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The board first voted to approve the minutes from its April 9 meeting after a motion and a second. The board then considered six consent-agenda items: wall-mounted signage for Young & Bloom at 130 Excelsior Avenue; addition of three small-cell wireless antennas for AT&T at 84 Weibel Avenue; finishing details for a new five-story mixed-use building at 78 Church Street; exterior modifications at 295 Excelsior Avenue; exterior modifications at 190 Ballston Avenue; and a historic-review sidewalk-cafe application for Sarah’s Kitchen at 419 Broadway. The board pulled the Sarah’s Kitchen application from consent for clarification and discussion.

At the table, staff reported that the applicant for 419 Broadway had submitted a revised plan with an 8-foot pedestrian clearance; the board confirmed that 8 feet would be an appropriate minimum width for the walkway. The board moved and seconded a motion to approve the six consent items (with the sidewalk-cafe approval conditioned on the 8-foot clearance as presented and uploaded the day of the meeting). The motion passed by voice vote.

No public commenters addressed the consent items during the meeting. Planning staff noted administrative follow-up: the Sarah’s Kitchen sidewalk-cafe plan and the door specification for other items would be uploaded to the project file and, where needed, administrative review would be performed.

The board emphasized that consent items are for straightforward approvals and that applicants or representatives in the audience whose projects were approved were free to leave or remain for the remainder of the meeting.

Ending: The board concluded the consent portion of the agenda and proceeded to the regular agenda items; staff confirmed the revised materials had been uploaded to the project file for the sidewalk-cafe and that administrative checks would follow.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Saratoga - Design Review Commission - Apr 30, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Saratoga Springs City Design Review Board approved the April 9 meeting minutes and six consent-agenda items on April 30, including a conditioned approval for Sarah’s Kitchen sidewalk café requiring an 8-foot pedestrian clearance.","taxTitle","Saratoga Springs City, Saratoga County, New York","taxId",7807,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6577233,"Design Review Board grants mass-and-scale approval for 30/30½ Caroline Street; applicant to return for details after public comments",3596,798605,4394999,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3163891-f30c2ad34d7692582b06e9d4b7836f1e&start=798&end=4394","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3163891-f30c2ad34d7692582b06e9d4b7836f1e/thumbnail_798605.jpg","/articles/6577233/Saratoga-Springs-City/Saratoga-County/New-York/Design-Review-Board-grants-mass-and-scale-approval-for-3030-Caroline-Street-applicant-to-return-for-details-after-public-comments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6577233-81ed7839ffbe34cac62c2eb845e12068/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172283&Signature=eEb55pNCAoHhdUCfpwvX5eyMYpHZNPwbhKk3I~FOcYsbo1BpDOW1uiO3iFnM-2AfooHkhW1DXOx0LPMBQCoZGgzWEFCE4EmZgki62jmkgWn5t97MgzhTNnnn4sbC0rL6hrXyemcE9WVZmOk~w85ROuchl12ZszIeEcYWgxV4pI-HrWuYMXapbZzFmZ-mIKTkMvREP9fiG~fk46uFPVqzpISMhfmd5RpA4uafG~jK7KbAk5VpH-nb4R8BDLvswHj7Cx-jLBH9Nen4cI-gWaJhU6Qmsv63TQKvXUS66AtsOHivEly6-Tsw1aIoNkxledQ2qhVMFQOS656MznW5MaGjjQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Saratoga Springs City Design Review Board on April 30 approved the mass and scale of a proposed multi-story addition at 30 and 30½ Caroline Street, the project that would surround and span over the existing Sperry’s building. The board voted 4–2 to approve mass and scale only; the applicant must return for continued discussion and final approval of setbacks, materials, fenestration and other exterior details.

Applicant George Olsen of Olsen Associates Architects presented revised renderings and two design options (referred to by the board as Option A and Option B) intended to reduce the visual dominance of the new structure and to allow Sperry’s façade to “pop.” Olsen said the new construction is independent of Sperry’s and spans over that building; the design team described the new structure as wood-frame with brick veneer where appropriate and two-hour fire-rated connections around Sperry’s. Olsen and the design team also presented historical Sanborn maps to show how the Caroline Street frontage evolved over time.

Board members described a lengthy public response: staff and the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation said the city had received more than 60 public comments. The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, represented by Sydney Hedge, urged the board not to approve a design that preserves only the front façade of Sperry’s and argued the project’s mass and scale remained inappropriate; Hedge read the foundation’s letter into the record and reiterated concerns raised by the New York State Historic Preservation Office. Michelle Funicello, president of the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, spoke in support of preserving Sperry’s character and urged high-quality materials.

Board debate focused on whether the two design options sufficiently separate the new building from Sperry’s. Some board members supported Option A (which they said better broke the mass into street-scaled parts); others supported Option B (a stepped-back alternative that reduces floor area but can remove one to two units per floor). Board members discussed zoning and the Unified Development Ordinance setback and height constraints; the architect said the project had been dimensioned in prior submittals and that recent drawings adjusted materials and visual separation rather than footprint dimensions.

After discussion, the board voted to approve mass and scale only, with the applicant to return for continued review of setback details, materials, fenestration and window details prior to full approval. The vote was recorded as four in favor and two opposed. The board indicated a preference for Option A but left final material, fenestration and minor setback details to continued review.

Ending: The applicant will return with specified material samples, fenestration details and any final dimensional clarifications for the board’s further review; the board’s action preserves Sperry’s façade in place while allowing the new construction to proceed through subsequent review steps.","After extensive public comment and board deliberation, the Saratoga Springs Design Review Board approved the mass and scale of a multi-floor addition at 30 and 30½ Caroline Street (adjacent to Sperry’s), voting 4–2 to allow the project to proceed to further review with detailed conditions for setbacks, materials and fenestration.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6577238,"Design Review Board approves door relocation at 129 Circular Street with conditions",312,472395,785000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3163891-f30c2ad34d7692582b06e9d4b7836f1e&start=472&end=785","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3163891-f30c2ad34d7692582b06e9d4b7836f1e/thumbnail_472395.jpg","/articles/6577238/Saratoga-Springs-City/Saratoga-County/New-York/Design-Review-Board-approves-door-relocation-at-129-Circular-Street-with-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6577238-d5ab8fadbb4e0f997037a12ada1cff04/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172283&Signature=mJkRI6G2S0bOEpspRVrS1WID8CZWTkRz6fC2nkDV8k4E6ZxAa8bUOBnsjeR0LL7Q9xP2YdqBVO7cSelh~RpoDpFbzeg6aTuqMOwpQwSaoyk7r0~G2y-x90ugSFEQ6rjTa0NkzAwUDRSwCX6uy~qkKzE9TB7Pk0lpXCqoLtjwvALd5vKeXwRantxCtlM8vrH1IWgEEys0hIxrruaud3fcDQGQmO2j9RXKnz1hVKSwlPzX~k-rori18n2s8u9W87dSjtx4bZ3M3iYMIjJfMHDqAV6bqdd6cAvRhENmikFs7wPFS8LH2gEeumpEvCRhI40f1WUd30FyF-oRoj5hmZKUEA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Saratoga Springs City Design Review Board approved a revised plan for 129 Circular Street on April 30, 2025, allowing a new door to access a side porch by converting an existing lower-left window opening. The approval was conditioned on relocating the historic window and trim into the former door opening and on the applicant submitting a door specification sheet for administrative review.

Dan Chadwick of Balzer & Tuck Architects described the change: the applicant proposes to reuse an existing window opening on the north elevation for a new divided‑light wood door, matching the divided-light pattern of three adjacent windows and reusing the reclaimed window and trim at the former door location. The design team revised the original scheme after board feedback that creating a new opening in the historic district would be unacceptable.

Board members who spoke at the review praised the revision as appropriate for the historic district. Members asked for a product spec for the proposed Simpson wood door and for staff to retain the window/trim relocation detail in the project files. The board approved the application with the stated conditions and recorded that staff could perform an administrative review of submitted spec sheets.

Ending: Planning staff will accept the door specification for administrative review and will confirm relocation details for the historic window and trim in the project file before issuance of any permit.","The board approved a revised proposal to relocate an existing window to create a new door to a side porch at 129 Circular Street in the historic district, conditioned on relocating existing historic window and trim to the current door opening and submitting a door spec sheet for administrative review.","actionData","errors"]

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