HomeMy WebLinkAbout20190577 Draper Residence NOD r CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS Bill Moore, Chair
Keith Kaplan, Vice Chair
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l'iDORATIED Kathleen O'Connor,alternate
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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
Alan Draper and Patricia Ellis
74 Adams Road
Saratoga Springs NY 12866
from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 74 Adams Road in the City of
Saratoga Springs,New York being tax parcel number 177.15-1-63 in the SR-2 district, on the Assessment Map
of said City.
The appellant having applied for an area variance for rear yard setback under the Zoning Ordinance of said City
to permit the addition of a sunroom on an existing deck in a SR-2 District and public notice having been duly
given of a hearing on said application held on the 22nd day of July and 12th day of August 2019.
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 variance for the following amount of relief:
TYPE OF REQUIREMENT DISTRICT PROPOSED RELIEF
DIMENSIONAL REQUESTED
REQUIREMENT
REAR YARD SETBACK 30' 18' 12'OR 40%
As per the submitted plans or lesser dimensions,be approved for the following reasons:
1. The applicants have demonstrated this benefit cannot be achieved by other means feasible to the
applicants. The applicants note that there is already an existing deck structure in this area and they would
like to build a sunroom on the deck to avoid the extra cost to redesign and reengineer while using the
existing deck materials to tie it in to the current structure.
2. The applicants have demonstrated that granting this variance will not create an undesirable change in
neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. The proposed addition of the sunroom on the
existing deck cannot be seen from the street, as it backs up to forested wetlands and no other homes. The
neighbor to the right of the property can view the structure from their backyard/garage area. The
applicants state that the new sunroom should improve the value of other homes and will not affect the
character of the neighborhood.
3. The Board finds this variance to be substantial on a percentage basis,however the relief requested is only
to add a sunroom onto an existing structure, which mitigates the impact of their substantiality in this case.
4. This variance will not have significant adverse physical or environmental effect on the neighborhood or
district, as the new structure faces wetlands on all but the right side and is not visible from the street.
5. The alleged difficulty is self-created insofar as the applicant desires to construct a sunroom on the
existing deck,but this is not necessarily fatal to the application.
Adopted by the following vote:
AYES: 5 (B. Moore, K. Kaplan, S. Morris, J. Luhn, B. Gallagher)
NAYE S: 0
ABSTAINED: 1 (G. Simpson)
Dated: August 12,2019
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 240-8.5.1.
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: _ 4 s. 08/13/2019
CHAIR DATE RECEIVED BY ACCOUNTS DEPT.