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City staff and committee members discussed technical requirements before conveyance: preparing meets-and-bounds by surveyor Bill Thompson; reserving easements for utilities, including a storm line; and marking or relocating dry utilities such as gas and electric if necessary. City staff noted a signed wetland delineation on file and that previous mitigation plans had been renewed, so the parcel under discussion was not expected to contain conveyance-limiting regulated wetlands.

Committee members discussed how to determine fair consideration for any conveyance. Options discussed included hiring a certified appraiser to use standard valuation methods, obtaining an assessor's valuation, and comparing per-square-foot assessed values for adjacent parcels. Staff suggested blending a private appraisal and a public-sector estimate to reach a fair number. Bill Thompson was assigned to prepare the meets-and-bounds and acreage information to support appraisal work.

A committee member moved that the reduction of the right-of-way as indicated, with appropriate conditions, was acceptable; members responded in the affirmative and the motion passed by voice vote in the recorded excerpt.

Next steps recorded in the discussion include: staff will prepare meets-and-bounds and conveyance documents; commission and staff will determine appraisal methodology (private appraiser, assessor data, or blended approach); and staff will return draft documents and valuation for committee review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Saratoga - Real Estate Committee - Jun 06, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Real Estate Committee voted to approve a reduction in a 90-foot right-of-way as indicated, subject to conditions. Staff and the committee discussed surveying, easements for utilities and storm lines, appraisal methods, and DEC/Army Corps wetland delineation issues.","taxTitle","Saratoga Springs City, Saratoga County, New York","taxId",7807,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6533606,"Owners request to buy 'paper street' at 4 Lincoln Avenue; committee to check planning status and neighborhood rights",384,858435,1243080,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3693371-e203ce35106672b6ff83651a0a42ac80&start=858&end=1243","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3693371-e203ce35106672b6ff83651a0a42ac80/thumbnail_858435.jpg","/articles/6533606/Saratoga-Springs-City/Saratoga-County/New-York/Owners-request-to-buy-paper-street-at-4-Lincoln-Avenue-committee-to-check-planning-status-and-neighborhood-rights","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6533606-2a8fa3137599f709492b9d7f4c9f4d9c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205303&Signature=WmoXnoOvPmInEEIsUgXZC4zEPIAVFJHRXhW9nOtfnzWHccgXRYSliCXmNx3UtJbxouk5jH7ruuuKyxDcTNFvIR1NtaJQXCDEtdZYtoL2uMObCHJMztQtAk~nShGFFR~oJ8Kz1GKbOWPjZY6TWUy6LgIOm-d9nnqFlrDpeOdviDGMTF2mxnNd90Dc-sCI9Ua31S6ZTmynm0~0~6hVwQI6YtWJUfokkFNhgAyT7odKsyDhARle5THvSD55N0GwOPlfzOVxU8Gpf8-BK8T3ODq0LTn3wZafwtXAeC3kDcaFD9~R1F1nKRrkToSplk0Fl8B7dMr~86O3DSEfgRPmGvmrCA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The owner(s) of 4 Lincoln Avenue asked the Real Estate Committee whether the city would consider selling an overgrown “paper street” alley that runs from Lincoln toward Findlay, saying the alley is currently maintained only by the abutting property owners.

The property representative said the alley is treed and overgrown and currently only open up to their property because they maintain it, plow it, and regravel it. “We were approached ... by a couple of the neighbors who want access to the alleyway,” the speaker said, and described receiving some city no-parking signs intended to help adjacent neighbors gain access.

City staff told the committee there is a planning-board-approved project that improved the southern portion of the alley where it abuts Findlay, and staff must confirm whether any current plan requires the northern segment to remain public. Staff cautioned that the committee’s historical practice has been to favor conveyances when all adjacent owners jointly request to buy portion(s) of a street; selling to a single adjacent owner who would then grant easements can raise complex title and access problems and is often resisted.

Committee members discussed next steps: staff will locate and confirm planning-board approvals and project status for the corridor, verify whether any portion is needed for municipal access, and notify adjacent property owners as appropriate. No final sale or conveyance was decided in the recorded discussion.","Owners of 4 Lincoln Avenue asked whether the city would sell a largely unused, overgrown paper street (alley) that abuts their property. Staff said the committee must confirm whether any approved planning project requires keeping the corridor open, and explained that adjacent owners often have preferential rights; no sale decision was made.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6533610,"Committee recommends license to allow 1.4-foot encroachment and paved area at 134 Crusty Street",425,391975,817210,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3693371-e203ce35106672b6ff83651a0a42ac80&start=391&end=817","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3693371-e203ce35106672b6ff83651a0a42ac80/thumbnail_391975.jpg","/articles/6533610/Saratoga-Springs-City/Saratoga-County/New-York/Committee-recommends-license-to-allow-14-foot-encroachment-and-paved-area-at-134-Crusty-Street","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6533610-6d4bccd816cf3fbf16ca71051885b5df/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205303&Signature=E1Fh2JvdXFuVyPBYRMilKib2GQeRrAvx97GxSfyIUpq6cgpjPemGOs4ZbL3BuuBEJr2IiJfQIF1QTzVhishQRBwtnBnKGDXeuzo5f-tCitkPsJlLZpKn5cysyFcb9d8VVFglEL6WSs6OHU2qPH4mrNs4EMMcEcgkMJ8reHObLGXr9OEE-FxYBssarIdq~JTgsBnuVKG~EXPQO~6n1U~wz47wafoW4W-aTHEwoCAhYiXyDPpvogSeoF4DlDYOwto9YB7HEqcCpytg6f5THzNh5hEhN8teKvyTICPHq2BGXQB546TZYx8j1Q1VUH9Zonnf15moBsxQ-xpOEeEg4TXOzg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","John Famosi and Linda Famosi, owners of property at 134 Crusty Street, told the Real Estate Committee that a recent survey found a building and paved-area encroachment onto city right-of-way and requested a resolution to correct the matter.

John Famosi said the family bought the property in mid-2021 and did not obtain a survey before purchase. “From what we could tell, there was a remodeling done in 2014 ... the stairs and landings appear to have been done around the same time, but were not necessarily part of the authorized permitted construction,” a city speaker said, and noted the certificate of occupancy was issued with conditions that must be reconciled.

City staff and the applicants discussed the encroachment size (about 1.4 feet in a couple of spots and up to 3 feet elsewhere on the plan), whether stairs and landings meet code, and whether the paved parking area should be included in any license so the issue need not go before the zoning board. Staff recommended that a license explicitly prohibit any future expansion beyond the current footprint and that code-required alterations be addressed as part of the approval.

A committee member moved to allow the 1.4-foot building encroachment in two places and include the parking/paved area in the license agreement; the motion carried with committee members voicing their approval. The committee recorded no detailed roll-call vote in the provided transcript.

The action recorded was a recommendation to issue a license agreement that would permit existing encroachments to remain under specific conditions, and the city indicated it would require the property owners to resolve any code-compliance modifications separately.","The Real Estate Committee recommended issuing a license allowing owners to retain a building encroachment of about 1.4 feet in two places and an adjacent paved parking area at 134 Crusty Street, subject to conditions including no further expansion and compliance with code.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6533616,"Owner seeks to buy small strip of city land to rebuild historic porch at 56 Marvin Street",174,22215,196335,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3693371-e203ce35106672b6ff83651a0a42ac80&start=22&end=196","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3693371-e203ce35106672b6ff83651a0a42ac80/thumbnail_22215.jpg","/articles/6533616/Saratoga-Springs-City/Saratoga-County/New-York/Owner-seeks-to-buy-small-strip-of-city-land-to-rebuild-historic-porch-at-56-Marvin-Street","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6533616-2e2e6cd87b45752ab9b7278ef736aa1d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205303&Signature=W~SAsmWowDM3zaMOL1H4zc-ekaTZPiETFMS7xmDUEV6aM6i4vegfUhe4skfKDo1jVC4oIv2smFELCW2kSkPKpAnJdritArqiJ8JnlN2vHWrICSfYgO~mUHF7fc03uvo3yVbiCVBljkOFcMUKcU8VsjFzqdmPjU-WvP4YT1FpgZ04pGnQ5QqZQTFYTWlPy5e6x4FdJTt4Z1SzTg90U2eNmQIW94iO87I9V9Geb5g0Ifj0rLS2wEwTLrNBAlDjcW4nzRxwGs7bEnX1Is0YL1r~yYTWWETqsEx0127IbaVXo0rAkwTzPPuUuWmHqWT8HxdzffzQlkyuvvdO3ijVI8xTIg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Steph Ferradino, an attorney appearing on behalf of property owner Maggie Smith, told the Saratoga Springs City Real Estate Committee that her client wants to purchase a narrow strip of city land in front of 56 Marvin Street to reconstruct a historic porch.

Ferradino said the house was built in 1927 and appears on Sanborn maps as having a porch; the house currently has a small concrete stoop. “She would love to purchase land from the city, in order to reconstruct the porch on the front of the house,” Ferradino said. She asked the committee to weigh in on an application to buy roughly 3 feet of land extending about 23 feet across the front of the house.

Surplus property in the city, Ferradino said, can be sold if it is no longer needed for municipal purposes and is sold for fair and adequate compensation. She told the committee the owners do not believe the city needs this small slice of land and that similar homes along the street appear to encroach on the right-of-way. Ferradino said the owner anticipates also applying for a variance for front-yard setback relief if the conveyance is permitted.

Ferradino described site conditions that she said would allow the public sidewalk to remain consistent: “Right in front of her property ... the sidewalk widens, but we believe with the conveyance and the variance, the sidewalk width that is seen on either side of her with the adjacent properties could easily continue.”

The committee did not take a final vote on the conveyance during the discussion in the provided transcript. Committee members and staff raised procedural matters including whether a license or a conveyance is appropriate, the need to ensure any construction meets code, and whether existing fences or other improvements that currently extend into the right-of-way should be addressed in any agreement.

Next steps discussed included confirming that the strip is not needed for municipal purposes, documenting the precise dimensions and survey information, and coordinating any subsequent zoning variance application. No appraisal or purchase price was discussed during the recorded remarks.","An attorney for the owner of 56 Marvin Street asked the Real Estate Committee to consider selling a roughly 3-by-23-foot strip of city right-of-way so the owner can reconstruct a historic front porch and then seek a variance for front-yard setback relief.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee approves reduction of right-of-way with conditions; staff to seek appraisal and finalize documents

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Committee recommends license to allow 1.4-foot encroachment and paved area at 134 Crusty Street

Owner seeks to buy small strip of city land to rebuild historic porch at 56 Marvin Street