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Home My WebLink About20240685 190 Woodlawn Single Family Construction ApplicationPage 1 of 3 Short Environmental Assessment Form Part 1 - Project Information Instructions for Completing Part 1 – Project Information. The applicant or project sponsor is responsible for the completion of Part 1. Responses become part of the application for approval or funding, are subject to public review, and may be subject to further verification. Complete Part 1 based on information currently available. If additional research or investigation would be needed to fully respond to any item, please answer as thoroughly as possible based on current information. Complete all items in Part 1. You may also provide any additional information which you believe will be needed by or useful to the lead agency; attach additional pages as necessary to supplement any item. Part 1 – Project and Sponsor Information Name of Action or Project: Project Location (describe, and attach a location map): Brief Description of Proposed Action: Name of Applicant or Sponsor: Telephone: E-Mail: Address: City/PO: State: Zip Code: 1.Does the proposed action only involve the legislative adoption of a plan, local law, ordinance, administrative rule, or regulation? If Yes, attach a narrative description of the intent of the proposed action and the environmental resources that may be affected in the municipality and proceed to Part 2. If no, continue to question 2. NO YES 2.Does the proposed action require a permit, approval or funding from any other government Agency? If Yes, list agency(s) name and permit or approval:NO YES 3.a. Total acreage of the site of the proposed action? __________ acres b. Total acreage to be physically disturbed? __________ acres c. Total acreage (project site and any contiguous properties) owned or controlled by the applicant or project sponsor? __________ acres 4.Check all land uses that occur on, are adjoining or near the proposed action: 5. Urban Rural (non-agriculture) Industrial Commercial Residential (suburban) Aquatic Other(Specify):□ Forest Agriculture □ Parkland Page 2 of 3 5.Is the proposed action, a.A permitted use under the zoning regulations? b.Consistent with the adopted comprehensive plan? NO YES N/A 6.Is the proposed action consistent with the predominant character of the existing built or natural landscape?NO YES 7.Is the site of the proposed action located in, or does it adjoin, a state listed Critical Environmental Area? If Yes, identify: ________________________________________________________________________________ NO YES 8.a. Will the proposed action result in a substantial increase in traffic above present levels? b.Are public transportation services available at or near the site of the proposed action? c.Are any pedestrian accommodations or bicycle routes available on or near the site of the proposed action? NO YES 9.Does the proposed action meet or exceed the state energy code requirements? If the proposed action will exceed requirements, describe design features and technologies: _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ NO YES 10.Will the proposed action connect to an existing public/private water supply? If No, describe method for providing potable water: _________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ NO YES 11.Will the proposed action connect to existing wastewater utilities? If No, describe method for providing wastewater treatment: ______________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ NO YES 12. a. Does the project site contain, or is it substantially contiguous to, a building, archaeological site, or district which is listed on the National or State Register of Historic Places, or that has been determined by the Commissioner of the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to be eligible for listing on the State Register of Historic Places? archaeological sites on the NY State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) archaeological site inventory? NO YES 13. a. Does any portion of the site of the proposed action, or lands adjoining the proposed action, contain wetlands or other waterbodies regulated by a federal, state or local agency? b.Would the proposed action physically alter, or encroach into, any existing wetland or waterbody? If Yes, identify the wetland or waterbody and extent of alterations in square feet or acres: _____________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ NO YES b. Is the project site, or any portion of it, located in or adjacent to an area designated as sensitive for Page 3 of 3 14.Identify the typical habitat types that occur on, or are likely to be found on the project site. Check all that apply: □Shoreline □ Forest Agricultural/grasslands Early mid-successional Wetland □ Urban Suburban 15.Does the site of the proposed action contain any species of animal, or associated habitats, listed by the State or Federal government as threatened or endangered?NO YES 16.Is the project site located in the 100-year flood plan?NO YES 17.Will the proposed action create storm water discharge, either from point or non-point sources? If Yes, a.Will storm water discharges flow to adjacent properties? b.Will storm water discharges be directed to established conveyance systems (runoff and storm drains)? If Yes, briefly describe: _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ NO YES 18.Does the proposed action include construction or other activities that would result in the impoundment of water or other liquids (e.g., retention pond, waste lagoon, dam)? If Yes, explain the purpose and size of the impoundment:______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ _ NO YES 19.Has the site of the proposed action or an adjoining property been the location of an active or closed solid waste management facility? If Yes, describe: _______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ NO YES 20.Has the site of the proposed action or an adjoining property been the subject of remediation (ongoing or completed) for hazardous waste? If Yes, describe: _______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ NO YES I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE IS TRUE AND ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE Date: _____________________ Applicant/sponsor/name: ____________________________________________________ __________________________ Signature: _____________________________________________________Title:__________________________________ EAF Mapper Summary Report Friday, December 22, 2023 10:38 AM Disclaimer: The EAF Mapper is a screening tool intended to assist project sponsors and reviewing agencies in preparing an environmental assessment form (EAF). Not all questions asked in the EAF are answered by the EAF Mapper. Additional information on any EAF question can be obtained by consulting the EAF Workbooks. Although the EAF Mapper provides the most up-to-date digital data available to DEC, you may also need to contact local or other data sources in order to obtain data not provided by the Mapper. Digital data is not a substitute for agency determinations. Part 1 / Question 7 [Critical Environmental Area] No Part 1 / Question 12a [National or State Register of Historic Places or State Eligible Sites] Yes Part 1 / Question 12b [Archeological Sites]Yes Part 1 / Question 13a [Wetlands or Other Regulated Waterbodies] No Part 1 / Question 15 [Threatened or Endangered Animal] No Part 1 / Question 16 [100 Year Flood Plain]Digital mapping data are not available or are incomplete. Refer to EAF Workbook. Part 1 / Question 20 [Remediation Site]Yes 1Short Environmental Assessment Form - EAF Mapper Summary Report 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) 518-587-3550 W W W.SARATOGA-SPRINGS.ORG 20240003 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. Page 1 of 2 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. Page 2 of 2 Woodlawn Avenue Greenfield Avenue