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Town of Lansing
Monday, August 20, 2012 7* 00 PM, Zoning Board of Appeals
Meeting
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEMBERS
( * Denotes present)
* Gregg Travis, Chairman * David Dittman
* Linda Hirvonen * Dan Konowalow
* Henry (Hurf) Sheldon * Judy Drake, Alternate
* Jeffrey Overstrom, Engineer & Planning Coordinator
Ruth Hopkins, Town Board Liaison
Lorraine Moynihan Schmitt, ZBA Attorney
PUBLIC PRESENT
Al Fiorille
• GENERAL BUSINES
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Chairman Gregg Travis called The Town of Lansing Zoning Board of Appeals
Meeting to order at 7: 04 PM and reviewed the Agenda with the Public .
Chairman Travis acknowledged the Legal Notice was duly published in The
Ithaca Journal as required .
Daniel Konowalow moved to open the Public Hearing at 7: 04 PM . Henry (Hurf)
Sheldon seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote :
Vote of Zoning Board . . . ( Aye ) David Dittman , Member
Vote of Zoning Board . . . ( Aye ) Linda Hirvonen , Member
Vote of Zoning Board . . . ( Aye ) Daniel Konowalow , Member
Vote of Zoning Board . . . ( Aye ) Hurf Sheldon , Member
Vote of Zoning Board . . . (Aye ) Gregg Travis , Chair
Public Hearing - Area Variance, Applicants, Alfonso Fiorille, 388
Salmon Creek Road, Tax Parcel # 21 . 4 ,w2 2
Zoning Board Members reviewed packets previously provided to them.
• *For the record, Mr . Fiorille disclosed to the ZoningBoard Members
s that he is
currently an active Planriing Board Member .
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• Mr . Fiorille appeared before the Board requesting an Area Variance for a
proposed lot size less than 40,000 Sq . Ft. The Town of Lansing Land Use
Ordinance for the RA District requires 40, 000 Sq. Ft. Mr . Fiorille would like to
subdivide the farm house from. the agricultural land that is currently being tilled .
Mr . Fiorille would like to keep a 30 ft right of way to the south that would allow
access to the back farm land that he states will remain forever . To the north of
the property, there is a hedgerow of large pine trees, also the well is located near .
Member Comments/Concerns
Linda Hirvonen : Stated she has spoken with the Tompkins County Health Dept
and they have indicated at this time the lot does not meet sanitary code .
Daniel Konowalow : Encouraged Mr . Fiorille that he should seriously take into
consideration and not have the access strip too close to the existing well .
Henry (Hurt) Sheldon : Inquired why Mr . Fiorille didn' t consider putting the
deeded right on way to the back field, on his other property .
Daniel Konowalow made a motion to close the Public Hearing at 7: 23 PM . David
• Dittman seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote :
Vote of Zoning Board . . . ( Aye ) David Dittman , Member
Vote of Zoning Board . . . ( Aye ) Linda Hirvonen , Member
Vote of Zoning Board . . . ( Aye ) Daniel Konowalow , Member
Vote of Zoning Board . . . ( Aye ) Hurf Sheldon , Member
Vote of Zoning Board . . . (Aye ) Gregg Travis , Chair
After reviewing several different maps, the Members felt there are several others
alternate ways for Mr . Fiorille to achieve his goal without having an Area
Variance granted .
The Zoning Board reviewed the following criteria :
FINDINGS :
1 . State whether an undesirable change in the neighborhood character will
be created, and reason why :
No .
• 2 . State whether there is an alternative method to achieve what the Applicant
desires , and reason why :
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• Yes . There is adequate land available to meet the Zoning
Regulation requirement for lot size .
3 . State whether the Variance will have an adverse effect or impact on the
physical or environmental conditions in the neighborhood or district, and
reason why :
No .
4 . State whether the alleged difficulty ( Variance needed) was self-created ,
and reason why:
Yes . The Applicant could have full size lot.
5 . State whether the request is substantial :
Yes . See above (#4)
Henry (Hurt) Sheldon made a motion to deny the request as presented . Daniel
Konowalow seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call
vote :
Vote of Zoning Board . . . ( Aye ) David Dittman , Member
• Vote of Zoning Board . . . (Abstain ) Linda Hirvonen , Member
Vote of Zoning Board . . . ( Aye ) Daniel Konowalow , Member
Vote of Zoning Board . . . ( Aye ) Hurf Sheldon , Member
Vote of Zoning Board . . . (Aye ) Gregg Travis , Chair
Approval/Denial of Tuly 17, 2012 Minutes
David Dittman made a motion to approve the Minutes as presented . Henry
(Hurf) Sheldon seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call
vote :
Vote of Zoning Board . . . (Aye ) David Dittman , Member
Vote of Zoning Board . . . ( Aye ) Linda Hirvonen , Member
Vote of Zoning Board . . . (Aye ) Daniel Konowalow ,
Vote of Zoning Board . . . (Aye ) Hurf Sheldon , Member
Vote of Zoning Board . . . ( Aye ) Gregg Travis , Chair
Other Business
The Board Members inquired if the P1arining Office had heard back from
Stephen Davis in regards to his Application as his Public Hearing was tabled
• until this Meeting . To date, they have not . It was the consensus to leave the
Public Hearing opened until the September Meeting at which time they will close
if there has been no correspondence from Mr . Davis .
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Daniel Konowalow made a motion to adjourn the Meeting . Henry (Hurf)
Sheldon seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote :
Vote of Zoning Board . . . ( Aye ) David Dittman , Member
Vote of Zoning Board . . . ( Aye ) Linda Hirvonen , Member
Vote of Zoning Board . . . ( Aye ) Daniel Konowalow ,
Vote of Zoning Board . . . (Aye ) Hurf Sheldon , Member
Vote of Zoning Board . . . ( Aye ) Gregg Travis , Chair
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August 20 , 2012
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