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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20181031 3077 Saratoga Golf and Polo NOD Bill Moor `hair CITY of SARATOGA SPRINGS Keith B. Kaplan ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Vice Chait- Susan Steer Cheryl Grey CITY HALL-4 a4'B [ ADWAY Brad Gallagher SARATOGA SPRINGS,N EW YORK, 12866Rebecca Kern, Itrnate PH 518-587-3550 FSC)518-58C-9480 'P RATED WVVW. A T GA-S PIN GS.0 *30 7 W . /A/ T;�-/F MA SFR OF 7- E A FFEA O Saratoga Golf and Polo Club JAN 14 2019 301 Church St Saratoga Springs NY 12866 ACTS DEPARTMENT from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 301 Church St. in the City of Saratoga Springs, New York being tax parcel number 165. -1---20.1 1 on the Assessment Map of said City. The appellant having applied for an area variance under the Zoning ordinance of said City to permit the construction of several member amenities including platform tennis courts, a pro shop, additional parking and other improvements on a private club in an Institutional Parkland/Recreation District and public notice having been duly given of a hearing on said application held on the 10" day of December 2018, and the " day of January 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 variances for the following amounts of relief. TYPE of REQUIREMENT UII EMENT DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL PROPOSED RELIEF REQUIREMENT ENT f E UESTED MiNl um REAR YARD SETBACK so, 14.6' 35A OR 70. RELIEF MINImum REAR YARD SETBACK 50, 10' 40' OR 0 RELIEF MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK To o' 15.6" 14, 'O 480/6 PARKING .s per the submitted plans or lesser dimensions. be approved for the following reasons: I. The applicant has demonstrated this benefit cannot be achieved by other means feasible to the applicant.. The applicant notes that alternative placements have been contemplated, and the proposed location choice minimizes impact to neighboring property, while enabling the applicant to preserve mature trees and a lame open lawn. The applicant further motes that the placement of the new accessory structures is equivalent to existing accessory building setbacks. Finally, the applicant notes that the proposed location choices enhance the uses of the existing buildings and amenities, such as the clubhouse, pool and cabana. 2. The applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not create an undesirable change in neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. The proposal includes vegetative screening and a landscape berm to minimize visual impact to the property bordering the proposed project, a parking lot for Saratoga Hospital. The Board notes a grade change between the subject parcel and the hospital parking Tot, as well as vegetative screening installed by the hospital as part of the PIED for that property, providing further visual definition from the subject property. Finally, the Board notes a concrete wall already in place around much of the subject property, minimizing visual impact to and from Church and Myrtle Streets. The Board finds these variances to be substantial. However,the Board finds that the substantiality is mitigated by the factors noted above relating to visibility. The Board further notes that the proposed setback encroachments are similar to those already existing for accessory structures in place on the property. 4. These variances will not have significant adverse physical or environmental effect on the neighborhood or district. The parking portion of this proposal that encroaches on the side setback is planned as permeable surface. Additionally, as noted above, the vegetative buffering and landscape berm will help mitigate visual impacts. 5. The alleged difficulty is self-created insofar as the applicant desires to construct the proposed improvements, but this is not necessarily fatal to the application. Note: Saratoga County Planning Board decision, "No Significant Countywide or Intercommunity Impact on December 20, 2018. Planning Board site plan review required Design Review Commission architectural review required Adopted by the following vote: AYES: 5 B. Moore, K, Kaplan, S. Steer, B. Gallagher, B. Kern) NAVES. 0 RECUSAL I C. Grey) Dated:January 7, 2019 J an u ary 14, 2019 AL 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.