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Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Land Use Board Zoning Board of Appeals
Name Eileen Scheier
Email Address snowfairy32@gmail.com
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Address 1 Dublin Square Lane
City Saratoga Springs
State NY
Zip Code 12866
Phone Number 518-383-4660
Project Name 20240517 128, 132 Washington Two Family Construction
Project Number 20240517 128, 132 Washington Two Family Construction
Project Address 128, 132 Washington Street
Comments Zoning Board Members,
I disagree with the interior side setback variance requested by
Lori Sames for her property at 128 &
132 Washington Street. Please consider that the need to
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override the side setbacks is being driven
by the desire to replace a single-family dwelling with a two-
family dwelling. It appears that the
property would easily support a single-family dwelling with
parking and a garage that supports the
needs of the family with wheelchair access requirements.
I disagree with using examples where the setback has not been
met as evidence for this request.
The City developed setback requirements to maintain
standards of property separation moving
forward. Featured examples are grandfathered in and not ideal.
Also, some of them do not involve
driveways with parking.
Have other options for the property been considered such as
building a two-family dwelling that
shares a common center wall using the current green space
(see Figure 1) between the main
structures of the dwellings. This should allow for a third parking
space without a variance. Could a
carriage-style garage be built facing Washington Street and
used for rental parking, with living space
behind and above it. I suggest that more design options should
be considered before discussion of
an interior setback variance is even considered.
If the variance was approved and a driveway off Washington
Street was built it would directly
impact my home and quality of life. If approved the driveway
would locate a car and car exhaust 6
feet from my living room sliding door and my dining room
windows (see Figure 2).
The city of Saratoga Springs worked hard to establish the new
setbacks requirement to maintain the
quality of life of all residents and I strongly object to allowing
this variance that is not a critical need
to development on the 128 & 132 Washington Street property.
Regards, Eileen Scheier
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