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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210696 85 Nelson Use Variance Public Comment (2) Zimbra amber.upton@saratoga-springs.org Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment From : noreply@civicpl us.com Su n, Aug 22, 2021 08:13 PM Subject : Online Form Submittal: �and Use Board Agenda Public Comment To : aneisha samuels <aneisha.samuels@saratoga-springs.org>, lisa shields <lisa.shields@saratoga-springs.org>, amber upton <a m ber.u pton @sa ratoga-spri ngs.org> CAUTION: This email originated outside of the City network. Please contact IT Support if you need assista nce determ i n i ng if it's a th reat before open i ng attach ments or clicking any links. � Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment SUBMIT COMMENTS REGARDING CITY PROJECTS Thank you for submitting your comments. Your feedback will be forwarded to the City's Planning Department and �and Use Board members. NOTE: Comments submitted later than 12:00 noon on the day before the Land Use Board meeting may not be reviewed prior to their meeting. All comments will be added to the project file in the Planning Department. Land Use Board Zoning Board of Appeals Name Mina Dunnam Email Address minadunnam @ gmail.com Business Name Field not completed. Address 93 Nelson Avenue City Saratoga Springs State NY Zi p Code 12866 Phone Number 5183215734 Project Name 85 Nelson Use Variance Project Number Field not completed. Project Address 85 Nelson Avenue Comments Thank you for sending me notice about the use variance re- quest to 85 Nelson Avenue. I have lived at 93 Nelson Avenue for the past 30 years and am concerned about potential ad- verse effects were this request approved. When I called City Hall last week to inquire about current zon- ing on our street, I was told that Nelson Avenue is zoned UR-2, single family residence. Our neighborhood of homes consis- tently tries to maintain a quiet, orderly, and well-kept appear- ance. We are fortunate to have proximity to restaurants (such as Mexican Connection) and there is a renovated hotel down the street, but these businesses are not part of our residential neighborhood. The nearness of Saratoga Racecourse and op- portunities for parking cars on lawns during the meet briefly al- ter the atmosphere in our neighborhood for 6 weeks in the latter part of the summer. Permitting this use variance has the poten- tial to set a precedent for further such requests, and I am con- cerned this would fundamentally change the character of our neighborhood. Review of the application indicates that this property has been in use as a 3-family since its purchase in 2013, if not earlier. What has triggered the current formal request for use variance? How has this continued without being addressed sooner? Were this property to change hands in the future, it seems possible that another structure could replace the existing home — and were the use variance approved now, the new (3-family) struc- ture proposed could very well be something not in keeping with the character of this neighborhood. Thank you for your time and consideration. Attach Photo (optional) Field not completed. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.