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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20181019 3076 WinSupply NOD Bill Moore Chair CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS Keith B. Kaplan .`# ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Vice Chair Susan Steer Cher�Grey CITY HALL-474 MoAmAy Brad Gallagher SARATOGASPRINGS,NEWYORK 12866 Rebecca Kern,alternate PH)518-587-3550 FX)518-580-9480 VVWW.SARATOGA-S PRI NGS-0 RG #3076 -HECEIVEU IN THE M4 TIER OF THE APPEAL OF WInSupply of Saratoga JAN 14 2019 5 Finley St. Saratoga Springs,NY 12866 ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 5 Finley St, in the City of Saratoga Springs,New York being tax parcel 178.26-1-50 on the Assessment Map of said City. The appellant having applied for an area variance under the Zoning Ordinance of said City., to install 2 wall signs for a commercial building in a T-5 District and public notice having been duly given of a hearing 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 requested area variance for the following relief: Type of relief Required: Proposed: Total relief requested: Wall sign on side with no Not permitted Permit a wall sign 100% street frontage 0 rking lot side Placement of wall sign Permit a sign above above first floor- street Not errs the first floor 100% side Placement of wal I sign Pen-nit a sign above above first floor- parking Not permitted the first floor 100% lot side I I As per the submitted plans or lesser dimensions, be approved for the following reasons: I. No other feasible means exist to achieve the desired benefit. As noted by the applicant, the identifying signage makes the most sense to be located near the entranceway, however the Board notes that the design of the entranceway precludes the placement of a sign large enough to be visible from pedestrians or motorists in the area at first-floor level. The applicant further notes that the sign on the parking lot side is needed since that is the sign that faces South Broadway, a block away. Per the applicant, without a sign on that side,there would be no identification of the business since Broadway is the point from where the predominant number of people are viewing the building. 2. This request w]11 not produce an undesirable change in the neighborhood character or nearby properties. The Board notes the neighborhood context is commercial and mixed use properties. The parcel is a short distance from the South Broadway gateway entrance to the City,with numerous motorists driving nearby on that busy thorou hfare. Having easily visible signage fro South Broadway., Adelphi and Finley Streets is important from a safety point of view: the Board further notes that a grade change exists between South Broadway and the subject parcel, significantly reducing the adverse visual impact of placing the signs above the first floor. 3. The variances are substantial relative to what is allowed. However, the Board notes a lack of impact on the neighborhood and district, and further notes the utility of signage for the consurners and suppliers of the company as well as nearby travelers on South Broadway and Finley St,to help direct those people and reduce their confusion. These factors mitigate the substantiality of the variances. 4. The Board finds that the proposed signs to have a negligible physical and environmental impact. Neither height nor size appear to be obtrusive in this proposal. 5. The applicant's desire for signage is self-created, however this alone is not necessarily fatal to the application. Notes: 0 Saratoga County Planning Board decision, December 20, 2018 "Approve, with acknowledgement that the appeal presented poses no impact of a county nature". 0 Design Review Commission Architectural review required. Dated: Januar ', 7, "210 19 .1 . Adopted by the following vote: AYES: 6 (B. Moore, K.Kaplan, S. Steer, C. Grey, B. Gallagher, B. Kem) NE : 0 Dated: January 7., 2019 Januar v-1 4. '20 19 4C Date 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.