Milton board signs off on 35-lot Stone Church Road subdivision, requires easement recording, HOA filing and performance bond

The Planning Board approved the 35-lot final major subdivision at 272 Stone Church Road by unanimous vote, imposing a set of final conditions tied to county and state agency signoffs and standard town requirements.

For the record, Joe Danal of the Environmental Design Partnership told the board the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors had authorized navigation-easement language for the property on March 18, 2025, and that the easement language is complete but must be filed concurrently with the subdivision maps. He said county DPW review of intersection improvements at Stone Church and Geyser roads (a four-way stop with flashing signs) is complete and that the county DPW has approved the concept.

Danal summarized agency review status: the County Department of Health reported no further engineering comments in an Aug. 29 letter but requested DEC letters related to sanitary sewer and the Rollins Hollow water-service extension; the project holds a reserve-capacity commitment from the Saratoga County Sewer District and the applicant provided an interconnect memorandum of understanding between Rollins Hollow Waterworks and Heritage Springs Waterworks. Danal told the board the DEC letters are the remaining items that will trigger final county and health signoffs.

The board and applicant agreed on a list of pre-permit conditions: (1) filing of navigation/approach easements benefiting Saratoga County Airport concurrent with map filing; (2) submission of acceptable evidence that an HOA is established and filed with the state attorney general prior to issuance of the second building permit; (3) payment of all outstanding professional-review fees and any applicable park or recreation fees; (4) receipt of required approvals from the Saratoga County Department of Public Works and Health and final DEC letters for sewer/water extensions; and (5) execution and filing of a performance bond or other security in a form and amount satisfactory to the town pursuant to town code section 154-14A.

Board members discussed whether the performance-bond dollar amount must be stated in the resolution; the consultant and town staff said the bond amount will be set in coordination with the town-designated engineer and need not be fixed in the motion at the meeting. The board waived the public hearing requirement for the final plat (finding the final is in substantial agreement with the February 12, 2025 preliminary plat) and then voted to approve the final 35-lot subdivision set, with the agreed conditions included in the final resolution. The board will sign the plats when the required documents and letters are on file.