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Zoning board reapproves height variance for Crescent/Jefferson affordable housing, ties extension to permit timeline
Summary
The Saratoga Springs Zoning Board of Appeals reapproved an area variance allowing a proposed affordable housing building to reach 48 feet in height (8 feet over the 40-foot limit) and clarified the expiration timeline; the board found no new neighborhood changes and cited a prior negative SEQRA declaration.
The Saratoga Springs Zoning Board of Appeals on June 2 reapproved an area variance allowing a proposed affordable housing complex at the corner of Crescent Avenue and Jefferson Street to reach a midpoint roof height of 48 feet, 8 feet higher than the 40-foot limit in the UR-4 district, and set the standard expiration tied to filing dates and local rules.
The project team told the board the taller midpoint and a half-gable roof profile were intended to make the building more consistent with Saratoga Springs architecture and to screen mechanical equipment. The applicant said the proposed design and unit count constrained the number of floors and that a lower flat roof would leave mechanical equipment…
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