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Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Land Use Board Zoning Board of Appeals
Name James Schneider
Email Address metadatajim@gmail.com
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Address 30 Elizabeth Lane
City Saratoga Springs
State NY
Zip Code 12866
Phone Number 518-421-4975
Project Name 16 Excelsior Spring Ave Area Variance Application
Project Number 20250266
Project Address 16 Excelsior Spring Ave
Comments The applicant for this zoning variance, Jessica Crawford,
purchased this property located at 16 Excelsior Spring Ave. in
2024 with the knowledge a subdivision without moving the
original building would be nonconforming to zoning at the time
of purchase. The applicant has created their own hardship.
Impact on the neighborhood:
Whereas the proposed concrete sidewalk along Excelsior
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Spring Ave. shown on the site map is a very positive
neighborhood improvement which I enthusiastically support,
the absence of a sidewalk on Audrey Lane causes me to
oppose this zoning variance application.
Whereas Lake Ave. without sidewalks or crosswalks is an
extremely dangerous environment for non-motorized travel
(recent citizen traffic survey found 50 MPH high speed and 43
MPH 85th percentile) people in the Elizabeth Lane and Patricia
Lane neighborhoods use Audrey Lane as a walking and biking
connector to get to St. Clements School and Church, Eastside
Rec fields and downtown. Historically and currently there are
no houses with an Audrey Lane address; there are no houses
on Audrey Lane. The proposed Lot #2 of this subdivision will
add a driveway to Audrey Lane and further impact the
walkability and bikeability of the area. The lane is a narrow
hazardous roadway - a dangerous environment where walkers
and bikers frequently encounter a motor vehicle. Families with
young children have moved into these neighborhoods. Audrey
Lane is their only walking and biking access to area
destinations.
I would reassess my opposition to this application if the
applicant committed to a concrete sidewalk on Audrey Lane in
addition to the sidewalk on Excelsior Spring Ave. As it currently
stands, I am opposed and urge the Planning Board to render
an advisory rejection and the Zoning Board to reject this
variance application. However, if the applicant committed to a
sidewalk on Audrey Lane fronting both Lot #1 and the proposed
Lot #2 connecting to the proposed sidewalk on Excelsior
Springs Ave., that
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