HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230140 84 Adams Road Area Variance NOD Gage Simpson,Chair
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
John Daley,Alternate
r -µ CITY HALL-474 BRoADwAY Alice Smith,Alternate
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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
Joseph Calandra
84 Adams Road
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
From the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 84 Adams Road in the City of Saratoga
Springs, NY, being tax parcel number 177.15-1-60 on the Assessment Map of said City. The Applicant having
applied for an area variance under the Unified Development Ordinance(UDO)to permit the construction of a three
car garage, in the Suburban Residential 2 (SR-2)District and public notice having been duly given of a hearing on
said application on April IOt'', and April 24"', 2023.
In consideration of the balance between the benefit to the Applicants with detriment to the health, safety and welfare
of the community, I move that the following variance for the following amount of relief:
Type of Requirement District Dimensional
Requirement Proposed Relief Requested
Accessory to Rear 30' 15' 15' (50%)
As per the submitted plans or lesser relief,be DENIED for the following reasons:
1. The applicant has not demonstrated this benefit cannot be achieved by other means feasible to the
applicant. The applicant has not presented the board with considerable alternatives that would lessen the
accessory to rear variance requirement.
2. The applicant has not demonstrated that granting this variance will not create an undesirable change in
neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. The applicant did provide some photos of other
three car garages on nearby properties,but it is unclear whether or not those garages required setback
variances. Subsequently,more neighborhood comparisons are necessary to understand the impact on
surrounding properties.
3. The board considered the substantiality of the proposed variance listed in the table above and determined
that the 50 percent variance is considered to be substantial in this context.
4. The Applicant has not demonstrated that granting this variance will not have an adverse physical or
environmental effect on the neighborhood.
5. The request for relief is a self-created hardship as the applicant wishes to build the garage that exceeds
district zoning requirements. While self-creation by itself is not fatal to an area variance application, it is a
consideration weighed by the Board.
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It is so moved, May 8, 2023.
Passes by the following votes:
AYES:? (G. Simpson, B. Gallagher, S. Gaston, C. Grey, E. Bergmann, B.
Dailey, A. Smith, )
ABSTAINED:
RECUSED:
NAYES:
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, seven
members of the Board being present.
SIGNATURE: 05/16/2023
ZCHAIR DATE RECEIVED BY
ACCOUNTS
DEPT.
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