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February 18,1960.
A special meeting of the Town Board of Ulysses was held at
the Town Office Building for the purpose of holding a public
hearing in the matter of the adoption of a Proposed Zoning Ordinance
as recommended to the Town Board by the Zoning Commission of said
Town.
Members present were :-- Mr.Bpwer,Supervisor;Mr.Rice,Justice
of the Peace;Messrs.Ellis and Thomas,Councilmen;Mr.Newman,Attorney;
Katharine Dimick, clerk. Members of the Planning Board were : Mrs.
Evans,Messrs. Proskine,Whyte,Fellows,and Thomas.
The clerk read the notice of Henri on Proposed Zoning
Ordinance that was published in the February 4th issue of the Free
Press.
Mr.Bower,Supervisor, made a few bfief remarks concerning
the Ulysses Planning Board.
Mr.Proskine,chairman of the Ulysses rlanning Board spoke
briefly in regard to the Planning Report of the Town of Ulysses
and introduced Mr.Rodman Fellows who gave a detailed report of
the Proposed Zoning Ordinance.
Several prpoerty owners asked questions and three were
against the ordinance as to commercial and residential sections
about bix taxpayers commended the Planning Board and wished the
Teen Board to adopt said ordinances
0 sot .n adjourn d,
jcCruJclerk.
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Pi3OPOSED ZONIitG'OBDS)y( , a op , Ordltiarice•- ;
X.Katharine Dlmlek, Clerk.
Notice is hereby given that a pub. Feb. 2, 1960
11c 'hearing' will• be held by the
Town Board of the Town of Ulysses,
Tompkins County, New'York, at the '
Town1Office Building, No: 10 Elm
Street,'Trumansburg, New York ori,
the 18th''der of February '1960. at
8.p.m. iri the matter of the adop-
do of an Proposed Zoning.Ordlnance
as recommended to the.Town Board
by:the'Zoning Commission of said '
The;'said•.ordinance' affects .all j
property,in the• Town of..Ulysses t
outside of'the Village of Trumans- 1
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For the purpose of promoting the a detached dwelling having accom• a. Tillage of land to produce
health, safety, morals, or the medattens for only one family. food to be consumed direct•
general welfare of the community, 7. A "rooming house" is a build• ly or indirectly by humans
and to lessen congestion to the ing other than a hotel or motel or domestic animals or ,
streets, to secure safety from fire, where persons are lodged for hire fowl.
panic and other dangers, to provide or where rooms are offered for hire. b. Grazing of land and its t
adequate light and air, to prevent 8. A "tourist house" is the same crops to feed domestic ant-
the overcrowding of land, to avoid as a roaming house. mats or fowl.
undue concentration of population, g• A "motel" is a building or c. Rearing of poultry in con-
to facilitate the adequate provision buildings providing overnice accom• finement for meat or eggs.
of transportation, water, sewerage, modations for motorists. The word
schools, parks, and other public re- "
motel" includes "motor court", ARTICLE II —
quhements, under and pursuant to ••tourist court", "tourist cabins",
Article 16 Chapter 62 of the Conseil-motor lodge" and similar descrip•
ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS.
dated Laws, the size of buildings flue titles. Section 2. Districts. For the par.
and other structures, the percent-
10. A "hopsltnl" is an establish-
pose of this ordinance the Town of
age of lot that may be occupied, Ulysses Is hereby divided into
the size of yards, the density of pop• meat for temporary occupation se three (3) types of districts as fol-ulation, and the use of buildings, the sick or injured for the purpose lows:
structures and land for trade, in- of medical treatment and does not Business Districts
dustry, residence or other purposes include an establishment for per.Residence Districts
are hereby restricted and regulated maven[ occupation by the poor, in. Planned Development Districts
as hereinafter provided. firm, Incurable or Insane.
Said districts are set forth on the
11. A "nursing home", or "con- map accompanying this ordinance
ARTICLE I valescent home" is a building other entitled Zoning Map, dated 3/2/'60
than a.hospital where persons, ex- and signed by the Town Clerk.
Section I. Definitions. For the cept insane, feeble-minded, drug ur Sald map and all explanatory mat-
purpose of this ordinance certain liquor patients, are lodged, furnish- ter thereon is hereby made a part
words and terms shall have the fob ed with meals and nursing care for of this ordinance.
lowing meaning unless the context hire. Section 3. District Boundaries.
otherwise requires: 12. A "front yard" is a yard be Where uncertainty exists with re-
1. Words used In the present tween the street right-of-way and spect to the boundaries of the
tense include the future; the sing- the front line of a building extend- various districts as shown on the
ular number includes the plural, ed to the side lines of the lot. Zoning Map, the following rules
and the plural the singular; the 13. A "rear yard" is a yard be- shall apply:
word "building" includes the word tween the rear lot line and the rear
structure", the word "occupied" In• line of the principal building ex.
1. The district boundaries are .
eludes the words "designed or in.
P lot lines unless otherwise shown,
tended to the side lines of the lot. and where the designation on thetendedtobeoccupied"; the word 14. A "side yard" is a yard be. Zoning Map indicates a boundaryused" includes the words "ar• tween the principal building and a approximately upon a lot line, suchranged, designed or intended to be side lot line and extending through lot line shall be construed to be
used", from the front yard to the rear the boundary.
2. A "lot" is a parcel of land oe• yard.
cupied by one building and the ac-
2.
Map are
shown on the Zoo•
cessory buildings for uses custom•
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subordinate
building"
clearly
a log Map ncc
from street
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arily incident to it, including such building aubthelpr n
pad Gilding
measured
radial distances from street
und-
open spaces as are used in conned incidental to the principal for ary lin , which
to the zone
l casesHonwithsuchbuilding.
on the same lot, and used for par• ary line, which lines in nil cases
poses customarily incidental to where distances are given are paint.
3. A "lot line" Is a boundary those of the principal building.let to the street line.
line of a lot. 16. A "non conforming use" is a 3. In other cases the boundary
4. A "family" is any number of building structure or use of land ex- line shall be determined by use of
persons of recognized family Ma- fisting at the time of enactment of the scale of the Zoning Map.tionahip maintaining a common this ordinance which does not con•
household. form to the zoning regulations of
5. A "dwelling" 1s a building the district in which it is situated. Article III -
used wholly for habitation by one 17. A arm Is n plot of land USE REGULATIONS. y that exceeds ton (10) acres and is
or more families, used for one or more of the fol. Section 4. Residence Districts. In
6, A "single family dwelling" is lowing purposes: any Residence District, no building
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shall be erected, altered, or extend- 13. One bulletin board or sign Section 6. Business Districts. In
ed and no land or building or part not exceeding eighteen (18) square Business Districts no b u I l d 1 n g
thereof shall be used for other than feet in area referring to the use of shall be erected, altered or extend-
any of the following purposes. the premises. One sign advertising ed and no land, or building or part
the sale, hire, or lease only of the thereof, shall be used for other than
1. Dwelling, land or buildings on which it is one or more of the following uses:
1 Church or other place of wor- located, provided that such bulletin 1. Any use permitted by Section
ship, convent, parish house, Sunday board or sign shall not exceed 4•
School building. twelve (12) square feet in area. DI-
2. Retail Store.
3. Public Library or public rectional signs indicating local
museum, public school, parochial business or services or locally pro- 3. Business or professional of-
school, nursery school, school oper• duced products for sale. Any sign ce'
ated by a non-stock corporation un• authorized by this paragraph shall 4. Restaurant or other place for
der the education laws of the State, be maintained in a safe and neat serving of food and beverages.
any institution of higher learning condition.5. Bank or other monetary insti-
including dormitory accommoda- 14. Such accessory uses as are tution.
tions. customarily incidental to the above 6. Theatre, including drive-in
4. Public park not conducted for uses, subject to the provisions of theatre, bowling alleys or other
profit, public playground, Field Section 5. place of amusement
houses or other accessory building,7. Gasoline,sales station, garage
including necessary and desirable Section 5. Accessory Uses In Rest- for minor repairs, automobile sales
concessions, are permitted, provided deuce Districts. Permitted accessory building or lot.
that no such building shall be uses in Residence Districts shall in-that
than one hundred (100) feet elude the following: 8. Tourist cabins, motel, hotel.
to any lot line. 1. The office of a doctor,
9. Place of business of the tot-
5. Fire station or other public dentist, musician, engineer, teacher, and
and businesses of a
nature,
similar
building necessary to the protec- lawyer, artist, architect, real estate pad de more
anyc
manufactureLure or
tion of or the servicing of a neigh• broker, ur person engaged in provided that any
on theprpremises
er
boyhood, similar occupations, where such of-
processing of goods on the premises
lice is a part of the residence build-
is clearly incidental to a retail bust•
6. Golf course, except a minia- lag. One sign not exceeding two aids conducted on the premises.
ture golf course operated on a coo- (2) square foot and affixed to the Baker
mercial basis, provided that no wall of the principal building is Barber
building shall be nearer than one permitted. Cleaner
hundred (100) feet to any lot line.Confectioner
7. Garden or nursery. 2. Customary home occupations, Decorator
such as dressmaking, hairdressing, Dressmaker8. Hospital or sanitarium for the laundering, or homecooking, con-treatment of human beings, other H
du fed by one person only, resident Hairdresserresscrthantheinsane, feeble-minded, in the dwelling, provided that aoepilepticdrugorliquorpatients, goods or products are publicly dis•
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OpticianprovidedthatnobuildingsousedplayedorofferedforsaleandnoPhotographershallbewithinonehundred (100) advertisement other than one sign Printerfeet
within one
street
fifty (150) not exceeding two (2) square feet Is Shoemaker or repairer
feet of the lot line of any adjoining displayed. Undertaker
owner. 3. Private garage or parking 10. Sign or advertising device not
9. Nursing or convalescent space, provided, however, that not exceeding one hundred (100) square
home, but only on special approval more than one (1) commercial ve• feet in area.
of the Board of Appeals. hide shall be garaged or parked on Section 7. Off-Street Parking. For
any lot in a Residence District,
10. Rooming house or tourist all nonresidential uses in Business
house. 4. A temporary building for Districts there shall be provided on
commerce or industry In a Real- the lot space for the parking of at
11. Cemetery and the buildings dence District where such building least one motor vehicle for each two
and structures incident thereto,but is necessary or incidental to the de- hundred (200) feet of floor area de-
only on special approval of the •elopment of a residential area. voted to non-residential use.
Board of Appeals. Such building may not be continued Section 8. Outdoor Storage. There
12. Any public utility purpose, for more than one year except up• shall be no outdoor storage of rub•
but only on special approval of the on special approval of the Board bish or refuse In connection with
Board of Appeals. of Appeals. any of the uses permitted by Sec.
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lion 6. Town Board shall he required to vided that all the other provisions
Section 9. Planned Development establish such Planned Develop• of this ordinance are complied with,
Districts. In Planned Development meat District. when such lot, at the time of the
Districts, land and buildings may passage of this ordinance, was own•
be used for any lawful purpose as ARTICLE IV — ed on leased by persons other than
authorized by the Town Board in those owning or leasing any ad•
accordance with the following pro- LOT AREA AND YARD joining lot.
cedars.REGULATIONS. Section 13. Front Yard Excep-
1. Planned Development Dis• Section 10. Lot Area and Front. dons. Other provisions of this or.
Evicts shall comprise at least five age, Except as provided elsewhere dinance notwithstanding, no build•
y 5) acres. in this Article, no building or strut• ing in any district need have a
2. Application for establishment lure shall be erected on a lot of less front yard greater in depth than the
of a Planned Development District area and frontage than listed be. average depth of the front yards of
shall be made to the Town Board. low: the lots next thereto on either side,
The Town Board shall refer the rip- Residence Districts
a vacant lot, an adjacent street, or
lot with a front yard greater than
plication to the Town Planning Lot Area 20,000 square feet per the minimum required depth be•
Board for consideration. family or 20,000 square
3. The Planning Board may re•feet for nonresidential lag counted as If it were the min•
quire the applicant to furnish such uses
Imam front
located,
for the district
se4PPwhichitislocated, but in no case
preliminary plans, drawings and 20,000 for the first family shall the front yard in any district
specifications as may be required plus 10,000 square feet be less than twenty (20) feet in
for an understanding of the pro- for the second family in depth
posed development. In reaching its the same structure and
decision on the proposed develop. 5,000 square feet for each Section 14. Side Yard on Corner
ment, the Planning Board shall con• family in excess of two Lot. On a corner lot in any district,
shier, among other things, the need in the same structure; the side yard on the street side
for the proposed use in the propos-20,000 square feet for non- shall be at least one-half the re-for
location, the existing character residential uses. quired front yard on the side street.
of the neighborhood in which the Frontage 100 feet. Section 15. Open Porches. In de-
use would be located and the safe. Business Districts termining the size of yards for the
guards provided to minimize pos- Lot Area 10,000 square feet for the purpose of this ordinance, porches,
sible detrimental effects of the pro-first family plus 5,000 or airports, open at the sides, but
posed use on adjacent property. square feet for each ad• roofed, shall be considered a part of
4. The Planning Board shall ap•ditional family in the the building.
prove, approve with modification, or s a m e structure; 5,000 Section 16. Fences and Walls.The
disapprove such application and square feet for nonresi• provisions of this ordinance shall
shall report its decision to the Town dential use. not apply to fences or walls not
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Board. Frontage 50 feet. over six (6) feet high above the
5. The Town Board shall hold a Section 11. Yards. Except as pro• natural grade, except as limited by
public hearing on the proposal, vided elsewhere in this Article, Section 17, nor to terraces, steps,
with public notice as provided by there shall be provided in connec• unroofed porches, or other similar
law in the case of an amendment Lion with all buildings and strut• features not over three (3) feet high
to the zoning ordinance. tures, yards no less in size that above the level of the floor of the
6. The Town Board may then listed below:ground story.
amend the zoning ordinance so as Residence Districts Section 17. Corner Visability. In
to define the boundaries of the Front Yard 50 feet any Residence District no structure,
Planned Development District, but Side Yard 15 feet each fence or planting over three (3) feet
such action shall have effect only Rear Yard 35 feet in height, measured from the cen-
of granting permission for develop- Business Districts ter of the adjacent travelled way,
ment of the specific proposed use in Front Yard 20 feet shall be maintained on any corner
accordance with the specifications, Side Yard 10 feet each lot within a triangular area form•
plans and elevations tiled with the Rear Yard 20 feet ed by the lot lines along the streets
Town Board. In the event the Plan• Section 12. Existing Lots. Other to the points on such lines a dis•
ning Board has disapproved such provisions of this ordinance nut• lance of thirty (30) feet from their
proposal, or approved with modifl• withstanding, nothing shall pro• intersection, and a line connecting
cations which the applicant is not hibit the use of a lot of less than such points. Any fence or planting
twilling to make, an affirmative vote the required urea for a single that does not conform to the re•
i of at least four (4) members of the family dwelling in any district pro• quirements of this Section shall be
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made to conform within one year wall by mutual agreement between only on special approval of the
from the date that this ordinance adjoining property owners. An ac- Board of Appeals.
becomes effective. cessory building on a corner lot Section 25. Public Garages and
Section 18. Projections in Yards. shall not be less than five (5) feet Gasoline Sales Station.
Every part of a required yard shall from the rear lot line. Accessory 1. No part of any public garage
be open from its lowest point to the buildings shall in ne case exceed shall be used for residence or sleep-
sky unobstructed, except for the twenty (20) feet in height. Where ing purposes except by a watch-
ordinary projections of sills, belt the natural shape of the ground ex-
courses, pilasters, leaders, chim- ceeds a twenty (20) percent rise or man.
neys, cornices, eaves and ornament- fall directly from the street line, a 2. No part of any building used
1 al features, provided that no such private garage, not over one story as a public garage or gasoline
projection may extend more than in height, may be located Ini the
service station
serviwn
o filling
appliance shalltwo (2) feet into any required yard. front yard not less than five (5)feetfromsaidstreetline. On a corner be erected within one hundred (100)
Bay, including their cornices and lot no accessory building may be feet of any Residence District.
eaves, may extend not more than nearer the side street than fife re- 3. No gasoline or oil pump, no
two (2) feet into any required yard quired front yard depth on the side oiling or greasing mechanism and
provided that the sum of such pro-
street. no other service appliance installed
jections on any wall shall not ex- Section 22. Farms Exempted from in connection with any gasolineceedone-third the length of such P
sales station or public garage shall
wall.
Regulations. A farm, as defined in P g
Section 1, wherever located and be within thirty (30) feet of any
An open fire balcony or fire without regard for the district In street right-of-way.
escape may extend not more than which it is located as shown on the Section 26. Location of Certain
four (4) feet into any required Zoning Map, shall be exempt from Activities. Other provisions of this
yard. the requirements of this ordinance ordinance notwithstanding, the Col-
Section 19. Reduction of Lot as long as it is used as a farm, as lowing uses or activities shall not
Area. Whenever a lot upon which defined. This exemption shall not be permitted nearer to any Resi-
stands a building is changed in apply to any building on a farm dence District than the following
size or shape so that the area and used for residence purposes. When specified distances.
yard requirements of this ordinance a farm or any part thereof is used 1. Garage or shop for the paint-
are no longer complied with, such for any other purpose, the part used ing of automobiles or for the repair-
building shall not thereafter be for such other purpose shall be sub- ' ing of automobile bodies or fenders
used until it is altered, reconstruct- ject to all the regulations herein involving hammering or other work
ed or relocated so as to comply for the district in which it is locat- causing loud or unusual noise or
with those requirements. The pro- ad, fumes or odors—two hundred (200)
visions of this Section shall not ap• feet.
ply when a portion of a lot is ac-
qufred for a public purpose. ARTICLE V — 2. Animal hospital, kennel, or
place for the boarding of animals
Section 20. More than One Build- GENERAL PROVISIONS. two hundred (200) feet.
lag on a Lot. When there is more Section 23. Building Floor Area. 3. Theater, including drive-in
than one principal building on a No dwelling in any district shall theater, dance hall, bowling alley,
lot In any district the space be- be erected or altered so as to pro• skating rink — two hundred (200)
tween such buildings must be at vide for less than seven hundred feet.
least equal to the sum of the side and fifty (750) square feet of en- gee;ton 27. Approval of County
yards required by such buildings or closed livable floor area, exclusive Health Department No permit for
the sum of the rear and the front of garage or carport. For the purr any structure shall be granted until
yards as the case may be. poses of this Ordinance an automo- the Tompkins County Health Dc-
ection 21. Accessory Buildings. bile house trailer, whether on
S pertinent has approved the propos-
cessory buildings may not oc•
wheels or otherwise supported, ed methods of water supply and
cupy any required
ail
open space other shall be considered a dwelling. sewage or other waste disposal.
Such trailers may be permitted,
than a rear yard except as noted however, In trailer camps duly B. Section 28.Abandoned C e 11 a r
below, and any such accessory ceased by fife Town Board. Holes and Buildings. Within one
building may occupy not more than year after work on any excavation
forty (40) per cent of any requir• Section 24. Extraction of Natural for a building has begun, any such
ed rear yard and shall be not less Products. The removal of sod, loam, excavation shall be covered over or
than three (3) feet from any side sand, gravel, or quarried stone for refilled by the owner to the normal
or rear lot line, except that a sale, except when Incidental to, or grade. Any building substantially
private garage may be built across In connection with, the construction destroyed by any cause shall be re•
a common lot line with a party of a building shall be permitted built or demolished within one
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year. Any excavation or cellar hole Section 34. Changes. A noncon• of occupancy shall have been up-
remaining after the demolition or forming use may be changed to an- plied for and issued by the Zoning
destruction of a building from any other nonconforming use of the Officer. Before issuing a certificate
cause shall be covered over or fill• same or more restrictive classifica- of occupancy, the Zoning Officer
ed by the owner within one year. tlon, and when so changed to a shall determine that the building
Section 29. Parking in Front more restrictive use, it shall not conforms in all respects to the re.
Yard. There shall be no parking of again be changed to a less restric- quirements of this ordinance.
motor vehicles in any required tive use. The order in which the Section 36. Fees. Each applica-
front yard except in an established various districts are named in Sec- tion for a building permit shall be
driveway. tion 2 shall be taken as the order accompanied by a fee of ten (10)I. . . of the classification of restrictive- dollars.
ARTICLE VI— ness from the most restrictive to
Section 39. Board of Appeals
NONCONFORMING USES.
the least restrictive.
There is hereby established a Board
Section 35. Restoration. Nothing of Appeals which shall function in
Section 30. Continuation of Exist. herein shall prevent the substantial the manner prescribed by law.Ns fag Uses. Except as provided in restoration, to its former condition
Section 17 and elsewhere in this or better,within six (6) months and The members of the Board of Ap-
Article, any use of land, or a build- its continued use of a nonconform- peals shall be residents of the Town
ing or part thereof, existing at the ing building damaged less than of Ulysses and shall be appointed
time that this ordinance becomes eighty five (85) percent of the mar- by the Town Board to serve far
effective, may be continued, al- ket value of such building im- terms as prescribed by law. Va-
though such building or use does mediately prior to such damage, by cancies occurring in said Board by
not conform to the provisions fire, flood, earthquake, act of God, expiration of term or otherwise
thereof.or act of the public enemy. shall be filled In the same manner.
Section 31. Abandonment of Use. The Board of Appeals shall
When a nonconforming use has Ana= Vu— choose its own chairman and vice•
been discontinued for a period of at chairman, who shall preside in the
least one year, It shall not there- ADMINISTRATION.absence of the chairman. In the
after be reestablished, irrespective Section 36. Enforcement. This or• absence of both the chairman and
of the reasons for such discontinu- dinance shall be enforced by the vice-chairman, the Board of Ap-
ance or the intent of the owner of zoning Officer who shall be ap• peals shall choose one of its num-
the premises or any other person, pointed by the Town Board, and ber as acting chairman. Such
and the future uses shall be in con- who shall in no case, except under chairman, or the party acting in his
formity with the provisions of this a written order of the Board of Ap• stead during his absence, may ad-
ordinance. peals grant any building permit or minister oaths and compel the at-
Section 32. Junk Yards. Bill- certificate of occupancy for any tendance of witnesses.
boards and Automobile Sales Lots. building or premises where the pro• The Board of Appeals may ap-
Notwithstanding any other pro• posed construction, alteration or point a secretary who shall take
visions of this ordinance, any auto• use thereof would be In violation minutes of all its meetings and
mobile or other junk yard, any of any provision of this ordinance, keep its records.
automobile sales lot or any bill. Every application for a building The Board of Appeals shall adopt
board or other nonconforming sign permit shall state the intended use from time to time such rules and
or advertising device in existence of the building and shall be ac- regulations as it may deem netts-in a Residence District at the time companied by a plot plan drawn to sary to carry into effect the pro-of the adoption of this ordinance scale and with all dimensions
shall be discontinued within two shown Indicating he size and
visions of this ordinance and all
in2) years of such date. Any lot con-
g resolutions and orders shall be in
shape of the lot and buildings,accordance therewith.
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taming one or more abandoned
Unless there has been substnnt-
I motor vehicles shall be considered lal progress in the work for which
The Board of Appeals shall, in
a junk yard for the purposes of this a building permit was issued, said accordance with the provisionsSection. However, the Board of Al)-
building permit shall expire one
hereinafter contained In this Sec-
peals may grant special approval g p Ron, hear and determine appeals
for the continuation of such uses year from the date of issue• from any refusal of a building per-
subject to the limitations of Section Section 37. Certificate of Oc. mit or certificate of occupancy by
40. cupancy. It shall be unlawful to use the Zoning Officer, or review any
Section 33. Alterations. No non• or permit the use of any building order or decision of said Zoning Of.
conforming building shall be alter- or part thereof hereafter erected, ficer, where such order or decision i
ed or extended except as authorize changed, altered or extended, in is based upon the requirements of
ed by the Board of Appeals. whole or in part, until a certificate this ordinance.
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Where there are practical tilt- the Board of Appeals shall de•
fleulties or unnecessary hardships termine that a need for the use in
in the way of carrying out the question exists, and that the pro•
strict letter of this ordinance, the posed use will contribute to the
Board of Appeals shall have the convenience and prosperity of the
power, in passing upon appeals, to community and that neighboring
vary or modify the application of persons and property, will not be
any of the regulations or provisions adversely affected.
of this ordinance so that the spirit Section 41. Amsadmsnts. This ur•
of the ordinance shall be observed dinance may be amended as pro-
and public safety and welfare se- vided by law. Any proposed amend-
cured and substantial justice done. ment shall be submitted to the
In reaching a determination of Town Planning Board for a report
practical difficulties or unneces- before being acted upon ,by the
stay hardship, the Board of Ap- Town Board.
peals must find that all three of the section 42. Validity. The invalid-
following conditions are present be- ity of any section or provision of
fore granting a variance to the use this ordinance shall not invalidate
regulations of this ordinance. any other section or provision
1. The land in questlon cannot thereof.
yield a reasonable turn if Section 43. When Effective. Thisr
only for a purpose permitted in the ordinance shall be in totes and et-
district in which it in located. feet immediately upon adoption
2 The plight of the owner in due and publication as provided by law.
to unique circumstances and not to
general conditions in the vicinity
of the property.
3. The variance requested will
not alter the essential character of
the neighborhood.
The applicant shall bear the cost
of advertising as required in con•
nectlon with public hearings.
Section 40. Violations and Penal-
ties. Any person, firm, corporation
or other violating any provision of
this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of an offense and upon con-
viction thereof shall be subject to
a fine of not exceeding fifty (50)
dollars, or to imprisonment for not F
exceeding fifty (50) days, or to both
such fine and imprisonment, for
each and every violation and for
each week and every week that
In addition to other penalties,
the Town of Ulysses may Institute
any appropriate action or proceed-
ing to prevent the unlawful erec-
tion, construction, alteration, or use
of any building or land In violation
of the requirements of this ordin-
ance.
The Board of Appeals may also,
where authorized by this ordinance,
grant special approval for certain
uses. In granting special approval,
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Trailer Park '
Ordnance
Town of Ulysses, New York
For the purpose of promoting the validity of such license shall ex- after investigation, transmit the ap-
health, safety, morals or general pire as provided in Section 5 but plication to the Town Board, to-
welfare of the inhabitants of the may be renewed under the pro- gether with his written recommen-
Town of Ulysses, the use of house visions of the ordinance for udtii• dations, The Town Board shall then I -
trailers and the design and oc- tional periods of one year. hold a public hearing on the up-
cupaney of trailer camps within Section 3. License Fee plication. At least fifteen (15) days'
the Town of Ulysses are hereby The annual license fee for each notice of the time and place of such
regulated. trailer park shall be $2.00 for each hearing shall be published In a
liw Section 1. Definitions trailer facility with a minimum of paper of general circulation in the
20.00. These fees shall be prorated Town. All such applications shall
a) A 'House Trailer" Is any on a monthly basis for less than n be approved or rejected byvehicleorcombinationthereof, us" the Town Board, after which
ed, designed for use, or capable of full year, the application s h a l l be
being used as sleeping or living Section 4. Application for LI• filed with the Town Clerk who
quarters, whether propelled by its cease shall notify the applicant in writ-
own power or by the power of an- Applications for a trailer park Ii- ing of the action taken thereon. If
other vehicle to which it may be cense shall be made to the Town the application is approved by the
attached. Any addition to such Clerk. Applications shall be in writ- Town Board, the Town Clerk shall
house trailer shall be deemed to be ing signed by the applicant and issue a license to become effective
part of such house trailer.shall contain the following: from the date of issuance and con-
b) A "Trailer Park" is any lot, (a) The name and address of the tinning in effect through the thirty
piece or parcel of ground used applicant and the name and ad- first day of the next December. No
or intended for the purpose of dress of the owner if someone other license shall be transferrable or as•
supplying accommodations for two than the applicant.signable.
or more house trailers. "Trailer (b) The location and legal de-
Park" shall not Include sales lots scription of the area proposed for Section 6. Renewal of License
on which unoccupied trailers are the trailer park. Application for the renewal of any
parked for purposes of inspection (c) A plan of the trailer park trailer park license shall be filed
and sale. with the Town Clerk on or before
drown to scale and indicating lo- the first day of December. The ap-e) A "House Trailer Space" is cation and dimensions of house
the lot or space. in any trailer park trailer spaces, buildings, roads and plication shall be the same as re.
which is occupied or designed to be other facilities. quired in Section 5, except that no
occupied by any one house trailer. (d) Such further information as plan of the trailer park is required.
Section 2. License Required for may be required to determine cam- Section 7. Modification of Li.
Trailer Parke pliance with this ordinance. ceased Trailer Park
It shall be unlawful for any per- Section 5. Issuance of License No trailer park may be enlarged
son to establish, operate or main- or modified In plan until a license.
thin, or permit to be established, Each application for such li• has been obtalnrd in the manner
operated or maintained upon any cease shall be referred by the Town prescribed herein.
property owned or controlled by Clerk to the officer appointed by the Section 8. Revocation of Licensehim, a trailer park without having Town Board to enforce this ordin-
first secured a license therefor. The sacs. The enforcement officer shall, It the enforcement officer, a peace
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officer or health officer finds that subdivided and marked off into the Tompkins County Health Dc•
any trailer park Is not being main- house trailer spaces, which shall partment. Each trailer park shall
tabled In a clean and sanitary con- be at least fifty (30) feet by one provide and maintain the following
dltlon or is not being conducted In hundred (100) feet in dimensions. facilities:
accordance with the provisions of (e) House trailers shall be so (a) Each house trailer space
this ordinance, such facts shall be harbored on each house trailer shall be provided with a proper
reported to the Town Board in space so that there shall be a dirt• water connection. An adequate sup•
wrlUng, and the said Town Board lance of at least thirty (30) feet be• ply of hot water shall be provided
may direct the Town Clerk to serve tween house trailers or between a at all times In the service buildings
an order, in writing, upon the hold- house trailer and any building.for bathing, washing, cleansing and t`•
er of the license or the person In (d) Each house trailer space laundry facilities.
charge of said trailer park directing shell abut a driveway from a pub• (b) A service building or build•
that the condition or conditions lie street or highway. Such drive- lugs shall be provided to house p
therein specified be remedied with- way shall be suitably graded and toilets, showers, and laundry tacit-
surfaced and shall not be less than Dies.
such order. If such conditions are thirty-six (36) feet wide for two-
not corrected after the expiration of c) Separate
each
rooms shall be
said flue days, the Town Board may way traffic nor less than twenty provided for each sex, in whichsix (26) feet wide for one-way trnf• shall be Installed water closets in
cause a notice to be served in writ- fie separate compartments. There shalllagupontheholderofsaidlicense (c) Walkways not less than three be at least one (1) water closet fororthepersonInchargeofsaid (
3) feet wide shall betrailerpark, requiring the holder of provided the use of females for every ten
the license to appear before the from all house trailer spaces to (20) house trailer spaces or less,
Town Board at a time to be specs- service buildings. and one (1) water closet for the
fled in such notice and show cause (f) No house trailer shall be lo• use of males for every fifteen (1u)
why such trailer camp license sated nearer than fifty (50) feet to house trailer spaces, or less.
should not be revoked. The Town the right-of-way of any public street Urinals may be substituted for one-
Board may, after a hearing at or highway, nor nearer than thirty third of the required water closets
which testimony of witnesses may five (35) feet to any other property for males. Toilet rooms shall con-
be taken, and the holder of the II- line, nor nearer than twenty (20) lain lavatories with hot and cold
cense shall be heard, revoke such feet to any trailer park drive. water in the ratio of one (1) lava•
license if said Town Board shall (g) Mechanical laundry drying tort' to every two (2) or less water
find that said trailer park is not equipment or laundry drying yards closets.
being maintained in a clean and shall be provided. Laundry drying (d) Separate bathing facilities for
sanitary condition, or if they find machines shall be located in a sery each sex shall be provided, with
that any provision of this ordinance ice building. Laundry drying yards one (1) shower enclosed in a corn-
1' has been violated. Upon the re- shall be located convenient to serv• partment at least three (3) feet
vocation of such license, the ice buildings and shall have an square for each sex for every ten
premises shall forthwith cease to be area of fifty (50) square feet for (10) house trailer spaces or less.
used for the purpose of a trailer each house trailer space. e) Each service building shall
park, and all house trailers shall (h) All driveways shall be ade• have one (1) slop sink or basin
be removed therefrom. At any such quately lighted. with water supply for each ten (10)
hearing the holder of the license (1) Planting and landscaping, house trailer spaces served.
may be represented by counsel. adequate for the protection of prop- (f) In areas of the trailer park
oa S. Location of Trailer erty values in the vicinity and in set aside exclusively for houseSection
Parks
Sec
the Town generally, shall he pro- trailers equipped with private toilet
Oiled and maintained, and bathing facilities, the forego-
Trailer parks may be located in (j) A suitable area or areas for Ink requirements for toilets and t
any district where such use is per recreation purposes shall be pro- bathing facilities shall not applymiltedbytheZoningOrdinanceofvidedineachtrailerpark. At least (g) Laundry facilities shall betheTownofUlysses, one hundred (100) square feet of ry
Section 10. Design of Trailer Parks land for each house trailer space PI l the ratiopubwithhotand cold
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water for
The trailer park shall conform to shall be made available for such every twenty (20) house trailer
the following requirements: purposes In one or more areas, spaces.
a) The trailer park site shall be Section 11. Water Supply and (h) Each house trailer space
properly graded to insure rapid Sanitary Facilities shall be provided with a properly
drainage and freedom from stag• Provisions for water supply and installed sewer connection for the
nant pools of water. sewage disposal shall conform to combined liquid waste outlet or
b) Each trailer park shall be the standards and requirements of outlets of each house trailer. It
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shall be the duly of the owner or more than fifty (50) dollars, and
operator of said trailer park not to every week such violation exists
permit the use of these outlets un• shall constitute a separate offense
tit the connection from the troller and be punishable as such. In ad-
to the outlet has been made odor- dition the Town may take any other
tight as well as water-tight. Sewer appropriate action to enforce corn-
connections in unoccupied house pliance with the provisions of this
trailer spaces shall be so closed that ordinance.
they will not emit any odors nor
Y cause a breeding place for flies or Section 14. !iguana of License
other Insects. Not to Waive Compliance with
st Other Statutes and Ordinances.
1) Each trailer park shall pro-
vide equipment sufficient to pre- The issuance of a trailer park li-
vent littering of the grounds and cense pursuant to the provisions of
premises with rubbish, garbage and this ordinance shall not be deemed
refuse, and shall provide fly-tight to waive compliance by the holder
metal depositories with tight fitting thereof, by the property owner, or
covers at conspicuous locations up• by any occupant of said park under
on the premises. Such depositories any statute of the State of New
shall be emptied as frequently as York, or any other ordinance or
necessary and kept at all times in regulation of the Town of Ulysses.
sanitary condition. Section 15. Administration
Section 12. Management of Trail- This ordinance shall be admin-
er Parlor istered by a person or persons to be
The owner or operator of each designated by the Town Board.
trailer park shall keep a permanent Section 1S. Validity
record in writing of all persons oc• The invalidity of any section orcupyingorusingthefacilitiesof
such trailer park including:
provision of this ordinance shall
not Invalidate any other section or
a) The name of each occupant provision'thereof.
of each house trailer.
b) Dates of arrival and depar- Seetloa 17. Effective Date
ture of each house trailer. This ordnance shall be in force
c) License numbers of all trail- and effect Immediately upon
ern and towing vehicles. Such adoption and,publlcation as requir-
record shall be open at all times ed by lAw.
to any peace, enforcement, or
health officer of the Town or State.
It shall also be the duty of the
owner or operator of each trailer
park to:
d) Maintain the trailer park in
a clean, orderly and sanitary con•
dition at all times.
e) See that the provisions of
this ordinance are complied with.
f) Report to the Enforcement Of-
ficer or Town Clerk all cases of per-
sons or animals affected or suspect-
ed of being affected with any com-
municable disease.
Section 13. Penalties
Any person, firm or corporation
who violates any provision of this
ordinance shall be guilty of an of-
fense and subject to a fine of not
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March 2,1960.
A regular meeting of the Town Board of Ulysses was held
at the Town Office Building for the purpose of transacting necessary
business.
Members present were :-Mr.Bower,Supervisor;Mr.Rice,Justice
of the Peace; Messrs.Ellis and Thomas,Councilmen;Mr.Strong,Supt.
of Highways;Mr.Newman,Attorney;#atharine Dimick, clerk. Members of
the Planning Board present were :- Messrs.Fellows,Stevenaon and
Thomas,Mrs.Evans.
Minutes of February 5th and 18th meetings were read and
approved as read.
Motion by Mr.Thomas,seconded by Mr.Ellie ,voted and carried,
that the following bond be approved and filed:-
E.Delos Crumb:Justice of the Peace.
I,r.Bower introduced Mr.Fellows,vice-chairman of the Planning
Boardwho explained in detail the changes that the Planning Board
had made in the Proposed Zoning Ordinance.
Questions were asked of different members of the Planning
Board and about 25 taxpayers were present at this meeting .
Motion by Mr•Rice,seconded by Mr.Thomas,voted and carried;
that the Proposed Zoning Ordinance recommended by the Planning
Board be adopted by the Town Board of Ulysses. Roll call vote :-
Rice -Yes
Thomas-Yes
Ellis-Yes
Bower-Yes
Notice of the Proposed Ordinance will be published in
the Free Press.
Motion by Mr.Ellis,seconded by Mr.Rice,voted and carried,
that the Bills 31 to 39 inclusive be audited as claimed.
On motion our ,
clerk.
Add to above minutes :
Mr.Bower,Supervisor,received a letter from E.D.Crumb,Justice
of the Peace,stating that he was in favor of the Proposed Zoning
Ordinance as adopted by the Town Board.
The clerk was authorized to print the notice of hearing
on Proposed Trailer Park Ordinance to be held at the Town Office
Building,April 5;1960.
SEIVNISCISIK
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April 5,1960.
A special meeting of the Town Board of Ulysses was held at
the Town Office Building for the purpose of holding a public hearing
in the matter of the adoption of a Proposed Trailer Park Ordinance
as recommended to the Town Board by the Zonthng Commission of said
Town.
Members present were :-Measrs.Crumb and Ruce,Justices of the
Peace; Messrs.Ellis and Thomas,Councilmen;Katharine Dimick,clerk.Ill-Members of the Planning Board were :-Mrs.Evans,Mesars.Proskine,Fellows •
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and Thomas.
Mr.Thomas opened the meetingand requested the clerk to read
the notice of hearing on Proposed Trailer park Ordinance that was
published in the March 24. th issue of the Free Press.
Mr.Proskine,chairman of the Zonthn.g Commission,explained the
the Proposed Trailer Park Ordinance.
Mr.Fellowa answered questions from about ten taxpayers of the
Town of Ulysses and other members of the Planning Board also helped
in the explanantion of s: d ordi : ce.
oop t ad j ourne .1
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atone tL•ne;,.had;a bakery in.-1'Y:' ,}4f
the -Trumansburg. Fire Departt '.^S
bt,' C•ment'In':making:a contributi k 'i' 0,i• ;c 61hing :,to,..the Lloyd. , J .'lallyof.nine.who lost'all't to I;r' i
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
County of Tompkins iS s
State of New York $
c\ • Cb0 ' '° being duly sworn deposes
and hat he is over 21 years of age, that he resides
in the Town of Ulysses, County and State aforesaid
NOTICE OF•BEARING''0I1
and that he is`p'of the Free Press, a public t !c:';':•!;. .t•' PBOPOSED t` r
newspaper printed and published in the village of Tru• TRAILER.PARK ORDINANCE ,'•',
mansburg, Tompkins County, New York and that a iNotice:•1s'-[iereby: given'-'that'•a •
notice of which the annexed is a true copy was pub• public hearing will beheld by the
c2 il i Town Board of the Town of Ulysses;
lished in the said paper TonSplrina',County;'New:York `dtthe
19`4 Town' Ottice..Bullding;ZNo:1.0''Elin
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Street, T'rumansburg;:Ncw York;oa
and that the first publication of the said notice was on tlie' 5111,,day.-if 1 Apr11,:,1960":at--S
ol ,/
p.m.,;in,the matter'of,the'adoption
Y 19 (.0 of a Proposed.;Trailer,:Park Ofdln i
ante as•recommended:to:the .tdwn
and the last on 19 (.a Board.by the'Zoning Comimisslon of
a.E-D./-j CGC tir-L,j
said'Towr1.! '.::I.;' ' r' .°r .: '
Subscribed and sworn before me this
The-:anti ordlnatiee"affects •all
property Di'ilia-rniy n•:of• Ulysses
94121. 6 G outside;of the Village;of lrunians.
19 fibre A copy of.ihe, proposed O>-
e Qg'Wf_ otJ
Notary Public
dinance'`le:o fie::a ;the' Tawn
Clerks Office where It may lie seem
during,.. buelness, hours by, uny_.ln-ri ri r ;. n: •r.:c terested'person:The purpose of the
said,'•publlb'.hearing 1s'to heir.all`i` person desiring to':be heard for or :,1 cm 4,;.::;1 in f^r..p:.ir,) C:;Vr,fy against'the adoption 'Of•'Batd`'t i. '1' tern_ 1:,:p,rvs L:;liCti 30, ?Y6 t dlnince. . u'
Katharini Dlmick
Clerk
March 29, 1960'
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April 6,1960.
A regular ;meeting of the Town Board of Ulysses was held at the .
Town Offide Building for the purpose of transacting necessary
business.
Members present were :- Messrs.Crumb and Rice,Justices of the
Peace;Messra.Ellis and Thomas,Councilmen;Mr.Strong,Supt.of Hways;
Mr.Newman,Attorney;Katharine Dimick,clerk.
Due to the absence of hr.Bower,Supervisor;Mr.Thomas took
charge of the meeting.
Minutes of March 2nd meeting were read and approved as read.
Motion by Mr.Rice,seconded by Mr.Crumb,voted and carried
unanimously, that the Proposed Trailer Park Ordinance recommended
by the Planning Board be adopted by the Town Board of Ulysses.
Mr.Strong,Supt.of Highways, reported several complathnts in
reagard to a Pepsi Cola sign at Ward's Gas Station,complaint being
that it obstructs vision on Highway 96.
Motion by Mr.Rice,seoonded by Mr.Crumb,voted and carried
unanimously,that the Town Board of Ulysses authorize Ortha Strong,
Supt.of Hways, to advertise for bids on Sectional Steel Pipe &ulvert
on Colegrove Road,and to accept the lowest bid or reject all bids.
Motion by Mr.Ellis uusecondedbyMr.Crmb,voted and carried,
that Bills Nos.4 i0to50inclusive be audited as claimed.
On m on journed,
clerk.