SECURITY

The four-story building will be locked at all times, Smetana said, with students able to gain access with a swipe card. Visitors need to press a buzzer and have someone come to the door to let them in.

United Realty Management Group will manage the site, with a property manager, assistant manager, maintenance manager and maintenance staff. A security office will be staffed when the offices are closed, and there will be a number of residential advisers on site.

The building will be equipped with a full sprinkler system. Access for emergency personnel is provided through a Knox-Box system.

Access to the parking lot will be from Broad Street and from Steltzer Road. There is a mixture of 374 regular and compact parking spaces.

Residents will need to register their vehicles and obtain parking permits. United Management personnel will address parking issues with warnings and tickets, Smetana said.

PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY

Another change involved creation of a pedestrian walkway running east and west through the parking lot to provide access to recreation areas on the Plattsburgh State campus near Macdonough Hall. The walkway will be protected by curbing and bollards to prevent intrusion from parked cars.

Lighting is planned to not spread beyond the property lines. Planning Board Chairman Joseph Rotella asked for some additional lighting in dimmer areas on the edge of the parking lot for safety reasons and was told that would be done.

Zogby said the United Group has a contract with the City of Plattsburgh to purchase the section of the boulevard that runs parallel to Broad Street. There will be handicapped and visitor parking along that section, but drivers will still be able to use the road.

Visitors need to register their vehicle and obtain a parking pass to display, Smetana said.

Zogby said Albany-based EYP Architecture and Engineering is the project architect and Conroy and Conroy is the contractor.

4-1 VOTE

The Planning Board unanimously approved the long-form State Environmental Quality Review, with the project having no negative declaration.

The project's final plan passed 4-1, with Rotella casting the negative vote.