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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 Gary Hasbrouck
Email Address gman62happy@gmail.com
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Address 36 State Street
City Saratoga Springs
State NY
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Zip Code 12866
Phone Number 518-852-9079
Project Name 75 Clinton St. area variance
Project Number 20250907
Project Address 75 Clinton Street
Comments First I would like to say, the applicants have done a wonderful
job restoring 75 Clinton Street. It "was" a real upgrade to the
community. The reason I say "was" is because they have built
a 12' wall around their property which now looks like a
compound. With no respect for the zoning code nor building
code of the City nor the residents of the neighborhood, the
applicant has constructed 2 fences around their property and
quite frankly have isolated and neglected their property from
the VanDam side of the premises. One only has to look at the
condition of the sidewalk with missing and raised brick from the
herringbone designed walkway which is now dangerous to walk
on and no longer safe for wheelchair transportation.
This Board has the job to determine whether the construction of
the wall/fence is a detriment to the health, welfare or safety of
the neighborhood. Certainly it is a detriment. Let's just imagine
for a moment that this "buffer" is allowed to stay because it
allows for decibel reduction from truck traffic through the
neighborhood. Although each application to the ZBA is handled
independently, you certainly would have a difficult time
rejecting future walled fortresses from being built up and down
VanDam. Who is to say their backyard is more valuable than
another homeowner's front or side yard on that street? How
about the side streets? Would future applicants on Clinton,
State, Woodlawn, Russell, Lawrence, and Wells be entitled to
some noise reduction? Would everyone build their walls first
and then flood the ZBA with applications from law firms
demanding relief from noise from truck traffic? If a person on
VanDam is prevented from replacing a real slate roof with a
faux slate roof because the sight of faux slate would be so
significant that it would detract from the City's architecture and
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cause the visual decline of the neighborhood, perhaps a 12'
Trex type fence surrounding over half of the property lines
might be a bit much.
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