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Planning board adopts negative declaration for Stewarts project and issues favorable advisory opinion to ZBA
Summary
The Saratoga Springs City Planning Board adopted a SEQR negative declaration for a proposed Stewarts convenience store and gas canopy at 31–33 Marion Avenue and issued a favorable advisory opinion to the Zoning Board of Appeals after reviewing Part 3 of the long EAF and containment/traffic materials.
The Saratoga Springs City Planning Board concluded coordinated environmental review for a proposed Stewarts convenience store, canopy and commercial tenant spaces at 31–33 Marion Avenue, adopting a negative declaration under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR) and issuing a favorable advisory opinion to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) on the variances the applicant is seeking.
What the board reviewed: Planning staff presented Draft Part 3 of the long Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) and a set of engineering materials the applicant provided addressing spill containment for petroleum and stormwater management. The board’s earlier Part 2 review had identified potential “moderate to large” impacts for transportation and potential impacts on a nearby critical environmental area (Loughberry Lake). The applicant provided details on a spill-containment system and…
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