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Two fuel projects in Colonie draw county review for environmental and safety compliance
Summary
The board recommended state DEC review and health department permits for a proposed mini‑mart with an 8‑dispenser fueling canopy on Albany Shaker Road and for an underground storage tank serving a dealership on Wolf Road, and advised driveway and curb improvements.
Albany County Planning Board staff on May 15 recommended additional state and county reviews for two proposed fueling projects in the Town of Colonie.
For a proposed redevelopment at 465 Albany Shaker Road (Osborne Ventures LLC), the board packet described a 6,360‑square‑foot one‑story building and a canopy with eight multiproduct fuel dispensers. Staff recommended modifying local approval to require review by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for potential jurisdiction under bulk petroleum storage regulations and review by the Albany County Department of Health for food‑service permits. Staff also recommended prohibiting a left turn from Osborne Road to reduce cross‑lane turning conflicts, replacing the existing curb cut with a vertical‑face curb and replacing the sidewalk on Albany Shaker Road, and relocating a drop inlet tied to the Osborne Road driveway.
Separately, a referral for a private fuel dispenser and underground storage tank to serve a dealership at 127 Wolf Road (recorded in the packet as a Denoir/DeNoire Chevrolet dealership) drew staff recommendations that the underground storage tank system meet state and federal standards, that one of three driveways be removed and others brought up to current standards, and that sight distance to the south driveway be maintained. The board recorded no objections and approved the referrals as presented for return to local review with those recommended conditions.
Speaker 1 read the staff recommendations into the record; no contested objections were recorded in the transcript. The board advised applicants to follow up with DEC, NYSDOT (if access affects a state highway), and county health offices as applicable.
