Staff Notes
Department of
Community Development
Queensbury Planning Board
Staff Notes
April 17, 2012
APPLICATION: Site Plan 19-2012
APPLICANT: Enterprise Rent-A-Car
REQUESTED ACTION: Accessory structures in a CI zone requires Planning Board review / approval
LOCATION: 676 Upper Glen Street
EXISTING ZONING: CI-Commercial Intensive
SEQRA STATUS: Type II
WARREN CO. Sent 3/29/2012
REFERRAL:
PARCEL HISTORY: SP 60-96 Modification: Revision to approved site plan Tabled 5/19/98
SP 60-96: Car rental business Approved 9/24/96
Multiple modifications to SP 27-95
SP 27-95: Parking revision Approved 11/21/1995
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Applicant proposes a 480 square foot open sided covered wash area located
north of the existing building.
STAFF COMMENTS: According to the applicant, vehicles are currently washed in the open on the
pavement. The proposal calls for a GEO-MAT oil and sediment interceptor to be installed under the
proposed 480 square foot carport. The proposal also calls for the waste wash-water to be piped to an
existing sanitary sewer to the north. Town of Queensbury Water and Sewer Department comments
attached.
Review:
Application:
1.Site Development Data calculations in need of revision. What square footage is actually proposed
and what is the correct total non-permeable surfacing on site?
2.It is stated on page 5 of the application that pedestrian and vehicular access to and across the site
will be unchanged. Exiting conditions do not promote safe pedestrian movement due to excessive
vehicles and an unapproved vehicular cut through is currently being utilized to the north on lands of
J&T Tsai, Inc. (closed Friendly’s).
3.Permeability calculations will need to be updated reflecting existing conditions and expanded
parking areas.
Sheet S-1:
1.Existing parking configurations not per approved plans and should be placed on this sheet. The
location of the proposed wash area appears to eliminate two (2) spaces to the north. An updated
parking plan to potentially include any changes to the previously approved site plan should be
submitted for review. Note: Previous approval allows for 23 parking spaces total to include rental,
customer and employee parking; Staff count of vehicles on April 5, 2012 was 41.
Additional comments:
1.The site is lacking proper stormwater controls. Staff strongly recommends a design be submitted as
per Chapter 147 due to the intensive use on site, increased compaction due to continued parking of
vehicles on previously approved permeable areas, use of detergents during vehicular washing and
the proximity of Halfway Brook.
2.Site has little in the way of landscaping. The Planning Board may wish to consider implementing
the nonresidential landscaping standards as per §179-8-050 specifically along both the North and
South property lines.
3.Right turn exit only signage for north entrance missing as per S.P. 60-1996.
4.Updated site plan reflecting existing conditions to include parking locations, landscaping and any
other changes from previous approval.
5.Water and brush only vehicular washing previously approved. There appears to be detergent on-site
in existing wash area in violation of previous approval. Note: Applicant proposed to modify the
site plan (SP 60-96M) to include the use of environmentally friendly detergents and a covered wash
area but was tabled and did not return (see attached).
6.The Planning Board, as a condition of approval, may wish to require the applicant to discuss and
finalize the details of the planned sewer connection to the satisfaction of the Director of Wastewater
prior to final approval.
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