HomeMy WebLinkAbout20180187 Dawson/Motoholdings Residence Revised NOD Bill Moore, Chair
CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS
Keith Kaplan, Vice Chair
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Brad Gallagher, Secretary
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4 .' ,^ CITY HALL-474 BROADWAY Jerry Luhn
/, c, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK 1 2866 Chris Hemstead
\c PH) 518-587-3550 N518-580-9480 Suzanne Morris
WWW.SARATOGA-SPRINGS.ORG Kathleen O'Connor, alternate
#20180187(3027)
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
Anthony Dawson/Moto Holdings, Inc.
Saratoga Springs,NY 12866
from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at a vacant lot on Cobb Alley
in the City of Saratoga Springs, NY, being tax parcel number 165.66-2-65 on the Assessment Map of
said City. The Applicant having applied for an area variance to permit demolition of an existing scrap
yard and construction of a new single-family residence and seeking relief as described below in the UR
3 District and public notice having been duly given of a hearing on said application March 19 and
April 9 and 23, 2018 with a modification of the previous approval on June 3, 2019.
In consideration of the balance between the benefit to the Applicants with detriment to the health,
safety and welfare of the community, I move that the following variance for the following amount of
relief:
TYPE OF REQUIREMENT DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL PROPOSED RELIEF REQUESTED
REQUIREMENT
MIN.REAR YARD 25 FT. 4 FT. 21 FT. (84%)
SETBACK:
MIN.FRONT YARD 10 FT. 4 FT. 6 FT. (60%)
SETBACK:
As per the modification of previously approved variance on April 23, 2018, all terms, conditions, and
Endings of the previous variance to remain unchanged except as proved herein be APPROVED for
the following reasons:
1. The applicants have demonstrated this benefit cannot be achieved by other means feasible to the
applicant. A letter issued by the Commissioner of Public Works, Skip Scirocco, dated May 13,
2019 requested an adjustment to the approved variance to allow for access to infrastructure of 4'
for the front yard setback, an increase of 3.5'. Thereby, the rear yard setback was adjusted from
7.5' to 4', a decrease of 3.5'.
2. The applicants have demonstrated that granting this variance will not produce an undesirable
change in neighborhood character or detriment to the nearby properties, as noted on the variance
previously granted, April 23, 2018, this board considers the changes made since then to be minor in
nature and not impactful to neighborhood character.
3. The relief requested can be considered substantial at 84% and 60%, however, the lots are pre-
existing, nonconforming.
4. The Applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not have an adverse physical or
environmental effect on the neighborhood, as the modification was requested to improve physical
access to infrastructure along Cobb Alley.
5. The request for relief may be considered self-created, but this is not necessarily fatal to the
application.
Note:
1. All previous conditions apply.
2. No accessory structures.
Adopted by the following vote:
AYES: 6 (C. Hemstead, K. Kaplan, C. Grey, J. Luhn, B. Gallagher, S. Morris)
NAPES: 0
Dated: June 3, 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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FSIGNATURE: __ 4 t- 06/04/2019
CHAIR DATE RECEIVED BY ACCOUNTS DEPT.