HomeMy WebLinkAbout20240484 17 MacArthur Drive NOD �TOG,4 CITY OF SARATOGA Gage Simpson,Chair
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Shafer Gaston
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Otis Maxwell
Chris LaPointe
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20240484
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
Deborah Madlock
P.O. Box 91
Warren Center, PA 18851
From the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 17 MacArthur Drive in the
City of Saratoga Springs,New York being tax parcel number 166.14-2-26 on the Assessment Map of said
City. The applicant having applied for an area variance under the Unified Development Ordinance(UDO)
of said City to permit construction of an addition to an existing single family home in the Urban
Residential -1 (UR-1) District and public notice having been duly given of a hearing on said application
held on the 8TH and 22nd of July 2024.
In consideration of the balance between benefit to the applicants 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 DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENT PROPOSED RELIEF REQUESTED
REQUIREMENT
Max Principal 28% 29.0% 1%(3.6%)
Coverage
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 wants to expand the home at the rear of the house to accommodate a living
room and covered passage to the garage, and also to add a new front porch to provide a covered
entryway. The applicant considered other options and chose the option that adheres to other rear
setbacks in the neighborhood. The lot is substandard in size with no other property for sale. The
applicant notes and has provided documentation that the coverage of the structure with addition will
not exceed comparable homes in the neighborhood.
2. The applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not create an undesirable change in
neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. The overall design of the home with
addition will blend with neighboring homes in mass and scale.
3. The variance is not substantial and is fur5ther mitigated by the points noted above.
4. The Board finds this variance will not have an adverse physical or environmental effect on the
neighborhood. Permeability requirements will meet district requirements.
5. The alleged difficulty is self-created insofar as the applicant desires to add to the existing two-family
residence, but this is not necessarily fatal to the application.
It is so moved.
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Dated: July 22, 2024
Passes by the following votes:
AYES: 4(S. Gaston, O. Maxwell, G. Simpson, B. Dailey)
RECUSED:
NAYES: 1 (C. LaPointe)
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, five
members of the Board being present.
SIGNATURE: 07/25/2024
OV CHAIR DATE RECEIVED BY
ACCOUNTS
DEPT.
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