Staff Notes
Department of
Community Development
Queensbury Planning Board
Staff Notes
April 17, 2012
APPLICATION: Site Plan 21-2012
APPLICANT: Ben L. Aronson
REQUESTED ACTION: Revisions to approved site plans require Planning Board review / approval
LOCATION: 64 Main Street
EXISTING ZONING: MS-Main Street
SEQRA STATUS: Unlisted
WARREN CO. Sent 3/29/2012
REFERRAL:
PARCEL HISTORY: AV 10-02: Permeability relief Approved 2/20/02
AV 83-99: After the fact relief for addition Approved 10/20/99
SP 49-99: Building expansion and site work Approved 9/28/99
AV 19-97: Setback and Permeability for addition Approved 4/16/97
UV 18-97: Wholesale Distribution Use Approved 4/19/97
SP 22-97: Warehouse addition Approved 7/22/97
AV 15-94: Warehouse addition-relief from side, rear & permeability
Approved 1994
AV 94-92: Cooler addition-relief from permeability Withdrawn
AV 29-92: Walk-in freezer-rear yard setback relief Approved 4/15/92
AV 1287: 24 x 30 warehouse addition-side & rear yard setback relief
Approved 9/16/87
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Applicant proposes 53 parking spaces on vacant land to the east of which 24
spaces to be banked for future use. Proposal to include new lighting, landscaping, and stormwater controls
Review:
Page C-1
1.Off street parking in front of buildings is prohibited in the Main Street zone as per §179-7-070B4.
Existing and proposed conditions include loading area and customer parking in front of building
and as such, consideration to relocate these loading and parking areas should be explored.
2.Gravel parking surfaces appear to be relegated to peak period (spillover) parking areas and do not
apply to employee or customer parking as per §179-7-070B4. Consideration should be given for
the installation of pervious pavement to potentially satisfy stormwater controls and parking surface
requirements. Permeable pavement should be considered in place of macadam or gravel as this
would eliminate the need for control structures and potentially eliminate the need for on-going
maintenance of swales and drywells as a result of the gravel parking base. Further, this “green”
practice reduces the need for salt during the winter months.
3.Easements associated with future interconnects should be formalized with adjoining property
owners as per §179-7-070B4.
4.Consideration should be given to orienting the proposed parking along an east-west axis along the
south portion of the parcel in anticipation of future development. This would meet the intent of the
code with regards to the rear parking requirement of the zone.
Page C-2
1.Grading not denoted on grading plan only existing contours. Please clarify this omission.
2.What are the limits of grading?
Page C-3
1.Parking lot lighting not to exceed 2.5 footcandles; proposal calls for 10.3 in the area of the pole
mounted fixture. Reduction of bulb wattage appears warranted.
Page C-4
1.Large deciduous trees should be encouraged to remain in order to comply with the deciduous tree
requirement for the zone (see §179-7-070A4b). It is uncertain if the existing large tree to the east
will remain, please clarify.
2.Type C buffer required between warehouse and residential area to the south. Please see §179-8-060
for additional information.
Pages C-5
1.No immediate issues.
Pages D-1 through D-3
1.It is staff’s opinion that the proposed rain gardens denoted on page D-2 would fail over time due to
sediment loading from proposed gravel parking lot.
Additional comments:
1.It could be argued that gravel parking along Main Street is and was not the intention of this district.
2.Main Street guidelines apply in regards to parking.
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