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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230143 17 Park Subdivision Public Comment (2)6/7/23, 3:17 PM Zimbra https://m.saratoga-springs.org/h/printmessage?id=15111&tz=America/New_York 1/2 From :Amanda Tucker <amanda.tucker@saratoga-springs.org> Subject :Fwd: 17 Park Place Sub-division Advisory Opinion To :julia destino <julia.destino@saratoga-springs.org> Zimbra julia.destino@saratoga-springs.org Fwd: 17 Park Place Sub-division Advisory Opinion Wed, Jun 07, 2023 02:46 PM 1 attachment **Visit our website for the new 2023 Application Forms and Fee Schedule. ___________________ Amanda Tucker, RA Senior Planner City Hall, Suite 32 474 Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 (518) 587-3550 ext. 2517 From: "david guarino" <dpguarino@yahoo.com> To: "Amanda Tucker" <amanda.tucker@saratoga-springs.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 1:44:24 PM Subject: 17 Park Place Sub-division Advisory Opinion CAUTION: This email originated outside of the City network. Please contact IT Support if you need assistance determining if it's a threat before opening attachments or clicking any links. Hello Amanda and DRB Members, I am the owner at 21 Park Place and direct neighbor of the proposed sub-division at 17 Park Place.  There are a number of items we would like you to consider in your review tonight, outlined on the attached. A primary argument is with the original intent of selling to this young couple who's parents live just 2 doors away on Regent, and who's grandparents were to move into the intended carriage house on the original lot that we sub-divided from 21 Park Place.  The agreement was NOT to sub-divide the generous lot provided.  The intention was to maintain the integrity and scale of the surrounding neighborhood, and to build a large house with a suitable carriage house for their grandparents.  Selling this well proportioned lot so that others could sub-divide it further and put up 4 structures was never the intention. 6/7/23, 3:17 PM Zimbra https://m.saratoga-springs.org/h/printmessage?id=15111&tz=America/New_York 2/2 Thank you very much for your consideration. David Guarino Owner 21 Park Place  Confidentiality/Privilege Notice: This e-mail communication and any files transmitted with it contain privileged and confidential information from the City of Saratoga Springs and are intended solely for the use of the individual(s) or entity to which it has been addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking any other action with respect to the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please delete it and notify the sender by return e-mail. Thank you for your cooperation. 23.docx 15 KB 17 Park Place – DRB Review June 6, 2023  Purchasers agreed to not sub-divide as a condition of the sale. We provided a generous lot for a home befitting the neighborhood with a separate carriage house. This would allow for plenty of options to the new owners. The proposed sub-division of 2 lots with 4 structures, allowing for multiple families and possible Airbnb rental businesses, was never mentioned, intended, or agreed.  Request that DBR suggests built-in garages, allowing for fewer structures and better views of 21 Park Place and less crowding on the lots. An unobstructed view of that historic building from Park Place was always a primary factor in the DRB discussions previously and should still be.  21 Park Place currently has no garages for 3 units. There will be 1 or 2 garages on that 19,000 sq ft lot in the future to consider. That could make for up to 7 structures in the same 3/4 acre area that currently has 1 large home.  Why is the garage on the proposed corner lot set so far back? It appears in design similar to the builder’s project on Regent Street with a carriage house set back behind the house. Is that the intention here as well or will this be a “single family home ” as stated? Can two “single family homes” be made a condition of the sub-division, as described by the applicants?  The oak trees are only 30” in diameter, probably 80-90 years old, and are in excellent condition. Other trees that needed to be taken down on the property were 4-6’ in diameter and 150-200 years old. The applicants are already removing the large tree at the corner so removing a second one would leave only 1 of 3 grand oaks on their property.  It was always a primary consideration to maintain the existing hedge along Park Place and Regent Street as part of the historic nature of the site. Are they planning on eliminating that hedge to allow space for a second home site?