Town of Ballston

SPEAK UP NOW ON BALLSTON ZONING:

Town residents have until May 10 to provide input about a controversial zoning change.

The Town Board is considering whether to change about 300 acres of commercial-industrial zoning near the intersection of routes 50 and 67 to mixed-use zoning.

The latter would include a combination of condominiums or apartments with office and retail space.

'We are allowing for flexibility here that in the Town Board's judgment fits,' said Dan Sitler, president of the consulting firm Saratoga Associates, which has proposed the new zoning.

He described it as a so-called 'lifestyle' center, encompassing the entire 300 acres. By putting residential, office and retail space in one area, the town would achieve its goal of keeping its commercial area separate from Ballston Spa's while preserving rural open space at the same time.
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Under proposed mixed-use zoning, projects would be subject to three types of approval, depending on their size:

- Buildings up to 20,000 square feet in size would undergo site-plan review.

- Projects between 20,000 and 50,000 square feet would need a special-use permit.

- Proposals larger than 50,000 square feet would need planned unit development status with Town Board approval.