HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210490 Sohns 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
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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
Elizabeth & Doug Sohns
28 Stockholm Road
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 28 Stockholm Road
in the City of Saratoga Springs, New York being tax parcel number 116.00-2-39 on the
Assessment Map of said City.
The applicant having applied for an area variances under the Zoning Ordinance of said City to
permit the construction of a garage and deck to the existing single family house in a Rural
Residential (RR) District and public notice having been duly given of a hearing on said
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application held on the 12 day of July and the 26 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 REQUIREMENT P ROPOSED R ELIEF REQUESTED
R EAR S ETBACK 100 FT. 61.9 FT. 38.1 FT. (OR 38.1%)
S IDE S ETBACK (EAST) 30 FT. 11.3 FT. 18.7 FT. (OR 62.3. %)
ACCESSORY TO SIDE (WEST) 30 FT. 22.6 FT. 7.4 FT. (OR 24.7%)
as per the submitted plans or lesser dimensions, be approved for the following reasons:
1. The applicant has demonstrated that this benefit cannot be achieved by other means
feasible to the applicant. The applicant desires to build a detached garage and a deck.
Other options were explored for placing the garage. For example, attaching the
garage to the house would be detrimental to the property due to the layout of the
current house. Placing the garage in the front east side of the property was not a large
enough spot. For the deck, a rear setback and an east side setback are required.
Applicant considered putting the deck on the front side of the house, however, that
option was deemed unattractive since the view of the lake is to the rear of the
property. Additionally, the board also took into consideration the small lot size and
odd shape.
2. The applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not create an
undesirable change in neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. The
proposed garage and deck will not be in close proximity to neighboring homes.
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4. This variance will not have a significant adverse physical or environmental effect on
the neighborhood or district. Permeability will meet the district requirement.
5. The alleged difficulty is considered self-created insofar as the applicant desires to
build the detached garage and deck. However, this is not necessarily fatal to the
application
It is so moved.
Dated: July 26, 2021
Adopted by the following vote:
AYES: 7 (K. Kaplan, B. Gallagher, C. Grey, E. Bergmann, G. Simpson, M. Gutch, T. Gallogly)
NAYES: 0
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.