HomeMy WebLinkAbout20260079 328 Caroline St Area Variance Presentation 05.04.2026328 Caroline Street
Dan and Tracy Zanatta
Area Variance Application
City of Saratoga Springs
Zoning Board of Appeals
May 4, 2026
Presented By:
Bruce D. Steves, Esq.
Jones Steves Grassi LLP
Attorneys At Law
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
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Site Photographs
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Site Photographs (Continued)
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Proposed Project
One-story family room addition (18 ft. x 22 ft.)
Garage/Shed (15 ft. x 12 ft.)
Install porous asphalt driveway in place of existing
asphalt driveway
Remove dilapidated shed
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Proposed Site Plan
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Variances Requested
From:To:
Relief
Requested:
Maximum Combined Coverage 28%37.6%*9.6%
Interior Side Setback 12 ft.8.4 ft.3.6 ft.
Rear Yard Setback 30 ft. 19.2 ft.10.8 ft.
*Per Zoning and Building Inspector Denial of
April 21, 2026
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Comparison to Previous Application
Voted on February 10, 2025
New Application
Based on New Facts
Porous Asphalt Driveway now deemed to meet definition of
“Permeable Pavement” under the UDO
Size of garage/shed reduced from 16 ft. x 12 ft. to 15ft. x 12 ft.
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Porous Asphalt Plan
Test pits and infiltration testing completed by The LA Group
Existing soil exceeds the minimum infiltration rate of 1.1
inches per hour required by UDO.
Porous asphalt designed in accordance with NYSDEC
Stormwater Management Design Manual
Full time construction observation by design engineer
Field report to be provided to City Engineer’s Office
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Porous Asphalt Plan
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Area Variance Criteria –5 Part Balancing Test
A.Absence of Feasible Alternatives
Benefit of additional living and storage space cannot be
obtained through the purchase of additional lands
Lot is substantially undersized for the UR-1 District (6,053
square feet)
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Area Variance Criteria –5 Part Balancing Test
B.No Undesirable Change to Neighborhood Character or
Detriment to Nearby Properties
Parking area for Caroline Street Elementary School abuts parcel to
the West
Addition will be no closer to the school than existing home
6-foot-high fence and evergreen trees for screening in Rear Yard
Letter of support from immediate neighbor to the east (330 Caroline
Street)
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Area Variance Criteria –5 Part Balancing Test
C.Variances Will Not Have a Substantial Impact
Multiple parcels within immediate neighborhood have 40%
lot coverage (estimated)
Consistent with area variances previously granted by the
ZBA
Absence of detrimental neighborhood impacts
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Area Variance Criteria –5 Part Balancing Test
D.No Adverse Physical or Environmental Effects on the
Neighborhood
Replacement of asphalt driveway with permeable pavement
Impervious surface coverage will be below 40% (50%
maximum allowable)
E.Self-Created Hardship
A finding of self-created hardship is not fatal to the
application.