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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 Carpenter
Email Address carpej@icloud.com
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Address 69 Waterview Drive
City Saratoga Springs
State NY
Zip Code 12866
Phone Number 5188529253
Project Name 673 Crescent Zoning Amendment
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Project Number 20240534
Project Address 663 and 673 Crescent Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Comments As owners of 69 Waterview Drive and full-time permanent
residents of Saratoga Springs. Our property directly abuts the
rear boundary of the applicant parcel. We oppose the
requested zoning change from Rural Residential (RR) to
Interlaken Planned Unit Development (PUD).
The current RR zoning serves a clear purpose. It supports low-
density residential development while preserving open space
and the rural character of this area of Saratoga Springs. That
rural character was a key factor in our decision to purchase our
home. A rezoning to PUD would permit substantially higher
density and smaller lot subdivision directly behind existing
single-family homes on Waterview Drive. This would materially
impact privacy, neighborhood character, and property values
for the eight homes whose backyards border this parcel.
The applicant states that a prior zoning amendment in 2016
supports this request. The situations are not comparable. The
parcels rezoned in 2016 had direct road frontage on Waterview
Drive. The subject parcel does not have adequate road
frontage for PUD zoning. That difference matters for access,
infrastructure planning, and overall site feasibility.
Any further development on this parcel would also require
significant tree removal. It would alter drainage patterns in an
area that already depends on existing vegetation and natural
grading, as a good portion of the parcel is a low point in the
area, and is very wet. The 663 parcel already has a single
family residence on the property, and the 673 parcel is suitable
for one single family residence, but not multiple.
This property has long served as a rural buffer behind existing
homes. Removing that buffer by allowing higher density
development would change the character of this neighborhood
in a permanent way. The current zoning already allows
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reasonable use of this property. A zoning amendment is not
warranted. For these reasons, we respectfully request that the
City deny the proposed zoning amendment.
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