HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220792 69 Caroline Area Variance NOD gP cA s Gage Simpson, Chair
CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS
Brad Gallagher, Vice Chair
o dui ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Emily Bergmann
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t� C CITY HALL-474 BROADWAY Cheryl Grey
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK 12866 Matthew Gutch
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WWW.SARATOGA-SPRINGS.ORG John Daley, Alternate
Alice Smith, Alternate
#20220792
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
Saratoga Joinery
69 Caroline Street
Saratoga Springs NY 12866
In the matter of the appeal from the Building Inspector's determination involving 69 Caroline Street, in
the City of Saratoga Springs, New York, being Tax Parcel 165.60-2-66 on the assessment map of said
City.
The applicant having applied for an area variance under the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO)of
said City to permit the replacement of a 3'x4' (12 sgft.) sign in the Urban residential- 4 (UR-4) Districts
and public notice having been duly given of a hearing on said application held on September 26, 2022.
In consideration of the balance between benefit to the applicant with detriment to the health, safety, and
welfare of the community, I move that the following area variance for the following amount of relief:
TYPE OF DISTRICT PROPOSED TOTAL RELIEF
REQUIREMENT REQUIREMENT REQUESTED
Freestanding sign size 6 sq. ft. 12 sq. ft. 6 sq. ft. or 100%relief
As per the submitted plans or lesser relief,be approved as per this Board's consideration of the following
factors:
1. The applicant has demonstrated this benefit cannot be achieved by other means feasible to the
applicant. The applicant desires replace the existing Children's Museum sign with a new sign of the
same size. The Board nots the sign size is appropriate for the associated use.
2. The applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not create an undesirable change in
neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. Per the applicant, the proposed sign will not
be internally illuminated. The board notes the details of the sign will need to be approved by the Design
Review Board.
3. The Board notes the requested variance is substantial. However, the Board notes that the substantiality
is mitigated by its low impact on the neighboring properties, as noted above.
4. The applicant has demonstrated this variance will not have an adverse physical or environmental effect
on the neighborhood; as noted above.
5. The alleged difficulty is considered self-created insofar as the applicant desires to replace the existing
sign. However, this is not necessarily fatal to the application.
Note: The proposed sign needs DRB approval.
It is so moved, September 26, 2022
Adopted by the following vote:
AYES: 5 (G. Simpson, J. Daley, B. Gallagher, B. Dailey, A. Smith)
NAYES: 1 (C. Grey)
Dated: September 26, 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 Unified Development Ordinance
(UDO)-Article 13.10.3.
1 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 mentioned above, six members of the Board
being present.
SIGNATURE: 09/28/2022
CHAIR DATE RECEIVED BY ACCOUNTS
DEPT.