HomeMy WebLinkAbout20200545 Valente Area Variance NOD
Keith Kaplan,
C ITYOF S ARATOGA S PRINGS
Brad Gallagher,
Terrance Gallogly
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Cheryl Grey
Matthew Gutch
C ITY H ALL - 474 B ROADWAY
Gage Simpson
S ARATOGA S PRINGS, N EW Y ORK 12866
Emily Bergmann
518-587-3550
WWW.SARATOGA-SPRINGS.ORG
DRAFT MOTION #20200545
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
64 Ludlow Street, LLC
64 Ludlow St.
Saratoga Springs NY 12866
64 Ludlow Street, in the City of Saratoga Springs, New York, being Tax Parcel 166. 61-2-51
on the assessment map of said City. The applicant having applied for an area variance under
the Zoning Ordinance of said City to permit the construction of a detached 10-car garage in
the rear of the property in the UR-1 District and public notice having been duly given of a
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hearing on said application held on the 9 day of September 2020 through the 12 day of
July 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:
T YPE OF R EQUIREMENT D ISTRICT DIMENSIONAL P ROPOSED R ELIEF REQUESTED
REQUIREMENT
M AX A CCESSORY C OVERAGE % 8% MAX 10% 2% OR 25% RELIEF
As per the submitted plans or lesser dimensions, be approved
consideration of the following factors:
1. The applicant has demonstrated this benefit cannot be achieved by other means feasible
to the applicant. The applicant desires to construct a 10-car garage to the rear of the
property. This is to allow for covered and secure garage spaces for the ten condominium
owners to park. The applicant notes that there is no covered parking available on the site or
2021, mass, and scale of the garage as a single structure has less mass and scale than as
multiple structures.
2. The applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not create an undesirable
change in the neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. The applicant
notes the proposed 10-car garage is in the rear of the property, making it less visible from
the street.
3. The Board finds the relief requested is considered substantial at 25%. The substantiality is
mitigated by its nature as noted above and it does not negatively impact the neighboring
properties
4. This variance will not have a significant adverse physical or environmental effect on the
neighborhood or district. Permeability will exceed the district requirement of 30%.
5. The alleged difficulty may be considered self-created insofar a
build this parking garage, but this is not necessarily fatal to the application.
Condition: This Approval is contingent upon the offer of
the property to the City of Saratoga Springs as per 1987 Site Plan Approval.
Note: This project will require Site Plan Approval from the City Planning Board
It is so moved.
Dated: July 26, 2021
Adopted by the following vote:
AYES: 6 (K. Kaplan, B. Gallagher, C. Grey, E. Bergmann, G. Simpson, M. Gutch)
NAYES: 1 (T. Gallogly)
Dated: July 26, 2021
This variance shall expire 18 months following the filing date of such decision unless the
necessary building permit has been issued and actual construction begun as per 240-8.5.1.
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.
S IGNATURE: _______________________________ 07/26/2021
C HAIR D ATE R ECEIVED BY A CCOUNTS D EPT.