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City of Saratoga Springs
CITY HALL
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Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Telephone 518-587-3550
John F. Safford
Mayor
Lisa Shields
Deputy Mayor
Jessie M. Brooks
Executive Assistant
Summary of UDO Amendment - Edits to Articles 4, 13, 19, 21 as follows:
Article 4.4: Fix Height Bonus Approval Process Causing Unnecessary Delays.
Article 13: Fix Overlap in Board Roles Causing Unnecessary Process Delays & Increases to Applicant
Costs.
Article 13.9.F: Fix Current ‘Authority and Duties’ Section which is Unorganized.
Article 13.9.G-H: Fix Current Review Standards that are Scattered and Review Language that is
Inconsistent.
Article 13.9.G.3: Fix Demolition Language which Lacks Clear Criteria/Decision Path for Historic District.
Article 13.9.H.3: Fix Demolition Review for Architectural District which is Currently Treated Same as
Historic District.
Article 13.9.I: Strengthen the Landmark and Historic District Designation Process, which lacks clear
application requirements, review criteria, and initiation/designation procedures.
Article 13.10: Provide DRB Applicants a Limited Administrative Appeal Path as alternative to Article 78
in State Supreme Court.
Article 19: Current Date for non-conforming use or structure is problematic due to incomplete data or
inconsistent records with assessment data.
Article 21: Update or add definitions to this section where applicable to the edits.