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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210062 Stewarts Marion Avenue-Maple Dell PUD Correspondance 2/18/2021 Zimbra Zimbra amber.upton@saratoga-springs.org Fwd: Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment From : Lisa Shields <lisa.shields©saratoga-springs.org> Thu, Feb 18, 2021 04:10 PM Subject : Fwd: Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment To : amber upton <amber.upton@saratoga-springs.org> From: "noreply" <noreply@civicpl us.com> To: "Amanda Tucker" <amanda.tucker@saratoga-springs.org>, "Lisa Shields" <I isa.sh ields@sa ratoga-spri ngs.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 10:29:11 AM Subject: Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment CAUTION: This email originated outside of the City network. Please contact IT Support if you need assistance determining if it's a threat before opening attachments or clicking any links. Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment SUBMIT COMMENTS REGARDING CITY PROJECTS Thank you for submitting your comments. Your feedback will be forwarded to the City's Planning Department and Land Use Board members. NOTE: Comments submitted later than 12:00 noon on the day before the Land Use Board meeting may not be reviewed prior to their meeting. All comments will be added to the project file in the Planning Department. Land Use Board Zoning Board of Appeals Name Deborah LaCombe Garrelts and Girard Garrelts Email Address dgarreltsl @gmail.com Business Name Field not completed. Address 11 Marion Ave City Saratoga Springs State NY Zip Code 12866-8502 Phone Number 5185845447 https://m.saratoga-springs.org/h/printmessage?id=28129&tz=America/New_York 1/3 2/18/2021 Zimbra Project Name Stewarts Corp. Marion Avenue Maple Dell PUD Project Number Field not completed. Project Address Marion Avenue and Maple Dell Comments Our home at 11 Marion Avenue abuts the proposed zoning change from TRB to CI on Marion Avenue. We have lived in and owned our home for 34 years. Our house and outbuildings are over 100 years old. We have invested, remodeled and pre- served our home and barn to make it a home that we are very happy in. We planted shrubs and trees to dampen the traffic noise and allow us to enjoy our back yard in peace. This pro- posal will seriously and negatively impact the value of our prop- erty and impact our use and enjoyment of our property. The plan also appears to incorporate our back yard as "green space"without regard for our future plans. The new site of a car wash, service station, and convenience store places them fac- ing our yard within a short distance without any buffer. When Marion Avenue was widened several decades ago, the city took quite a bit of the front lawn for eminent domain. The Stewarts proposal will very likely necessitate widening the road again and adding sidewalks on our side of the street. That would leave our front door extremely close to the traffic of the street. Quite a few years ago, environmental impact studies were con- ducted relating to a similar proposed change in zoning on Mar- ion Avenue to Commercial. The results indicated that the city's water supply would be imperiled with a change to commercial use and the application denied. We, as homeowners, were as- sured by The Stewarts Corp and then council member-Tom McTygue that the area close to the lake would always be green space, and that UR2 would be the most intensive zoning abut- ting our property. TRB was allowed for current gas station and car wash as non-conforming use. With the new proposal, addi- tional foot and vehicle traffic pose increased danger and possi- ble harm in leaving and entering our driveway. We are opposed to the zoning change to CI on Marion Avenue. Our property will continue as UR2 - would be extremely devalued, and would negatively impact our use and enjoyment of our property. Attach Photo (optional) Field not completed. Email not displaying correctly?View it in your browser. Confidentiality/Privilege Notice: This e-mail communication and any files transmitted with it contain privileged and confidential information from the City of Saratoga Springs and are intended solely for the use of the individual(s) or entity to which it has been addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking any other action with respect to the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please delete it and notify the sender by return e-mail. Thank you for your cooperation. https://m.saratoga-springs.org/h/printmessage?id=28129&tz=America/New_York 2/3 2/18/2021 Zimbra https://m.saratoga-springs.org/h/printmessage?id=28129&tz=America/New_York 3/3