HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220217 17 Park Area Variance Public Comment Saratoga Springs
Preservation Foundation
June 29,2022
PRESERVATION Ms. Tamie Ehrng er,Chair
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Design Review Corrunission
City Hall
474 Broadway
Saratoga Springs,NY 12866
RE: 17 Park Place—Proposed New Construction of Two Principal Structures
Dear Tamie:
The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation reviewed the proposed plans for new
Board of Directors construction at 17 Park Place.
Adam Favro
President The property located at 17 Park Place property is immediately adjacent to the Canfield Casino-
Michele Funiciello Congress Park-Circular Street Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic
>Fee President Places. It was once part of 106 Regent Street,believed to be built prior to 1856 and one of the
Linda L.Harvey few remaining examples of the Gothic Revival style in Saratoga Springs.
Secretary
Dmitriy Yermolayev The design concept put forth in the proposed site plan would initially appear to be a principal
Treasurer primary residence with a carriage house behind.However the details of the plan contradict this
Tiffa ry Blair design narrative. Historically,a carriage house was used for the primary residence's carriages
Steven Dodds — whether powered by horses or by gas. Therefore, the site would not include two separate
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Julia driveways. The current application is in fact proposing a principal one-family residence with
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Sandra Fox an attached two-car garage and an additional two-family principal structure behind, with
James Gold separate driveways for each.
John Haller
Richard King
Stephen Kyne If the zoning variance is approved, the design should show the second structure as a carriage
Vincent Larerra house — a garage with living space above, not a two-family residence, and include a single
Samantha
Nass
Dorothy R Rogers-Bullis driveway y for both structures. Alternately,the design could indicate that the second structure is
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Sheila Sperling in fact a two-family residence and not subservient to the primary residence. In this case, two
Jason Thomas driveways could be warranted.
Maddy Zanetti
James Kettlesvell In either case, the garage of the primary residence should be a separate structure. The
emeritus Foundation does not support an attached two-car garage as it is not in-keeping with the historic
Staff context of the neighborhood. While there are garages in this neighborhood,those are associated
Samantha Bosshart with carriage houses or were insensitively added. The Foundation also objects to the attached
Executive Director two-car garage because the driveway significantly reduces the amount of green space of the
property, which was a character-defining feature of the property when it was associated with
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Director
Jacqueline Bungc At this time the Foundation,focused its review on the proposed site plan and mass and scale of
Events&Programs the proposed structures. It may in the future have additional comments related to the specific
Coordinator design of the structures. However,it does want to note that the proposed chimneys should not
Anne McDonough be clad with siding,but be of brick or stone.
Administrative Assistant
Patricia Herrick Thank you in advance for your thoughtful consideration.
Bookkeeper
Sincerely,
Adam N.Favro Uamantha Bosshart
President Executive Director
Cc: Christopher and Megan LaPointe,Applicant
112 spring street,Suite 203 Amanda Tucker, Senior Planner, City of Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Springs,NY 12866 Gage Simpson, Chair,Zoning Board of Appeals(tits)387-5030
v-�s-�A-.sarat(�gapreservat;un.org Aneisha Samuels-Sanford, Senior Planner, City of Saratoga Springs