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Department of
Community Development
Queensbury Planning Board
Staff Notes
June 19, 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
ENGINEERING REVIEW: 4/4/2012 & on going
WARREN CO. Yes
PARCEL HISTORY: SP 60-96 Mod 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.
New Comments in Bold
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
The applicant has submitted an updated parking
to be piped to an existing sanitary sewer to the north.
plan as well as stormwater controls designed around a two year storm event. Further, landscaping is
proposed along the northern property line.
Review:
Application:
1.
Site Development Data calculations in need of revision. What square footage is actually proposed
This will need to be addressed
and what is the correct total non-permeable surfacing on site?
prior to Planning Board action.
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
The Planning Board may wish to inquire of the applicant
J&T Tsai, Inc. (closed Friendly’s).
the methods by which safe pedestrian movement will be accomplished.
3.Permeability calculations will need to be updated reflecting existing conditions and expanded
See #1 above.
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,
Applicant has
customer and employee parking; Staff count of vehicles on April 5, 2012 was 41.
submitted an updated parking plan to include spaces for 27 vehicles. Since 41 vehicles were
observed on April 5, and this is an increase of only 4 spaces from approved plan, additional
parking is warranted.
New Comments in bold
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
Applicant has submitted a stormwater plan, see attached
the proximity of Halfway Brook.
TDE comments.
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
Landscaping submitted.
South property lines.
3.Applicant has stated
Right turn exit only signage for north entrance missing as per S.P. 60-1996.
that this sign will be reinstalled; Planning Board may wish to consider this action a condition
of approval.
4.
Updated site plan reflecting existing conditions to include parking locations, landscaping and any
Plan submitted yet parking will be over-utilized if
other changes from previous approval.
current conditions prevail. The Planning Board may wish to ascertain what the comment
“Best Efforts” entails in regards to the parking plan referred to in the Enterprise letter dated
May 15, 2012. Please note that any deviation from approved plans will result in a violation
and require enforcement.
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
If current plan is approved to include
area but was tabled and did not return (see attached).
proposed Geo-Mat System, this issue should be resolved.
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
See attached Director of Wastewater correspondence.
prior to final approval.
7.As stated above, permeability calculations will need to be updated to reflect proposed
conditions, see comments under Application heading above.
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