HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230022 191 Church Street Porch Area Variance NOD OG,4 CITY OF SARATOGA Gage Simpson,Chair
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Emily Bergmann SPRINGS Cheryl Grey
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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Matthew Brendan Dailey
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JohnDaley,Alternate
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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
Gage and Ashley Simpson
191 Church Street
Saratoga Springs NY 12866
from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 191 Church Street in the City
of Saratoga Springs, New York being tax parcel number 166-13.1.35, in the OMB district on the
Assessment Map of said City.
This being an application for an area variance under the UDO of said City to permit demolition and
reconstruction of a side porch and public notice having been duly given of a hearing on said application
held on February 27, March 13, and 27, 2023.
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 variances for the following amounts of relief:
TYPE OF DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL PROPOSED RELIEF REQUESTED
REQUIREMENT REQUIREMENT
CORNER SIDE 12' 10.5' 1.5' (12.5%)
SETBACK
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. Per the applicant, the front and side porches are currently not connected and the
applicant would like to combine them for function and circulation. The porch is pre-existing,
non-conforming. The porches will not extend any further into the setback than is currently in
existence.
2. The applicant has demonstrated that granting these variances will not create an undesirable
change in neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. All other exterior facades
will be maintained in their present position.
3. The Board notes the requested variance is not substantial at 12.5%.
4. This variance will not have a significant adverse physical or environmental effect on the
neighborhood or district.
5. The alleged difficulty is self-created insofar as the applicant's desire to connect the porches
but this is not necessarily fatal to the application.
Note: Favorable DRB Opinion March 15, 2023
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It is so moved.
Dated: March 27, 2023
Passes by the following votes:
AYES: 4 (B. Gallagher, C. Grey, E. Bergmann, A. Smith,)
RECUSED: 1 (G. Simpson)
NAYES:
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 the Unified
Development Ordinance.
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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SIGNATURE: C-- 03/29/2023
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ACCOUNTS
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