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Owner seeks approval to change longtime Glen Street commercial use to tavern with golf simulators
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Summary
The owner of 100 Glen Street and a business operator asked the board to approve a change of use for a long-vacant commercial tenant space to a tavern with indoor golf simulators; the board discussed parking, limited food service and ventilation.
Property owner Peter Hoffman and business owner Mike Gerard asked the Glens Falls City Planning Board for approval to change the existing commercial use at 100 Glen Street to a tavern with golf simulators.
"We restored the building 20 years ago, and, Trusco moved out and, Mike wants to make a, a tavern and golf simulator," Hoffman said, explaining the new use would include two large simulators, limited food service (convection ovens, sandwiches and hot dogs), and lessons. Gerard said the operation would not include a full kitchen or hood system.
The owners said the property shares a parking lot with a neighboring building providing roughly 100 parking spaces and anticipated most business would occur nights and weekends. Board members sought clarification on ventilation and whether the proposed food service requires additional fire or building approvals; the transcript includes an exchange where a board member asked about ventilation and the applicant replied there is no ventilation to the outside for certain spaces.
No vote or formal approval was recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. Staff advised that any change of use or new food-service equipment could trigger building- or fire-department review and that final permits would be contingent on meeting those requirements.
