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Neighbors split as zoning board sends 65 Fila Street proposal to Design Review Board for advisory opinion
Summary
After extensive public comment about scale, lot coverage and stormwater, the Zoning Board voted to seek a DRB advisory opinion on a proposed carriage-house addition and garage at 65 Fila St.; supporters cited historic precedent and the property's preservation covenant.
The Saratoga Springs Zoning Board of Appeals voted June 23 to request an advisory opinion from the city's Design Review Board (DRB) on a proposal to add a garage/carriage-house and an addition at 65 Fila St., a property owned by the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation.
The request for advisory review follows a lengthy public hearing that included both objections and support from neighbors and preservation advocates over the proposal's size, massing, lot coverage and stormwater impacts.
Matt Herr, principal of Frost Herr Architects, presented the project on behalf of the Preservation Foundation and a potential buyer. He described the work as necessary to make the restored shell into a…
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