HomeMy WebLinkAbout20250308 110 Excelsior Ave Saratoga Quality Hardware Area Variance Saratoga County Planning Board's Response
May 27, 2025
Susan Barden, Administrator of OPED
City of Saratoga Springs
City of Saratoga Springs City Hall
474 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Sent via email to: susan.barden@saratogasprings.org
Re: SCPB Referral Review #25-91MOU - Area Variance (Sign) - Saratoga Quality Hardware
The existing business proposes to change out the existing wall signage and logo with larger letters and
logo signage in order to become more visible to passsing motorists. The applicant is proposing 24 inch
lettering and a 4 ft tall logo sign where 18 inch lettering and 18 inch logo is the maximum height allowed
for wall signage and logo in the City's T-5 zone.
Location: Excelsior Ave. (NYS Rt 50)
Tax Map #: 166.-4-2.1
Received from the City of Saratoga Springs Zoning Board of Appeals on 5/8/202.
Reviewed by staff with concurrence of two members of the Saratoga County Planning Board.
Decision: No Significant County-wide or Intercommunity Impact
Comments: In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Saratoga
Springs Zoning Board of Appeals and the Saratoga County Planning Board, the above-noted Area Variance
(Sign) application has been reviewed by staff and with the necessary concurrence of two Board members
has been deemed to present no significant county-wide impacts.
Please contact the Saratoga County Planning Department if you have any questions regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
_____________________________________
Jeffrey Williams, Planner
Authorized Agent for Saratoga County
DISCLAIMER: Recommendations made by the Saratoga County Planning Board on referrals and subdivisions are based upon the
receipt and review of a “full statement of such proposed action” provided directly to SCPB by the municipal referring agency as
stated under General Municipal Law section 239. A determination of action is rendered by the SCPB based upon the
completeness and accuracy of information presented by its staff. The SCPB cannot be accountable for a decision rendered
through incomplete or inaccurate information received as part of the complete statement.