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Home My WebLink About20220621 29 Waterbury Area Variance Public Comment (2) 7/25/22, 12:18 PM Zimbra Zimbra aneisha.samuels@saratoga-springs.org Re: 29 Waterbury Street Variance Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting - 7/2S/2O22 From : Aneisha Samuels Mon, Jul 25, 2022 10: 17 AM <aneisha.samuels@sar atoga-springs.org> Subject : Re: 29 Waterbury Street Variance Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting - 7/25/2022 To : emma line <emmaline31@yahoo. com> Hello Emma, I will add these comments to the public record, and they will be discussed at the meeting; that being said, please see my responses to your two questions below in blue: 1.) Due to the extremely minimal footage on our property line, we are concerned with the insurance liability of construction workers. After reviewing the variance application online, we acknowledge the various liability certificates for individual contractors, but none of these state liability coverage for us if they are injured on our property and not on 29 Waterbury Street. https://m.saratoga-springs.org/h/printmessage?id=l 8275&tz=America/New—York 1/4 7/25/22, 12:18 PM Zimbra The liability if an accident from a project would be covered during the building permitting issuance phase and is covered by the applicant's home insurance our their contractors. The applicant, in this case, is asking for a 2.5ft setback from your shared property line; this is considered 50% relief and is an increased setback from the current 1.5ft. When deciding on an area variance, the Board considers five criteria. Typically, if the ask is not a detriment to the health, safety, and welfare of the community, they are often granted. Also, the board look at the neighborhood and how consistent or common this ask is, and how it would affect the character- the garage has been existing for -/+ 40 years. In our phone call, you mentioned you have no issue with the garage location. However, your concern was the liability in the event of an accident and the placement of construction material; both are civil law concerns and are not dealt with by the Zoning Board. The Board primarily looks at the physical relief being requested. 2.) Due to the extremely minimal footage on our property line, we are also concerned about the removal of demolition materials and construction debris in and around our property. We often have our young grandchildren at our home who play in a sandbox, which is located close to the property line and near the garage in question. Their safety is our concern. These are civil law issues not typically covered by the Zoning Board; however, I would expect the applicant to keep construction material on their property; otherwise, you may decide to pursue litigation Please contact me at any time if you have questions or additional concerns. Thank you, Aneisha Samuels-Sanford, MRP Senior Planner https://m.saratoga-springs.org/h/printmessage?id=18275&tz=America/New_York 2/4 7/25/22, 12:18 PM Zimbra City Hall, Suite 32 474 Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 (518) 587-355o ext. 2494 **Visit our website for the 2022 LUB Meeting Calendar https://www.sa ratoga- springs.org/DocumentCenter/View/13378/2022-Land-Use-Boards- Calendar-PDF From: "emma line" <emmaline31 @yahoo.com> To: "Aneisha Samuels" <aneisha.samuels@saratoga- springs.org> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2022 7:36:50 PM Subject: 29 Waterbury Street Variance Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting - 7/25/2022 CAUTION: This email originated outside of the City network. Please contact IT Support if you need assistance determining if it's a threat before opening attachments or clicking any links. Dear Aneisha, Per our phone conversation on the afternoon of Friday, 7/22, I'm listing my questions and concerns (below) regarding the variance application requested by the owners at 29 Waterbury Street. Please note my husband and I do not have access to Zoom, so the below concerns must be entered as official meeting business given we won't be present at the 7/252022 meeting. As a reminder, we received our notification about the scheduled 7/25/2022 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on 7/21/2022 when the official letter was delivered by the US Mail carrier, therefore not within our 7 day window and addressed improperly (see attached). Given our attorney is away on vacation and with little turnaround time we were given, please refer to our below questions - noting, we may have https://m.saratoga-springs.org/h/printmessage?id=18275&tz=America/New_York 3/4 7/25/22, 12:18 PM Zimbra additional follow-up questions based on your supplied answers and after we confer with our attorney later next week. 1 .) Due to the extremely minimal footage on our property line, we are concerned with insurance liability of construction workers. After reviewing the variance application online, we acknowledge the various liability certificates for individual contractors, but none of these state liability coverage for us if they are injured on our property and not on 29 Waterbury Street. 2.) Due to the extremely minimal footage on our property line, we are also concerned about the removal of demolition materials and construction debris in and around our property. We often have our young grandchildren at our home who play in a sandbox, which is located close to the property line and near the garage in question. There safety is our concern. Per our conversation, I will wait to hear from you with the above answers to our questions. Please let me know if my concerns will be addressed at the 7/25/2022 meeting. Sincerely, Donna and Charles Marcason 31 Waterbury Street 518-587-4752 emmaline3l @yahoo.com https://m.saratoga-springs.org/h/printmessage?id=18275&tz=America/New_York 4/4