HomeMy WebLinkAbout20190029 Val Kill Properties North Correspondance February 21,2019
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Christina and Murray J. Levith
F 2 Lui3 J 34 Second Street
Saratoga Springs, New York 12866
Bill Moore,Chair
Zoning Board of Appeals
15 Vanderbilt Ave.
Saratoga Springs,New York 12866
Dear Mr. Moore:
We received your letter about an area variance appeal to permit a dwelling in an accessory structure
in the Urban Residential-2 District at 40 Second Street(Project#20190029;Tax Parcel#165.36-2-
10).
As the owner of three properties on the south side of Second Street between Bryan and Catherine
Streets (Tax Parcels#165.36-2-67.1; #165.36-2-73;#165.36-2-3),We are opposed to the proposed
variance for the following reasons:
1. The 40 Second Street lot size(see enclosed copy of survey map)
2. The changing residential character—for the better—of Second Street
3. A one-car garage at the end of a driveway with a garage door facing the street and driveway
should not have been turned into an illegal residence
As you can observe from the survey copy(the original is available for your perusal),the lot on which
a house and the proposed added residence is extremely small as compared with the houses and lots
at 38, 34,and 32 Second Street. In about 2002,we divided the lot at 36 Second adding to the
properties at 38 and 34 Second Street.
Across Second Street(north side),an old house at 39 was torn down and a new large house built on
the sizable lot. With one exception,all the houses between Bryan and Catherine Streets (north and
south sides) are single-family dwellings. Our tenant at 38 Second Street(adjacent to 40) has lived in
our house for almost ten years and we have lived at 34 Second for more than forty-five years. Over
the last decades,the residential quality of the neighborhood has improved and should be protected.
A studio"garage"residence would most likely appeal to transient renters and change the nature of an
improving neighborhood.
We wonder too it crowding two residences on a very small lot might be considered a possible fire
hazard by the city.
We will be attending the Appeals hearing on March 4th at 6:30 p.m.at the Recreation Center. Thank
you for alerting us to this variance appeal.
Sincerely,
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