Developer seeks variances for Lexington Road subdivision after Army Corps wetland reclassification

Bruce Sieves, attorney for the applicant, told the Saratoga Springs Zoning Board of Appeals on July 28 that his client is seeking area variances to develop a 14‑lot subdivision off Lexington Road in a portion of the Independence Square plan.

Sieves said the site, which his brief described as a little more than 21 acres, contains about 12 acres of wetlands and that an updated 2022 wetland delineation added roughly 0.28 acres of isolated wetlands near the proposed roadway. "The wetlands on the site are under the jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers," Sieves said.

The application as revised requests front‑yard setback relief from the 30‑foot requirement to 11.5 feet for Lots 1 through 12, and two variances from the UDO minimum average lot‑width requirement for Lots 6 and 7. Sieves said the average size of the 12 lots that need setback relief is about 0.34 acres and that that figure is consistent with nearby developed lots on Lexington Road.

The applicant said the need for most of the variances stems from where…