HomeMy WebLinkAbout20191169 Valentin Residence NOD
Keith Kaplan, Chair
C ITY OF S ARATOGA S PRINGS
Brad Gallagher, Vice Chair
Cheryl Grey
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Matthew Gutch
Christopher Mills
C ITY H ALL - 474 B ROADWAY
Suzanne Morris
S ARATOGA S PRINGS, N EW Y ORK 12866
Gage Simpson
PH) 518-587-3550 FX) 518-580-9480
Kathleen O’Connor, alternate
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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
Emmanuel and Maya Valentin
62 Bensonhurst Avenue
Saratoga Springs NY 12866
from the determination of the Building Inspector involving the premises at 62 Bensonhurst Avenue in the City
of Saratoga Springs, New York being tax parcel number 165.65-2-1 on the Assessment Map of said City.
The applicant having applied for an area variance under the Zoning Ordinance of said City to permit the addition
of a deck and staircase to an existing single-family residence in a UR-2 District and public notice having been
duly given of a hearing on application held on January 6 and 27, 2020.
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 variance for the following amount of relief:
T YPE OF R EQUIREMENT D ISTRICT DIMENSIONAL P ROPOSED R ELIEF REQUESTED
REQUIREMENT
M AX PRINCIPAL COVERAGE 30% 31% 1% (3.3%)
TOTAL MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK 20 FT 17.5 FT 2.5 FT (12.5%)
As per the submitted plans and documents or lesser dimensions, be approved for the following reasons:
1. The applicant has demonstrated this benefit cannot be achieved by other means feasible to the applicant.
Due to the front entrance designed to be on the north side of the home and the fact that the water table in
the area required the home to be built with a higher foundation, the addition of the deck and staircase is
necessary for the existing doorway to be useable.
2. The applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not produce an undesirable change in
neighborhood character or detriment to the nearby properties. The staircase will not impact the neighbor
due to the fact that immediately to the north is the Division Street school property and playground.
3. The Board does not consider either area of relief to be substantial.
4. The applicant has demonstrated that granting this variance will not have any adverse physical or
environmental effect on the neighborhood.
5. The alleged difficulty is self-created insofar as the applicants desire to attach the structures, but this is not
necessarily fatal to the application.
Adopted by the following vote:
AYES: 4 (K. Kaplan, C. Mills, M. Gutch, S. Morris)
NAYES: 0
Dated: January 27, 2020
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 240-8.5.1.
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.
S IGNATURE: _______________________________ 1/29/2020
C HAIR D ATE R ECEIVED BY A CCOUNTS D EPT.