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Saratoga Springs Land Use Boards Reviewed 292 Projects, Made 246 Decisions in 2023

Saratoga Springs Land Use Board Stats 2023, per the Office of Planning & Economic Development. Saratoga Springs Land Use Board Stats 2023, per the Office of Planning & Economic Development.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The city’s three Land Use Boards collectively made 246 decisions among the 292 projects it reviewed while staging 64 meetings during 2023, the Office of Planning & Economic Development announced this week. 

The three city Land Use Boards are: the Planning Board, Design Review Board and Zoning Board of appeals. Each holds multiple public meetings every month at Saratoga Springs City Hall. 

The Saratoga Springs Planning Board is a 7-member citizen board appointed by the Mayor to 7-year staggered terms. The City Council gives the Planning Board independent authority to review development activities within city boundaries, including jurisdiction over the development of most new multi-family, commercial, institutional and industrial projects.

The Saratoga Springs Design Review Board is a 7-member citizen board appointed by the Mayor to 5-year staggered terms. The City Council gives the Design Review Board independent authorities to review development activities within city boundaries - jurisdiction over signage and exterior building changes related to both – Historic, and Architectural review, among them. 

The Saratoga Springs Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) is a quasi-judicial 7-member citizen board appointed by the Mayor to 7-year staggered terms. State regulations require communities to have a Zoning Board of Appeals to review requests for waivers from regulations in the existing zoning ordinance.

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