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Home My WebLink About510 Hanshaw RdVILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS 836 HANSHAW ROAD. ITHACA.NY. 14850 $an 757 -1238' FAX $0n 257 4e tO Zoning Board June 7,2021 Zoom Meeting #97294127510 Passcode # 846267 AGENDA 1. Callto Order 2. Review and Approvalof May 3, 2021 minutes 3. Public Comment 4. Variance Request: 510 Hanshaw Road An application to construct a new 6'tall open mesh fence at the above referenced address has been denied. Portions of the new fence are proposed to be located at approximately 5' from the front propefi lines (see attached map), which is less than the 25' required by the Village of Cayuga heights Zoning Ordinance Section 305-19.A: Yard Requirements. 5. Variance Request 402 Hanshaw Road An application to construct a new 8'tall open mesh fence at the above referenced address has been denied. Portions of the new fence are proposed to be located at approximately 0'from the front property lines on both Hanshaw Road and Highland Road (see attached map), which is less than the 25' required by the Village of Cayuga Heights Zoning Ordinance Section 305-19.A: Yard Requirements, 6. New Business 7. Adjourn Police Dept. & Yillage Administration OFFICE HOURS I AM - 4:30 PM www. ccyu goherghts.ny, us Village of Cayuga Heights ZonrngBoard of Appeals Application Form ZBA Application Fee: $100 Check All That Applv: , / Area Variance,- _ Use Variance _ Interpretation Request For Office Use Only Date Received Cash or Check Zoning District Applicable Section(s) of Village Code: Property address: 510 Hanshaw Road, lthaca, NY 14850 Tax parcel: 6-1 1-5 ZaningOffrcer,s determinatiorl My application for a fence was denied due to the proposed new fence within the 25'setback area being of a 6 ft height. Requested variance or interpretation:I am requesting a variance to have a 6 ft high woven wire fence in the front yard, within the setback area, which is 2 ft higher than the currently allowed height for fencing that is over 90% seethrough. Reason(s) that the requested variance or interpretation should be granted: . See attached page for the criteria that the ZBA must use. ' Use additional sheets if necessary. Please see attached. Please attach any additional information that will help the ZBA, to evaluate your appeal, such as a narrative, survey map, photos, building plans, etc. By filing this application, you grant permission for Village of Cayuga Heights ZBA Members and Village Staffto enter your property for inspections related to your appeal. Owner/Applicant: Linda Huang Signature: /-rn&- l/rr-o* U Phone number(s):410-300-0484 Email address: LHuang2l 9@gmail.com ya13. 512712021 ZBA Variance Application for 510 Hanshaw Road. Fence Area {Heisht Variance) Reasons that the requested variance should be granted: Having a 6 ft wire fence is important to keep my dog safe from escaping the yard and running into the street. She taught herself how to jump and climb a 4 ft fence and cannot unlearn these skills. There is not a suitable alternative to a 6-ft fence. An invisible-fence will 1o'! successfully contain my dog. She is the type of dog that learns she only gets shocked for a brief time when crossing the line and is then free to wander. lt is my professional opinion as a veterinarian that invisible fences do not provide adequate containment for motivated dogs, A physical fence is needed to contain highly motivated dogs. The character of the Village should not be impacted- the fence will be obscured from view by dense shrubbery and small trees. The fence will be of the same stvle that manv other homes in the villase use (black woven wire, deer exclusion type fencing), and will be difficult to spot through a privacy hedge of foliage. Even if portions of the fence are visible when foliage is thin, the top of the fence will be difficult to visualize. The requested variance of a 2 ft difference in height should not be a substantial difference when viewed from the road. The 6 ft height will actually not appear that high from the street, as the edge of our front yard has a steep downhill from the street so the base of the fence will be set at a decreased elevation relative to the street height and vantage point from the road, and will therefore appear shorterthan actual height. We plan to have professional landscapers who specialize in native plants, The Plantsman, help us beautify and maintain a privacy hedge of native trees and shurbs in the strip of our yard between the proposed fenceline and the village Right of Way, to ensure we have lovely foliage between the fence and the view from the roadside. The requested variance should not have a significant environmental or physical impact on the area- it is not a solid fence and will not obstruct movements of small mammals or birds common in the village, and wiil not obstruct drainage of water as it is a >90% transparent fence' Attached are photos of the front yard with view of the old 4 ft fence from the house, photos from the street side of the foliage and privacy hedge that obscure the view of the front yard (and will obscure the proposed fence), a photo of the style of fence we would like to have, and a survey map which includes a proposed new fenceline (in orange annotation on the survey map). The PDF of the survey map with proposed fenceline is attached in a separate PDF. Photographs are on the next pages. For scale, the tape measure is extended to 6 ft in all photos, even though the ground planned for the fence will be situated below the elevation of the road. This is the view of the front yard towards the road, with a measuring tape extended to 6 ft height for scale. The guardrail on the roadside has been annotated, to help show how the plants obscure the yard from the road and will help obscure a fence. Please note the increased elevation of the road relative to the yard, which will result in a 6 ft fence appearing shorter than its actual height from the perspective of the roadside. Iari- g t'T Here is a view of the privet hedge which will be obscuring the fence from view from the 5-way intersection of Hanshaw and Hampton Roads and the driveway side of the yard. The privet hedge is greater than the 6 ft height of the requested fence, and the fence will not be visible at ali from this vantage point. Please note how the ground slopes down here, as an example of the lower elevation at which the fence will be constructed relative to the roadway, enabling even shorter plants to help obscure a fence. Lc:+r a='; This is an image from the roadside looking towards the front yard. Note how the dense vegetation obscures the yard and house from view. As the road is higher than the ground level in the yard, even the top of the 2-story house is difficult to visualize through the trees and shrubs. ffi .Wre ffi Even in the area where the vegetation is thinnest, foliage is dense enough to obscure the house and yard from view ffi This is a view from Hanshaw Road to the Southeast corner of the yard, in an area where the foliage is thin, but still sufficient to obscure a fence. The current wire fence is barely distinguishable' Mffi This is an example of the style of fence we are requesting. This fence was constructed by the same company we are contracted with, Whitmore Fence Company, and this photograph is one they took of a fence they constructed at a home on Hanshaw Road, just a few houses down the street from our home. Our proposed fence is of a style that will be in keeping with the appearance of the village. x ()2 F# t)llzt4E h-L,It xts!,i SUEYEY MAP* LANB$ OF * THEAT]OBE ft. EEEI{}IAF . M. EIJZABE?H HAEHS VILI,ACE OF'CAY0GA HEIG$IE - ?*EN t C0IJI;TY Of ?OUP!{$S * STA?E oP il] Tix xtP l{c" e'-u-5 aHFEE]Si{CE }EE} i}grBulaffT }ao' 5t945',', .k- \%'.% 3rolRI ElrE<r4lol (Jt frtl4lt: +ilga ig fitr l:i3 .,{ JHl5!tai ttll i$js -*qdo"f,fu'rr. 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