HomeMy WebLinkAbout20240003 190 Woodlawn 23 grrenfield NOD ry 0G J CITY OF SARATOGA Gage Simpson,Chair
Brad Gallagher,Vice Chair
Shafer Gaston,f SPRINGS Brendan Dailey
H ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Jonah Cohen
Otis Maxwell
Chris LaPointe
iN 5 CITY HALL-474 BROADWAY Robert West(Alternate)
ORATED SARATOGA SPRINGS,NEW YORK 12866 Chris Maslack(Alternate)
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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
Witt Construction, Inc.
563 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 190 Woodlawn Avenue/23
Greenfield Avenue in the City of Saratoga Springs,New York being tax parcel number 165.44-1-2, in the
UR-1 district on the Assessment Map of said City.
This being an application for an area variance under the Zoning Ordinance of said City to permit the
construction of a new single-family home, and public notice having been duly given of a hearing on said
application held from February 12, 2024 to March 4, 2024.
In consideration of the balance between benefit to the applicant with detriment to the health, safety, and
welfare of the community, I move that the following area variances for the following amounts of relief:
TYPE OF REQUIREMENT DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENT PROPOSED RELIEF REQUESTED
MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE 28% 34% 6%OR 21.4%RELIEF
CORNER SIDE SETBACK 25' 7' 18' OR 72%RELIEF
As per the submitted plans or lesser dimensions, be approved for the following reasons:
1. The applicant has demonstrated this benefit cannot be achieved by other means feasible to the
applicant. The applicant would like to construct a new single-family home on the property. Per
the applicant, the home has been designed in order to meet the client's needs, and alternative
designs would eliminate some components of what the client desires to build.
2. The applicant has demonstrated that granting these variances will not create an undesirable
change in neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. The applicant has
provided multiple examples of adjacent and nearby properties with similar amounts of
building coverage and encroachment onto required setbacks, none of which pose a detriment
to the surrounding neighborhood or nearby properties. The Board notes that the applicant has
already been granted a modified front yard setback for this property following the Zoning
Officer's examination of nearby properties. The Board also notes that this new single-family
home would fit closely with the existing character of this neighborhood, which consists
primarily of single-family residences of similar size and scale.
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3. The Board notes that the requested variance for maximum building coverage is not considered
substantial. The requested variance for the corner side setback is considered substantial, but
this is mitigated by the factors described above and the irregular shape of the lot.
4. These variances will not have a significant adverse physical or environmental effect on the
neighborhood or district. Permeability will meet the district requirement.
5. The alleged difficulty is self-created insofar as it is motivated by the applicant's desire to
construct a new single-family home according to client specifications, but this is not
necessarily fatal to the application.
It is so moved.
Dated: March 4, 2024
Passes by the following votes:
AYES: 4 (G. Simpson, S. Gaston, O. Maxwell, C. LaPointe)
RECUSED:
NAPES: 2 (J. Cohen, B. Dailey)
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, six members
of the Board being present.
SIGNATURE: 03/05/2024
CHAIR DATE RECEIVED BY
ACCOUNTS
DEPT.
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