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Keith Kaplan, Vice Chair
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Brad Gallagher,Secretary
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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
John and Kerry Trautner
232 Nelson Avenue
Saratoga Springs NY 12866
from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 232 Nelson Ave. in the City of
Saratoga Springs,New York being tax parcel number 166.53-2-54 on the Assessment Map of said City.
The appellant having applied for an area variance under the Zoning Ordinance of said City to permit the
construction of an addition to an existing single-family residence in a UR-3 District; and public notice having
been duly given of a hearing on said application held on the 8th and 22nd days of April 2019.
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 amounts of relief:
REQUIREMENT DISTRICT PROPOSED RELIEF
DIMENSIONAL REQ. REQUESTED
MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK 4 feet 0 feet 4 FEET(100%)
MINIMUM TOTAL SIDE YARD SETBACK 12 feet 4 feet 8 FEET(67%)
As per the submitted plans or lesser dimensions,be APPROVED for the following reasons:
1. The applicants have demonstrated this benefit cannot be achieved by other means feasible for them. By way
of example, the applicants note that an alternative design was contemplated that might stand in place of the
variance sought, but was rejected; specifically, a pergola construction that would extend only over a portion
of the area of the front elevation would not provide sufficient functionality and coverage protection, and
would present an aesthetically challenging appearance. The Board notes that the property has preexisting
nonconformity with setback requirements, and further notes this application does not call for any substantial
expansion of the residence.
2. The applicants have demonstrated that granting this variance would not create an undesirable change in
neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. The proposed porch demolition and pergola
addition conforms to the outline of the existing house, and does not crowd or encroach upon neighboring
properties.
3. The Board finds this variance application to be substantial; however, it is mitigated by the fact that the
placement of the residence on the lot is pre-existing. Further, as noted above, the relief request ameliorates
the pre-existing nonconformity inherited by the applicants in this case.
4. The judgment of the Board is that this variance will have no significant adverse physical or environmental
effect on the neighborhood or district, as the footprint will not change substantially.
5. The alleged difficulty presented in this appeal is self-created insofar as the applicant desires to construct the
proposed addition in place of a pre-existing and substandard porch structure, but this is not deemed fatal to
the application before this Board.
Condition: This motion granting the variance sought is conditioned upon an understanding that any future
accessory structure(s)on the existing lot may not exceed 6.6%of the lot area.
Adopted by the following vote:
AYES: 6 (B. Moore, K. Kaplan, C. Grey, B. Gallagher, J. Luhn, C. Hemstead)
NAYE S: 0
Dated: April 22, 2019
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.
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