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Home My WebLink About20230141 130 Circular Carriage House Renovation Application**HANDWRITTEN APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED** CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS CITY HALL - 474 BROADWAY SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK 12866-2296 TEL: 518-587-3550 X2533 �ogp r ti9h www.saratoga-springs.org APPLICATION FOR: INTERPRETATION, USE VARIANCE, AREA VARIANCE AND/OR VARIANCE EXTENSION APPLICANT(S)* OWNER(S) (/fnot /%Can() Rabbi Abba Rubin Name Chabad Lubovitch of Saratoga Chabad Lubovich of Saratoga Address 130 Circular Street Phone 518526-0773 Email saratorah@gmail.com Primary Contact Person: FlApplicant (same) JruK urrmlr U11=1 (Application #) (Date received) (Project Title) Check if PH Required Staff Review ATTORNEY/AGENT Daniel G. Chertok, atty at law 59 Church Street (same) / 518-321-0330 (c) dchertok59@gmail.com Owner ❑✓ Attorney/Agent * An applicant must be the property owner, lessee, or one with an option to lease or purchase the property in question. Applicant's interest in the premises: 0 Owner ❑ Lessee ❑ Under option to lease or purchase PROPERTY INFORMATION 1. Property Address/Location: 130 Circular Street 2. Date acquired by current owner: 2001 4. Present use of property: Residence/ synogogue Tax Parcel No.: 160.60- . - 2 - 68 (for ekarnple: l6S.S2 — 4 - 37) 3. Zoning District when purchased: UR2 5. Current Zoning District: UR-2 6. Has a previous ZBA application/appeal been filed for this property? ❑ Yes (when? For what? ) ® No 7. Is property located within (check all that apply)?: 0 Historic District ❑ Architectural Review District ❑ 500' of a State Park, city boundary, or county/state highway? 8. Brief description of proposed action: Seek approval to use two (2) additional first floor bedrooms in carriage house heretofor approved only for four (4) bedrooms upstairs. This would constitute aditional habitable space, but not an aditional dwelling unit. 9. Is there an active written violation for this parcel? ❑ Yes le No 10. Has the work, use or occupancy to which this appeal relates already begun? 0 Yes FJNc, \ 11. Identify the type of appeal you are requesting (check all that apply): ❑ INTERPRETATION (p. 2) ❑ VARIANCE EXTENSION (p. 2) ❑ USE VARIANCE (pp. 3-6) 2 AREA VARIANCE (pp. 6-7) Revised 01/2021 ZON/NG somo OPAPPSAUIII�ICATION FORK PgGE 2 INTERPRETATION — PLEASE AN ER THE FOLLOWING (add additional information as necessary): I . Identify the section(s) of the Zorn g Ordinance for which you are seeking an interpretation: Section(s) 2. How do you request that this section be 3. If interpretation is denied, do you wish to request alte\originaltimefra elief? []Yes ❑No 4. If the answer to #3 is "yes," what alternative relief doUse Variance ❑ Area Variance EXTENSION OF A VARIANCE — PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLditional information as necessary): 1. Date original variance was granted: pe of variance granted? ❑ Use ❑ Area 3. Date original variance expired: 5. Explain why the extension is necessary. Why wasn't thra sufficient? When requesting an extension of time for an existing variance, the applicant must prove that th circumstances upon which the original variance was granted have not changed. Specifically demonstrate that there have been no ' nificant changes on the site, in the neighborhood, or within the circumstances upon which the original variance was granted: Revised 01/2021 ZONiMc BOARD OFAPPSAU IPPUGAP/ON FORM PACE 3 USE VARIANCE — PLEASE ANSWERTHE FOLLOWING (add additional information as necessary): A use variance is requested to permit`the following: For the Zoning Board to grant a request for a e variance, an applicant must prove that the zoning regulations create an unnecessary hardship in relation to that property. In seeking a e variance, New York State law requires an applicant to prove all four of the following "tests". I . That the applicant cannot realize a reasonable finNncial return on initial investment for any currently permitted use on the property. "Dollars & cents" proof must be submitted as evid ce. The property in question cannot yield a reasonable return for the following reasons: A. Submit the following financial evidence relating to this property (attach kdditional evidence as needed): 1) Date of purchase: Purchase amount: $ 2) Indicate dates and costs of any improvements made to property after purchase: Date Improvement 3) Annual maintenance expenses: $ 5) Annual income generated from property: $ 4) Annual taxes: Cost 6) City assessed value: $ Equalization rate: Estimated Market Vallee: $ 7) Appraised Value: $ Appraisal Assu Revised 01/2021 Appraiser: Date: ZON//VG 8C,4RD 0F.gPPS4tS,4PP(/CAV(* FORM B. Has property been listed fors e with the Multiple Listing Service (ML ? 1) Original listing date(s): If listing price was reduced, describe when ❑Yes If "yes", for how long? UNo to what extent: Original listing price: $, 2) Has the property been advertised in the newsp\ers other publications? If yes, describe frequency and name of publication 3) Has the property had a "For Sale" sign posted on it?lY\es ❑ No If yes, list dates when sign was posted: 4) How many times has the property been shown and with what ❑Yes ❑No P4G& 4 2. That the financial hardship relating to this property is unique and does not apply a substantial portion of the neighborhood. Difficulties shared with numerous other properties in the same neighborhood or dist ict would not satisfy this requirement. This previously identified financial hardship is unique for the following reasons: Revised 01/2021 ZOMAIG BOARD OFAPPSWS�PUOAvoty FORM PAGE S 3. That the variance, if grant d, will not alter the essential character of the neighborhood. Changes that will alter the character of a neighborhood or district w uld be at odds with the purpose of the Zoning Ordinance. The requested variance will not alter the character of the neighborhoo for the following reasons: 4. That the alleged hardship has not been self-created. An applicant (whether theNproperty owner or one acting on behalf of the property owner) cannot claim "unnecessary hardship" if that hardship was created by th applicant, or if the applicant acquired the property knowing (or was in a position to know) the conditions for which the applicant is se king relief. The hardship has not been self-created for the following reasons: Revised 01/2021 ZONING 804RO 0PAPP6.4SAPPUCAMN PORN PAGE 6 AREA VARIANCE — PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING (add additional information as necessary): The applicant requests relief from the following Zoning Ordinance article(s) Dimensional Requirements Annroximately 350 square feet additional Other: District Requirement unknown -garage Requested anrx 350 so. ft. To grant an area variance, the ZBA must balance the benefits to the applicant and the health, safety, and welfare of the neighborhood and community, taking into consideration the following: 1. Whether the benefit sought by the applicant can be achieved by other feasible means. Identify what alternatives to the variance have been explored (alternative designs, attempts to purchase land, etc.) and why they are not feasible. We need our congregants to be able to stay at a place where they can walk to services, and most have not the means to stay in sho v Iof, local hotels. Elderly and infirm con re ants of be expected to walk from downtown to our services. 2. Whether granting the variance will produce an undesirable change in the character of the neighborhood or a detriment to nearby properties. Granting the variance will not create a detriment to nearby properties or an undesirable change in the neighborhood character for the following reasons: The surrounding neighborhood will not notice our employment of this variance. No change of use from past usage since 2001. Revised 01/2021 ZOMW 804RD OFAPPEWSAPPUCAMN FORM PAGE 7 3. Whether the variance is substantial. The requested variance is not substantial for the following reasons: We seek to allow for sleeping quarters tp be approved for two additional small rooms on the first floor wherein the entire second floor is previously approved for four (4) bedrooms. The downstairs quarters will hold a total of four (4) addiional beds. 4. Whether the variance will have adverse physical or environmental effects on neighborhood or district. The requested variance will not have an adverse physical or environmental effect on the neighborhood or district for the following reasons: NO exterior changes, no additional occupants due to the requested variance, no change of essential use and overall no anticipated measurable impact. 5. Whether the alleged difficulty was self-created (although this does not necessarily preclude the granting of an area variance). Explain whether the alleged difficulty was or was not self-created: The use of the propery for sabbath and holiday worship supports the request for additional sleep quarters for the aging population of the congregation, which is small to begin with. We have identified a need to provide first floor quarters for some visiting congregants who cannot negotiate a stairway. This is a natural enough problem, and easily solved with ground floor r000ms. Revised 01/2021 ZON//VG 804Rd OFgPPSjtS.gPPtICgT/ON FORM DISCLOSURE p4GE 8 Does any City officer, employee, or family member thereof have a financial interest (as defined by General Municipal Law Section 809) in this application? 0 No OYes If "yes", a statement disclosing the name, residence and nature and extent of this interest must be filed with this application. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION I/we, the property owner(s), or purchasers)/lessee(s) under contract, of the land in question, hereby request an appearance before the Zoning Board of Appeals. By the signature(s) attached hereto, I/we certify that the information provided within this application and accompanying documentation is, to the best of my/our knowledge, true and accurate. I/we further understand that intentionally providing false or misleading information is grounds for immediate denial of this application. Furthermore, I/we hereby authorize the members of the Zoning Board of Appeals and designated City staff to enter the property associated tilh this application for purposes of conducting any necessary site inspections relating to this appeal. n Date: 1 2-3 (applicant signature) 9 • CL,"/c� Dater (applicant signature) 4 - "4?p If applicant is not the currently the owner of the property, the current owner must also sign. 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