HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230808 86 Ludlow 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 BALL-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
David Norton
86 Ludlow St
Saratoga Springs,NY 12866
from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 86 Ludlow Street in the City of Saratoga
Springs,New York being tax parcel number 166.53-2-32 on the Assessment Map of said City.
The applicant having applied for an area variance under the Zoning Ordinance of said City to permit the subdivision
of a property in the Urban Residential 3 (UR-3) District and public notice having been duly given of a hearing on
said application held November 6, 2023 through 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 D1S'IR1CT DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENT PROPOSED RELIEF REQUESTED
MIN LOT SIZE(LOT 1) 6600 SQ FT 3211 SQ FT 3389 SQ FT(51.3%)
MIN AVG WIDTH(LOT 1) 60' 33.7' 26.3' (43.8%)
MAX PRINCIPAL COVERAGE(LOT 1) 40% 47.7% 7.7%(19.3%)
SETBACK-REAR(LOT 1) 25' 6.4' 18.6' (74.4%)
MIN TOTAL SIDE(LOT 1) 12' 5.9' 6.1' (50.8%)
MAX IMPERVIOUSNESS(LOT 1) 70% 78.1% 8.1%(11.6%)
MIN AVG WIDTH(LOT 2) 60' 37.1' 22.9' (38.3%)
SETBACK-FRONT(Lo'T 2) 10, 8.6' 1.4' (14%)
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 desires to subdivide a parcel of land that currently has two single family dwelling units and one
accessory structure into Lot 1 with a single-family structure and Lot 2 with a single-family structure and an
accessory structure. There is no additional land for purchase.
2. The applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not produce an undesirable change in
neighborhood character or detriment to the nearby properties. Per the applicant,there will be no physical
change in the structures on the lot. The Board notes the single-family home on what would be Lot 1 will
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remain a single-family home.
3. The Board notes the requested variances are considered substantial. However,this is mitigated by the fact that
the pre-existing,non-conforming structures are not being externally modified in any way as to require larger
variances than currently exist. The need for the variances arise from the desire to create a new subdivision lot
line.
4. The Board finds these variances will not have an adverse physical or environmental effect on the
neighborhood. Lot 1 will exceed the maximum imperviousness,however,the pre-existing,non-conforming
structures are not being altered that would impact overall property imperviousness.
5. The alleged difficulty is self-created insofar as the applicant desires to subdivide the property,but this is not
necessarily fatal to the application.
It is so moved.
Dated: March 4, 2024
Passes by the following votes:
AYES: 6 (G. Simpson, S. Gaston, O. Maxwell, C. LaPointe, J. Cohen, B. Dailey)
RECUSED:
NAPES:
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
ov CHAIR DATE RECEIVED BY
ACCOUNTS
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