HomeMy WebLinkAbout20250734 17 Walnut St Area Variance ZO Denial 09292025ZONING AND BUILDING INSPECTOR DENIAL
OF APPLICATION FOR LAND USE AND/OR BUILDING
APPLICANT: PAVLA BERRY TAX PARCEL No.: 165.73-2-85
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 17 WALNUT STREET
ZONING DISTRICT: URBAN RESIDENTIAL (UR-2) DISTRICT
This applicant has applied to use the identified property within the City of Saratoga Springs for the
following:
The applicant is seeking to build a one-story addition to include single -car garage,
mudroom/laundry and new first floor primary suite.
This application is hereby denied upon the grounds that such use of the property would violate the
Unified Development Ordinance article(s):
Article: 3 Section 3.1.D Urban Residential (UR-2) District & Table 3-A — UR-2 Residential Districts
Dimensional Standards.
As such, the following relief would be required to proceed:
❑ Extension of existing variance ❑ Interpretation
❑ Advisory Opinion required from Saratoga County Planning Board
❑ Use Variance to permit the following:
a Variance
Dimensional Requirements: From: To: Relief Requested:
Min. Total Side Yard Setback: 20' 11.5' 8.5'
NOTE:
ZONING AND BUILDING INSPECTOR
DATE
Property
17 Walnut Street
Address:
File #
1820
SBL: 165.73-2-85
Comb. w/ Tax#:165.73-2-30 it
Zone:
UR-2
2015
Occupancy:
R
Min Lot Size:
Project Type:
SF
Min Avg Width:
Dwelling Units:
1
Max Combined Coverage %:
Stories:
2
Yard Setback - Front:
Const. Type:
Demo/Addition
Rear:
North - Side 1:
Water Service:
South - Side 2:
ZBA:
No
Total Side:
DRB:
No
Corner Side:
Max Height:
ROOMS:
Accessory to Front:
BR:
Accessory to Side:
BATH:
Accessory to Rear:
FIREPLACE:
Max First Floor Elev:
Max Impervious %:
APP # 2025-
Zone Req
Approved
Variances
Proposed
Variance
Numeric
Variance
Percent
6600
8456
OK
OK
60
Average
56
4.31
7.2%
40%
23%
OK
OK
10
19.7
OK
OK
25
36.9
OK
OK
8
3.3
2.49
5.51
68.9%
8
9.14
OK
OK
20
12.4
11.5
8.5
42.5%
10
0
10
100.0%
40
OK
OK
10
0
10
100.0%
5
0
5
100.0%
5
0
5
100.0%
4
0
OK
OK
70%
34%
OK
OK
Area For Fee:
0
Fee per SO FT
$
0.35
Lot Width
56 Lot Length
SF Fee
$
-
Total Coverage
1973
Base Fee
$
175.00
Zone 1 Length
41 Zone 1 Width
Total Fee
$
175.00
Zone 2 Length
5 Zone 2 Width
Zone 3 Length
43 Zone 3 Width
Amount Paid
$
-
Zone 4 Length
28 Zone 4 Width
Balance Due
$
175.00
Zone 5 Length
6 Zone 5 Width
Area Calculation: Basement
First Floor
Front Porch
Rear Porch
Garage
Second Floor
Total 0
Questions:
Driveway width (10.4.D)? **14'
Existing sidewalk? Yes Is new sidewalk required (Section 18.5)? No
Front Door faces street (Section 8.4.KK.2.a)? Yes
front loaded garage width (Section 8.4.KK.2.d)? 9'
front fagade has at least 10%transparency (Section 8.4.KK.c)? Yes
152
Existing
Vew Add
Vew Add
actual is
actual is
V/A
V/A
J/A
J/A
J/A
'Approx
20 Principal
18 Front Cvd. Porch
17 Left side new add. Gar/Bed
11 Mid -Section new add. Mudroom
4 Front Steps
*Approx. Max. Impervious Coverage%: 2,055 Bdg coverage + 800 Paved area/walks / 8456 lot size*100=33.76 or 34%.
Final survey required to verfiy zoning compliance - Total area of lot calculations: 151.82sf x 48.01 + 100.78sf x 11.71= 8,456 sf.
**Proposed garage/driveway width 14' / Lot width 59.71*100=23.44 or 23% No relief required.
MAP REFERENCES:
1. "MAP OF LANDS TO BE CONVEYED TO RYAN A. AND PAVLA
BERRY." PREPARED BY THOMPSON & FLEMMING, DATED
NOVENMBER 29, 2005 PROVIDED BY THE CLIENT.
2. "MAP OF LANDS IN SARATOGA SPRINGS BELONGING TO
JOHN A. WATERBURY", PREPARED BY A. GARNSEY, DATED
DECEMBER 10, 1855 AND FILED IN THE SARATOGA COUNTY
CLERKS OFFICE AS MAP HH-23
DEED REFERENCES:
1, DANIEL A. AND KATHLEEN A. NOEKER TO RYAN A. AND
PAVLA BERRY, DATED DECEMBER 15, 2005 AND RECORDED IN
THE SARATOGA COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE IN DEED BOOK 1742
AT PAGE 764.
Lands Now or Formerly of
DANIEL & MARY COGAN
Deed Instr 2014-20849
Section 165.7J Block 2 Lot 27
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Lands Now or Formerly of
ANDREA WISE
LESLIE BEADLE
Book 1553 Page 379
Section 165.73 Block 2 Lot 63
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MARGARET COCOZZO
JOSEPH & MELISSA VACULA II
ROBERT BERENIS &
Deed lnstr. 2014-30542
Deed Instr. 2014-20851 I
LESLIE BEADLE
Section 165.73 Block 2 Lot 76.1 I
Section 165 73 Block 2 Lot 76.2 1
Book 1726 Page 379
TAX PARCEL NUMBER:
CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS, SARATOGA COUNTY, NEW
YORK SEC. 165.73 — BILK. 2 — PARCEL 30
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GENERAL NOTES:
NORTH IS ORIENTED TO MAP REFERENCE 1
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UNAUTHORIZED ALTERATION OR ADDITION TO A SURVEY MAP
BEARING A LICENSED LAND SURVEYOR'S SEAL IS A VIOLATION
OF SECTION 7209, SUBDIVISION 2 OF THE NEW YORK STATE
EDUCATION LAW.
ONLY COPIES FROM THE ORIGINAL OF THIS SURVEY MARKED
WITH AN ORIGINAL OF THE LAND SURVEYOR'S INKED SEAL OR
HIS EMBOSSED SEAL SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE VALID TRUE
COPIES .
SURVEYED FROM RECORD DESCRIPTION AND AS IN POSSESSION
SUBJECT TO COVENANTS, EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS,
CONDITIONS AND AGREEMENTS OF RECORD.
SURVEY SUBJECT TO ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST THE
PUBLIC MAY HAVE FOR HIGHWAY USE.
SURVEY SHOWN IS SUBJECT TO ANY SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS
THAT MAY EXIST, IF ANY.
20 0 20
SCALE IN FEET
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Section 165.7J Block 2 Lot 32
Y ENGINEERING, DPC
TONYA L. YASENCHAK, PE
76 WASHINGTON ST., SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
PHONE: (518)587-1340
ZBA PLOT PLAN:
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ENGINEERING AMERICA CO. (Y ENGINEERING, DPC), AS A
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN COMPANY HAS UTILITIZED
THE ORIGINAL SURVEY WITH PERMISSION GRANTED IN 2021 BY
THE SURVEYOR, TO PREPARE A PLOT PLAN FOR PURPOSES OF
SEEKING A ZONING AREA VARIANCE PERTAINING TO THE
PROPOSED ADDITION. THIS PLOT PLAN IS NOT INTENDED TO BE
USED AS A SURVEY FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES. HE
ORIGINAL SURVEY SHOULD BE NOTIFIED PRIOR TO
CONSTRUCTION TO SITE THE CONSTRUCTION BOUNDARIES AND
TO CONFIRM AS—BUILTS ONCE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETED AS
REQUIRED FOR CITY RECORDS.
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OF THE LANDS OF PAVLA BERRY
17 WALNUT ST., SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS SARATOGA COUNTY,N.Y.
SCALE: 1"=20' SURVEY DATE: NOVEMBER 9, 2015
ORIG. SURVEY DRAWN BY: KCW SURVEY PROJECT NO: 15-1566
N N40AUSFELD & WALDRUFF LAND SURVEYORS
N 514 STATE STREET, SCHENECTADY NY
PHONE: (518) 346-1595 FAX:(518)770-1655
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