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BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, CITY OF ITHACA, CITY HALL, ITHACA, NEW
YORK, OCTOBER 6, 1975
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At a regular meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals, City of
Ithaca, held in Common Council Chambers, City Hall, Ithaca, New
York, on October 6, 1975:
PRESENT Peter Martin, Chairman
Gregory Kasprstak
Edgar Gasteiger
John Bodine
C. Murray VanMarter
Edison Jones, Building Commissioner,
Secretary
Christine Smith, Recording Secretary
ABSENT Elva Holman
Chairman Martin opens meeting, listing members of Board present
and stating that one member is absent and it takes four votes one
way or the other for an appeal and anyone wishing to hold their
case over to the next time in hopes of having a full Board present
may do so. This Board is operating under the provisions of the
City Charter of the City of Ithaca and of the provisions of the
Zoning Ordinances; the Board shall not be bound by strict rules of
evidence in the conduct of this hearing, but the determination
shall be founded upon sufficient legal evidence to sustain the
same. The Board requests that all participants identify themselves
as to name and address, and confine their discussions to the pertin-
ent facts of the case under consideration. Please avoid extraneous
material which would have a delaying effect.
PEAL NO. 9-1-75: The Appeal of A.F.S. for exception fiction
6-B-1 of the Sign Ordinance of the City of
Ithaca at 402 S. Cayuga Street in a R-3 use
district.
MR. BARLOW: Well gentlemen, it's like this. We are a small family
business. We are new in town, we have only been in town for a year.
Our first year in town, we were hit and we found it quite hard to
operate. Now, we are at a little better location but unforttely
when we went in there, we didn't know what the stoning was in the
area. With our signs, we need our signs to make a living. Because
e have to compete against the larger parts stores that are on main
streets which are readily seen also they have been there 20 years
r so. Ao, as a small business trying to compete with these big
businesses, if we are limited to a 1 x 3 sign a 1 foot by 3 foot,
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iwe will never be able to make an existence, it's just as simple
as that. So what we are asking for until later on when everybody
else has to comply with these small sign laws not to be held back
and he]d, from making a livelihood by a small sign because most
people don't know that we exist as it is now.
MR. MARTINI The memorandum that we have from the Planning Board
suggests certain conditions. Their memorandum reads that the owns
and tenants remove the outdated extraneous and excessive signs froll
the building. Are you prepared to agree to that kind of conditions?
MR. HARLOW: Yes, no problem there. In other words like the old
Montgomery Wards sign.
MR. MART N: Yes.
MR. BARLOW: Sure, we'll remove them.
MR. MARTIN: Are there any questions from members of the Board?
MR. GASTEIGF,ER: What is the area of the sign that you put up?
MR. BARLOW: You mean the site of it?
MR. GASTEIGER: Yes.
MR. BARLOWt Well what we have done is we used the old signs that
( were on the building, we didn't know what the law was on the sign
and when I made arrangements to rent the building I asked the people
Iwho we are renting from if we could use the old signs and he said
sure, no problem. What we have done is take the old original sign
that were on the building and I think that they are 3 foot by 8 or
something like that$ I'm not sure, no I think that they are larger
than that.
MR. JONES: I think that they are 4 by 8, I figure that there is
32 sq. foot of sign on the building.
MR. BARLOW: I'm not sure of the exact sine of the signs because I
didn't work on the signs myself.
MR. MARTINx These are the old signs. . . . . , . . . .
MR. BARLOW: These are the old signs that were originally on the
building. What we have done was just repaint them. There is one
sign hanging out front over a lawn area which we used, which isn't
on the building. Originally, years back I think there was a gas
station there and there was an old sign lime a gas station sign which
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we have repainted that.
DIR. GASTEIGER: Aid you know of the sign ordinance when you took
the signs down or whatever you did to them?
MR. BARLOW: No, I wasn't aware of what it really was. I had asks
the fellow that we rented the building from. . . . . . . going back a year
ago we had moved downtown into the Fontana's old part store originally
which sits way back in on Green Street. This is probably how we
got in as bad as we did. When I went in Fontana said use the old
sign, no problem so we used Fontana's old sign and we were there
for a year and we never had any trouble. Then when we moved over
here I asked the fellow about the sign and I asked him if we could
use the old signs and he said sure you can use the old signs no
problems. So unfortunately I never thought to call the zoning
because we had to get a variance to move into the building to begin
with and this fellow had gone ahead and got that appar#ntly. So,
we just assumed that it was alright to use the signs.
MR. MARTIN: Further questions from the Board members?
MR. VANMARTER: I hear two signs one 4 by S on the buildirg and
one hanging sign (MR. MARTIN) is that right there are two signs?
MR. BARLOW: There are two signs, there is a hanging sign. It's
a much smaller sign, I would day it is about the size of one of the
tops of the desk. It originally was on a pole like the old gas
station used to have a gas station sign on a pole, it doesn't hang
over the sidewalk or anything its on a area where it is worn like
where nobody walks on the side of the bank and we had used that sigm
too.
MR. MARTIN: Could we have it clear what kind of sign you would
be entitled to under the sign ordinance.
MR. JONES: 5 square foot of sign is all the sign that he is entitl
to according to the ordinance, it's in a R-3 zone.
MR. MARTIN: And your point about that is that it simply taWf n't
be seen in the location.
ER. BARLOW: First of all it wouldn't be seen I mean 5 sq. feet, yo
talking about 1 by 5?
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�MR. MARTIN: Or 2 x 2}
IMR. BARLOW: It is a small sign to begin with and we are a new
business in town we have been here a year but we never did very
much over the counter business because the only people that new
that we existed were gas stations and the dealerships in town. We
couldn't survive on gas stations and dealerships and that is why
we got into this other building. It was a matter of we had to get
a better location and when we got the location now of course, our
overhead has gone up and with the small sign here again, we can't
compete against the big parts stores which are on the slain streets.
We are not on a main street, we are on a side street. A small 2
foot sign, people driving by won't even be able to see it. It is
just another blank building nobody knows what it is. We couldn't
operate, definitely we couldn't operate because of the increase
overhead. .The rent is so high renting the building, we are only a
small family business.
MR. GASTEIGER: In 1979 presumably you have indicated that you would
comply with the ordinance at that time.
MR. BARLOW: Yes, in 1979 that will give us 4 years roughly to be
their, people would know that we existed then. We would have a
certain established clientele.
MR. GASTEIGER: So, you think the 5 square foot sign could serve
the nee¢, if you are established and if the other businesses are
forced to comply with the Ordinance.
MR. BARLOW: I think that it would be fair if everybody in town
in 1979 has to comply, I'd be willing to comply, there is no problem
there. But in 1979 we will be here for 4 years and people will
know that I'm here. Now, I'm new there and peop3e just don't know
that we exist. We have been in business for 5 years in Tompkins
County and for 4 or 5 years nobody new that we existed. The first
couple years we were in Newfield and the last year we were in
Ithaca. Even when we moved downtown i don>t think that people know
the location of Fontana's old part store on Green Street. That
building site way back in. We were hidden there. Even with the
sign out front, we couldn't do any off street business which we
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need to mate a living. That building had a lesser rent and we had
(problems making it month to month from a smaller rent. Now we are
at a building where we have a higher rent but we can make it from
month to month because people know that are exist right now. Five
years or four years from now we should have a certain established
clientele where we can comply easier with the sign ordinance.
MR.. MARTIN: Are there further questions? Thank you. Is there
anyone else this evening that would like to speak in this case first
anyone who would like to speak in favor of the requested appeal,
anybody who would like to speak in opposition? That concludes the
hearing on Appeal 9-1-75.
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�IEXECUTIVE SESSION, BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, CITY OF ITHACA
NEVI' YORK, OCTOBER 61, 1975
APPEAL NO. 9-1-75
MR. KASPRZAK: I move to grant the variance. Mr. GASTEIGER:
I second that.
FINDINGS OF FACT:
1) Evidence presented tended to show business was a new one at th s
location and conforming sign: would not provide reasonable notice
to the public.
2) The structure is a non-conforming one and the new sign simply
replaces older sign associated with former business and would
not have a detrimental effect upon the neighborhood.
3) This variance is granted with conditions that the signs relate
to former tenants must be removed and the sigma will be brough
into Compliance with the Ordinances in 1979.
4) These conditions were agreed to by the appellant.
VOTE: Yes -- 5 No - 0
Application has been granted.
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�IBOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, CITY OF ITHACA, CITY HALL, ITHACA, NW
YORK, OCTOBER. 6, 1975
Commissioner Jones lists what case No. 1096 is to be.
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`APPEAL NO. 1096: Appeal of Robert and Carole Grover for area
variance at 144 E. Spencer Street in a R-3 use
district.
MR. GROVER: I'm Robert Grover and I live at 108 Pinewood Drive.
We are seeking a variance to use an existing efficiency apartment
: at 144 E. Spencer Street. We feel that this in no way will change
the character in the neighborhood as alot of the housing down there
is rental property. I'm a property owner down there, I have been
for seven years. I own the house next door and one across the street,,
so I am concerned with the neighborhood in itself. Now, if we are
granted this variance we will have to put in a fire escape and a
private entrance. If we are not granted the variance we will still
have to use the space on the third floor of that building but we
wouldn't be required to put in the fire escape and the private
entrance.
�MR. MARTIN: Could I ask you your connection with the property on
which you are asking the variance?
PTA. GROPER: We are in the process of buying it.
MR. MARTIN: You are in the process of buying it?
MR. GROVER: Yes.
MR. MARTIN: And that sale is contingent on our granting a variant
Wit. GROVER: No, it is not. No it is just in the process.
MR. MARTIN: So, that riven if the variance is denied, you are com-
mitted tr, go ahead and buy the property.
IMR. GROVEL: Yes, providing the banks will go along. The third
floor I will have to use that space. Whether it be for a efficient
apartment or an extra bedroom or a rec room. So, if I am granted
this variance, I will have to put a fire escape and a private ent -
ce in there and it will make it a much safer floor to use. So,
in closing I'd just like to say that if the variance is granted
� it will make the property more valuable because the City will get
a greater tax benefit out of it and it will be a much safer place
to occupy, the third floor of that building and no way will it
change the character of the neighborhood.
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�MR. MARTIN: You probably know that we denied a variance in August
of 1974 for this property, can you explain to us how the apartment
( got up there?
MR. GROVER: Well, if an owner can occupy that apartment, in other
words this apartment can be used owner occupied as I understand
it or the room itself can be used as a bedroom or a rec room but
non owner occupied, it can not be used unless there is a variance
granted, dipr to lot size.
MR. MARTIN: What happened under the prior ownership? The variance
iras requested, it was turned down, when was the space developed up
there. on the top?
MR GRAVER: The previous owner intended on living on the top
floor and renting the downstairs.
MR. KASPRZAK: If I understand the cage correctly, there is no
variance necessary for the use of the property.
MR. MARTIN: It is a area variance.
MR. KASPRZ.AK: It is a area variance It's not too important I
don't think whether there is one apartment or two, R-3 permits
other apartments.
MR. MARTIN: But only with lots of certain size.
MR. KASPRZAK: How that apartment got there, I don't know Abe
it is important, maybe not but what bothers me is why did we deny
it and I can't remember why?
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MR. MARTIN: We denied an area variance in August of 1974. Their
requested area variance was wmotly of the kind now being sought
as I understand the case.
MR. KASPRZAKs That was my neat question. How deficient is the area
in terms of. . . . . . . . . . . . .
MR. MARTIN: I might read for the record at this point just since
the issue has come up, the Boards decision in that prior version
of this case. This is the meeting of August 5, 1974. It was
moved and seconded that the requested area variance be denied. _.
Findings of Fact. There has not been adequate showing that despite
the difficul#tes peculiar to this property, that there are diffi.
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culties peculiar to this property to prevent complying with the
density requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, There has not been
� asdequate showing that the property can not continue to be used as
a residence with a single dwelling in it. The discrepancy between
the required lot size for a second unit and the coverage required
by the Ordinance in this property is quite substantial. Finally
testimony showed that there was no on--site parking. Votei 5-0
MR. KASPRZAK: Is it a full apartment or is it. . . . . . . .
MR. GROVER: It's an efficiency apartment. All the lots on that
side of the street are very small lots. Three doors down there is
a six unit that has no front yard at all.. This property and the
property two doors down are the only ones on that side of the astre t
that do have a front yard. This is one of the things that I need
a variance for is that the front yard is not big enough. All the
lots are small all the way down there through that aside of the
road. The city owns the property in the back of it and to the
' right side of it. There is a parking lot right there parking lot
and the Woolworths parking lot also qualifies for parking, it it
within 500 feet of the building.
MR. KASPRZAK: Did you attempt at any time to buy additional
property to make this property comply?
MR. GROVER: Well, I need 10 feet in the front of the building and
the only thing there is, is the street so there is no way that I
could comply with this.
MR. GASTEIGER: Your adjacent property that you own would not
provide parking for this property?
MR. GROVER: No, like I say all the lots are very mall on that
street. Now, there is a side yard there that you could park one
car in but that would ill:iminate a parking space on the street too
So, you wouldn't gain anything I suppose as far as parking is
concerned.
MR. KASPRZAK: Are you going to reside at that property or. . . . . . . .
MR. GROVER: No sir, I am not.
MR. MARTIN: It is now clearly two units, right?
MR. GROVER: Yes, there is an efficiency upstairs and a four bed-
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room downstairs.
MR.. MARTIN: Can you help see to understand when the efficiency was
put in?
lMR. GROVER: I'm not to sure on that.
PA,Ft. JONES: It was about three or four years ago. Can I refresh
your memory a little about this?
MR. MARTIN: Please do.
14R. JONES: Jonathan Parker the son of the owner of the building
when he got married, he's living in wi, th the family and inorder
Ito make things a little more compatible for the newly weds they
decided they were going to put the kitchen up in the upper levels.
Then the father moved to Florida and gave the building or sold the
building to the son. When he first talked about this thing he was
told then and there that he would have to come to the Board if
he ever wanted to use that as income property, as long as he and
his parent lived in the house, we wouldn't fuss about it. But as
soon as it had to revert to an income property where other than
the family resided in the house, then he would have to come to the
Board and ask for the variance.
MR. MARTIN: Are there questions from *embers of the Board?
MR. KASPRZAK: How many people do you" ntend to allow to live in
that building?
MR. GROVER: In the apartment that I'm Tasking the variance for?
MR. KASPRZAK: In the entire building?
MR. GRAVER: In the entire building, Yive at the most.
MR. KASPRZAK: That includes the efficiency?
MR. GROVER: That includes both apaxttme:hts.
MR. GASTEIGER: How many automobiles would you estimate mould be
involved?
. GROVER: Until I've rented it , Z 1rouldn't know.
. GASTEIGER: Weil, it's possible five automobiles?
GROVER: It's possible five, itte 'possible two or one.
MARTIN: Further questions?
MR. KASPRZAK: You did say that you 'would buy that property whether
e variance was granted or not, ig that correct?
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24'1. GROVER: Yes sir, and I would have to do something with the
third floor wither change it into a rec room or use it somehow.
If the variance is granted there will be a fire escape installed
and it will be a Much safer place to live whether it be a bedroom
or a ree room or an efficiency apartment.
MR. MARTIN: Now, what ease can be made with the arguement that it
is an impractical, extremely difficult to use it as a rec room?
In other words to have only one rental unit in the place.
MR. GROVER: Well, it would be a lot harder to menage the property,
if you have a month with nobody in it there would be nothing coming
in, with a two unit place you would have something to carry it.
MR. MARTIN: Further questions? Thank you. Is there anyone else
here tonight who would like to speak on the requested variance?
Anyone who would like to speak in opposition? That concludes our
hearing in case 1096.
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IMU=IVE SESSION, BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, CITY OF ITHACA,
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' APPEAL N0. 3096.
Mr. Martin: I move that the area variance be denied. Mr. Bodine:
I second that.
FINDINGS OF FACTS:::
1) There was no evidence presented that provided any sufficient
change in the proposed use since the previous request was
denied by this Board on August 5, 1974.
Z) The prospective new owners are buying this property with the
full knowledge of the Zoning Ordinances and the Boards action
in the prior case.
3) As we found in the earlier case the discrepancy in lot size
for the second unit and the actual lot size is quite substanti 1.
Vote: Yes 5 No - 0
Application has been denied.
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BOARD OF ZONTNG APPEALS, CITY OF ITHACA, CITY HALL, ITHACA, NEW
YORK OCTOBER Vii, 1973
Commissioner Janes lists what case no. 1098 is to be.
Appeal No. 1098: The appeal of JaLsk Wakefield for use variance
at 102 Adams Street in an R-3 use district.
MR. WAKEFIELD: Mr. Chairman, secretary and members of the Board,
you will have to bear with me, I'm new at this Zoning business. I
asked for a variance to the code for the building known as the Old
Clock works building to start a new business as a woodcraft shop
primarily for custom woodworking, furniture some refinishing (very
little if I can help it. ) I made the appeal on September 23 it wa
brought before the Board, the Planning Board approved and Mr.
Albanese and myself have gone to quite a bit of expense to refurb-
ish the area in the building that I am going to be occupying.
M. GASTEZCER: I would have thought that you would have come here
first. I'm surprised.
MR. WAKEFIELD: Well., Mr. Albanese was under the impression that
everything was settled as far as the zoning in the building was
concerned when he appeared.
MR MARTIN: In that earlier version of the case, we did grant a
variance for certain types of uses but left it open for additional
requests to be made if the uses were not on that list for perepect
ive tenants for the building and I gather that is why you are here
MR. WAKEFIELD: Mr. Jones and myself went over the appeal for the
variance that was permitted to Mr. Albanese. The Code wasn't too
clear it didn't say no and it didn't say yes. It was one of these
situations where you ought to take a chance and put it in and
probably get your head cut off. So, rather than take any chances,
put alot of investment into it, I decided to go the course and go
to the Zoning Board and get it approved.
MR. MARTINS Ok, could you describe for us in slightly more detail
than you have what kinds of work and what kind of hazards aasocia
with that work would you contemplate.
MR. WAKEFIELD: I'm looking at an operation probably I'm sure most
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of you gentlemen here have worked at your own work shops a little it
bigger than that but nothing on the large manufacturing scale. I'
trying to impact a market on a custom handworked wood area. Coffe
table, dining tables, slab wood, there will be a lot of slab wood
work done, the customer would be allowed to come in and pick out
the slab that is on display in the showroom and at that time I
will finish it for him and put the legs on it so on and so forth.
As I mentioned there will be some refinishing, I don't want to get
into it too heavily in the refinishing area because as you say
number 1 hazards involved, it requires slot of amount of sophisticated
equipment that I don't want to be involved with. I'm trying to hi
the market on the so to speak the way they did it 200 years ago
situation in fact, that is going to be one of my big things.
MR. MARTIN: How many employees are you going to have in this
operation?
MR. WAKEFIELD: Well, there will probably be myself for a year
until I get out of the red but, I don't anticipate more than three
people at the most. Myself, if it starts to go in the `ray I think
it will, my brother will probably come in with me and possibly
somebody out in the store area. But other than that if it grows
any bigger I'd have to start to look for something bigger myself.
MR. BODINE: What type of power equipment Might you be using?
MR. WAKEFIELD: Just recently I purchased a 18 inch radial saw, I
have a 10 inch ban saw, a radial drill press, three foot lathe and
some power hand tools. Sanders, buffers and so on. The finishes
on my product are going to be of the hand rubbed finish, oils and
waxes. I'm sort of turned off any more on plastics that-ve can
buy in the store anybody can go down and buy it in the store. I'm
going to try to hit the market with the hand rubbed, the old type
something that is substantial, something that will last for years
and years. That is about the biggest power equipment any larger
equipment other than that if it is required will be done at a mill.
I will have it milled for myself and have it brought in.
MR. KASPRZAK: You are going to be operating regular hours, I take
it?
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MR. WAKEFIELD: yes, I'm hopeing to have the store opened 9-5 and
I'll probably be there not much later, I'm sort of a family man a
little bit old fashion, I'll probably be there until 8 or 8:30 at
night and that is about it. I'll say the shop will be operating
8 to 8:30 in the evening at the most and the store will be opened
9 to 5, five days a week. Saturdays if things are going good, I
might stay open Saturdays too.
MR GASTEIGER.: If you do refinishing will you have dipping tanks?
MR. WAKEFIELD: No, I won't. Any of my refinishing will be done
strictly as a hand operation. As far as combustibles go, I doubt
very much if I'll have more than 6 gallons of any type in the shop
at any one time and those would be stored in a steel cabinet. The
galls are beim; rated 2 hour.-walls, we are double sheetrop ng the
walls. We are putting in between the office spaces between varix
businesses, we're putting in fire doors. There will be no venting
needed. Tt would be like you at home, that type of operation.
' Nothing major.
MR. KASF'RZAK: Would you consider your operation as a noisy operat on
kind of thing?
NAR. WAKEFIELD: No, no more so than if I had it downstairs in my
own house.
MR. K.ASPRZAK: Which part of the building are you actually occupy-
ing? North, south, east wall or what have you?
MR. WAKEFIELD: It'll be on the south bottom part.
MR. KASPRZAK: Then you could park in front of it?
MR. WAKEFIELD: Yes, right.
MR. MARTIN: Any further questions?
MR. GASTEIGER: Could you give us an estimate on what you expect
the traffic to be to and from this shop?
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MR. WAKEFIELD: I'll be looking for probably 1,000 people a day,
no that would be one of the nice things about it. The person will
come in see what I have to offer them, I'm hopeing to have catalog
made pp, then I'll go to their home, the piece will be designed,
fit to their decor at home. So, as far as furniture going in and
out of the doors, it will be handled mostly by me. If I could get
five people a day, I'm going to be very happy. I'll have a
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swinging day. I'll put my own building up. Alot of it will
probably be over the phone. Jack coxae on up, I want you to take
a look at this and see if we can get a dining table made for it
• or something like that. Nike I say, if I can get five people a
day, I'll have a good business going.
MR. GASTEIGER: Did you and Mr. Albanese discuss what function the
building was approved for that this comes closest to','
MR. WAIMFIELD: Yes, we talked and antique furniture is the close*
it carne to. My furniture will be in a sense 1.00 years from r,D Ar an
antique. It will be styled along those lines. when you walk in.
there will be a. piece of raw lumber there, you pick it out, and
when you get it at your home it will be a finished product. And
that is the market if I'm not mistaken, Ed, the Variance was
approved for antique furniture which would -L-.clude some refinishin ,
if ]"m not mistaken..
Pu.. JOKES: I'm not sure now, I'd have to go get ti4t folder too,
I don't really recall. I know when Mir. Wakefield came in to talk
to me. about it we looked and it was one of those things like they
-sed the name Taughannock Construction contr&cting outfit and they
are going to inventory a little whatever, whether it's planking
for scaffolding or staging and maybe some doors, so on and so
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forth. This was gust a little bit different and I said you had
better go to the Board and seek a variance before we make any
commitments on it.
MR. WAKEFIELD: It was just an area, a gray area that we felt we
ought to clarify before we took any. . . . . . . .
MR. GASTEIGER.: On the noise, the tools as in my experience that
create the noise in the home power saw, power grinder, power sande
and you will certainly have power saws, you will have two of them.
I assume Albanese has considered this too in terms of other tenants.
MR. WAKEFIELD: Yes, In fact Mltke has given me a hand with some of
the 8 foot sheetrock. Mike Towne& is in the corner right next to
me and we have talked about it quite a bit and he is not the least
bit concerned in fact he said that he will probably be making more
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noise than I will, he is an electrician. As I said, we are double
sheetrocking and insulating between the businesses then, the heavier
power equipment will be in some sense noise insulated from the res
of the building because I'm going to be next to a brick wall which
is in back which is next to open court yards. Then the other side
will be my shop, then you have the two fire walls so we talked to
al the tenants and nobody has expressed any concern, in fact,
they are driving me nuts, they want signs made.
DIR. KASPRZAK: How are you going to dispose of your remnants and
dust and things like that.
MR. WAKEFIELD: The sawdust, believe it or not, there is a market
for it. A friend of mine has a farm in Groton and he told me he
will take away all the sawdust that I can give him. He has cows
and hogs and stuff. The smaller pieces I better do some careful
planning and not have too much scrape because that is going to cos
money because I'm talking hard woods. But any smaller pieces, I'm
probably looking at 10-15 gallons a week scrape and anything bigger
than that could be .saved and used shimming so on and so forth. So,
we are talking about little ting pieces.
MR. MARTIN: Further questions? Is there anyone else who would
like to be heard on this case? First anyone in favor and anyone
against? That concludes the public session this evening, the Board
will go in executive session.
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BOARD OF ZONING4 APPEALS, CITY OF ITHACA, E MCUTIVE SESSION
OCTOBER 6> 1975
APPEAL NO. 1098:
*sir. Martin: I move to grant the use variance. Mr. Bodine:
I second that.
FTNDTITGS OF FACTS:
1) In our prior action on Arpeal r4 1076 in April of 19715, we foun
that a use variance was;'Justified for this building but only
granted for certain uses; our only question in this case is
whether the proposed use is compatible with the neighborhood
as those uses permitted b * the variance in April 1975.
2) The testimony, as presented, indicated that the propsoed use
would have no detrimental, impact on the neighborhood and was
consistent with the business already in the building.
,*nrnF: Yes -- c ITT - 0
Application has been granted.
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C E R T I P T C A T T 0 N
I : CH I STrtY-F SMITE, -DO CF.R.TTFY that I took the mir"ates of the
BOARD OF Z'ONTNG APPEALS, CITY OF ITHACA, in the matters of Appeals
FJo 1096, 1091 and 9-1--7.5 on October 6, 1975, at City Hall, City
of Tthaca, New York, that I have transcribed same, and the fore-
going Is a tree cop,* of the transcript of the minutes of the meetirg
s.nd the Executive Session of the Board of Zoning Appeals, City of
Ithaca; on the above date, and the whole thereof to the best of
�3' ability.
Cmstine
- Smith
Recording Secretary
Sworn to before me this
day of 1975.
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MOLLY .I. W. R!?ARI)SLEY
� tary l'u1;i�> :.Lrtc ui New York
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