HomeMy WebLinkAbout20190262 Lange Residence NOD Bill Moore, Chair
CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS
Keith Kaplan, Vice Chair
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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Brad Gallagher, Secretary
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CITY HALL-474 BROADWAY Jerry Luhn
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK 12866 Chris Hemstead
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WWW.SARATOGA-SPRINGS.ORG Kathleen O'Connor, alternate
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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
Jeanne Mathews and Dale Lange
12 Laurel Lake West
Weston CT 06883
from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 15 Echo Ridge Dr. in the City of
Saratoga Springs,New York being tax parcel number 179.4-2-29 on the Assessment Map of said City.
The appellants having applied for area variances under the Zoning Ordinance of said City to permit additions to
an existing single-family residence in a Suburban Residential-2 District and public notice having been duly
given of a hearing on said application held on the 6th and 20th days of May 2019.
In consideration of the balance between benefit to the applicants with detriment to the health, safety and welfare
of the community, I move that the following area variances for the following amount of relief:
REQUIREMENT DISTRICT PROPOSED RELIEF
DIMENSIONAL REQ. REQUESTED
MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL BUILDING COVERAGE 12' 5.6' 6.4' OR 53.3%
MINIMUM TOTAL SIDE YARD SETBACK 30' 23.6' 6.4' OR 21.3%
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 to the applicants.
The applicants note that the lot is "oddly configured"; the Board observes that the area of nonconformance
is on the portion of the north side of the parcel where the lot line turns towards the building, and there is no
encroachment in the area of the proposed plan west of where the lot line bends. The applicants further note
that the proposed area of relief includes the interior stairway, and moving that stairway to the other side of
the house would not be workable for access between the bedroom over the garage and the rest of the house
and would not be code compliant for egress from the bedroom over the garage from the house.
2. The applicants have demonstrated that granting this variance will not create an undesirable change in
neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. The Board notes that this addition project does
not materially change the footprint of the residence, and the parcel size is consistent with district
requirements. The Board further notes the area of requested relief is triggered by the irregular shape of the
lot in the area of the existing residence.
3. The Board finds the side yard setback variance to be substantial on a percentage basis; however, the
substantiality is partly mitigated by the proposal's removal of a current encroachment. As a result, the plan
results in the incremental encroachment of approximately one foot, which is not substantial in absolute or
percentage terms.
4. These variances will not have significant adverse physical or environmental effect on the neighborhood or
district, as the footprint will only change slightly due to the removal of one area and replacement of another.
5. The alleged difficulty is self-created insofar as the applicant desires to construct the addition, but this is not
necessarily fatal to the application.
Adopted by the following vote:
AYES: 6 (B. Moore, K. Kaplan, C. Grey, J. Luhn, B. Gallagher, K. O'Connor)
NAYE S: 0
ABSTAINED: 1 (C. Hemstead)
Dated: May 20, 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, five members of the Board being present.
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SIGNATURE: -� _ _ 05/21/2019
CHAIR DATE RECEIVED BY ACCOUNTS DEPT.