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Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Land Use Board Planning Board
Name Bob Lucaroni
Email Address rlucaroni@gmail.com
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Address 20 Maple Dell
City Saratoga Springs
State NY
Zip Code 12866-2952
Phone Number 5183000591
Project Name 31-33 Marion Avenue Variance
Project Number 20220202
Project Address 31-33 Marion Ave
Comments Planning Board Comment
I have watched the Planning Board’s meeting on July 18,2024
and would like to voice my concerns as a member of
Neighborhood Association. I would like to first state I am
against any zoning variance to the Stewart’s Marion Ave
Property. I have watched and read Stewart’s proposal for a
Area Variance for the property on Marion Ave and what I did
not see in Stewart’s presentation was how this zoning variance
was consistent with the 2015 City Comprehensive Plan since
the properties invoked with this variance request is in
Conservation Development District (CDD) within the City’s
Comprehensive. I would also like the board members to take a
look at section 4.0 Future Land Use of the City’s
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Comprehensive Plan before granting any favorable opinion or
variance to Stewart’s Marion Ave project.
I would also like to point out that this project would look a lot
different, if Stewart did not take advantage of an error when the
new UDO was put together from old zoning ordinance. The
missing placement of a paragraph UDO opened the door for
Stewart to take 100 feet of residential property , which Stewart
owns and move it into its commercial property. The ZBA voted
against this but Stewart appealed this vote to the court and won
it. I bring this up because I believe the ZBA’s vote was correct
and in best interest of the city. Let’s not reward Stewart for this
error which could set precedent for other projects in city from
taking advantage of this error.
I truly understand that Stewart has right to use and build on
their commercial property but I also know that this is being
grandfather under zoning law at time of purchase that would
allow this type of use. The Stewart’s project has presented
increase the area of this to include the largest Stewart shop in
the city, but also adds additional commercial space.
Besides working on a SEQR for the zoning board, I would like
to see updated traffic study and for a presentation of this
project with buildings locat
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