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CITY OF SARATOGA
SPRINGS
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
CITY HALL - 474 BROADWAY
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK 12866
518-587-3550
WWW.SARATOGA-SPRINGS.ORG
Gage Simpson, Chair
Brendan Dailey, Vice Chair
Amanda Demma
Jonah Cohen
Otis Maxwell
Chris LaPointe
Steve Harrigan
Chris Maslak (Alternate)
# 20260207
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
James Hamilton
19 Aurora Avenue
Saratoga Springs, New York 12866
From the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 19 Aurora Springs in the City of
Saratoga Springs, NY, being tax parcel number 180.10-3-44 on the Assessment Map of said City. The applicant
having applied for an area variance for the placement of a generator for an existing single-family residence in the
Suburban Residential (SR-1) district. Public notice having been duly given of a hearing on said application on
May 4 and May 18, 2026.
In consideration of the balance between the benefit to the Applicant with detriment to the health, safety and welfare
of the community, I move that the following variance for the following amount of relief:
Type of Requirement
District Dimensional
Requirement
Proposed
Relief Requested
Accessory to Side 5’ 2.6’ 2.4’ (48%)
As per the submitted plans or lesser dimensions, BE APPROVED for the following reasons:
1. Achievability by Other Means: The applicant has demonstrated this benefit cannot be achieved by
other means feasible to the applicant. The applicant wishes to maintain a generator near the HVAC
system on the western portion of the property that was approved in resolution #20250776. The applicant
has considered other alternatives but they were deemed unfeasible to the applicant considering this is a
corner lot with street fronts on 3 sides of the property. The current location also satisfies the requirement
to be more than 5 feet away from windows or vents. The board notes there is no additional land for
purchase.
2. Undesirable Change: The applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not create an
undesirable change in neighborhood character and does not negatively alter the streetscape.
Neighborhood comparables were presented and generators are present along the sides of other
properties in the Oak Ridge development.
3. Substantiality: The requested variance is considered to be substantial but is mitigated by the factors
above.
4. Adverse Effect or Impact: The applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not have an
adverse physical or environmental effect on the neighborhood. District permeability will be met.
5. Self-Created Difficulty: The request for relief is a self-created hardship as the applicant wishes to
maintain the location of the generator but self-creation is not necessarily fatal to the application.
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Dated: May 18, 2026
Passes by the following vote:
AYES: 4 (G. Simpson, O. Maxwell, A. Demma, S. Harrigan)
NAYS: 0
This variance shall expire 18 months following the filing date of such decision unless the necessary
building permit has been issued and actual construction begun as per the Unified Development
Ordinance.
I hereby certify the above to be a full, true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted by the Zoning
Board of Appeals of the City of Saratoga Springs on the date above mentioned, four members of the Board
being present.
SIGNATURE:
CHAIR