AGENDA GUILDERLAND PLANNING BOARD PLANNING BOARD OCTOBER 28, 2020 7:00 PM 1. Call to Order 2. Public Hearing and Possible Consideration of Site Plan Approval for a 222-unit Apartment and Townhome Development - Rapp Road Development, LLC - Rapp Road/Gipp Road The Applicant proposes 192 apartment and 30 townhouse style units, along with 3,900 square feet of commercial space within the apartment buildings, on 19.68 +/- acres located in the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) District. The site is located on the west side of Rapp Road, southwest of the intersection of Gipp Road and Rapp Road. Two 5-story apartment buildings are proposed on the east side of the site and three 2-story townhouse style buildings are proposed on the west side of the property. A total of 333 parking spaces are required and the applicant is proposing to install 362 parking spaces (278 surface parking spaces and 84 indoor parking spaces). 3. Public Hearing and Possible Consideration of Final Plat Approval for a 3 Lot Minor Subdivision - Phillips Family Realty Association, LLC - 6495-6497 & 6517 Route 158 The applicant is proposing a 3 lot minor subdivision of 13.38 acres +/- of land located in the General Business (GB) District. Lot 1 would consist of 4.27 acres and contains a mixed use building currently under construction. Lot 2 would consist of 1.047 acres and consists of an existing retail building. Lot 3 would consist of 8.06 acres and is undeveloped land. A Special Use Permit was previously approved on this site in 2017 to allow for a 10,200 square feet mixed use building with 11 apartments, a 4,200 square feet convenience store with a drive-thru fast food service and 4 fuel pumps, and a 45,000 square feet indoor sports complex. 4. Site Plan Review for an 8MW Ground Mounted Solar Photo-Voltaic System - Borrego Solar Systems, Inc. - 6120 Johnston Road Rear (Tax ID #63.00-1-5) Site plan review associated with a Special Use Permit for two (2) large-scale ground mounted, solar photo-voltaic systems totaling 8.84MW on 58.90 acres +/- of land located within the Rural Agricultural (RA3) District. The project will Guilderland Planning Board Page 1 of 2 Planning Board - 10/28/20 consist of two arrays. System 1 is 5 MW and System 2 is 3 MW. The modules will be mounted on a system of steel posts & racks in arrays of 4x6 and have string inverters located on the racking. The systems will be secured within 7' high chain-link fencing. Equipment pads will be located in the center of the arrays and will consist of transformers, data systems & switch gear. The access driveway will be constructed along the existing gravel access road alignment. The Applicant is requesting the following variances: (1) the installation of solar panels within 100' of a watercourse; (2) the removal of greater than 20,000 square feet of existing trees; and (3) to permit solar panels to be setback 50 feet from the property lines where a 150 feet setback is required for front and side setbacks and 200 feet rear setback. The Zoning Board of Appeals is the lead agency for the variance request. 5. Adjournment Guilderland Planning Board Page 2 of 2 Planning Board - 10/28/20