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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
Laura A. Crisafulli
94 North Street
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 94 North Street in the City of
Saratoga Springs,New York being tax parcel number 166.45-2-25 in the UR-3 district, on the Assessment Map
of said City.
The appellant having applied for an area variance for maximum principal coverage under the Zoning Ordinance
of said City to permit the construction of a new single-family home in a UR-3 District and public notice having
been duly given of a hearing on said application held on the 16th day of September and 23rd day of September
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 DIMENSIONAL PROPOSED RELIEF REQUESTED
REQUIREMENT
MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL COVERAGE 30% 38.1% 8.1%OR 21.3%
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 applicants.
The applicant notes that in order to make the house financially and aesthetically viable,the existing home
on the property will be demolished and replaced with a new home that will provide needed square footage
for the property owner, a design that is more attractive and consistent with neighboring homes than the
previously approved design and more closely conforming to the zoning ordinance.
2. The applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not create an undesirable change in
neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. The proposed demolition of the existing home
and construction of a new home that is more conforming to the ordinance will actually provide relief to
the neighbors on all sides.
3. The Board finds this variance to be substantial on a percentage basis, however the relief requested to
construct the new home is less than what was previously approved by the ZBA,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 will require less relief and will be more in compliance with the zoning
ordinance
5. The alleged difficulty is self-created insofar as the applicant desires to construct a new home,but this is
not necessarily fatal to the application.
Conditions:
1. Future accessory structures limited to 1.9%coverage.
Adopted by the following vote:
AYES: 5 (K. Kaplan, C. Grey, G. Simpson, K. O'Connor, C. Mills)
NAYE S: 0
Dated: September 23, 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: 09/24/2019
CHAIR DATE RECEIVED BY ACCOUNTS DEPT.