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Zoning board approves three area-variance requests; votes unanimous
Summary
At its Sept. 29 meeting, the Saratoga Springs Zoning Board of Appeals granted area variances for projects at 17 Walnut Street, 169 Union Avenue and 14 Ritchie Place, each by unanimous 7-0 votes. The board issued written findings tied to the city UDO and noted mitigation and neighborhood context for each approval.
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — The Saratoga Springs Zoning Board of Appeals on Sept. 29 approved three area variances for separate residential projects, voting unanimously 7-0 on each application.
The approvals covered: an addition at 17 Walnut Street (appeal of Pavlov Barry), a modification and reapproval of a previously granted variance for a new garage/second dwelling at 169 Union Avenue (Thomas R. Grossman), and an expansion at 14 Ritchie Place (Mary P. Dooley). The board read formal draft motions into the record and moved each resolution to approval with the stated findings required under the city's Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).
Why it matters: Each motion documents the board’s balancing test under the UDO — whether the applicant can achieve the requested benefit by feasible alternatives, whether the variance would alter neighborhood character, substantiality of the request,…
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