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Planning Board issues favorable advisory opinion for 52 York variances, urges tree preservation
Summary
With the applicant absent, the Saratoga Springs Planning Board issued a unanimous negative SECRA declaration and a favorable advisory opinion to the Zoning Board for variances tied to a proposed two‑lot subdivision at 52 York, and asked staff to emphasize tree preservation and require subdivision-level design details when the applicant returns.
The Saratoga Springs Planning Board on its regular meeting reviewed a coordinated review request for variances tied to a proposed two‑lot subdivision at 52 York and, with the applicant absent, issued a unanimous negative SECRA short‑form environmental finding and a favorable advisory opinion to the Zoning Board.
The variances seek departures from the Urban Residential 3 (UR-3) district minimum lot requirements. Planning staff reported the district minimums are 6,600 square feet for lot area and 60 feet for average lot width; the applicant proposed two lots of 5,450 square feet each with 50‑foot widths. The zoning board had initiated coordinated review and deferred lead agency status to the planning board while also requesting an advisory opinion on the variances.
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