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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20190862 Habitat for Humanity Application \T 0G� [FOR OFFICE USE1 '� CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS ,--$ it-_-,-,' `F t/''� ,,.,E7---- ,;II +-y 1--ja,U, - 4 74 13r (Application#} .?73 <F ��'f'".r, L Scwo4vga,S Ne-w-York/ 8 66 YeL 518-587--3554 518--550-g4S0 '�C3�P 1g �h (Date received) 4RATEti APPLICATION FOR: APPEAL TO THE ZONING BOARD FOR AN INTERPRETATION, USE VARIANCE,AREA VARIANCE AND/OR VARIANCE EXTENSION APPLICANTS)* OWNER(S) (If not applicant) ATTORNEY/AGENT Habitat for Humanity-NSWW George&Judith Orton Agent: Engineering America Co. Name 1373 NYS Rte. 9 c/o Matt Dorsey, 'I Court St. Tonya Yasenchak, 76 Washington St. Address Ft. Edward, NY 12828 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518/415-2525 518 584-5205 518 / 587 - 1340 Phone / / / executivedirector@a glensfallshabitat.org tonyay a7nycap.rr.com Email An applicant must be the property owner, lessee, or one with an option to lease or purchase the property in question. Applicant's interest in the premises: 0 Owner 0 Lessee 0 Under option to lease or purchase PROPERTY INFORMATION 8 Locust Grove Rd. 164 2 55 I. Property Address/Location: Tax Parcel No.: - - (for example: 165.52—4---37) Contract to Purchase RR 2. Date acquired by current owner: 3. Zoning District when purchased: Vacant lot RR 4. Present use of property: 5. Current Zoning District: 6. Has a previous ZBA application/appeal been filed for this property? 0 Yes (when? For what? ) 0 No 7. Is property located within (check all that apply)?: 0 Historic District 0 Architectural Review District 0 500'of a State Park,city boundary,or county/state highway? 8. Brief description of proposed action: Construction of a 1,380 sq.ft.single family residence with on-site well water supply and on-site septic system 9. Is there a written violation for this parcel that is not the subject of this application? 0 Yes 17i No 10. Has the work, use or occupancy to which this appeal relates already begun? ❑Yes 0 No I I. Identify the type of appeal you are requesting (check all that apply): 0 INTERPRETATION (p. 2) 0 VARIANCE EXTENSION (p. 2) 0 USE VARIANCE (pp. 3-6) 0 AREA VARIANCE (pp.6-7) Revised 01/2019 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS APPLICATION FORM PAGE 2 FEES:Make checks payable to the"Commissioner of Finance". Fees are cumulative and required for each request below. ❑ Interpretation $ 500 ❑ Use variance $1,000 IZ Area variance -Residential use/property: $ 200 -Non-residential use/property: $ 600 ❑ Extensions: $ 150 INTERPRETATION--PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING(add additional information as necessary): . Identify the section(s)of the Zoning Ordinance for which you are seeking an interpretation: Section(s) 2. How do you request that this section be interpreted? 3. If interpretation is denied,do you wish to request alternative zoning relief? EYes UNo 4. If the answer to#3 is"yes,"what alternative relief do you request?❑ Use Variance ❑Area Variance EXTENSION OF A VARIANCE--PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING(add additional information as necessary): I. Date original variance was granted: 2. Type of variance granted? 0 Use 0 Area 3. Date original variance expired: 5. Explain why the extension is necessary.Why wasn't the original timeframe sufficient? When requesting an extension of time for an existing variance,the applicant must prove that the circumstances upon which the original variance was granted have not changed. Specifically demonstrate that there have been no significant changes on the site, in the neighborhood,or within the circumstances upon which the original variance was granted: Revised 01/2019 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS APPLICATION FORM PAGE 6 AREA VARIANCE--PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING(add additional information as necessary): Sec.2-Table 3:Area &Bulk The applicant requests relief from the following Zoning Ordinance article(s) Dimensional Requirements From To Min.Yard Setback: Total Side 100.0' 68.0' (32.0'difference=32%variance requested) Other: To grant an area variance,the ZBA must balance the benefits to the applicant and the health,safety,and welfare of the neighborhood and community,taking into consideration the following: I. Whether the benefit sought by the applicant can be achieved by other feasible means. Identify what alternatives to the variance have been explored (alternative designs, attempts to purchase land, etc.) and why they are not feasible. The benefit sought is to construct a single family ranch residence on the property,including an on-site well water supply and an on-site private septic system. The pre-existing, non-conforming 132' (+1-)lot width,angled lot lines, topography and wetlands make this property difficult to site any house. Other means were explored to reduce the need for the variance. However,the options reviewed were not feasible: a) Reducing the footprint is not feasible as the small ranch house is only 1,370 sq.ft. (+1-}.The home is already small in size for a three bedroom home;it is not preferred to make the room sizes smaller. b}CIrcwicjir Q the design to a 2 story Borrie in order to reduue tire footprint is riot feasible. Habitat fur Hunkinily uses volunteers lu construct their homes. The volunteers cannot work on the roofs of a 2 story home,therefore requiring Habitat to retain contractors c) There is no additional land for purchase due to the location of existing structures on adjacent properties. d) The home cannot be angled or relocated on the lot due to steep topography and wetlands setbacks. Rotating the home results in the requirement of more fill and further encroachment into the 100' NYSDEC wetland buffer and reduces land available for the septic system. 2. Whether granting the variance will produce an undesirable change in the character of the neighborhood or a detriment to nearby properties. Granting the variance will not create a detriment to nearby properties or an undesirable change in the neighborhood character for the following reasons: Granting the variance should not result in any change in the character of the neighborhood or a detriment to nearby properties: a) The pre--existing 1 non-conforming lot allows for residential construction. The proposed ranch home is consistent in architectural character with the moderate sized single family residences on either side of the project site and along the street. b) The house is proposed to be located within the 60'front setback which is consistent with the adjacent property to the North. The house on the adjacent property to the South appears to be closer to the street than what is proposed for this project. Therefore,the siting of this proposed house should have minimal effect on the views of either of the adjacent homes. c) Due to the angled lot lines,the house will actually appear to be further away from the property lines when viewed from the road. I ■ 1 I 1 11a -1 Hell -, -. a TY' ■l / s " U - ! 1." i l I - / •1 ■ Revised 01/2019 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS APPLICATION FORM PAGE 7 3. Whether the variance is substantial. The requested variance is not substantial for the following reasons: The variance proposed is not substantial. The 32%variance may appear substantial. However,due to the pre-existing/ non-conforming width of the lot, angled lot lines, steep topography and wetlands,the variance being requested is moderate: a)The house proposed to be constructed is only one story&small in nature and therefore will not be visually intrusive. b) The angled lot lines restrict the house placement as they are not perpendicular to the road,therefore resulting in a reduced 4. i ; --.- ;.- .. ; -. s..".- , -. -i i" - , ., it` - ..• . .; e■.r w s- - Z-- - i i i - . . 4. Whether the variance will have adverse physical or environmental effects on neighborhood or district. The requested variance will not have an adverse physical or environmental effect on the neighborhood or district for the following reasons: The variance proposed should not have an adverse physical or environmental effect on the neighborhood or district: a) The proposed grading is down slope from the property to the North, so should not effect water run-off in that direction. b) The proposed grading along the Southern property line is directed to flow behind the existing adjacent house so should not effect run-off towards the house. A small swale may be proposed on site to limit run-off towards the adjacent lot. c) The proposed project site work along the front of the property to install the driveway and septic will incur grading modifications. These modifications should improve the existing ditch condition along the West side of Locust Grove Rd. in front of the project site. 5. Whether the alleged difficulty was self-created(although this does not necessarily preclude the granting of an area variance).Explain whether the alleged difficulty was or was not self-created: The alleged difficulty is only self-created by the fact that the applicant desires to construct a residence on this site. However,there are many pre-existing site conditions which severely limit the building envelope on this site such as steep topography, angled property lines and NYSDEC wetlands,which are not self-created. The lot itself is also pre-existing 1 non-conforming in width, which is not self-created. Revised 01/2019 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS APPLICATION FORM PAGE S DISCLOSURE Does any City officer,employee,or family member thereof have a financial interest(as defined by General Municipal Law Section 809)in this application? ❑No ❑Yes If"yes",a statement disclosing the name,residence and nature and extent of this interest must be filed with this application. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION I/we,the property owner(s), or purchaser(s)/lessee(s) under contract, of the land in question, hereby request an appearance before the Zoning Board of Appeals. By the signature(s)attached hereto, I/we certify that the information provided within this application and accompanying documentation is,to the best of my/our knowledge,true and accurate. I/we further understand that intentionally providing false or misleading information is grounds for immediate denial of this application. Furthermore, I/we hereby authorize the members of the Zoning Board of Appeals and designated City staff to enter the property associated with this application for purposes of conducting any necessary site inspections relating to this appeal. Date: (applicant signature) Date: (applicant signature) If applicant is not the currently the owner of the property,the current owner must also sign. Owner Signature: Date: Owner Signature: Date: Revised 01/2019 ZONING AND BUILDING INSPECTOR DENIAL OF APPLICATION FOR LAND USE AND/OR BUILDING APPLICANT: TAX PARCEL No.: - - PROPERTY ADDRESS: ZONING DISTRICT: This applicant has applied to use the identified property within the City of Saratoga Springs for the following: This application is hereby denied upon the grounds that such use of the property would violate the City Zoning Ordinance article(s) .As such,the following relief would be required to proceed: ❑ Extension of existing variance ❑ Interpretation ❑ Use Variance to permit the following: ❑Area Variance seeking the following relief: Dimensional Requirements From To Other: Note: ❑Advisory Opinion required from Saratoga County Planning Board ZONING AND BUILDING INSPECTOR DATE Revised 01/2019 til 4 f i, :ice�s�r.Z ij� - W (..:\J„...... � -XL X-rte �y 71 Ei 1 Lo s Y y � '`4 o C7 0 0 LU u� LU ',9- t • �7 Liz 0 Lo 0 i CO d' C'7 Cr] N 0,1 T t-' r N Rl N a. al 0 A LO LO z C -ix s,L..�}�V■il.�f�w�l � .fi, : cZii r n rs�f��*'-�f-s 7s'S�}• mss..' • u :.. 1�y, 1---a--4V1 •i' -h:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4.-4, 1 r`c I yam` 'S,[„ ci [t IL �L� mi' ='' x s Ul r„-_,:,,,v,,,,,, 4k-, :rte• . :� �r F is x ^� r�, • .*���'�'�'�-s� !�. �=max,�.�w,,�'' Lp ,WW,B--I Lo r ,� '‘;',::-:''i t4.x P't_ ' -s.=�a{sem FIY f. i �>,l'-i_ a i •rte, ' �` [�'�L !L 7 Lt7 LU L. 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