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DAI-E: August30, 20L6
TO: Brent Cross, Engineer for the Village of Cayuga Heights
Zoning Board of Appeals
FRcrM: Gertrude and Drew Noden, O*n"rr<pyrg,6/ ?W . Wrrt^-211W. Remington Road
RE:Request for Area Variance
We are requesting an area variance for a recently installed IOxIZ'Anrish shed that does not meet therequired set-back guidelines. In this request, we detail the process by which the site was chosen. lnsupPort we are providing: (1) maps showing the location of trees, slopes, and other features of theproperty that limited our options, (2) evidence that we exercised due diligence in seeking informationfront the dealer and staff members of the Village of Cayuga Heights, including Mr. Cross, as well as
discussing the site with our closest neighbor, and (3) photograph showing that this structure is not ,.a
detriment" and does not produce an "undesirable change in the character" or negatively impact"conditions in the neighborhood.,,
The shed was ordered in late April from Mr. Chris Jordan, owner of Thee Amish Structures in Dryden.
He told us that he had delivered many sheds to Cayuga Heights residents and also sold some to theVillage' He stated that 10x12' was smaller than the size that would require a building permit. Also, hespecified the following: (1) minimum 4" crushed gravel horizontal bed extending 6" beyond the frame
supports, (2) not closer that 1 ft. to any tree, and (3) minimum of a 12-foot wide straight pathway for
delir,'ering and placing the shed, with a minimum of 14-foot width at a bend.
Becaruse of the location of trees, topographical features (steep slopes), or stone retaining walls, there
are only two locations along the property boundary that allow truck access to potential outbuilding
sites. We identified two possible sites (A and B on Plate 1). Due to locations of trees that were too
close together and the 3-foot steep rise beside North Sunset Road, we determined that site A was not
accessible.
ln early May I visited the Cayuga Heights Village office and asked where to find the official guidelines.
As threy had been on several previous occasions, the office staff (Ms. Mangione and Ms. podufalski)
werervery knowledgeable and helpful. Their information confirmed what Mr. Jordan had provided,
and added the requirements of 3 feet from side and rear property lines and 25 feet from the front. Mr.
Cross joined this conversation and verified their information. I subsequently found the 2011 the
Village Zoning requirements pertaining to sheds. The information therein is the same.
We asked Mr. Jordan for an on-site evaluation. Due to the required bends in tlre access route, we
were concerned about access site B, and had staked out an alternate s;ite (1"-foot to the south of C) for
his inspection. His opinion was that the delivery truck would not be able to make the 2nd turn required
to place a shed at site B (shown in detail on plate 2). I conferred with David Brown, the neighbor to the
east, and he had no concern about a shed in the site C location (it is 10 feet from his property line). We
were aware that the site was less than 3 feet from the north property line, but at L9-feet from the
edge of the road it was well inside the established tree line. I did not try to determine the midline of
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View to the east (looking up hill),
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