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From Susan Barden <Susan.Barden@saratoga-springs.org>
Date Wed 9/24/2025 12:34 PM
To Mark Graham <Mark.Graham@saratoga-springs.org>
Forwarding public comment for 24 Fifth Ave., please include in app. file.
From: Cheryl Grey <cjgrey1@juno.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2025 8:33 PM
To: Susan Barden <Susan.Barden@saratoga-springs.org>
Subject: 24 Fifth Avenue
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Project #20250601
24 Fifth Avenue
This home and carriage house is located in a UR-1 district. As such, the UR-1 Urban Residential District is intended to accommodate neighborhoods that
are characterized by medium density single-family residential uses. To further complicate this use is the fact that the carriage house sits on a separate tax
parcel that does not meet minimum lot requirement for the district. (Please note that the tax parcel number on the county website is 166.61-2-55, different
than the numbers on the map in the application.)
Comparison in the neighborhood would indicate that on the block of Fifth Avenue where this home is located, there is not one multi-family residence.
This particular block is solely single family. On the first block of Fifth Avenue, there are three multi-family residents, all converted prior to zoning
regulations being established in the city.
If we take into account the two blocks of Madison Avenue, again, we note four legal multi-family residences, again all of which would have been created
prior to zoning regulations.
Further, I would think that this application should be before Zoning as a use variance. I do not understand why it’s a special use permit and before
Planning. Since there is very little information on the application, I cannot understand this direction from the City.
I have tried to get an explanation from the City and have not been successful as of the writing of this correspondence.
If this was before Zoning for a Use variance, there would be more information provided. Plus the fact that the lot is under the required size and the
building itself is not meeting the set backs. And a requirement for parking.
I have heard homeowners state that they would never rent these buildings or develop a short term rental, however, we have no guarantee that this location
would stay with the present owners. Would another homeowner have a different attitude about having a rental in this building?
Thank you to the homeowners of 24 5th for going through the application process and the planning board for your review of this situation. However, I
am not in favor of this building being converted into an accessory building.
9/24/25, 4:03 PM Mail - Mark Graham - Outlook
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