HomeMy WebLinkAbout20240157 l 28 South Street NOD OG,4 CITY OF SARATOGA Gage Simpson,Chair
Qg �A Brad Gallagher,Vice Chair
Shafer Gaston
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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Jonah Cohen
Otis Maxwell
Chris LaPointe
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Robert West(Alternate)
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20240157
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
John Longo
26 Stafford Bridge Rd
Saratoga Springs,NY 12866
from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at L28 South Street in the City
of Saratoga Springs,New York being tax parcel number 165.82-2-28 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
construction of a 2-family home in the Urban Residential-3 (UR-3)District and public notice having been
duly given of a hearing on said application held on the 8th and 22nd days of April 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 variance for the following amount of relief:
TYPE OF REQUIREMENT DISTRICT PROPOSED RELIEF REQUESTED
REQUIREMENT
MINIMUM LOT SIZE 8000 sq ft 7875 sq ft 125 sq ft 1.6%
MINIMUM AVERAGE WIDTH 80' 50' 30' 37.5%
MAXIMUM DRIVEWAY PERCENTAGE 25% 48% 23% 92%
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 have a vacant lot approved for a 2-family home to make the lot
more desirable to potential buyers. The applicant notes that the lot has been listed for sale over
700 days with no interested parties in building a single family home. There is no additional land
available for purchase.
2. The applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not create an undesirable change
in neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. The applicant provided several
neighborhood comparables for multi-family homes with similar size lots. The Board notes the
property faces the shopping Center entrance and will not have an impact on traffic density.
3. The Board notes the requested variances are substantial, however the impact of the substantiality
is mitigated by the lack of impact and comparables noted above.
4. This variance will not have a significant adverse physical or environmental effect on the
neighborhood or district. The property will meet minimum permeability.
5. The alleged difficulty is considered self-created insofar as the applicant desires to build a 2-family
home. However, this is not necessarily fatal to the application.
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it is so moved, dated April 22, 2024.
Passes by the following votes:
AYES: 6 (B. Gallagher G. Simpson, S. Gaston, O. Maxwell, C. LaPointe, R. West)
RECUSED:
NAYES:
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: 04/30/2024
CHAIR DATE RECEIVED BY
ACCOUNTS
DEPT.
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