HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230047 3 Lilac Lane Area Variance NOD Gage Simpson,Chair
gAT OG, CITY OF SARATOGA Brad Gallagher,Vice Chair
Q A� Emily Bergmann
e SPRINGS Cheryl Grey
CIO Brendan Dailey
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Shafer Gatson
LJ John Daley,Alternate
r -µ CITY HALL-474 BROADWAY Alice Smith,Alternate
cORPORAT�4 SARATOGA SPRINGS,NEW YORK 12866
518-587-3550
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920220047
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
Jim and Amber Sears
3 Lilac Lane
Saratoga Springs NY 12866
from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 3 Lilac Lane in the City of Saratoga
Springs,New York being tax parcel number 154.18-2-38 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 construction of a pool house at the residence in a RR-1 District and public notice having been duly
given of a hearing on application held on March 13,27 and April 10,2023.
In consideration of the balance between benefit to the applicants 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 PROPOSED RELIEF REQUESTED
DIMENSIONAL
REQUIREMENT
MINIMUM REAR SETBACK TO POOL HOUSE 50 FT 25 FT 25 FT (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 wants to build a pool house adjacent to their already existing pool. They would also like to have a
small shed attached to the pool house for equipment. Per the applicant,the pool house location is affected by
the slope on the property and cannot be positioned differently and still be accessible to the pool. The applicant
has no other location to locate the pool house.
2. The applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not produce an undesirable change in
neighborhood character or detriment to the nearby properties. The house and pool are already in existence.
The area behind the property is a wide conservation area with existing homes on the other side of the
conservation area. The pool house will be shielded by wooded lots on both the rear and side property with
part of the home blocking the view of the pool house from the road. The applicant provided comparable
neighborhood pools placed in the rear setback.
3. Although the variance is substantial at 50%,this is due to the fact that the existing house and pool are
constructed with no other area to construct the pool house. There is no adjacent property available to
purchase.
4. The Board finds this variance will not have an adverse physical or environmental effect on the neighborhood.
Permeability requirements will meet district requirements.
5. The alleged difficulty is self-created insofar as the applicant's desire to construct the proposed addition,but
this is not necessarily fatal to the application.
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It is so moved. Dated: April 10,2023
Passes by the following votes:
AYES: 4 (B. Gallagher, C. Grey, B. Dailey,A. Smith,)
ABSTAINED: 1 (S. Gatson)
RECUSED:
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.
SIGNATURE: /� 04/13/2023
V.CHAIR DATE RECEIVED BY
ACCOUNTS
DEPT.
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