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Engineer details porous pavement, tiered retaining walls and circulation upgrades
Summary
Stonefield's engineer described civil improvements including tiered retaining walls (reduced maximum height), widened drive aisles to 24 ft, an added turnaround and nearly 12,685 sq ft of porous pavement to boost stormwater storage; staff will require CCTV of the existing storm sewer in the easement.
Project engineer Foster Tang walked the board through required civil improvements to address grade changes and circulation constraints on the 2‑acre site.
Tang said the design widens existing drive aisles (to 24 feet), adds a turnaround to replace a dead‑end parking condition, increases on‑site striped parking to 77 spaces (an increase of 21) and implements tiered retaining walls that reduce previously proposed heights (originally near 13 feet) to a maximum of roughly 6 feet in most areas. He also said the plan proposes "12,685 square feet of porous pavement" in the main drive aisle to provide nearly double the city's stormwater storage requirement; staff added a condition to CCTV the storm sewer in the easement to verify connections before a building permit is issued.
The board required DPW permits for any work in the city right of way, and staff noted any work within the easement will have to be confirmed and is subject to building‑department review and New York State DOT permits where Weaver Street work is needed.
