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November 1, 2021
Aneisha Samuels Sanford, Senior Planner
Saratoga Springs City Hall, Suite 32
474 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
RE: SCPB Referral Review #21-126-Area Variance (signage)-Saratoga
Today/Chad Beatty
An appeal from zoning area standards of the City's Rural Residential District to
erect a 25-s.f. freestanding sign wherein 6 square feet is the m�imum area allowed
for such signage.
Location: NYS Rt. 50, east side, south of Hutchins Road
190.-2-18
Rural Residential Zoning District
Received from the City of Saratoga Springs Planning Board on September 17, 2021.
Reviewed by the Saratoga County Planning Board on October 21, 2021
Decision: No Significant Countywide or Intercommunity Impact
Comment: While the amount of signage applied for is in excess of what the city
ordinance permits, the Saratoga County Planning Board found the applied-for size of
the proposed business signage for Saratoga Today is comparable to that of existing
entities located in this general area of the Route 50 corridor.
While a draft site plan or sketch was not provided for viewing the location of the sign
on the front property, the applicant should be able to attest to two things while before
the city Zoning Board of Appeals: 1) that the placement of the proposed signage will be
on private property, not within the ROW of the state road and require a front yard
setback, and 2) that the placement of the sign will not obstruct the northward view of
those drivers whose vehicles exiting and turning from the site.
One of the first comments from Board members when this appeal was presented was
to question why the city Zoning Ordinance allows business signage of only 5 square
feet or less in this corridor (on a state road within a less-dense corridor of commercial
uses with relatively high speed permitted). A review of signs in the District and this
corridor for which signage variances are of record may indicate that the standards of
the ordinance better need to reflect conditions/needs.
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Michael Valentine, Senior Planner
Authorized Agent for Saratoga County
DISCLAIMER: Recommendations made by the Saratoga County Planning Board on referrals and
subdivisions are based upon the receipt and review of a"full statement of such proposed action" provided
directly to SCPB by the municipal referring agency as stated under General Municipal Law section 239. A
determination of action is rendered by the SCPB based upon the completeness and accuracy of
information presented by its staff. The SCPB cannot be accountable for a decision rendered through
incomplete or inaccurate information received as part of the complete statement.
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