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APPLICATlON FOR: ❑
INTERPRETATION, USE VARIANCE} Check if PH Required
AREA VARIANCE ANDIDR VARIANCE EXTENSION stat�Review
APPLICANT(5)� OWNER{S�llfnota�aplicantl ATro�Er]A��n�z
Name John and Karen Achenbach Frost Hurff Architects
Address 32 Joseph Street 41 Lonr�Allev
Saraioga 5prings, NY 12866 Saratava Sprinqs. NY 12866
Phone 2fl3.922.9370 1 __, 1 ., ....,..�,� S 15.584.7514 I
Email john.ache�bach@1977.usna.com mattaC�.fharch.cam
Prirnary Contact I�erson: �App[icant �Owner ❑✓AttorneylAgent
#An applicant must be tF�e property awner, lessc�,or one with an option to lease or purchase the property ir�qucast�on.
Applicant's interest in the premises: 0�wner ❑ Lessee ❑Under optinn to lease or purchase
P�o��R�rr Ir��o�r�a.r�o�v
1.Property Address/L.ocation: 32,�oseph 5treet Tax�'arcel No.: 165 .$2 - 9 _ 75
(for example: 165.S,Z—4—37)
2. �ate acguired by current owner: 2017 3.Zoning District when purchased: UR-2
4. Presant use of praperty: Sinqle Familv F2esidential 5.Current Zaning District: UR-2
6. Has a previous ZBA application�appeal been filed for this property?
❑Yes(when? �or what? )
0 No
7. (s property located within(check atl that apply)?: � Historic District �Architecturai Review District
Cl 500'of a 5tate Park,eity boundary,or county/state highway?
8. Brief deseriptian of�roposed action: Construckian of a singEe-story covered rear parch and s#airs inta the bacicyard
9. Is there an active wri#ten violation for this parcel? ❑Yes ef No
14. Has the work,use ar occupancy to which this appeal relates already begun? ❑Yes �No
11. Identi#'y the type oi appeal you are requesting(cireck all that apply):
0 INTERPRE"fATIOIV��}.2� ❑YARfANCE EXTENSIOiV�P.�� ❑11SE YARIANCE�pP. 3-6� II�AREA VARIANCE��P.6-�
Revised Q1/2021
ZOIVING BDARl7 OfAPPE'ALSAPPLIG4TIOIV FORM PAGE 6
AR�A VARIANCE—PI�ASE ANSVYERTHE FOL.LOWiI�lG(add additional inforrnation as necessary)_
�i'he applicant requests relief from the following Zoning Ordinance articie(s) Article il-Table 3
Dimensional Requirements bistrict Requirerrrent ReQuested
Principal Buiidinq Lot Co�erape _3p� 32.49'0
Other:
To grant an area variance,the�BA must ba�ance the benef ts to the applicant and tE�e health,safety,and welfare of the neigE�borhood and
community,tafcing into consideration the fotlowing:
I. Whecher the benefit sought by the applicant can be achieved by other feasible means. Identify what alterr�atives to the�ariance have
been expEored(aiternative designs,atterr�pts to purchase land,etc.}and why t�ey are not feasible.
The a licant seeks th�beneft of rear orch facin out on to the back ard. Function and the radin of Ehe site dictate that the
porch be connected to the main resiclence_As the existing house is at 29.8%iot coverage,no usal�le addition is practicable
without exceeding the lat coverage iimit.
2. Whether granting the variance will produce an undesirable change in the character of the neighborhood or a detriment to nearby
properties. Granting the variance will not create a detrimerrt to nearby properties or an undesiwable change in Yhe neighborhood
character for the foEfowing reasons:
The praposed addition is small(277 sq.ft.),a sinqle storv, located at the rear of the residence,and mafches the exteriar width of
the existing structure.As such, it will r�ot be�isible fram the street. In additian,the o�eral9 scale of#he house,including the new
orch w911 remain cor�sistent with the densi ar�d size of surroundin ro erties in the nei hborhood.
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ZONING BOARD OFAPP,EiqLSAPPIlG4T1PN�ORM PAGE T
3. Whether the variance is su6stantial. The requested variance is not suhstantial for the fallowing reasons:
The total relief requested is oNy S%of fhe totai alEowed coverage_
4. VV#�ether the variance will have ad�erse pl�ysicaf or environmental effects on neighborhooGl or district. The requested variar�ce wiit not
have an adverse physicaf or environmerrta[effett qn the neighborhood or district for the following reasans:
TF�e proposed single-s#ory rear porch addition wi�l ha�e no measurable irropact on viewv sheds,�ight shecfs,noise,water
rnanagement, ar any other er��ironmental charac#eristic or property of the neighborhoocE.
5. Whether the alleged difiiculty was self-created�aithough this does rtot necc�ssarily preclude thegranti�tg of ar�area variance).Explain
whether the alleged difficulty was or was not self-created:
�'he difFicul�y is self-created.
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ZONINGBaARD DFAPPE4LSAPPLlCA770N FORM PAGEB
D15CLOSURE
Does any City of�icar,employee,or family member thereof haue a finar�ciaf interest(as defined by Genera]Municipal Law 5ection 809)in
this applitation? {�(No []Yes I{"yes",a statement disclosing the name,r�sidence a►id nature and extant of this interest must be filed
with this application.
APPLICANT CERTIFICAT[ON
1�we,the properry owner(s),or purcE�aser(s)/lessee(s)under contract,of t�e land in question,hereby request an appearance before
the Zoning 8oard of Appeals.
By the signacure(s)attached hereto, Ilwe cerrify that the informatior�providecf within this appiication and accompanying
documentation is,to the best of mylour icr�owledge,true and accurate. Ilwe further understand that intentianally praviding false or
misleading information is grounds for imrrEediate denial of tF�is application.
Furthermore,lJwe hereby auChorize the rnem6ers of the Zoning Board of Appeals and designated City staff to�nter rhe property
associated with this appficatiort for purposes of conducting any necessary site inspections relating xo this appeal.
�ate: �L�7 /zr"a Z.(
(applicant signature)
Date:
(applicant signature)
If applicant is not the currently th�owner of the pro�erty,the currerat owner must also sign.
Owner Signature: Date:
Owner Signature: Date: �
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