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CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS (Application#)
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
i _ CITY HALL-474 BROADWAY (Date received)
1 SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK 12866-2296
TEL: 518-587-3550 X2533
www.saratoga-springs.org
(Project Title)
APPLICATION FOR: ❑
INTERPRETATION, USE VARIANCE, Check if PH Required
AREA VARIANCE AND/OR VARIANCE EXTENSION Staff Review
APPLICANT(S)* OWNER(S)(Ifnotapplicant) ATTORNEY/AGENT
Name Scot Trifilo Same Robert Flansburg
54 Nelson Avenue 6 Meghan Court
Address
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866 Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866
Phone
(518)-857-9000 (518)-935-3285 /
Scot@Terracehomebuilders.com dreamscapes.i@live.com
Email
Primary Contact Person: ✓Applicant Owner E]Attorney/Agent
An applicant must be the property owner,lessee,or one with an option to lease or purchase the property in question.
Applicant's interest in the premises: 0 Owner ❑ Lessee ❑ Under option to lease or purchase
PROPERTY INFORMATION
81 Phila Street 165 68 1 34
1. Property Address/Location: Tax Parcel No.: -
(for example: 165.52—4—37)
12/2020 UR-4
2. Date acquired by current owner: 3.Zoning District when purchased:
Vacant Lot UR-4
4. Present use of property: S. Current Zoning District:
6. Has a previous ZBA application/appeal been filed for this property?
❑Yes(when? For what? )
0 No
7. Is property located within (check all that apply)?: 0 Historic District ❑Architectural Review District
❑ 500'of a State Park,city boundary,or county/state highway?
8. Brief description of proposed action:
Applicant wishes to construct a two-family home on an existing vacant parcel.
9. Is there an active written violation for this parcel? ❑Yes I?No
10. Has the work,use or occupancy to which this appeal relates already begun? ❑Yes Ja No
11. Identify the type of appeal you are requesting(check all that apply):
❑ INTERPRETATION (p.2) ❑VARIANCE EXTENSION(p.2) ❑ USE VARIANCE(pp.3-6) ❑AREA VARIANCE(pp. 6-7)
Revised 0112021
ZONING BOARD OFAPPFALSAPPvc,4T1oN FORM PAGE 6
AREA VARIANCE—PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING(add additional information as necessary):
The applicant requests relief from the following Zoning Ordinance article(s)
Dimensional Requirements District Requirement Requested
Minumun Average Width 100 ft. 50 ft.
Minimum Principal Building Coverage 25% 33.6%
Maximum Accesssory Building Coverage 15% 9.7%
Each Side Setback 20 ft. 4"
Total Side Setbacks 45 ft. 19.3 ft.
Required Lot Area per dwelling unit(DU)=3,000 s.f. (2)3,000=6,000 4,978 s.f..
Other:
To grant an area variance,the ZBA must balance the benefits to the applicant and the health,safety,and welfare of the neighborhood and
community,taking into consideration the following:
I. Whether the benefit sought by the applicant can be achieved by other feasible means. Identify what alternatives to the variance have
been explored (alternative designs,attempts to purchase land,etc.)and why they are not feasible.
After viewing the neighborhood and viewing the parcel online a Saratoga County ImageMate,the applicant initially believed that
the vacant lot was zoned UR-3,and designed to comply with UR-3 zoning. It was discovered that this vacant building lot,and the
remainder of the properties along that side of Phila Street within this block,was actually zone .
With the lot being only 50 feet in width,and required total side setbacks of 45 feet, it is impossible to design a home on this parcel
and comply with UR-4 zoning.
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 detriment to nearby properties or an undesirable change in the neighborhood
character for the following reasons:
Granting the requested variances will in no way produce an undesirable change to the neighborhood or a detriment to nearby
properties.The other properties along that side of Phila Street are similar in width,and do not conform to UR-4 zoning in terms of
minimum side yard setback, and totalside yard setbacks. l-urther,the Applicants home will be exquisite,and will only serve to
enhance property values in the neighborhood. A previously unkempt lot will be transformed into a beautiful new home.
The proposed home as designed will be in line with the exisitng properites along that section of Phila Street in terms of house
yyidth and side yard ssibacks
Revised 0112021
ZONING BOARD OFAPPEALS APPLICAT/ON FORM PAGE 7
3. Whether the variance is substantial. The requested variance is not substantial for the following reasons:
The requested variances may be deemed substantial when viewed in light of UR-4 zoning. However, not when compared to the
other existing homes on that block,and along the same side of Phila Street. The requested variance is also not substantial in
regaids to lot covelage.
4. Whether the variance will have adverse physical or environmental effects on neighborhood or district. The requested variance will not
have an adverse physical or environmental effect on the neighborhood or district for the following reasons:
The requested variance will not have any adverse physical or environmental effects on the neighborhood.There is more than
adequate room to address all roof drainage on site.
5. Whether the alleged difficulty was self-created(although this does not necessarily preclude the granting of an area variance).Explain
whether the alleged difficulty was or was not self-created:
The alleged difficulty is self-created due to the Applicant's desire to construct a home on a vacant building lot. However,the
hardship caused by the building lot being zoned UR-4 is not self-created.
Revised 01/2021
ZONING 8oARD OFAPPEALS APPLICATION FORM PAGE B
DISCLOSURE
Does any City offiZmployee, r family member thereof have a financial interest(as defined by General Municipal Law Section 809)in
this application? If"yes",a statement disclosing the name,residence and nature and extent of this interest must be filed
with this application.
APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
I/we,the property owner(s),or purchaser(s)/lessee(s)under contract,of the land in question, hereby request an appearance before
the Zoning Board of Appeals.
By the signature(s)attached hereto, I/we certify that the information provided within this application and accompanying
documentation is,to the best of my/our knowledge,true and accurate. I/we further understand that intentionally providing false or
misleading information is grounds for immediate denial of this application.
Furthermore, I/we hereby authorize the members of the Zoning Board of Appeals and designated City staff to enter the property
associated with this ap lication for purpo of nducting any necessary site inspections relating to this appeal.
Date:
(applicant signature
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(applicant signature)
If applicant is not the currently the owner o the property,th urren caner must also sign.
Owner Signature: Date:
Owner Signature: J 1~'� Date:
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81 PHILA ST VACANT LOT—Current zone UR4—North side of street
The following is a list of the lot widths,building widths and side setbacks beginning at the corner apartment building on Phila St&Circular St and
ending at the corner mixed use building on the corner of Phila St and Henry St. My proposal meets or exceeds all total side setbacks on the north
side of the street.See accompanying photos showing all widths in red:
1) 103 Circular St—UR3
0'(zero)setback on Circular St
Left side setback 8'side setback to 81 Phila St(vacant lot)
TOTAL side setback—8'
2) 81 Phila St—UR4
Subject property.Vacant lot
50'lot width.
Proposed right side setback—4'
Proposed 2 family house width—30'with roof overhangs included
Proposed left side setback—16'
Proposed TOTAL side setbacks—20'
3) 77 Phila St—UR4
50'lot width
Right side setback to 81 Phila St—2'
2 family house width—30'without side roof overhangs included
Left side setback to 71 Phila St—18'
TOTAL side setbacks=20'
4) 71 Phila St—UR4
49'6"lot width
Right side setback 3'
Apartment building width—36'without side roof overhangs included
Left side setback 10'6"
TOTAL side setbacks=13'6"
5) 69 Phila St—UR4
47'5"lot width
Right side setback—O'(Zero)
Vacant single family house width—30'without side roof overhangs included
Left side setback—17.5
TOTAL side setbacks—17.5
6) 65 Phila St—UR4
52'5"lot width
Right side setback—14'5"
Vacant single family house width—33'without side roof overhangs included
Left side setback—5'
TOTAL side setbacks=19'5"
7) 61 Phila St—UR4
50'lot width
Right side setback—3'6"
Apartment building house width—42'without side roof overhangs included
Left side setback—4'6"
TOTAL side setbacks=8'
8) 57 Phila St—T5 Transect
0'(Zero)setback on Henry St
49'lot width
Right side setback-0'(Zero)
Mixed use building width-49'
Total side setbacks-0'(Zero)