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Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Date Thu 4/24/2025 6:11 PM
To Mark Graham <Mark.Graham@saratoga-springs.org>; Aneisha Samuels <Aneisha.Samuels@saratoga-
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Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
SUBMIT COMMENTS REGARDING CITY PROJECTS
Thank you for submitting your comments. Your feedback will be forwarded to the
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 Zoning Board of Appeals
Name Eden and Richard Clay
Email Address edencompton@mac.com
Business Name Field not completed.
Address 17 Birch Street
City Saratoga Springs
State NY
Zip Code 12866
Phone Number 203-942-9170
Project Name Crenshaw Carriage House
Project Number 20250239
Project Address 36 Hyde Street Area Variance
Comments Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to finally publicly
comment on these issues.
Attached please find the application's missing photos that
provide a visual of half of the area's variance that is being
requested (view from 17 Birch back yard). We object to the
issuance of this variance based on the following:
fire safety hazard due to lack of proper setback
the fact that city zoning code clearly states that occupancy in
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this secondary dwelling is a violation of current code
line-of-sight intrusion
Applicant has asserted that ADU was allowed during
construction, even though we were provided reassurance by
the former owner and builder himself (a co-applicant on the
appeal) that the accessory unit, in spite of plumbing and
windows, was not zoned for occupancy. I contacted the city
several times during construction to point out these various
observations but again was reassured that this was a
storage/garage unit and not zoned for occupancy.
Neighborhood has concerns that allowing an ADU in an
accessory dwelling sets an unwanted precedent for our
community.
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