Staff Notes Town of Queensbury
Planning Board
Community Development Department Staff Notes
October 22, 2013
Application: SP 58-2013 SEORA Unlisted
Applicant: David Kenny Referrals: Warren Co. Planning
Location: 1468 State Route 9 Town Engineer
Zoning: CI-Commercial Intensive
REQUESTED ACTION: Site improvements / building modifications require review by the
Planning Board
PARCEL HISTORY: SP 13-11: Demolition of existing mall [Reebok Outlet] and construction
of a new 55,000 sq. ft. shopping center 5-19-11
BP 13-088: Commercial retail
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Applicant proposes a modification to an approved site plan for the
construction of 62,967 sq. ft. outlet retail stores where building #1 is already under construction. The
modification involves relocation of the remaining buildings, relocation of parking with a majority to the rear
and a new access drive configuration.
MATERIAL REVIEW:
Cover Letter
Application
Long EAF
Stormwater Management Report& Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Narrative
Map set: SP 1 through SP 8
STAFF COMMENTS:
The applicant proposes a modification to an approved site plan where a five store linear complex was proposed.
The applicant now intends to construct building one as pod 1 at 9,965 sq. ft. only from the linear store complex
then proposes Pod 2 attached to Pod 1 at 9,600 sq. ft., then Pod 3 attached to Pod 2 at 10,800 sq. ft.; in addition
three separate retail spaces; 1st at 11,558 sq. ft, 2nd at 10,658 sq ft, and 3`d at 10,658 sq. ft.. All of the buildings
will be interconnect with permeable paver courtyard area for pedestrian use. The site proposes to have 313
parking spaces located mostly to the rear of the property with one access drive roadway for entering and exiting
the Outlet area. The project is phased with the northerly building being constructed as phase 1; then phase 2
will include construction of all roads and parking lots; and phase 3 will include construction of the southern
three buildings and associated site work. The plans show total site disturbance is 7.4 acres, location of the
structures, parking area, lighting type and footcandle distribution with a stormwater and erosion control report
and SWPPP are part of the submission.
SUMMARY
The applicant has completed a site plan application for the proposed construction of 62,968 sq. ft. of building
space with an arrangement of Pod 1-3 connected retail spaces and three separate retail space buildings with an
interior courtyard. The site work involves creating a predominately rear parking area with a drive access road
directing traffic to the rear of the buildings with some parking in the front. The plans will need to be revised to
show the stormwater device that was addressing NYSDOT stormwater from Route 9 —previous plans showed
this device and the applicant has indicated the revision as part of the final plans. The applicant has submitted a
long environmental assessment form for review and completing by the Planning Board. Clarification should
address phasing as the assessment form indicates a single phase and the stormwater report indicates a 3- phase
project.
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Pam Whiting
From: Craig Brown
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 2:04 PM
To: Pam Whiting; Laura Moore
Subject: FW: SP 57 2013
FYI and for file
From: Chris Harrington
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 2:01 PM
To: Craig Brown
Cc: Rod Warrington; Sandra Jarvis
Subject: SP 57-2013
Craig:
I am in receipt of the above site plan.There appears to 2 distinct parcels-one that is in the sewer district, the back one
is outside the sewer district. It appears that there will be structures that will be connected to the Rte. 9 Sewer District
on a parcel that is not in the District. It is advised that the applicant combine the back parcel with the front parcel. I am
of the understanding that this combination of the two parcels will create a parcel that will be automatically brought into
the district. Unless this is done, the issuance of a sewer permit may be delayed and a Sewer District Extension may have
to be applied before issuance of the wastewater permit.
Chris Harrington P.E.
Engineer/Director of Wastewater
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PLAN REVIEW
David Kenny
SP 57-2013
9/27/2013
The following comments are based on drawings submitted:
• Fire Marshal has no site issues at this time
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Fire Marshal
742 Bay Road
Queensbury NY 12804
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October 15, 2013
Mr. Craig Brown
Zoning Administrator and Code Compliance Officer
Town of Queensbury
742 Bay Road
Queensbury, New York 12804
Delivered via email only: CraigB(aqueensbury.net
Re: Kenny Shopping Center —1454 State Route 9
Town of Queensbury, Warren County, New York
Chazen Project#91300.38
Queensbury Ref. No:SP 58-2013
Dear Mr. Brown:
The Chazen Companies (Chazen) has received a submission package from your office for the above
project. The Applicant has previously received planning board approval in 2011 and wishes to change
the layout of the proposed facility as the original plan has yet to be implemented. The Applicant intends
to obtain a new site plan approval for the commercial intensive area of Route 9. Submitted information
includes the following:
1. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Narrative prepared by NACE Engineering — Dated
September 2013;
2. Site Plan Review Application, dated September 15, 2013;
3. State Environmental Quality Review Full Environmental Assessment Form, Dated September 15,
2013;
4. Site Plans and Details, SP1 through SP6 (8 Sheets), prepared by Miller Associates, and NACE
Engineering, dated September 15, 2013.
Your office has requested that we limit our review to the design of stormwater management and
erosion and sediment control items as it relates to compliance to local, state or relevant codes and
regulations. Based upon our review of the information provided, Chazen offers the following comments
for the Town's consideration:
Chazen Engineering, Land Surveying&Landscape Architecture Co., D.P.C.
Chazen Environmental Services. Inc.
The Chazen Companies, Inc.
Town of Queensbury
Kenny Shopping Center
October 15,2013
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Stormwater Management & Erosion and Sediment Control:
1. The proposed commercial development disturbs approximately 11.4 acres of land and therefore
requires the preparation of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) in accordance with
GP-0-10-001 that includes both erosion and sediment controls and post construction
stormwater management practices. In addition, per Section 179-6-080 of the Town code,
stormwater drainage plans shall analyze impacts of a commercial project using at least a 50-year
return interval storm.
2. The proposed plan relies heavily on the fact that a previous site approval has been issued in
2011. However, no details on the previous plan, soils information, percolation test depth,
resource areas, stormwater delineations or existing conditions models have been provided. The
Applicant should provide plans and reports as previously submitted and approved for reference
in this application. Specifically,we request the Applicant submit HydroCAD models and separate
delineated plans for existing predevelopment, and approved (2011) postdevelopment
conditions for comparison (147-8 B.3.e) and all relevant data to expedite review.
3. The delineation submitted for the proposed postdevelopment condition seems to have errors in
parts. The Applicant should call out critical high points on the plan as necessary. We would like
to draw specific attention to the borders of areas 9 and 10, the border of areas 10 and 11 as well
as the border of area 13 with the adjacent driveway for corrections. Please add a North arrow
to the delineation plan.
4. The HydroCAD printout indicates design for permeable pavers allows an infiltration rate of 4
in/hour. We recommend that the Applicant provide manufacturer data confirming this value.
5. The design detail for Permeable Pavers on sheet SP7 does not conform to the state design
guidance (NYDEC SWMDM 5.3.11).
6. Within the HydroCAD printout, Subcatchment 7S calls out the surface area of permeable pavers
to equal 28,863 square feet. However, Pond 7P calls out the surface area of permeable pavers
to equal 30,100 square feet. We expect these values should be equivalent, and ask the
Applicant to clarify this discrepancy.
7. We recommend the Applicant provide calculations confirming pretreatment of 100% of the
water quality volume is provided for all delineated basins prior to infiltration (NYDEC SWMDM
6.3.3). The aggregate proposed below the dry wells cannot be considered for pretreatment.
Per New York State Design standards, 100% of the Water Quality Volume must be captured prior
to entry into an infiltration facility. Also dry wells should only be used for roof runoff infiltration
(NYDEC SWMDM 6.3.1). Therefore, in the western area of the site (front parking lot) redundant
infiltration practices should be used similar to that proposed in the rear of the site.
8. The applicant has not provided overflow measures for any of the infiltration basins proposed.
The design illustrates with an infiltration rate of 16 in"/hour the basins will be able to infiltrate
all stormwater volumes up to the 100 year storm. The Town may wish for additional overflow
measures to be provided for as directed in the NYS SWMDM should the structures become
clogged.
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9. The HydroCAD printout indicates that the infiltration rate was modeled across the entire wetted
surface of the infiltration structures. In some cases the sides of these dry wells are constructed
in fill for some depth which may not have a consistent infiltration rate. The Applicant should
consider modeling the infiltration only across the horizontal surface where applicable.
10. Dry wells shall be separated a minimum of 10 feet from structures (NYDEC SWMDM 6.3.1). The
space is very tight between the retail structure called out on the plan as Shoppes Pod 3 and the
10,658 SF building directly to the south. In addition, the distance between catchbasins and
drywells is in many cases less than 10 feet.
11. The stormwater collection system has not been adequately detailed on the Grading and
Drainage plan. Please include invert in and out information as applicable and correlate this
information to the HydroCAD model as necessary.
12. Three of the proposed delineated areas (called out on the delineation plan as 9, 11 and 12) do
not provide interconnection with multiple infiltration basins or perforated pipe for redundancy.
We recommend additional considerations for pretreatment be considered in these areas.
13. The proposed drywells and access road on the southern border areas of the site will require an
easement on the adjacent property, even if it is currently commonly owned.
14. The proposed drywells have been designed with open grates. However, the drainage area
delineation submitted has not taken these grates into consideration. Providing open grates on
the drywells would eliminate the possibility for pretreatment prior to infiltration. We
recommend dry wells have solid covers.
15. The proposed site will be constructed largely on fill material. The Applicant is proposing dry
wells for infiltration purposes across the site in areas that may have greater than 5 feet of fill for
the proposed condition. Fill material is generally not suitable for infiltration BMP5 (NYDEC
SWMDM 6.3.3). The depth of the standard drywells proposed in the standard detail is 8 feet
and may be adequate in most cases to reach natural base. Additional geotechnical information
should be sought to confirm the consistency and depth of fill across the site. The test pit
information provided on sheet SP-1 indicates no water was found; however seasonal high
groundwater may be evident in these test pits. We recommend more detailed test pit and
percolation test data be submitted. Additional percolation tests should be carried out in the
vicinity of TP-4 and TP-5 at the depth of the proposed infiltration basins as well as in the front
(west) of the site where soils information is lacking.
16. The slope on the eastern end of the site is designed at roughly 33% and has been hatched on
sheet SP-4. The test pit data on sheet SP-1 indicates the base material and existing fill on-site
are sandy, as such these soils are likely susceptible to erosion. In addition, infiltration practices,
directly adjacent to the slope may contribute to the instability of the slopes. The area has been
called out for immediate stabilization in construction sequence note 10. The engineer should
provide additional detail on rate of seeding and mulch application, as well as the type of mat
and anchoring recommended.
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17. An existing 24" storm drain pipe, serving State Route 9, is shown to conflict with the
southwestern most building proposed on the site. It is mentioned on page 2 of the Stormwater
management report as to be relocated, but has not been shown on the plan. We ask the
Applicant include the new design alignment, invert information and outlet location with the
subsequent submittal.
Conclusions and Recommendations
It is our opinion that there currently is not enough information to be able to complete a stormwater
review. We request the Applicant provide additional information and clarification for the above items
and incorporate the changes in subsequent plan submissions.
If you have any questions regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact me at(518) 824-1926.
Sincerely,
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Sean M. Doty, P.E., LEED AP
Associate
Senior Project Engineer
cc: Pam Whiting,Town Planning Office Administrator(via email)
Laura Moore,Town Land Use Planner(via e-mail)
File
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742 Bay Road, Queensbury, NY. 12804-5902
Town of Queensbury Planning Board
SEQR RESOLUTION—APPROVE/DISAPPROVE NEGATIVE DECLARATION
SITE PLAN 58-2013 DAVID KENNY
TAX MAP ID 288.12-1-19, 20
The applicant proposes Applicant proposes a modification to an approved site plan for the construction
of 62,967 sq. ft. outlet retail stores where building #1 is already under construction. The modification
involves relocation of the remaining buildings, relocation of parking with a majority to the rear and a
new access drive configuration. Site improvements / building modifications require Planning Board
review and approval.
The Planning Board has determined that the proposed project and Planning Board action is subject to
review under the State Environmental Quality Review Act;
The proposed action considered by this Board is Unlisted :in:;:A he Department of Environmental
Conservation Regulations implementing the State Environm :.Quality Review Act and the
regulations of the Town of Queensbury; �.
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No Federal or other agencies are involved;
Part 1 of the Long EAF has been completed by the applicant
Part 2 of the Long EAF (Questions 1-20)has been reviewed by the Planning Board;
Upon review of the information recorded on this EAF, it is the conclusion of the Town of Queensbury
Planning Board as lead agency that this project will result in no significant adverse impacts on the
environment, and, therefore, an environmental statement need not be prepared. Accordingly, this
negative declaration is issued.
MOTION TO APPROVE / DISAPPROVE A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR SITE PLAN
58-2013 DAVID KENNY,Introduced by who moved for its adoption, seconded by
As per the resolution prepared by staff.
Duly adopted this 15th day of October 2013 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
Cc: Nace Engineering
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
s 742 Bay Road, Queensbury, NY. 12804-5902 t-ry
Town of Queensbury Planning Board
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE/ DISAPPROVE SITE PLAN 57-2013 DAVID KENNY
TAX MAP ID 288.12-1-19,20/ PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1468 STATE ROUTE 9
A site plan application has been made to the Queensbury Planning Board for the following: Applicant proposes a
modification to an approved site plan for the construction of 62,967 sq. ft. outlet retail stores where building#1 is
already under construction. The modification involves relocation of the remaining buildings, relocation of
parking with a majority to the rear and a new access drive configuration. Site improvements / building
modifications require Planning Board review and approval.
A public hearing was advertised and held on 10-22-2013;
This application is supported with all documentation, public comment, and application material in the file of
record;
MOTION TO APPROVE / DISAPPROVE SITE PLAN 57-2013 DAVID KENNY,_Introduced by
who moved for its adoption, seconded by
1) Pursuant to relevant sections of the Town of Queensbury Zoning Code-Chapter 179-9-080, the Planning
Board has determined that this proposal satisfies the requirements as stated in the Zoning Code;
2) The requirements of the State Environmental Quality Review Act have been considered and the Planning
Board has adopted a SEQRA Negative/Positive Declaration;
3) The limits of clearing will constitute a no-cut buffer zone, orange construction fencing shall be installed
around these areas and field verified by Community Development staff;
4) The Sanitary Sewer connection plan must be submitted to.the Wastewater Department for its review,
approval,permitting and inspection;
5) If curb cuts are being added or changed a driveway permit is required. A building permit will not be issued
until the approved driveway permit has been provided to the Planning Office;
6) Engineering sign-off required prior to signature of Zoning Administrator of the approved plans;
7) If required, the applicant must submit a copy of the following to the Town:
a) The project NOI (Notice of Intent) for coverage under the current "NYSDEC SPDES General Permit
from Construction Activity" prior to the start of any site work.
b) The project NOT(Notice of Termination)upon completion of the project;
8) The applicant must maintain on their project site,for review by staff:
a) The approved final plans that have been stamped by the Town Zoning Administrator. These plans must
include the project SWPPP(Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan)when such a plan was prepared and
approved;
b) The project NOI and proof of coverage under the current NYSDEC SPDES General Permit, or an
individual SPDES permit issued for the project.
9) Final approved plans, in compliance with the Site Plan, must be submitted to the Community Development
Department before any further review by the Zoning Administrator or Building and Codes personnel.
10) The applicant must meet with Staff after approval and prior to issuance of Building Permit and/or the
beginning of any site work.
11) Subsequent issuance of further permits, including building permits is dependent on compliance with this and
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12) As-built plans to certify that the site plan is developed according to the app A gti. .s,,;, s to be provided prior
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