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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
#20260186
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
PLP Development, LLC
494 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, New York 12866
from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises 69 Outlook Ave. in the City of Saratoga
Springs, New York being tax parcel number 165.10-1-18 on the Assessment Map of said City.
The applicant having applied for an area variance under the UDO of said City to permit the subdivision of their
property in the Urban Residential-2 (UR-2) district and public notice having been duly given of a hearing on said
application on May 18 through July 27, 2026.
In consideration of the balance between benefit to the applicants with detriment to the health, safety and welfare
of the community, I move that the following area variances for the following amounts of relief:
TYPE OF REQUIREMENT DISTRICT
DIMENSIONAL
REQUIREMENT
PROPOSED RELIEF REQUESTED
MIN AVG LOT WIDTH (LOT 1) 60 FT 55 FT 5 FT (8.3%)
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 would like to subdivide their property into 3 parcels.
There is no adjoining land available for purchase.
2. Undesirable Change: The applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not create an
undesirable change in neighborhood character or detriment to nearby properties. The Board finds that the
applicant has demonstrated that the requested variance aligns with other properties in the neighborhood.
3. Substantiality: The Board finds that while the requested variances may not be considered substantial,
the character of the neighborhood further mitigates any concerns as the proposal is similar to other
neighborhood properties.
4. Adverse Effect or Impact: The Board finds that this variance will not have significant adverse physical
or environmental effects on the neighborhood or district. The property will adhere to the standard district
permeability requirements.
5. Self-Created Difficulty: The alleged difficulty is self-created insofar as the applicant’s desire to
subdivide their property, but this is not necessarily fatal to the application.
Dated: July 27, 2026
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NOTES: The Board assumes that future homes will meet setback requirements.
Passes by the following vote:
AYES: 5 (G. Simpson, B. Dailey, O. Maxwell, C. LaPointe, 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, five members of the Board
being present.
SIGNATURE:
CHAIR