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Regeneron seeks amended site approvals for 37,500 sq ft logistics building; board hears parking, buffer and access changes
Summary
Regeneron and its consultants presented revised plans for a smaller R&D/logistics building, asking to retain a temporary parking lot through Loop Road construction and proposing driveway realignment to pull impervious surfaces away from wetland buffers.
Regeneron representatives and their counsel presented revised plans for a downsized 37,500‑square‑foot research and logistics building on the company’s campus and requested planning board support for an amended site plan, tree removal, a steep‑slope permit amendment, and a wetland/watercourse permit.
Annie Klein, the applicant’s counsel, said the application reflects updates since the board last met and that the team “readjusted the driveway… and we are proposing to restore a portion of that southern parking area,” while requesting that the restoration be delayed until completion of the larger Loop Road construction so contractors can continue to use the temporary lot. Site engineer Steve Spino walked the board through the revisions, highlighting a reoriented driveway intended to pull circulation and impervious surfaces away from the 100‑foot wetland buffer and noting the plan reduces disturbance and impervious area compared with previously approved plans.
Board members and staff pressed the applicant on details: how long the temporary Lot 10 parking would remain (the applicant indicated Loop Road construction is scheduled to finish in 2032), whether a lift gate and license‑plate camera would prevent unauthorized through traffic, and how easements (town water main and Verizon fiber) limit planting between the road and the parking area. Spino described the security gate and intercom system and said the route is intended for passenger cars, box trucks and smaller vans — not tractor‑trailers — and that the design would be sized for emergency vehicle access.
Town traffic engineer John Canning and town staff reviewed the applicant’s coordination with traffic consultants and the DOT; Canning indicated the staff meeting with the project team was favorable. The board asked the applicant to refine landscaping plans where easements allow, to coordinate with utilities regarding vegetation maintenance, and to confirm timing with the town engineer and DOT for any curb‑cut work. The board asked staff to prepare a draft recommendation to the Town Board for consideration at the September 2 meeting.
What comes next: staff will prepare a draft recommendation for the Town Board, and the applicant will continue coordination with the town engineer and DOT on driveway permits, landscaping within easement constraints, and any requested extensions for temporary parking.
