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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230216 118, 121-125 Woodlawn Special Use Permit Public Comment (5)7/20/23, 10:34 AM Zimbra https://m.saratoga-springs.org/h/printmessage?id=17080&tz=America/New_York 1/2 From :noreply@civicplus.com Subject :Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment To :julia destino <julia.destino@saratoga-springs.org>, susan barden <susan.barden@saratoga-springs.org>, susanna combs <susanna.combs@saratoga-springs.org> Zimbra julia.destino@saratoga-springs.org Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment Thu, Jul 20, 2023 10:25 AM 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. Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment SUBMIT COMMENTS REGARDING CITY PROJECTS Thank you for submitting your comments. Your feedback will be forwarded to the City's Planning Department and Land Use Board members. NOTE: Comments submitted later than 12:00 noon on the day before the Land Use Board meeting may not be reviewed prior to their meeting. All comments will be added to the project file in the Planning Department. Land Use Board Planning Board Name Maggie and Will Spurgeon Email Address maggiespurgeon@gmail.com Business Name Field not completed. Address 32 Greenfield Ave City Saratoga Springs State NY Zip Code 12866 Phone Number 7346783698 Project Name 118 Woodlawn Special Use Permit Project Number 20230216 Project Address 118 Woodlawn 7/20/23, 10:34 AM Zimbra https://m.saratoga-springs.org/h/printmessage?id=17080&tz=America/New_York 2/2 Comments Dear Members of the Planning Board: We would like to express our concern over the potential approval and subsequent opening of a "social club" at 118 Woodlawn. Our lovely neighborhood, largely composed of families with small children, is one with very narrow streets and difficult sight-lines. It is not equipped to support the applicant’s proposal. We live one house away from the intersection of Greenfield and Woodlawn, and the unavoidable increase in traffic, via the diversion from Van Dam, proposed by the applicants, is a major concern. Furthermore, the intersection of Woodlawn and Van Dam is already a nightmare for drivers, and safety issue for pedestrians (cars do not stop for the crosswalk), so we fear an increase in traffic could be catastrophic. The applicant’s argument, that the Property should be looked at as a Van Dam Street neighborhood, is questionable at best. The main entrance does not front Van Dam, but instead points toward the corner of Van Dam and Woodlawn. The Property in question has no adjacent parking and therefore, the lot across Woodlawn and necessary overflow street parking would cause congestion and safety concerns for our residential neighborhood. (The lot could barely accommodate the employees’ vehicles, let alone those of the club members.) In addition, the applicant’s assertion that there are multiple non- residential/non-conforming properties in the vicinity is moot. No new properties of this type have been recently approved, nor should they be. There simply isn’t the space or infrastructure to support an additional non-conforming property. While we want to see the former church occupied, the best occupants would not be the applicant’s “Private/Social Club.” This group/business/club would not benefit the surrounding properties, or neighborhood residents, and instead, likely contribute negatively to a quiet, inclusive, lovely neighborhood in Saratoga Springs. Thank you for considering our opinion. Maggie and Will Spurgeon Attach Photo (optional)Field not completed. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.