Planning board extends approvals for two small site‑plan items and approves equine clinic upgrades with tree‑replacement condition

At the start of the meeting the Saratoga Springs Planning Board took up several routine items and acted on a separate site‑plan application for an equine surgery center on Henning Road.

53 Putnam Street and 1 Catteras Avenue Planning staff briefed members on two administrative extension requests. Staff said the Putnam Street mixed‑use site‑plan approval (originally granted Sept. 27, 2023) needs an 18‑month extension because the applicant is arranging financing; if granted, the approval would extend to March 19, 2027. The board approved the extension unanimously.

Staff also reported an administrative approval of a lot consolidation/adjustment at 1 Catteras Avenue, administratively approved May 20, 2024. That one‑year approval required a first extension; the board approved an extension through Aug. 2, 2026 after confirming the applicant expects a pending closing. The extension was approved unanimously with a motion and second recorded by the chair.

Henning Road equine surgery center — site plan approval The board also considered a site‑plan application for renovations and a new barn/medical/service bay additions at an established equine surgery center on Henning Road. The applicant’s consultant described a plan that replaces an older barn with a new structure that consolidates waiting areas, medical offices, treatment stalls and isolated stalls, and adds a new dedicated septic/leach field setup for washdown water from treatment bays. Consultants said stormwater from new roofs…