a report of the proposed method of operation,
all outlets and the terminus and course of each proposed main sewer or drain together with the
location and a general description of all sewage disposal plants, pumping stations and other public
works, if any, and is consistent with, so far as possible, any comprehensive plan for sewers
developed and maintained pursuant to General Municipal Law §99-f, and
WHEREAS, as Lead Agency, the Queensbury Planning Board conducted a State
Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Review, with the Project being an Unlisted Action,
of Site Plan 35-2021 Chris Racicot for construction of the 14-unit townhouse style multi-family
housing project, and issued a SEQRA Negative Declaration for this Project and associated work,
specifically including this sewer construction Project,
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED:
1. The boundaries of the proposed Sewer District Extension are as set forth in the
Map, Plan and Report and as follows:
Sewer Services descripts over all those certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land situate in
the Town of Queensbury, County of Warren, State of New York, lying along the
westerly and easterly line of Newcomb Street and being further bounded and described as
follows:
Parcel “A” – Newcomb Street Sewer District Extension
Beginning at the point of intersection of the westerly line of Newcomb Street and the
common division line of SBL#309.10-2-68 to the south and SBL#309.10-2-67 to the
north;
Thence from said Point of Beginning along said common division line, in a general
easterly direction, to a point of intersection of said common division line and the
intersection of the northwesterly corner of SBL#309.10-2-71 and the southwesterly
corner of SBL#309.10-2-46;
Thence along the common division line of SBL#309.10-2-67 and SBL#309.10-2-66
generally to the west and SBL#309.10-2-46 generally to the east;
Thence along the common division line of SBL#309.10-2-66 to the south and
SBL#309.10-2-47 to the north in a general westerly direction to a point, said point being
the southeast corner of SBL#309.10-2-65 and the southwest corner of SBL#309.10-2-
47 and the northern boundary of SBL#309.10-2-66;
Thence along the easterly line of SBL#309.10-2-65, SBL#309.10-2-64 and
SBL#309.10-2-63 to the west and SBL#309.10-2-47 and SBL#309.10-2-48 to the east
in a general northerly direction, to a point of intersection, said intersection point being the
northeast corner of SBL#309.10-2-63 and the Southeast corner of SBL#309.10-2-62;
Thence along the common division line of SBL#309.10-2-63 to the south and
SBL#309.10-2-62 to the north in a general westerly direction, to a point of intersection
of said common division line and the easterly line of Newcomb Street;
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Thence diagonally across the Newcomb Street Right of Way in a generally southwesterly
direction to a point, said point being the common intersection of the western Right of
Way of Newcomb Street and the northeastern corner of SBL#309.101-60;
Thence along the common division line of SBL#309.10-1-60 and SBL#309.10-1-63 to
the south and SBL#309.10-1-64 to the north in a general westerly direction, to a point of
intersection of said common division line and the easterly line of SBL#309.10-1-79;
Thence along the common division line of SBL#309.10-1-63 to the east and
SBL#309.10-1-79 to the west in a general southerly direction, to a point of intersection
of said common division line and the northeasterly corner of SBL#309.10-1-51 and the
northwesterly corner of SBL#309.10-1-52;
Thence along the common division line of SBL#309.10-1-63 and SBL#309.10-1-60 to
the north and SBL#309.10-1-52, SBL#309.10-1-53, SBL#309.10-1-55, SBL#309.10-1-
56 and SBL#309.10-1-57 to the south in a general easterly direction, to a point of
intersection of said common division line and the northwesterly corner of SBL#309.10-1-
57 and SBL#309.10-1-60;
Thence along the common division line of SBL#309.10-1-57 to the west and
SBL#309.10-1-60 to the east in a generally southerly direction to a point, said point
being a corner of said parcels,
Thence along the common division line of SBL#309.10-1-57 and SBL#309.10-1-59 to
the south and SBL#309.10-1-60 to the north in a general easterly direction, to a point in
the westerly line of Newcomb Street Right of Way;
Thence generally southeasterly across Newcomb Street Right of Way to the point of
beginning.
The above described Sewer Service District Extension is intended to include all of those
parcels as contained within the above described area as shown on the Warren County
Real Property Tax Map in the Town of Queensbury, NY and is not intended for the
conveyance of Real Property.
2. The proposed improvements consist of approximately 400 linear feet of 8” SDR
26 PVC gravity sewer main extending from the existing manhole at Main Street and Newcomb
Street intersections, northward in the Newcomb Street right of way and approximately 150 linear
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feet of 8” SDR 26 PVC gravity sewer main westerly into the Project site. Two new pre-cast
concrete manholes will be installed.
3. The facilities for this Sanitary Sewer District Extension to be constructed and
capital costs associated with this District Extension are estimated to be approximately $130,000
to be paid for by the Developer. There will be no cost to the Town. Developer will be required
to dedicate all infrastructure and take actions to transfer their interest to the satisfaction of the
Town Water Superintendent/Wastewater Director and Town Counsel.
4. The estimated annual cost of the District Extension to the developed parcel would
be calculated as detailed in the Map, Plan and Report. There are residential and commercial lots
in the District. The benefit equivalent of all the units in the District would total 286.2 benefit units
for this extension. Such benefit unit assignments are used to apportion debt of infrastructure
across users within the District. The benefit tax rate in 2021 based on the referenced report is
$27.84 per benefit unit. In addition to the benefit tax, users with the District are also charged a
sewer rent based on water consumption. There is no “typical property” as there is no mode since
all properties have a different assessed value. The total estimated annual cost of the median
property located at 122 Sweet Road, having an assessed value of $178,400 per the Map, Plan and
Report, is $459.29. The total estimated annual cost of the mean property located at 7 Luzerne
Road having an assessed value of $450,409 per the Map, Plan and Report is $738.86. The
estimated annual cost of each property in the District is detailed in the Map, Plan and Report filed
in the Town Clerk’s Office and also available on the Town of Queensbury Website:
www.queensbury.net.
5. The Developer of the Property will pay all costs of the improvements and has
already paid the one-time buy-in cost and Town connection fee, so there will be no financing
required by the Town on behalf of the District or otherwise.
6. A detailed explanation of how the estimated costs of the District Extension were
computed is included in the Map, Plan and Report which has been filed with the Queensbury
Town Clerk and is available for public inspection.
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7. The proposed improvements shall be constructed and installed as specifically
delineated in the Map, Plan and Report and in full accordance with the Town of Queensbury's
specifications, ordinances or local laws, and any State laws or regulations, and in accordance with
approved plans and specifications and under competent engineering supervision.
8. The Town Planning Board conducted SEQRA review of this Project including
sewer construction and adopted a Negative Declaration for the Project.
9. The Town Board shall meet and hold a public hearing at the Queensbury Activities
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Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury at 7:00 p.m., on Monday, January 10, 2022 to consider the
Map, Plan and Report and to hear all persons interested in the proposal and to take such other
and further action as may be required or authorized by law.
10. The Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town Clerk to
duly publish and post this Order not less than ten (10) days nor more than twenty (20) days before
the public hearing date, as required by Town Law §209-d, and complete or arrange for the
securing of two (2) Affidavits of Publication of Notice and two (2) Affidavits of Posting of Notice
of the Public Hearing required hereby and to file a certified copy of this Order with the State
Comptroller on or about the date of publication.
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Duly adopted this 20 day of December, 2021, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Ferone, Mr. McNulty
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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