HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220621 29 Waterbury Area Variance NOD �p COGA s CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS Gage Simpson, Chair
Brad Gallagher, Vice Chair
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CITY HALL-474 BROADWAY Cheryl Grey
i SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK 1 2866 Matthew Gutch
�cORPORATEO 51 8-587-3550 Brendan Dailey
WWW.SARATOGA-SPRI N GS.ORG John Daley, Alternate
Alice Smith, Alternate
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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
Maddy Zanetti and Zachery Novick
29 Waterbury Street
Saratoga Springs NY, 12866
From the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 29 Waterbury Street in the
City of Saratoga Springs,New York being tax parcel number 165.43-1-4 on the Assessment Map of said
City.
The applicants having applied for an area variance under the Zoning Ordinance of said City to permit
the demolition and replacement of an existing garage within the Urban Residential 2(UR-2)District and
public notice having been duly given of a hearing on said application held on July 18th, 2022 through to
September 12th, 2022.
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:
TYPE OF REQUIREMENT DISTRICT REQUIREMENT PROPOSED RELIEF REQUESTED
SIDE ACCESSORY 5' 2.5' 2.5' (50%)
REAR ACCESSORY 5' 2.5' 2.5' (50%)
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 wish to demolish the current structure as it was built in 1920 and is
deteriorating, and replace it with a new garage. The applicants note they have considered other
alternatives however they have noted that moving the structure's location would impact numerous
large pine trees/green space on their property and also make it more difficult to park their cars.
2. The applicants have demonstrated that granting this variance will not create an undesirable change
in neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. A garage in the rear of the property
is consistent with other properties in the neighborhood and does not alter the current character of
the street.
3. The Board notes the requested variances of 50% are substantial but not detrimental for the
approval of said variances as stated above. Permeability requirements will be met.
4. This variance will not have a significant adverse physical or environmental effect on the
neighborhood or district. The applicants noted gutters could be added for permeability and storm
water purposes.
5. The alleged difficulty may be considered self-created insofar as the applicant's desires to
reconstruct an existing detached garage, but this is not necessarily fatal to the application.
It is so moved, dated: September 12t", 2022
Adopted by the following vote:
AYES: 6 (G. Simpson, M. Gutch, C. Grey, B. Gallagher, B. Dailey, A. Smith)
NAYES: 0
Dated: September 12, 2022
This variance shall expire 18 months following the filing date of such decision unless the necessary
building permit has been issued and actual construction begun as per 240-8.5.1.
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, six members of the Board
being present.
SIGNATURE: 09/14/2022
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