HomeMy WebLinkAbout20190460 Towne Residence NOD Bill Moore, Chair
CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS
Keith Kaplan, Vice Chair
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Brad Gallagher, Secretary
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK 1 2866 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
Stephen and Susanne Towne
18 MacArthur Drive
Saratoga Springs NY 12866
from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 18 MacArthur Drive in the City of
Saratoga Springs,New York being tax parcel number 166.14-2-27 on the Assessment Map of said City.
The appellant having applied for an area variance under the Zoning Ordinance of said City to permit the
construction of an addition to an existing single-family residence in a UR-1 District and public notice having
been duly given of a hearing on said application held on the 3rd day of June and the 8th day of July 2019.
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 REQUIREMENT DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL PROPOSED RELIEF
REQUIREMENT REQUESTED
MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL BUILDING 20% 23.8% 3.8%OR 16%
COVERAGE
MINIMUM FRONT YARD SETBACK 30' 28.4' 1 .6' OR 5.3%
MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK 12' 4.4' 7.6' OR 63.3%
TOTAL SIDE YARD SETBACK 30' 1 5' 1 5' OR 50%
As per the submitted plans or lesser dimensions,be approved for the following reasons:
1. The applicant has demonstrated this benefit cannot be achieved by other means feasible to the applicant.
The applicant originally submitted plans to construct a two-story addition on the south side of the
property, immediately adjacent to the property line. After discussion with the Board,the applicant made
a modification to the application which resulted in reducing the impact on the adjacent property. The
size of the lot and desire for additional living space necessitated the request for several variances.
2. The applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not create an undesirable change in
neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. While the property is in a neighborhood of
mostly single-story ranch homes,the proposed addition is similar in characteristic to the setbacks and lot
coverage of other homes in the neighborhood.
3. The Board finds the variances for both the side yard and total side yard to be substantial on a percentage
basis; however, keeping the structure at 1 story mitigates the impact on the side yard and the addition
follows the existing side yard setback. The relief for maximum principal coverage and front yard
setbacks are not considered substantial.
4. The applicant has demonstrated that the variance request will not have significant adverse physical or
environmental effect on the neighborhood or district. The proposed plan will contain snow and water
runoff on the applicant's property based on the design of the roof.
5. The alleged difficulty is self-created insofar as the applicant desires to construct additional living space.
This,however, is not necessarily fatal to the application.
Conditions:
• The relief from the side yard setback is for a single-story expansion of the garage only and shall not exceed
one story.
Adopted by the following vote:
AYES: 5 (B. Moore, C. Hemstead,K. Kaplan, C. Grey, S. Morris)
NAYE S: 0
Dated: July 8, 2019
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, five members of the Board being present.
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CHAIR DATE RECEIVED BY ACCOUNTS DEPT.