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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20180945 3071 Corbett Residence NOD Bill Moore . CITY OF SARAT GA SPRINGS Chair Keith B. Kaplan ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Vice Chalr Susan Steer Cheryi Grey CITY'HALL-474 BROADWAY Brad Gallaher g SARATOGA SPRINGS, N EW YO RK 12866 Rebecca Kern,alternate PH)5 18-587-3550 FX)518-580-9480 WWW.SARATOGA-SPRINGS.ORG #3071 4ECEIVEE) IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF Cynthia Corbett JAN 14 2019 45 Walton Street ACCOUNTS Saratoga Springs NY 12866 D'EPARTMENT 70 From 1 the determination of the Building Inspector *n-% Iving the premises located at 4_5 Walton Street in the City of Saratoga Sprint-Ts, New York being tax parcel number 165.52-2-75n the Assessment Map of said City. The Applicant having applied for an area variance under the Zoninu Ordinance of said City to construct a porch to a single-family residence and seeking relief from the minimum front yard setback requirements in the Urban Residential-') District and public notice having been duly given of hearings on said application held on December 10, 2018 and January 7. 2019. In consideration of the balance between benefit to the Applicant with detriment to the health, safety and welfare of the community, I move that the following area variance for the following amount of relief TYPE OFREQUIREMENT DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL 11ROPOSED RELIEF REQUESTED REQUIREMENT MINIMUM FRONT YARD SETBACK 10 FT. 2FT. 8 FT. (80%) As per the submitted plans or lesser dimensions, be approved for the following reasons: 1. The Applicant has demonstrated this benefit cannot be achieved by other means feasible to the Applicant. The Applicant desires to construct a porch that is of the same character and side as the original porch that was removed by a previous owner. The home is a contributing property to the West Side National Register District. The Applicant provided a copy of the Sanborn map showing the existence of a porch on the original home. The existing home already encroaches on the front yard setback therefore to restore the porch would require a variance. 2. The Applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not create an undesirable change in neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. The Applicant has provided photographs of neighboring homes showing that many of them have porches similar to the one proposed by the Applicant. 3. The Board finds that the variance of 8 feet or 80% for the minimum front yard setback is substantial, however this is mitigated by the fact that the home was constructed before the current zoning w� ordinance was adopted and the porch was an original feature of the home. The Applicant has proposed a 120 square foot porch. that is as small as practicable to accommodate outdoor seating. 4. The Board finds that the variance will not have significant cant adverse physical or environmental effect on the neighborhood or district. 'rhe proposed porch is small at 120 square feet. 5. The alleged difficulty is self-created, but this is not necessarily fatal to the application. Adopted by the following vote AYES: . Moore, K. Kaplan, S. Steer, C. Grey, B. Gallagher, B. Kern) NAYS, Dated: January 7, 2019 r Januar 14, 2019 Date Chair I hereby certify the above to be a full, true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Saratoga Springs on the date above mentioned, six members of the Board being present.