HomeMy WebLinkAbout20260079 328 Caroline St Area Variance Presentation 07.28.2026328 Caroline Street
Daniel and Tracy Zanatta
Area Variance Application
City of Saratoga Springs
Zoning Board of Appeals
July 27, 2026
Presented By:
Bruce D. Steves, Esq.
Jones Steves Grassi LLP
Attorneys At Law
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
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Proposed Project
One-story family 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%32.2%*4.2%
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
July 3, 2026
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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 34% (50% maximum
allowable)
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Area Variance Criteria –5 Part Balancing Test
E.Self-Created Hardship
Self-created hardship is not fatal to the application.
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ZBA Precedent
42 Schuyler Drive
Maximum principal coverage increased to 33% (17.9% relief)
Rear yard setback reduced to 17.8 feet (40% relief)
Front yard setback reduced to 19.5 feet (35% relief)
331 Caroline Street
Maximum principal coverage increased to 34.7% (73.5% relief)
Side yard setback reduced to 5 feet (50% relief)
Front setback reduced to 7.5 feet (75% relief)
112 5th Avenue
Maximum building coverage increased to 37.8% (35% relief)
Rear yard setback reduced to 19.4 feet (35.3% relief)
Total side yard setback reduced to 27.8 feet (7.3% relief)