HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210250 LaCoppola Garage Area Variance NOD KT°GA Keith Kaplan, Chair
�� CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS Brad Gallagher, Vice Chair
41 Y ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Terrance Gallogly
.�. Cheryl Grey
r" ;, t• CITY HALL 474 BROADWAY Matthew Gutch
• 136e` SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK 12866 Gage Simpson
4'caRFORATEO 518-587-3550 Emily Bergmann
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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
Eric and Heather LaCoppola
245 Woodlawn Avenue.
Saratoga Springs,NY 12866
from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 245 Woodlawn Avenue in
the City of Saratoga Springs,New York being tax parcel number 165.28-1-4 on the Assessment Map of
said City.
The applicant having applied for an area variance under the Zoning Ordinance of said City to seek relief
to construct habitable space on the second floor of an existing garage in the Urban Residential— 1 (UR-
1) District and public notice having been duly given of a hearing on said application held on April 29
and May 10, 2021.
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 OF REQUIREMENT DISTRICT PROPOSED RELIEF
DIMENSIONAL REQUESTED
REQUIREMENT
HABITABLE SPACE NOT PERMITTED PERMITTED 100%
As per the submitted plans or lesser dimensions, be approved for the following reasons:
1. The Board finds that the applicant has demonstrated this benefit cannot be achieved by other
means feasible to the applicant. The Applicant seeks to finish 325 square feet on the second floor
of an existing garage to utilize the space for an art studio,which would include a toilet and a sink.
According to the applicant, the space will not be used for sleeping, cooking, or bathing. The
applicant considered alternative options, but there are no usable spaces within the primary
residence to create an art studio
2. The Board finds that the applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not create
an undesirable change in neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. According
to the applicant, no changes will be made to the footprint or outside appearance of the garage.
Moreover, the space will be utilized as an art studio and will not have any sleeping, cooking or
bathing facilities
3. The Board finds the variance to be substantial. However, this is mitigated by the intended use of
the space being limited to an art studio that does not have sleeping, cooking or bathing facilities
and will not change the current exterior of the existing garage.
4. This Board finds this variance will not have significant adverse physical or environmental effect
on the neighborhood or district. The Board finds that the applicant has demonstrated the art
studio will be constructed in the existing unfinished space on the second floor of the garage.
5. The alleged difficulty is self-created insofar as the applicant seeks to construct an art studio in
the unfinished space on the second floor of the existing garage, but this is not necessarily fatal to
the application.
Conditions: No sleeping, cooking, or bathing space is permitted
It is so moved.
Dated: May 10, 2021
SIGNATURE: 05/1 1 /2021
CHAIR DATE RECEIVED BY ACCOUNTS DEPT.