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Comments to 69 Jackson Street Zoning Variance
Request
From : Clem Marino Tue, Mar 28, 2023 09: 14 PM
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Subject : Comments to 69
Jackson Street Zoning
Variance Request
To : Aneisha samuels
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ratoga-spri ngs.org>,
gage simpson
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oga-springs.org>
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To the Zoning Board of Appeals:
Chairperson: Gage Simpson
Senior Planner: Aneisha Samuels Sanford
We live on 35 Jackson Street. Patrick and Marcia are our
neighbors. They live a block away from us on the same
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side of the street. We wish them well and have absolutely
no other interest in this matter than to preserve the
integrity of our single family residential neighborhood. We
need to look at this change independent of personalities
and more as a function of property usage for the long
term.
We attended the ZBA meeting on 3/27/2023 and both
spoke to the board but felt it important to document our
view. We appreciated the clarity of the board members'
information and discussion during the meeting and the
discipline and rigor to abide by our current standards and
zoning requirements.
In agreement with the initial board comments in this
matter, we are not in favor of the proposed variance for
the following reasons:
1. The UR-2 Zone does not allow a second
principal residence to be constructed in this zone. The
proposed structure is a second principal dwelling.
2. The following relief from zoning requests are atypical
and should not be granted:
• 100% Not permitted as a second principal home
• 10.7% relief for minimum lot size
• 80% rear setback
• 37.5% side setback
3. To allow these individual variances, we set a precedent
to allow for more of the same thing, two principal homes
where only one is allowed. One of the attractions of living
in Saratoga Springs is the lack of density in the walkable
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residential neighborhoods, allowing those of us who chose
these areas some outdoor space that is sheltered from
hovering nearby two story buildings close to the property
lines.
4. With zoning variances we must consider the direct and
indirect impacts of these changes. The original subdivision
map of 1853 shows that even back then lot sizes were
considered enough at 50x100. Over the years, people
purchased more than one lot to ensure they would have
even more nature around their home. Our city even
changed the requirement of lot size from 50' wide to 60'
wide, further ensuring more open air and breathing room
for its residents. Allowing even higher density when the
zoning specifically doesn't allow it, should never be
granted just because it is requested.
Thank you for your time and we hope you can understand
our concern. We ask that the request to allow a secondary
principal residence within a lot in our zone is not granted.
Clement Marino
Janette Kaddo Marino
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