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Comments for project 17 Park Place meeting tonight 5/16/22
From : david guarino <dpguarino@yahoo.com> Mon, May 16, 2022 12:06 PM
Subject : Comments for project 17 Park Place meeting tonight
5/16/22
To : aneisha samuels <aneisha.samuels@saratoga-
springs.org>
Cc : Linda Haner <lindahaner@gmail.com>
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Hi Aneisha,
Just in case the form doesn't come through, here are my comments for tonight's ZBA
meeting.
Dear Members of the Zoning Board of Appeals,
We are the adjoining neighbors who sold the applicants this lot. The designed and PB
approved use is for a single family home with a detached single family carriage house.
We would not have sold this lot knowing there would be a 2-family carriage house, and
that was never mentioned by the applicant during the purchase process or
subsequently. They said it would be designed for our friends and former neighbors,
their grandparents the Burkleys. With 2 small units this now appears designed for Air
B&B rentals.
The carriage house was intended to include parking for at least 1 car and would thus be
an auxiliary structure, with reduced setbacks. Without that use this is clearly a second
principal building requiring 20' setbacks, and thus doesn't fit where they are proposing.
It doesn't seem right for the ZBA to grant a setback variance of this magnitude (to 5),
especially when the new ordinance has just been finalized and fully commented on.
With 2 new residential units the ZBA should expect up to 4 cars to be parked on
premise or on the street. If you add these to our existing parking for 2 units at 21 Park
Place just behind this one, it looks more like a downtown parking lot, definitely not
what is desired in this attractive residential neighborhood.
With the proposed positioning of the carriage house closer to the main house, the views
of 21 Park Place from the street are substantially reduced. This was a prime
consideration for the original approval by the Planning Board of having the carriage
house moved further to the east, thus opening up the view to the interior. And if we do
build a garage where our cars are designated for parking, this would further reduce the
view since the structures wouldn't be aligned. Our parking is clearly outlined on our
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site plans approved for this sub-division, including 3 spots adjacent to the north-east of
the proposed carriage house in the nook of the lot.
Thanks again,
David Guarino
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