HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230162 77 Hathorn Blvd Area Variance NOD OG,4 CITY OF SARATOGA Gage Simpson,Chair
Qg �A Brad Gallagher,Vice Chair
Emily Bergmann SPRINGS Cheryl Grey
CIO
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Matthew Brendan Dailey
r -µ CITY HALL-474 BROADWAY John Daley,Alternate
ccRPo�ASE� ��1h SARATOGA SPRINGS,NEW YORK 12866 Alice Smith,Alternate
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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
Jessica Matteson
77 Hathorn Blvd
Saratoga Springs NY 12866
from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 77 Hathorn Blvd in the City of
Saratoga Springs,New York being tax parcel number 190.12-2-32 on the Assessment Map of said City.
The applicant having applied for an area variance under the UDO of said City to permit an addition of a
front deck in the UR-1 District and public notice having been duly given of a hearing on said application
held on April 24, 2023 through to June 12, 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 follo ing amount of relief:
Type of Requirement District Proposed Relief requested
dimensional
requirement
Setback—Front 30' 7.5' 22.5' (75%)
As per the submitted plans or lesser dimensions or relief, 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, this modification would improve the safety of the main access to the
house. Other designs were considered but would require structural modification to the existing 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 applicant has demonstrated that a
front deck of the character in the design is in keeping with the character of the neighborhood and
consistent with other properties.
3. The variance at 75%is substantial and is created by the applicant's desire to add a front deck structure
in place of the current concrete porch. The house was originally constructed with a 25' front setback,
putting the already existing concrete porch within the 30' minimum setback. Substantiality is also
mitigated by the pointes noted in 1 and 2 above.
4. The Board finds this variance will not have an adverse physical or environmental effect on the
neighborhood.
5. The alleged difficulty is self-created insofar as the applicants' desire to create an addition to the
property,but this is not necessarily fatal to the application.
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Adopted by the following votes:
AYES: 4 (G. Simpson, B. Gallagher, S. Gaston,B. Dailey)
NAYES: 1 (C, Grey,)
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: 06/14/2023
CHAIR DATE RECEIVED BY
ACCOUNTS
DEPT.
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