HomeMy WebLinkAbout20250016 128 130 Clinton Street NOD �TOG,4 CITY OF SARATOGA Gage Simpson,Chair
Qg �A Brendan Dailey,Vice Chair
Shafer Gaston
t SPRINGS Amanda Demma
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Jonah Cohen
Otis Maxwell
Chris LaPointe
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Chris Maslak(Alternate)
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20250016
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, Inc
112 Spring St, Suite 203
Saratoga Springs NY, 12866
From the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 128-130 Clinton Street in the
City of Saratoga Springs, New York being tax parcel number 165.43-2-36 on the Assessment Map of said
City.
The applicant having applied for an area variance to permit two signs prior to receiving a building permit
for a property in the City of Saratoga Springs and public notice having been duly given of a hearing on
said application held on January 27t', 2025.
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 amount of relief:
TYPE OF REQUIREMENT DISTRICT PROPOSED RELIEF REQUESTED
REQUIREMENT
SIGNS PERMITTED PER STREET 1 SIGN MAXIMUM 2 SIGNS 1 SIGN(100%)
FRONTAGE
TIME OF INSTALLATION OF SIGN AFTER APPROVAL OF PRIOR TO 100%
BUILDING PERMIT APPROVAL OF
BUILDING
PERMIT
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 wants to advertise the significance of the project as a means to solicit
donations to execute the project, which is still in the design phase.
2. The applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not create an undesirable change in
neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties.
3. The board notes that the requested variances are substantial, but are mitigated by the following
considerations:
a. Although a single parcel, there are two structures, therefore one sign per structure is
more congruent with a reasonable interpretation of intent of the applicable ordinance.
b. The sign facilitates the design phase of the project, allowing a building permit to be
issued sooner than if donations were not received.
c. The signs are temporary.
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4. This variance will not have a significant adverse physical effect on the neighborhood or district.
5. The alleged difficulty is considered self-created insofar as the applicant desires to construct two
signs prior to issuance of a building permit, but this is not necessarily fatal to the application.
It is so moved, dated: January 27, 2025
Passes by the following votes:
AYES: 7 (G. Simpson, B. Dailey, J. Cohen, C. LaPointe, S. Gaston, O.
Maxwell,A. Demma)
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: 01/30/2025
ov CHAIR DATE RECEIVED BY
ACCOUNTS DEPT.
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