HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230308 Beekman Arts District Expansion SCPB Letter
December 29, 2023
Dillon Moran, Commissioner of Accounts
City of Saratoga Springs City Hall
474 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Sent via email to: dillon.moran@saratoga-springs.org; lisa.ribis@saratoga-springs.org
Re: SCPB Referral Review #23-189 - Zoning Amendment-Map - City of Saratoga Springs
A proposal to extend the Beekman St Arts and Cultural District (Zoning: AC) on the west side of Beekman
Street from Grand Ave to Washington St (NYS Rte 29) along Beekman St.
Location: Beekman St (NYS Rte 29)
Tax Map #: 165.66-1-15, 165.66-1-17, 165.66-1-14
Zoning: UR-3
Received from the City of Saratoga Springs City Council on November 14, 2023.
Reviewed by the Saratoga County Planning Board on December 21, 2023.
Decision: Approve.
Comments: The 2015 Comprehensive Plan indicated the requested rezoned parcels on Beekman Street
in the future Land Use Map area as Core Residential Neighborhood-1 (CRN-1). This area contained
primarily single and two-family homes providing a transition from the Downtown Core/Complimentary
Core to residential neighborhood areas. The inclusion of a separate arts district was not mentioned in
the CRN-1 area. The Plan indicated ”Although the Core Neighborhood is primarily residential in
character, existing neighborhood-scale commercial uses may currently exist to complement residential
uses.”
The Saratoga County Planning Board expressed concern that the extension of the Arts and Culture
District remained compatible with the Comprehensive Plan and that does warrant a review of these uses
within the CRN-1 zone. If it is found to not be compatible, then the Comprehensive Plan would need to
be forwarded to the SCPB for that update.
Please contact the Saratoga County Planning Board if you have any questions regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
_____________________________________
Kimberly Lambert, Senior Planner
Authorized Agent for Saratoga County
DISCLAIMER: Recommendations made by the Saratoga County Planning Board on referrals and subdivisions are based upon
the receipt and review of a “full statement of such proposed action” provided directly to SCPB by the municipal referring
agency as stated under General Municipal Law section 239. A determination of action is rendered by the SCPB based upon the
completeness and accuracy of information presented by its staff. The SCPB cannot be accountable for a decision rendered
through incomplete or inaccurate information received as part of the complete statement.