HomeMy WebLinkAbout20240679 5 Leaward Way Area Variance NOD �TOG,4 CITY OF SARATOGA Gage Simpson,Chair
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Shafer Gaston
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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Jonah Cohen
Otis Maxwell
Chris LaPointe
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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
Arnold and Kara Gentile
5 Leaward Way
Saratoga Springs,New York 12866
from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises 5 Leaward Way in the City of Saratoga
Springs,New York being tax parcel number 154.15-1-8 on the Assessment Map of said City.
The applicants having applied for an area variance under the UDO of said City to permit the construction of shed
on said property and public notice having been duly given of a hearing on said application held between September
9,2024 and September 23,2024.
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 variances for the following amounts of relief:
TYPE OF REQUIREMENT DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENT PROPOSED RELIEF REQUESTED
ACCESSORY TO SIDE 30 FT 24 FT 6 FT(20%)
As per the submitted plans or lesser dimensions,be approved for the following reasons:
L The applicant has demonstrated this benefit cannot be achieved by other means feasible to the applicant.
The applicant would like to install an accessory structure. The applicant has stated he is planning to locate
the new structure on the property to avoid existing mature trees and site topography.
2. The applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not create an undesirable change in
neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. The Board finds that the applicant has
demonstrated that the requested variance aligns with other properties in the neighborhood.
3. The Board finds the requested variances is not substantial,but notes the character of the neighborhood
mitigates this concern due to the wooded nature of the property and surrounding areas.
4. The Board finds that these variances will not have significant adverse physical or environmental effect on
the neighborhood or district. The property will adhere to the standard district permeability requirements.
5. The alleged difficulty is self-created insofar as the applicant's desire to install an accessory structure,but
this is not necessarily fatal to the application.
It is so moved.
Dated: September 23, 2024
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Passes by the following votes:
AYES: 7 (G. Simpson, B. Gallagher, B. Dailey, J. Cohen, C. LaPointe, O.
Maxwell, S. Gaston)
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, seven
members of the Board being present.
SIGNATURE: 4V 09/24/2024
jV CHAIR DATE RECEIVED BY
ACCOUNTS DEPT.
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