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Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
SUBMIT COMMENTS REGARDING CITY PROJECTS
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City's Planning Department and Land Use Board members. NOTE: Comments
submitted later than 12:00 noon on the day before the Land Use Board meeting
may not be reviewed prior to their meeting. All comments will be added to the
project file in the Planning Department.
Land Use Board Design Review Board
Name Anne Ernst
Email Address anne.g.ernst@gmail.com
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Address 169 York Ave
City Saratoga Springs
State NY
Zip Code 12866
Phone Number 5185878884
Project Name 30-30 ½ Building Expansion
Project Number 20240720
Project Address 30-30 1/2 Caroline St
Comments The proposed addition at this location overwhelms the former
Sperry's Restaurant, a historic building, and is completely out
of sync with the historic buildings and architecture in that area.
Rather, it is a hulking mass that overpowers the area with a
generic, sterile appearance. Developing this space into 2 or 3
distinct buildings (or at least a convincing appearance thereof),
each with a different look appropriate to the district, with varied
heights and rooflines and more ornamental detail, and more
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inviting ground floor spaces, would be much more appropriate
to the neighborhood.
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