Planning Board approves 120,000‑sq‑ft Skyward Drive warehouse site plan, issues SEQRA negative declaration with conditions

The Saratoga Springs Planning Board accepted lead agency for SEQRA and approved site plan and land‑disturbance permits for a proposed 120,000‑square‑foot speculative warehouse at 20 Skyward Drive.

The motion for a negative SEQRA declaration — finding no significant adverse environmental impact from the project as proposed — carried 6–1 after board discussion about agency coordination; one member opposed. The board then unanimously approved both the site plan and the associated land‑disturbance permit. Approvals include three written conditions the board required before final sign‑off: that the applicant secure DEC clarification or reaffirmation about threatened/endangered species/habitat on the parcel, that any future requirement for a state air permit or state registration for the ultimately proposed tenant triggers return to the board for additional SEQRA review and any necessary permit conditions, and that the applicant execute a tree‑replacement/mitigation plan in consultation with city staff.

Why it matters: The property is in an established industrial park…