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43082 RECEIVED
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
Diona Richter FEB 0 6 7019
23 Eureka Ave
Saratoga Springs,NY 12866 ACCOUNTS DEPT
from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 23 Eureka Ave. in the City
of Saratoga Springs,New York being tax parcel number 166.11-1-45 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 an addition to an existing single-family residence in a UR-1 District and public
notice having been duly given of a hearing on said application held on the 28th day of January and the
4th
day of February 2019.
In consideration of the balance between benefit to the applicant with detriment to the health, safety and
welfare of the community, 1 move that the following area variance for the following amount of relief:
Type of Requirement District Proposed Relief requested
dimensional
requirement ,
Minimum Principal Building Coverage 20% 26.9% 6.9% or 34.5%
, 1 relief
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
applicants. The house is a one-story structure andper the applicant, adding a second story is not
feasible. Any addition would expand the footprint of the residence; the benefits of adding a
bedroom, bathroom and screened porch are the drivers of this variance.
2. The applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not create an undesirable change in
neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. Information provided by the applicant
indicates that the principal lot coverage is consistent with nearby properties on the west side of
Eureka Avenue.
3. The Board finds these variances to be substantial on a percentage basis; however, the substantiality
is mitigated by the revised proposal's consistency with nearby properties' principal coverage. Also
note condition, below.
4. These variances will not have significant adverse physical or environmental effect on the
neighborhood or district. The lot as shown in the application materials will still well exceed
permeability requirements of 30%.
5. The alleged difficulty is self-created insofar as the applicant desires to construct the proposed
addition, but this is not necessarily fatal to the application.
Condition: No further accessory structures on this property.
It is so moved by K. Kaplan; seconded by C. Grey.
Adopted by the following vote:
AYES: 6 (K. Kaplan, S. Steer, C. Grey, B. Gallagher, J. Luhn, C. Hemstead)
NAYES:
Dated: February 4, 2019
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.
SIGNATURE: 2/4/2019
CHAIR DATE