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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING
August 23, 2010
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Jeffra Ruesink
Dylan Kuckes
416 Cayuga Heights Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
August 20,2010
Brent Cross
Zoning Officer
Village of Cayuga Heights
836 Hanshaw Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
RE:Zoning Variance Request at 1 Strawberry Lane
Dear Mr.Cross:
We received your notice of the zoning variance requested at 1 Strawberry Lane because our property is
within 200'.We are unable to attend the hearing on this matter, but we wish to make it clear and state
for the record that we are not opposed to the proposed construction of the 170 sf addition or the
increase in lot coverage to 13%.
Sincerely,
Jeffra Ruesink
cc: Corinne Frantz, Bruce VanDover
August 23, 2010
To: Village of Cayuga Heights Zoning Board of Appeals Members
From: Concerned Residents of Northway and Triphammer Roads
Re: Opposition to Variance Request at 906 Triphammer Road
The owners of the property at 906 Triphammer Road have requested a variance
in percentage of lot coverage for an accessory structure constructed last year on
the same lot as their house (under construction for the last three years). We
would like to point out to the Zoning Board of Appeals Members that:
1) This is not a temporary, movable structure; it has been built on a concrete
pad and is finished on the outside with stucco and stone. (Image 1) The
owners ran power to the structure via an underground trench from house.
(Image 7)
2) The structure is large. The pad is 14' X 15' and the entire structure,
including a 5' overhang is the same size (210 sf). The enclosed portion of
the building is (14' X 10' or 140 sf). The structure is 12 and ''/z feet high.
(Image 1)
3) The structure has been built within a few feet of the adjacent lot lines. The
west wall of the structure is about 2' from the 111 Northway Road lot line.
The south wall of the structure is about 3' from the 904 Triphammer Road
lot line. (Images 2 and 3)
4) This is an imposing structure that is unlike any other accessory structure
in the neighborhood. Existing accessory structures in the neighborhood
are smaller, movable wooden structures. (Image 6)
We do not believe the fact that the structure is already built should influence the
decision of the appeals board; the structure was built approximately one year
ago. The zoning restrictions on the percentage coverage of the lot by structures
are clearly stated. The Village engineer, Mr. Brent Cross has assured several
neighbors that he has been in contact with the Petrina's regarding zoning
regulations during the construction of the house; many of us were concerned that
the house itself was larger than allowed by the zoning regulations. Mr. Petrina is
trained as an engineer and works at Cornell, so he is well qualified to build the
house and also to interpret zoning regulations.
It is our understanding that the footprint of the house in its current state of
construction is 11.9% of the area of the lot itself. The appeals committee should
note there is an exterior door leading out of the back of the house that may
require a porch/deck and stairs to exit the house (Image 4). Presumably, this
additional construction will also require a variance as porches and decks two feet
above the underlying ground are included in the footprint of the structure.
Image 1. Structure is built on cement pad and has a stucco and stone finish
Image 2. West wall of the structure is about two feet from the adjacent lot line
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Image 3. South wall of the structure is about three feet from the adjacent lot line
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Image 4. Exterior door on the rear of the house
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Image 5. Structure is built on concrete slab and not moveable
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Image 6. Structure compared to another accessory structure in area that is
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Image 7. Trench from house to accessory structure for power
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