HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-10-29 / TOWN OF GROTON
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
OCTOBER 29 , 1992 , 8 : 00 P . M . PUBLIC HEARING
BOARD PRESENT PUBLIC PRESENT
, Lyle Raymond ( on. at t ached sheet, )
* Nial. Smith
* Mary Decker:
DalTld Ofn. er
* Jolln. Pachai
( '$ presen. t. )
LYLE RAYMOND read the public n. otice :
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that t; he Ion. in. g Board of Aj:? peals
of the Town. of Groton. , Coiln. t of 'rompkin. s . Stage of P1ew York , will.
hold a public hearing at. the Torn. Hall , 101 Conger Blvd . , Groton. ,
New York , on. Thursday , October 29 , 1992 at; 8 : 00 P> . M . , for the pur -
pose of con. siderin. g the a ?? pl. ication. of Sl:lsauehan. n. a Valley Farm
Credit , 276 Tompkins St-. reel, , Cort. lan. d , New York of property, on.
Town. Line Road , Groton. , P1ew York for a Variance to Section. 352 . 1a - 2 -
in. sufficien. t; road frontage of the Town. of Grot; on. Land Use and
Development. code . All. interested persons will. be heard .
RAYMOND : We have here the permit; appl. icat; ion. by Robert Walpole. ,
agent. for Susgl:lehan. na Valley Farm Credit; , for a mobile
home an. d the appl. icat; ion. was rejected on. the basis
t; hat it; did n. ot meet t; he frontage requirement; of the
Town. of Groton. Land Use and Development Code , Section.
352 . la - 2 . It requires 200 ft. . of road frontage . ? lie
lot. , as determined by the rz, on. in. g Officer , has only
196 . 45 ft; . of road frontage . The permit. fee of $ 20 . 00
has been. paid . There is a receipt. in. dicat; in. g ghat .
We have a map with J. 1le locat; ion. of t; he projected lot-. .
I t; hin. k that is about all. the information. t; liat; we
apparen. I; l. y have in. our folder on. t; his regard . Before
we open. this up for guestion. s from the other folks al; t; Yie
hearing , George , as Zon. ln.g Officer , do yOl:l have any
furl; her commen. t. ; ol. her than, what; has been. given. here ,
from the in. format; ion. in. t; he folder , t; hat we might; be
in. tserest; ed in. ?
G . SENTER : Everybody knows tYie situation. witri t; he road ; wit; h
Town. I, in. e Road .
RAYM P7D : Why don ' t, you explain. for t; he record t; he situation. with
Town. Lin. e Road .
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SEwrEi : _ 'Town. Line Road was aban. don. ed on. the Lan. sin.q side , but;
it; was n. ever aban. don. ed on. t; he Groton. side , South of
Munson. RiDad0 I don ' t. believe they know what; that, means
on. that . 25 ft. . that; was left does not. con. st; it. i. te a
road or a legal. right. - of - way . Grot; on. is in. t; he process
right. now of aban. donin. g t; heir hal. f of the road .
RAYMOND : The 196 . 45 ft, . , if t; hat were extended to 200 ft . , woul. d
that have to exten. d onto the road section, be_ in. C, aban. don. ed
by Groton. , where Lansing. has al. ready aban. don. ed its hal. f ?
SEPJ'TER : Yes . That ' s the way I en. t; tired it . I tthink t; here are
extenuating circumstances in relation. to the 196 . 45 ft .
If it. hadn ' t have been for the aban. don. ed road , it would
have been n. o probl. em ;it. al. l. .
RAYMOND : Anyon. e else on. t; he Board have an. y question. s for the
Zoning Officer before we go on. ?
PACHAI : Floss l. on. g has the lot; Iin. e existed ?
SENTER : It is just. going to be divided .
RAYMOND : I think maybe we ought t; o talk to the appl. ican. t for that
on. e . BoA) is agen. t for the appl. i can. t; .
PACHAI : How long has the 1ot; that. curren. tl. y exists been. there ?
WALPOLE : It; ' s a 75 acre l. ot; .
PACHAI : So , as it stan. ds , it is a lot of record ?
SEP1 'TER : Yes .
RAYM0ND : So , what; you are tal. kin. g about , Bob , is t; hat; you have
410 . 25 ft . in. cludin. g t; he aban. don. ed road plus t; he curren. t;
road ?
WALPOLE : There is a lot; which is going to be developed , which is
21 . 61 acres . The total. road frontage , as it stands
right n. ow , for the 75 acre lot , t; he 21 . 61 acres wi1. 1. be
taken. from , techn. ical. 1y , is 621 ft; . The question arises ,
apparent. l. y , it. is not clear in. the Buil. ding Code or the
Zoning Regulations , that says we got to have 200 ft; . of
road frontage ; is how it applies in. this situation. . If
you look at Munson. Rc:lad . . . . . . comin. g from their boundary ,
Munson Road is 221 ft . from t; he north corner of t; he
21 . 61 acre lot. . ( referring to map ) Munson. Road is
located in. the Town. of Lansing . To t; he northwest corner
of the property, is Town. Line Road . If you look at t; he
survey m �ip , it. shows 421 . 36 ft. . of road fron. tage .
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RAYMOND : You are tal. kin. g about. from the point where Mun. son. Road
intersects ; from the corner where Mun. sbn. Road comes in. ?
Wn.LPOLE : 'That ' s correct .
RAYMOND : Mun. son. Ri"Dad is a 50 ft . right. - of -way . You are saying
that; this 196 . 45 ft. . does not in. cIude the 25 ft . half
of the right. - of - way , south of the center l. in. e on. Munson
Road ? ( relferrin. g to map ) George , have you some basis
in. the Town. records or anything that. would indicate that ?
SEN'TER : No . 'The deed goes to the center Iin. e of the read .
WALPOLE : 'The deed goes to the center Iin. e of the road . That ' s
the Legal. description. on. ATil. lage , City , Town an. d Coun. ty ;
not New York State highway reclinical. l. y f based on the
legal. description. , the deed of 221 ft . is incorporated
more to close the liol. e in. , so , that ' s going back to
what the 7on. in. g regulation cal. l. s for .
SEPJ'TER : I real. l. y don ' t. have a problem with approving the Lot;
that is 196 . 45 ft . 'There is an. extenuatin. q circum , tan. ce .
You have the abandoned road and everything e1. se . You got
to make a lot Legal. , that would be sold Legal. .
RAYMOND : What ' s happening liege is you want an. in. terpretation. as
much as yoi;i wan. t a Variance ?
WALPOLE : Abso1. ute1. y .
RAYMOND : Has there been. an. y , to your kn. owl. edge , any- previous
cases that; would liel. p , as far as anything like that ,
which woul. d be silpport; ive ?
SENTER : No , un. l. ess lie kn. ows of any ,
RAYMO :`kiD : What I am Lookin. g at. is do we have a precedent , in. any
way , that; we could look at; ?
'TOTMAN : Not as un. igiae as this is . My question, is , normal. l. y ,
if you have a Lot; and it ' s 175 ft . , an. d if it ' s t; hat; way
before the 7on. in. g Ordinan. ce went through , it; is Gran. d -
fathered . Tlie Zoning Officer has no probl. em with ghat .
My question. is , when. somet; liin. g like this comes up , before
it; goes to the 7on. in. g Board of Appeal. s and it ' s a
creation. of a Town. , n. ot. of the property owner that; this
happen. ed , why does it; n. eed to have a pi;ibl. ic hearing ?
RAYMOND : If I un. derstan. d from the earlier statemen. ts , the 75
acre Lot was there before the road was aban. don. ed .
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TO '?' MAN : Yes , before the road was abandoned they had 400 ft; *
of frontage . By the nat; iare of the actions of the two
t own. I s board :> , t; hey on. l. y hare , techn. ica1. 1. y , n. ow 196 . 45 ft .
or something like that , bi;it; that ' s not the fault of the
property owner .
RAYMOPID : The boundaries of this lot have notchanged during t; hat;
time ?
'POTMAT.T : No .
0 ' NER : Are you saying that. the records show that this lot; was
formed witli that; 400 ft . frontage some years ago ?
,rM'MAN : Many years ago .
OFNER : What about; the Iin. e to the center ?
'POTM,APi : That l. in. e has nothing to do with it . The road was
abandoned at; that; Line .
SEPHER : It ' s going to be a new lot .
'POTMAP1 : That ' s what. I am saying . It. doesn ' t have any bearing
on. this because the road was abandoned . If the road
hadn ' t been abandoned , they woi Id have had another lot
there .
RAYMCND : Ile is saying , by the Town. abandoning the road , it; takes
away the frontage . A1. 1. that is left; is that; 196 . 45 ft .
from the original. 400 ft .
'POTMAPJ : I am not. being critical. , don ' t get me wron. g . You don ' t
go by the center Iin. e of a road on. a corner . 'I' eclin. ical. l. y ,
lie has 225 ft . already from the sough side of the right -
of - way on. Munson. Road , not. the center 1. in. e ; but , by
the way it ' s being read , it; doesn ' t soi:in. d like it . I
was Looking at it from ''. lie futi;ire standpoint , is when you
look at something like this , when. the town. ' s local. zoning
creates the hardship , why slioi Id I , as the property.
owner , have to ask for a Variance if it ' s on. my property ,
and that; I didn ' t do anything ivith any way ? I think
that ' s what; might; be looked at .
PACIlAI : l' hat; was prohabl. y my initial. gl;le stlOn. ; if it ' s a Lot;
of record and it ' s nonconforming , it. may not. have been
nonconforming when. it, was original. l. y surveyed , but; it;
certain. l. y has been the same lot ; it hasn ' t changed
since the lot came into being .
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RAYMCIPJD : rlie lot; hasn ' t changed the road has .
MvrER : The lot; has changed . Phey are making a new l. ot; out of
two lots . What; you are saying is , before we get; into
this , that. yoi;i abandoned the road acid then also that
the road frontage , di;ie to n. o faul. t of the l. an. down. er ,
you ' re saying that they can. make two logs out. of the
big on. e .
'PO 'TMAP1 : Plo , n. o , n. o , because there is no road on. their lot , on. l. y,
this one lot . The otherl. ot; is riot; in question . Ile ' s
got; that; line in there for the other lot. , but that is
a1. 1. one great; big l. ot. becai s) e of this split; in. the road .
'Pliey are sel. l. in. g that other lot; to the adjacent land lot
owner . It. ' s not. real. l. y making it; two lots .
SENTER : No , it. is two lots . rliey are making two lots . They wan. t
to sell. on. e lot; to Randy A1. 1en. anal the other to somebody
el. Se .
RAYMO :',:D : rlie application is based on. the 75 acre lot . What; is done
in the future is riot our con. cern. .
OFNER : I have another gi;iestion. . I don ' t. see what is in. cl. i,tded .
( referring to map )
RAYMOND : Acti;ial. l. y , the way it; is right now , lie ' s got 410 ft .
total. . Of this , lie ' s a0t. 196 . 45 ft . on. the section. of
Town. Line Road that ' s curren. tl. y being used ; as he ' s
marked oi:it. on. the map . rlie rest, of it. is supposedly
on the abandoned road section. .
OFPIER : We don ' t care aboi;it, that , so , what is the objection.
of having this coming over ?
RAYMOND : First of al. l. , lie hasn ' t created another lot; yet . Hj�,
is appl. yin. g it; on. the 75 acre lot . Fle ' s appl. yin. g for
a buil. din. g permit based on. that; 75 acre lot , of which
there is on. l. y 196 . 45 ft . fron. tage , that ' s on a piabl. ic
road , according to the ijon. ing Officer ' s interpretation. .
PACHAI : rlie 21 . 61 acre lot is riot a legal. tax parcel. .
RAYMOND : This is actual. 1y part of a 75 acre lot . ( referring to map )
OFNER : Am I to understand that; you are going to peat; a mobi lie
home on. this 21 . 6 .1 acre lot , as shown. on the appl. ican. t ' s
map ?
RAYMOND : He projects to have it. on. the 21 . 61 acres . Right now ,
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RAYMOND : the application. is based on the wliol. e 75 acres because
this Lot; hasn ' t rea.1l. y been, deeded yet . 'Phat ' s al. l.
we can. act; on because lie says this 21 . 61 acres , this
is on. l. y projected , it hasn ' t been acti:tal. l. y deeded off yet .
WALPOLE : That; ' s correct .
OFNER : If the whole Lot; is a Lot; of record , even if you cal. l. it;
196 . 45 ft; . , it; doesn ' t mean. anything , so , what are we
doing liege ? You haven. ' t, divided anything up yet , to
date , have you ?
WALPOLE : No , only on. paper .
RAYMOND : So , the 410 ft . that ' s on. liege is a projected Lot Line
that , if your go ahead with this division. , t; liat l. ittl. e
lot will. have 410 Ft . ? ( referring to map )
WALPOLE : Along your property Iin. e , which yoi: r deed reads , from
the edge of the south right - of - way, of Munson. Road , to
the northwest; corner of the property l. in. e is 221 ft . The
196e45 ft . , the question which has arisen , is from the
northwest; corner to the center line of Munson. Road , there
is where the 196 . 45 ft . came from .
OFNER : I did take a, l. ittl. e ride out; there . I saw posts wit; li
flags one What does that; mean. ? Is that a lot of record
now ?
WALPOLE : PTO . 'Phat ' s why you have a map liege . We sent a M rveyor
in. there . The Engineers have also been out there .
RAYMOND : 'Pliis 21 . 61 acres is on. l. y a proposed Iin. e , actual. l. y ,
we are deal. in. g with the wliole 75 acres .
OFNER : We are not doing anything related to the posts ?
RAYMOND : Oi;ir probl. em is the in. terpret; at; ion of whether lie on. l. y
has 19i; . 45 ft; . out; of that whole 75 acres liege on. the
road or whether lie has 221 ft; . depending on. whether
you go from the center Iin. e or the right - of - way l. in. e
on. Munson. Road .
OFNER : M,✓ response to that; is , if this is a l. ot of record , who
cares what it is .
RhYMOP1D : Yes , but; you ' re al. so saying it ' s a nonconforming lot .
OFNER : It i s .
RAYMOPID : A ! . d that this lot ; the lot predates the road abandonment .
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RAYMOPdD : I think what we are gettin.g into here should really be
our next session. . We need to make a decision, on. this .
OFNER : Is it. a fact that. we are talking about a lot of record
and maybe 196 . 45 ft. . or maybe 200 and some odd feet ,
but there is a portion. of it which is on. the road ?
RAYMOND : I think you should direct. your question. to Bob ?
WAI, P0hE : David , the way the in. terpretat ion is , to answer your
question. , on. an official. road , the surveyor has indi -
cated there is 221 ft. . on. the road ; but from the
center line of Munson. Road to the northwest; corner of
the property line , is indicating 196 . 45 ft . The
question. I would take to the building inspector is ,
I am addressing the Board , road frontage is road frontage .
The road from here is 221 . 36 ft . I guess we need a
clarification. by the Z, on. in. g Board of Appeals to give
us the definition. of road front; age , in. reference to what
they classify as right; - of - way , if the 'Porn. of I, an. sin. g
owns 50 ft . and the Town. of Groton. owns 50 ft .
P . MUNSON : Are you considering this then. as a 75 acre lot. , not a
21 . 61 acre parcel. ?
RAYMOPII) : That ' s all. we can. do because the 21 . 61 acre lot hasn ' t been.
legally set. off from it; yet .
WALPOLE : The Town of Lansing abandoned this in. September of 1991 .
This is the new tax map . It shows where abandonment
st; ar. ted . It; might. solve this question. and . make it;
Legal. . They abandoned it;. ; everybody Look at. their
survey . They abandoned from the right - of - way of Munson.
Road soiatli . Now , the Town. of Groton is going to abandon
their part . Read section. 320 (in. Nonconformance , then.
Look at the map . This is the current map . We are
dealing with the property lines now .
RAYMOND : We have testimc:, n. y already that this is a lot of record ,
nonconforming , so it predates the Zon. in. g Ordinance . Flow
we wish to deal. With this will. come in our next. session. .
Do we have an. y further questions here ? If not , then we
are going to adjourn. the hearing .
( Flearin. g adjourn. ed at; 8 : 30 P . M . )
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( Board meet in. g starts at 8 : 30 P . M . )
RAYMOND : Phe Board will. not go into session, to m .: tke a decision.
on. hour we are going to han. dll. e this . For you folks
who are here , you are welcome to stay and listen. to
our discussion. as to how we do it and how we decide
the case . This is no lon. ger a public hearing after
we adjourn. . You can. no longer make any comments .
PACHAI : My feeling is that it; is a n. on. con. formin. g lot of record .
As such , it doesn ' t require a Variance and we tai1. 1. just
be making a ruling as opposed to doing a Variance . The
second thin. g is that the lot frontage should be. as the
surveyor leas indicated in. the description. ; that it; is
a full. 221 . 36 ft . , which also pulls it: back in. to a
ruling , rather than. a `;' arian. ce . It; doesn ' t change the
fact; that; it: is a l. ot of record .
RAYMO °,iD : That; lotwas created before that road was aban. don. ed .
At that time , it: was not a non. con. formin. g lot , so , t: he
lot hasn ' t changed but; what: happened is when the Town.
changed the road , it changed the road frontage . There
is a question therE? .
PACHAI : W`1. en a nonconforming Lot; of record ., in. other words ,
if it ' s a nonconforming lot of record , it ' s a lot of
record , defin. itel. y it ' s nonconforming . It ' s not to
be read as a n. on. con. formin. g lot .
RAYMOPID : What you ' re saying is that a n. on. con. formin. g lot is a
n. on. con. formin. g lot ; just because the Town. aban. don. s part
of the roa , it is still a lot of record .
PACHAI : What I am saying is , it ' s a lot of record , regardless
of what: the Town. has done ; whether they have added a
road or taken. a road away ; it ' s still a l. ot; of record .
'Phe question. is , is it: con. formin. g or n. on. con. formin. g ?
It; is a nonconforming Lot an. d what the Town. did does
n. ot: change the fact; that; it; is a lot of record .
RAYMOPdi_j : A lot of record and non. con. formin. g are t: wo different
categories . First; thing we want to establish is
that; this is a lot of record . Sec 'on. d ' part is i f ire
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RA.YMOPID : agree it. ' s a n. on. con. formin. a, lot-. . It. ' s going to make a
difference in how we set. this up . Let. ' s make some
fin. din. gs here . Orrr first finding is that, it; is a lot;
of record . A 75 acre lot of record . Do we want t. o
consider this as a nonconforming lot or not. ?
PACHAI : I don. ' t; t: hin. k we can. .
RAYMOND : This is a lot of record , do we consider this , regardless
of how much frontage is available ? In. t; he first; in. ter -
pretation. we got. from the hearing , there is not enough
frontage there . Do we want. to consider that; as this is
a nonconforming lot. , therefore it is noti a requirement ?
( 200 Ft . road frontage ) . If we consider it a non. con. -
formF_ n. g lot. , it appears t; hat; , therefore , we can. st; op
right; there because a nonconforming lot. is a nonconforming
lot , and therefore no l7arian. ce will. be needed . If t; hey
don. ' t have quite enough frontage , and it ' s not, non. con. -
formin. g , however , you interpret; the fron. tage quest-. ion. .
Bob is saying it does have enough frontage in. his in. ter -
pretation. , brit t; he z, on. in. g Officer says it; doesn ' t;
have quite enough . If we say it; ' s a nonconforming lot-. ,
it doesn ' t; mal. ter one way or the other .
OFNER : It; is a nonconforming lot, , however , if t; hey divide
somet; ping from i. t. , t; hen any line t; hey prig on it from
now on. , that. portion would be not. nonconforming .
RAYMOND : That. ' s true .
OFNER : Whatever they want; t. o do on. it and hOweve_ r they want;
to divide , if they put; a house there . . . . . . . if any-
divisions are made to this , then t; he lot. will. no longer
be non. con. formin. g .
F2AYMOPdD : Yes . It. ' s been plan. n. ed but; they haven ' t; done it.- .
What they do in. the future is their problem .
OFPIER : According t. o t; he appl. icat; ion. , I was under the impression
t; hat; it said somet. hin. g about. a dwelling and creating
a l. ot .
RA'�MOP1D : rhat. ' s t; rue . The application. is in. relation to creat. in. g
a dwel. l. in. g , a mobile home t. o put, t; here * reclin. ical. l. y ,
at the moment; , it; is on the whole 75 acres . It was
rejected because the Zoning Officer , with the way he
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RPYMOND : interprets it. , il. ' s not. enough frontage . Furt; raermore ,
because the question. that Mr . Wal. pol. e raised about how
yoia cal. culat; e that frontage . He wants Uie interpret; at; ion.
from the Board here as t. o how we would consider this .
PACHAI : My feel. in. g is in. light of the in. format; ion. that; Mr . Wal. pol. e
just. presented , that; being t; hat the 'Down. of Lansing
abandoned Town. Line Road on. l. y iap to the soot; Yi right; - of -
way of Munson. Road , that it; woul. d give t; he lot; 221 . 36 ft . of
front; age and therefore , it is not a nonconforming lot .
SENTER : Groton. didn ' t abandon their side of Uie road yet; .
Lansing stops in. t; Yie center I. in. e of Town. Line Load .
RAYMOND : Ilearin. g is over , we are on. l. y supposed to be in. the
meeting part; .
PACHAI : If this ( referring to map ) is 'Town. Line Road and Groton
has not. abandoned tYiis yet. , then this en. t; ire side of
`Town. Line Road is in. fact; , viabl. e road , as far as t; he
Town. of Groton. gods . As far as Lansing goes , Lansing
has abandoned their sect; ion. from t; he south l. in. e of
Munson. Road over , So , we have a road here belon. gin. g t. o
Groton up to the south line . We have a road here
bel. on. gin. g t; o Lansing going to the souit. h Line , so , that ,
as far as I see , that; is the road frontage .
RAYMOND : We have also had test imon. y from t; he Zoning Officer that
the Town. of Groton. has hal. f of Town. Line Road south of
Munson. Road , but; has yet; t. o be official. l. y, abandoned by
t; he Town. of Grot; on. . Then. act ual. l. y , on. the Town. of Groton
side , as far as we are concerned , there ' s more frontage .
PACHAI : I woul. dn. ' t. even. want; to comment. on. t; hat; . I don ' t feel.
that that; ' s rel. evan. t to the minimum requiremen. t because
we got. t; he 221 ft . pl. us here .
RAYMOND : That; ' s an. al. ternat; ive we can go with if we follow
Mr . Wal. pole ' s position. , if we count; 221 . 36 ft. . I. o t; he
lough l. in. e to Munson. Road rat; l:aer than. t. o the center
1. in. e . He ' s going I) v the deed descript; ion. .
PACHAI : Yes , but. the Town. of Lansing st; il. l. maintains from Munson.
Road north and t; he 'Town. of Groton. hasn ' t. dropped an. yl- hin. g
yet; .
O .FNER : It appears to me , that; it will. be impossible to even.
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OFNER : get onto Munson. Road from that. far side if the aban. don. -
men. t went all. the way Over . Right now that far portion
south , yogi have open an. y i.Tay ; it; has to be there to be
used becau , e you coi;il. dn. ' t get; onto Munson. Road .
RAYMOND : In. other words , let me set; up an. interesting case
here . If I drive my car into that little square , before
yoia go onto Munson Road , and I drive into a pothole ,
and it; does considerable amount of damage on. my car ..
is the 'Town. going to say they are not. liable when. I
sue t; 1ie 'Town. because they abandoned the road ? It ' s not;
a road . It ' s not officially kept up . I don ' t think that ' s
true . I think that if I run into a pothole and break
the axle on. my car , the Town. should pay for the damage .
OFPdER : Is there ally evidence before it; got to the edge of
Munson. Road ? I know for a fact; you can. drive onto
Munson. Road .
RAYMOND : Yes , otherwise they woi;il. d have a barrier across from
'i; un. son Road to the other side ; it woitl. d be a dead end .
That applies to both Town Line Road and Munson. Road .
OFNER : It ' s open. all. the way i;ip to this side of Munson. Road .
RAYMOND : It; has to be to get; through there . Isn ' t; it true that;
if you have a stretch of property , that; is in. effect being
i:ised openly, for a public rigilt, - of -Zaay , and that neither
Town. has Objected in an. y way , and has a record that it ' s
been done for manly years and years and yeCRrs , going Way
brick , and therefore , by default. that becomes a public
right; - of - Jay ?
OFNER : I am not, a lairryer . I have seen. situations in other
places where people , for generations , have been using
the road .
RAYMOND : Yes , but using the road is on. e thing , but has the 'Town
been upkeeping the road ?
OFN ER : No .
RAYMOND : OK . That ' . tl� e two things . In. this case , the 'Town
has maintained the road , but; I think , act; i;ial. l. y , my case
is irrelevant any* Way . I jilst; Used it as an. example .
PACHAI : We were just; reviewing the position. of the line as
we perceive it ; the line from which it should be
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PACHAI : determined . ( referring, to ma.p )
RAYMOND : Are we coming t; o an. agreement or in. terpretation. liere that
t; he 221 ft . seem < ; to be the reasonable interpretation. ?
SMI 'PH : I can. ' t see anythin. g else wrong here myself .
OFPJER : Yes , even. if the Zon. in. g Officer doesn ' t agree witli this .
He can come to us and we can. came back if we have to .
RAYMOND : What the Z in.on. g Officer is looking for nowis guidance
any way' . If lie has any fulture cases Like this , or if lie
has an. y questions , lie can. refer to this case . The first;
finding is that; there is good evidence this is a lot
of record of 75 acres . The. second finding is that the
definition. of road frontage for the present; road frontage
for this lot of record is 221 . 36 ft . of frontage . Our
con. cIusion. is that no `Tarian. ce is needed .
DA `IID OFPJER made a motion. that no Variance is needed .
PJIAL SMITH seconded the motion .
ALL IN FA`70Ri/MOTIOPJ PASSED
I , SANDRA DEE DI , OPJ , DO CERTIFY that the aforegoi LI_ n. g
transcription. arc. the minutes which I took on. October 29 , 1992 , on.
the Susquehanna Val. l. ey Farm Credit application. , is a true and
accurate, copy , to the best; of my abil. ity .
Sandra Dil. lon.
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