HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB Minutes 1985-11-20 TOWN OF ITHACA
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
November 20 , 1985
At a Special Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca ,
Tompkins County , New York , held at the Town Offices at 126 East
Seneca Street , Ithaca , New York , at 12 : 00 noon on the 20th day of
November , 1985 , there were :
• PRESENT : Noel Desch , Supervisor
George Kugler , Councilman
Shirley Raffensperger , Councilwoman
• Henry McPeak , Councilman
Gloria Howell , Councilwoman
Robert Bartholf , Councilman
ABSENT : Marc Cramer, Councilman
ALSO PRESENT : Lawrence Fabbroni , Town Engineer
Peter Lovi , Town Planner
Lewis Cartee , Building Inspector
John Barney, Town Attorney
Pat Leary , 316 Highland Road
Peter Newell , Downing Associates
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Supervisor led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance .
SET DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW TO AMEM THE
ZONING ORDINANCE ON THE DEFINITION OF A FAMILY
The Town Board reviewed the following proposed local law to amend
the Zoning Ordinance on the definition of a family :
BE IT ENAC'T'ED by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows :
The Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Ithaca as re-adopted , amended
and revised effective February 26 , 1968 be further amended as
follows :
Article I , Section 1 , subsections 5 , 6 , 71 81 9 and 10 are amended
respectively to read as follows :
5 . A "Family " is defined as two or more persons related by
blood , marriage , or adoption .
• 6 . A "dwelling " is defined as a building designed or used
exclusively as the living quarters for one or more
individuals or families .
7 . A " dwelling unit" is a dwelling , or portion of a
dwelling , providing complete living facilities for one
family or for an individual person .
8 . A 'one-family dwelling " is a detached building containing
a single dwelling unit .
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9 . A " two-family dwelling" is a detached building containing
two dwelling units .
10 . A "multiple-family dwelling " is a building , or group of
buildings on one lot containing three or more dwelling
units .
This law shall take effect immediately .
Supervisor Desch remarked that the proposed definition of a family
is no stranger to the Board members .
• Town Planner Peter Lovi explained that the definition of, a family
as being one or more persons related by blood , marriage or adoption
was proposed to be changed to two or more persons related by blood ,
marriage or adoption for clarification . He went on to say that the
• change would be consistent and there will be no need to redefine a
family for each of the residential zones .
Councilwoman Raffensperger asked if the Town Attorney had reviewed
the proposed changes ?
Town Planner Lovi responded yes , and he and the Town Attorney are
now preparing the local law , based on the proposed resolution .
Supervisor Desch asked the Town Planner if the wording of the
proposed definition of a family was not a joint effort with the
Town Attorney ,
Town Planner Lovi responded yes . He went on to say that he
believed all changes had been made to the Town Attorney ' s
satisfaction .
RESOLU'T'ION NO . 241
Motion by Councilwoman Howells seconded by Councilman Kugler ,
RESOLVED , that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca will meet and
conduct a Public Hearing on December 9 , 1985 , at 7 : 30 P .M. , at the
Town Hall , 126 East Seneca Street , Ithaca , New York , to consider a
Local Law to amend the Zoning Ordinance on the Definition of a
Family .
( Desch , Kugler , Raffensperger , McPeak , Howell and Bartholf voting
Aye . Nays - none ) .
SET DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A FOCAL LAW TO AMEND THE
ZONING ORDINANCE ON MOBILE HOMES
The Town Board reviewed the following local law to amend the Zoning
• Ordinance on mobile homes :
• BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca , as follows :
RESOLVED , that the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Ithaca as
re-adopted , amended and revised effective February 26 , 1968 be
further amended as follows :
A . Article I , Section 1 , is hereby amended by adding new
subsections to be numbered 36 , 37 , 38 and 39 to read as follows :
36 . A "mobile home " is a transportable dwelling unit
suitable for year-round occupancy . A mobile home is
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designed and built to be towed on its own chassis ,
ccnprised of frame and wheels , and connected to
either public or private utilities . The unit
may contain parts which may be folded , collapsed , or
telescoped when being towed and expanded later to
provide additional cubic capacity . A mobile home
may also be designated as two or more separately
towable components designed to be joined into one
integral unit capable of again being separated into
the components for repeated towing . This definition
excludes travel or camping trailers towed by an
automobile and neither wider than 8 feet nor longer
than 32 feet . Self-propelled motor homes , or
• modular housing which is not built with an integral
chassis and which must be transported on a separate
vehicle from factory to housing site are also
excluded from this definition .
• 37 . A "mobile home lot" is a parcel of land used for the
placement of a single mobile home and the exclusive
use of its occupants . This lot may be located only
in a mobile home park as defined by this ordinance .
38 . A "mobile home park " is a parcel of land awned by an
individual , partnership , or corporation which has
been planned and improved for the placement of
mobile hones for nontransient use .
39 . A "mobile home stand" is that part of an individual
mobile home lot which has been reserved and improved
for the placement of the mobile home , appurtenant
structures and additions .
Be Article II , Section 2 is amended by changing the number 14 to
15 and by inserting at top of the list of districts the words :
"Residence District R5 . "
C . Said Ordinance is further amended by creating a new Article
II A which reads as follows :
ARTICLE II -A
RESIDELVCE DISTRICT R5
SECTION 3A . Location . With the approval of the Town Board , a
Residence District R5 may be established in any Residence District
R30 or Agricultural District of the Town .
SBCTICV 3B . Use Regulations , In Residence District R5 no
building shall be erected or extended and no land or building or
part thereof shall be used for other than a mobile home park .
• SECTION 3C . Accessory Uses . The following accessory uses are
permitted in Residence District R5 :
• 1 . Automobile parking and garages , subject to the further
requirements of this Article .
2 . Structures and open land for recreation , intended for use
by the residents of the mobile home park .
3 . Such areas and structures as may be necessary for
homemaking activities , such as a common laundry or garden
plots . The use of any such area or structure may be
limited to residents of the mobile home park .
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SECTION 3D . Area , Yard , Coverage and Height requirements shall
be as follows :
1 . Area : a minimum tract of fifteen acres is required for
the development of a Residence District R5 .
2 . Lot Size : Each mobile home lot shall have a minimum
gross area of 5 , 000 square feet . The arrangement of lots
in the park shall facilitate the efficient development of
land and permit the convenient access of emergency
vehicles .
3 . Stand Location : The location of the mobile home stand on
• each lot shall be identified on the site plan .
SECTION 3E . Special Requirements shall be as follows :
• 1 . Stands : The mobile home stand shall be provided with
anchors and other fixtures capable of securing and
stabilizing the mobile home . These anchors shall be
placed at least at each corner of the mobile home stand
( and shall be affixed to every mobile home in place ) .
2 . Skirting : Each mobile home owner , within thirty days
after the arrival of the mobile home in the park , shall
be required to enclose. the bottom space between the edge
of the mobile home and the mobile hare stand with a skirt
of metal , wood or other suitable material . This skirt
shall be properly ventilated and securely attached to the
mobile home .
3 . Parking : One garage or lot parking space shall be
provided for each mobile hone , plus one additional lot
space for each 3 mobile homes . No parking lot shall be
farther than 100 feet from the dwelling unit it is
intended to serve . Each parking space shall have a
miminum of 180 square feet .
4 . Buffer Yards : A buffer yard at least 30 feet wide shall
be provided around the perimeter of the mobile home park .
No structures are permitted in the buffer yard and the
Planning Board may require that suitable landscaping be
provided in order to effectively screen the mobile home
park from adjacent properties . Parking spaces are not
permitted in the buffer yards .
5 . Access Drives and Walkways : Access drives shall be paved
with blacktop , concrete , or other solid material .
Driveways and walkways shall provide safe access , egress ,
and traffic circulation within the site . The placement ,
size , and arrangement of access to public ways shall be
subject to the approval of the appropriate highway
• authority . Where the density of population or school bus
routes make it necessary , sidewalks and bus shelters may
be required .
• 6 . Open Space and Recreation Areas : The applicant shall
provide recreation areas oz the premises for children .
The Planning Board shall review and approve all such
areas . Ten per cent ( 10 % ) of the gross lot area of the
mobile home park , exclusive of the area reserved for
buffer yards , shall be permanently maintained as open
space .
7 . Storage Space : The developer shall provide storage space
9 n convenient locations for each mobile home lot . This
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storage space shall be contained in an enclosed and
secure structure . Several storage structures may be
located in a common building . The minimum dimensions of
storage space per lot shall be eight feet high , eight
feet deep , and four feet wide .
8 . Screening of Waste and Refuse : One or more common areas
shall be provided for the disposal of waste and refuse .
These areas shall contain secure garbage bins of a
suitable size . These areas shall be screened from public
view by shrubbery or a fence .
9 . Signs . A single sign for the mobile home park is
permitted . The size and other characteristics shall be
regulated by the Town of Ithaca Sign Law .
10 . Operating Permits . An operating permit shall be required
• for all mobile home parks . This permit shall be
renewable annually . The Building Inspector shall make
periodic inspections of the mobile home park to determine
whether such park is in compliance with the terms and
conditions of the permit , the Zoning Ordinance and the
site plan approval . The fee for the operating permit
shall be in accordance with the following schedule :
1 _ . - _ 4 units $ 25 . 00
5 - 9 units $ 50 . 00
10 - 24 units $ 100 . 00
25 - 49 units $200 . 00
50 - 100 units $400 . 00
over 100 units (Number of Units ) X $5900
11 . Building Permits . A building permit shall be required
pursuant to Section 75 for each mobile home and/or
accessory structure to be sited or constructed .
SECTION 3F . Site Plan Approvals . No building permit shall be
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ssued for a building within a Residence District R5 unless the
proposed structure is in accordance with a site plan approved
pursuant to the provisions of Article IX and approved by the
Tompkins County Health Department ,
ARTICLE XIII , Section 59 , opening sentence , is amended to read as
follows *
D . "Section 59 . Trailers . Trailer camps or parks and trailer or
mobile homes for occupancy shall be prohibited in all
districts except Residence District R5 and except as
follows ,s . . . "
This law takes effect inmediately .
• Town Planner Peter Lovi stated that earlier in the year an
individual in the Town indicated his desire to enlarge his trailer
• park which is presently located in the Town of Ithaca . This
prompted the Planning Board to think about trailer parks in the
Town of Ithaca and the need for a comprehensive study plan . A
comprehensive study plan was then ounpleted by the Town staff to
guide the Planning Board and the Town Board . The proposed
amendments are the result of several public hearings .
Supervisor Desch stated that he could not pick out the changes that
were made .
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Town Planner Lovi responded that specific language was added to
cover Building Permits , Operating Permits and Health Department
Permits . Also , storage space and the defining of space and size .
He noted that the Planning Board had checked with the Town Attorney
for specific language .
Supervisor Desch questioned the fee schedule . Asking if he had 102
units , what fee would he - be required to pay for inspection ?
Town Planner Lovi responded , line six of the fee schedule . 102
units times $5 . 00 each . The Building Inspector will be inspecting
each lot so there is no savings of his time .
• Supervisor Desch remarked , this means that 51 units the fee would
be $ 400 . 00 , 26 units would be $200 . 00 and 11 units would be
$ 100 . 00 .
• Building Inspector Cartee responded that he was satisfied with the
fee schedule , as it will take a lot of his time especially if the
units are not on public water and sewer .
Supervisor Desch asked the Town Engineer if he had any coments to
make on the fee schedule?
Town Engineer Fabbroni responded that he felt the fee schedule was
reasonable .
Councilman McPeak stated that he was very concerned with Section 5 ,
Number 1 ( Stands ) which state that "the mobile home stand shall be
provided with anchors and other fixtures capable of securing and
stabilizing the mobile home " . Councilman McPeak went on to say
that from his travels in the south he was quite aware of what can
happen to a mobile home during a hurricane if they are not securely
anchored down . He questioned if the language was strong enough or
should we be more firm?
Building Inspector Cartee stated that he agreed with Councilman
McPeak and that he felt the Town should insist that anchors be
used . He went on to say that he did not think that they were
required in Tanpki.ns County although he knew of a couple of mobile
ham parks who , as common practice , do anchor all trailers for
their people .
Councilman MCPeak added , we didn ' t used to have earthquakes in this
area .
Town Attorney Barney questioned what the Town proposed to use as a
penalty for the enforcement of requiring anchors to be installed ?
Building Inspector Cartee responded that each mobile home will
require a building permit and the placement of anchors can be
enforced through the building permit .
• SECTION 3E . , Number 1 was amended to read :
Stands : The mobile home stand shall be provided with anchors
• and other fixtures capable of securing and stabilizing the
mobile home . These anchors shall be placed at least at each
corner of the mobile home stand and shall be affixed to every
mobile home in place .
Councilman Kugler asked the Building Inspector if a mobile home
park would have a separate septic tank for each trailer and one
well?
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Building Inspector Cartee responded that normally one septic system
or sewage system will serve two or three trailers . One well will
usually supply the whole water system . The Health Department
requires a minimal of 5 , 000 square feet for each mobile home .
RESOLUTION N0 , 242
Motion by Councilman McPeak ; seconded by Councilwoman
Raffensperger ,
RESOLVED , that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca will meet and
conduct a public hearing on December 9 , 1985 , at 7 : 45 P .M . , at the
Town Hall , 126 East Seneca Street , Ithaca , New York , to consider a
• Local Law to amend the Zoning Ordinance on Mobile Homes .
(Desch , Kugler , Raffensperger , McPeak , Howell and Bartholf voting
Aye . Nays - none ) .
• SET DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND THE
ZONING ORDINANCE ON SATELLITE DISHES
The Town Attorney presented to the Town Board , for their review ,
the following proposed Local Law on Satellite Dishes :
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows :
The Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Ithaca as re-adopted , amended
and revised effective February 26 , 1968 , be further amended as
follows :
A . Article I , Section 1 , is hereby amended by adding a new
Section 35 to read as follows :
35 . A "dish antenna" is a large parabolic antenna used to
receive television , radio , microwave , or other electronic
signals from orbiting satellites . A "dish antenna " may
also be known as a satellite antenna or satellite earth
station . (A dish antenna shall be considered a structure
for purposes of obtaining a building permit) .
Be Article XIII is hereby amended by adding a new Section 59A to
read as follows :
59A . Dish Antenna . Free-standing and roof-mounted dish
antennae shall be prohibited from all districts except as
follows :
a . In Residential Districts R9 , R15 , and R30 , and
Agricultural Districts , free-standing dish antenna
with a diameter or height of 15 feet or less shall
be considered a permitted accessory building and
• subject to all applicable yard and height
requirements .
• b . In all other zoning districts , free- standing or
roof mounted dish antennae with a diameter of less
than six ( 6 ) feet is permitted . In such districts
such antennae with a diameter of six feet or more
may be permitted following site plan review by the
Planning Board . In the site plan review, the
Planning Board shall consider :
i ) The aesthetic effect of such antenna and
effect on neighborhood property values .
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ii) The accessability of the particular
property to commercial cable television
service .
iii ) The location of the property and its
effect on the physical effectiveness of
the dish antennae .
iv) Landscaping , berming and buffering .
c . Except as permitted as part of the site plan
approval in the preceding paragraph , no dish antenna
may exceed 15 feed in height when measured
• vertically from the highest exposed point of the
antenna , when positioned for operation , to the
bottom of the base which supports the antenna .
• d . No dish antenna may be located on any portable
device , including a trailer , designed principally
for the transportation of such dish antenna .
However , a portable or trailer mounted antenna may
be placed on a lot by an antenna installer for a
period not to exceed one week for the purpose of
determining the most acceptable place for a
permanent installation .
e . A dish antenna located on a building within 200 feet
of an R9 , R15 , or R30 zone shall not exceed 6 feet
in height above the roof height at the building
line .
f . The installation of all roof-mounted dish antennae
must be certified by a registered architect or
professional engineer .
g . No such antenna or device shall be abandoned unless
the owner removes same from the premises and
restores the surface on the ground to its original
grade and approximately the same condition as before
the antenna or device was installed .
h . Applicability . Regulations on dish antennae apply
to all types of installations , such as
i ) Dish antennae serving more than one user
cap a single lot , such as apartments in an
apartment complex , mobile homes in a
mobile home park , or separate business
establishments in a single business
building . .
Dish antennae operated by commercial ,
• regulated cable systems .
Dish antennae which serve one user on one
• lot .
This law shall take effect immediately .
Supervisor Desch noted that the proposed local law would allow a
roof mounted antenna in a mobile hone park .
Town Planner Lovi responded that a mobile hone park would likely
have a central type antenna .
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Councilman McPeak remarked that conceivably a six foot dish could
be used for a trailer park .
Town Planner Lovi responded yes , site plan approval would cover
this , less than six foot would be approved (permitted) .
Councilman McPeak went on to say that a dish is a lense and that
you can get only two stations on one dish . The more stations a
person wishes to receive , the more dishes they will need . If you
wish to receive twelve stations you would need six dishes .
Town Planner Lovi responded that a large number of dishes would
fall within site plan approval .
• Councilman McPeak remarked that probably every trailer would have
its own six foot dish . A dish setting upon the top of a trailer ,
in a 60 MPH wind would tip a trailer over .
• Councilwoman Raffensperger questioned why the Planning Board did
not consider it necessary to do a site plan review in an R9 , R15 or
R30 zone ?
Town Planner Lovi responded that the Planning Board considered the
dish antenna to be in the same category as an accessory building ,
as it would take up no more space , therefore , site plan review was
not necessary .
Councilwoman Raffensperger then questioned the permitting of
accessory buildings in the front yard , as sometimes dish antennas
are located in the front yards . She stated that she felt it would
be wise to have site plan review as there would be no way to
control the installation of dishes in the front yards .
Building Inspector Cartee added that because of the waves in score
parts of the Town , it might be necessary to locate the dish in the
front yard .
Councilwoman Raffensperger went on to question if front yards were
the only places that were undesirable for the installation of
dishes . She went on to remark that may be other places are equally
undesirable .
Town Attorney Barney stated that technology will bring the size of
the dishes down and the Planning Board did not want to get into a
position of having to review every application .
Town Engineer Fabbroni noted that the Zoning Ordinance already
states that except for garages , accessory buildings are only
allowed in rear yards .
Supervisor Desch stated that he was uncomfortable with the wording .
He went on to question what , in the proposed local law tells him
• that he needs to get a building permit?
Town Attorney Barney responded that a dish antenna was considered
• an accessory building and that language denoting this could be
added to the last sentence under Article I . Section 1 , subparagraph
350, "A dish antenna shall be considered a structure for purpose of
obtaining a building Permit" .
RESOLUTION N0 , 243
Motion by Supervisor Desch ; seconded by Councilman Bartholf ,
RESOLVED , that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca will meet and
conduct a public hearing at 8 : 00 P .M. , on December 9 , 1985 , at the
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Town Hall , 126 East Seneca Street , Ithaca , New York , to consider a
local law to amend the Zoning Ordinance on Satellite Dishes .
(Desch , Kugler , Raffensperger , McPeak , Howell and Bartholf voting
Aye . Nays - none) .
SET DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND THE
ZONING ORDINANCE ON THE DEFINITION OF STREET RIGHT-0F�WS
Town Attorney Barney stated that he had a problem with the proposal
to amend the Zoning Ordinance on the definition of street
right-of-ways because street lines are mentioned in twelve to
• fifteen different places . We may not want to keep repeating
ourselves .
Town Planner Lovi responded that he would prefer clarity , even if
• it is nausating . Somebody obtains a copy of the Zoning Ordinance ,
spends money for a survey then they come in and find out they have
surveyed from the street not the highway right-of-way line .
Supervisor Desch suggested that the Board delay setting a date for
a public hearing until a local law is drafted listing the sections
where all changes were made .
SET DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE REZONING OF 921
MITCHEf1L STREET , PARCEL NlklBERS 60-1-3 AND 6 -1-4 , OWNED BY WILLIAM
S . DOWNING
Town Planner Lovi stated that the Planning Board had looked at the
presentation of Mr . Downing for a 30 unit clustered subdivision at
921 Mitchell Street . He noted that the project involves thirty
attached Townhouses . The Town Planner went on to say that the plan
is based upon talks with the architects and staff . The parcel is
long and narrow with public water and sewer . It would be difficult
to develop this parcel as it is currently zoned , an R-30 zone . The
developers plan is based upon it being rezoned to R-9 . The cluster
regulations have certain requirements , such as buffering of the
property , which is long and narrow . A 30 ' buffer zone would tie up
20 % of the property into buffer which would them make the property
impossible to develop as cluster . Economically , this parcel
requires it be rezoned to R- 9 and then the Planning Board could
waiver certain buffering requirements .
Mr . Lovi went on to say that the Town Board should schedule a
public hearing for the December meeting so as not to delay the
project . The Planning Board has ajourned their public hearing to
December 3rd so they can prepare a recommendation to the Town
Board .
Supervisor Desch speaking to the Town Planner remarked , then the
• Planning Board has not made a recommendation?
Town Planner Lovi responded , the Planning Board action to date has
• only been to set the date for a public hearing .
Councilwoman Raffensperger questioned the rezoning to R- 9 , she
asked why not R-15 ?
Town Planner Lovi responded because of the number of lots that
could be developed which would not be economical for the developer .
Councilwoman Raffensperger then asked why not rezone the property
to Multiple Residence ?
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Town Planner Lovi responded that a Multiple Residence District
could have been considered . He went on to say that he felt that an
R-9 District was good for the residential property . Twenty to
thirty units will fit in with the R- 9 District . 140 Multiple
Residence units on seven acres could change the character of the
project . Therefore , R-9 District with some of the cluster
requirements waived seemed the best approach .
Councilwoman Raffensperger asked if the total number of units would
be thirty ?
Peter Newell , Downing Associates responded that 18 units will be
built in Phase I and 12 in Phase II .
• Councilwoman Raffensperger questioned the number of parking spaces?
Peter Newell responded that there will be a total of 92 parking
• spaces .
Town Planner Lovi remarked that the Town Board would be lead
agency .
Councilman Kugler asked if the proposed project was for low income
type ?
Town Planner Lovi responded no , high income .
RESOLUTION NO . 244
Motion by Councilman McPeak ; seconded by Supervisor Desch ,
RESOLVED , that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca will meet and
conduct a public hearing at 8 : 15 P .M. , on December 9 , 1985 , at the
Town Hall , 126 East Seneca Street , Ithaca , New York , to consider
the rezoning of 7 . 1 acres , at 921 and 925-35 Mitchell Street , Tax
Parcel Nos . 60-1-3 and 60-1-4 , owned by William S . Downing , from
Residence District R-30 to Residence District R-9 , and to consider
the waiver of certain cluster requirements as they pertain to this
Property
(Desch , Kugler , Raffensperger , McPeak , Howell and Bartholf voting
Aye . Nays - none) .
HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN
Supervisor Desch stated that a lot of time has been spent
evaluating the health insurance . The Personnel Committee has
recommended the Town go with the Empire Core Plus Enhancements
Plan . Employee contribution ranges from 90o and 95 % , however , the
Supervisor stated that it was felt 10 % contribution for the
employees was too much . (Copy attached to the minutes ) .
• Both Town Engineer Larry Fabbroni and Town Clerk Jean Swartwood
questioned why the employees had not been informed that the Town
• was considering a change in the health insurance and why was the
State Wide Plan not being offered .
Supervisor Desch responded that the State Wide Plan and CHI were no
longer available and were being replaced by the Empire Plan . He
went on to say that the Town had only known about the phase out of
the State Wide Plan and GHI for a month and that the cost figures
only arrived a few days ago . He went on to say that there were
some subtle changes . Also , there was a guarantee that there would
not be an increase in premiums before January 1987 .
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Councilman McPeak asked if the new coverage would begin on January
1 , 1986 ?
Supervisor Desch responded , yes .
Town Attorney Barney asked if anyone covered now on the State Wide
or GHI Plan would be covered under the new Empire Plan ?
Supervisor Desch responded , yes .
RESOLUTION N0 , 245
Motion by Councilwoman Raffensperger , seconded by Councilwoman
• Howell ,
RESOLVED , that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby approve
the Empire Chore Plus Enhancements Plan for health insurance for
• the Town employees , and
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED , that any future increases in premiums be
shared 50 -50 by the Town and the employees afater January 1 , 1987 .
(Desch , Kugler , Raffensperger , McPeak , Howell and Bartholf voting
Aye . Nays - none) .
PERSONAL USE OF 'TOWN VEHICLES
Town Attorney Barney stated that he had dictated a letter to be
sent to the Town Supervisor on the latest IRS rulings and suggested
the Board hold off making any decision for awhile .
INLET VALLEY COOP
Town Attorney Barney stated that in 1979 , the Planning Board gave
subdivision approval for the Inlet Valley Coop . An Offering Plan
was to be filed with the Attorney General and the Town Clerk . Mr .
Weisburd never filed the plan with either the Attorney General or
the Town Clerk ,
Supervisor Desch stated that people who brought property at the
Coop brought the problem to his attention . Seven building permits
were issued by the Building Inspector who was not aware of the fact
that the Offering Plan had not been filed . The Building Inspector
issued another building permit just before the problem with the
Offering Plan was brought to light . The building permit was then
revoked . Mr . Weisburd was informed of the decision to revoke the
building permit by letter and he and his lawyer are in the process
of doing whatever they deem necessary .
Town Attorney Barney added that the person whose building permit
• was revoked had purchased the land quite awhile ago and he may need
to go to the Planning Board for consideration of a waiver in order
to build .
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was duly adjourned .
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BUILDING INSPECTOR ' S MONTHLY REPORT
NOVEMBER 1985
Lewis D . Cartee
10 Town of Ithaca Building Permits Issued - - 14
Construction Cost - - $ 454 , 497 . 00
Fees Collected - - $ 580 . 00
20 Town of Ithaca Zoning Board of Appeals ( See Attached ) - -
Fees Collected - - $ 50 . 00
3 , Water Permits issued - - 3
Fees Collected - - $ 450900
4 . Sewer Permits issued - - 7
5 . Certificates of Compliance Issued - - 10
Fees Collected - - $ 15 . 00
6 . Town of Ulysses Building Permits Issued - - 3
Construction Cost - - $ 31 , 000 . 00
Fees Collected - - $ 35 . 00
7 . Village of Trumansburg Building Permits Issued - - 4
Construction Cost - - $ 26 , 000 . 00
Fees Collected = - $ 42 . 00
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Building Inspector
TOWN OF ITHACA
REPORT OF BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED
NOVEMBER 1984 NOVEMBER 1985
One Family Unit - 6 - $ 287 , 000000 3 - $ 189 , 590 . 00
Two Family Unit - 3 - $ 193 , 000 . 00
Alterations -
Conversions -
Additions - 5 - $ 75 , 000000 3 - $ 43 , 457900
Multiple Family -
Business -
Industrial -
Educational -
Miscellaneous Construction - 7 - $ 102825000 3 Garages - $ 21 , 350 . 00
1 Carport - $ 1 , 000000
Wood Stove - $ 11200000
Total Number Permits Issued - 18 14
Total Construction Cost - $ 3721525600 $ 454 , 497 . 00
Total Fees Received $ 510 . 00 $ 580000
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Lewis bo Cartee
TOWI: OF ULYSSES Building Inspect
REPORT OF EUILDING PERYITS ISSUED
November 1984 November 1985
One Family Unit - 2 _ $ 163 ., 750 . 00
Two Fan: N ly Unit -
Alterations - 1 - $ 7 , 000 . 00
Conver .cior. s - 1 - $ 20 , 000000
Additions =
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Ntltiple Family -
Business -
Industrial -
Edilcational
Xiscellaneous Construction - 2 - $ 11 , 241 . 00 1 - Garage - $ 4 , 000 . 0 (
Total Number Permits Issued - 4 3
Total Construction Cost -- $ 174 , 991000 $ 31 , 000 . 00
Total Fees Received $ 195000
$ 35 . 00
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VILLAGE OF TR U14ANSBURG Building Inspector
REPORT OF BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED
November 1985
One Family Unit -
Two Family Unit
Alterations
Conversions - 3 - $ 16 , 000900
Additions - '
Multiple Family -
Business -
Industrial -
Educational -
Miscellaneous Construction - 1 - Garage — $ 10 , 000 . 00
Total Number Permits Issued - 4
Total Construction Cost - $ 26 , 000000
m.. + . , V ,. . .. _ _ $ 42600
TOWN OF ITHACA ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
WEDNESDAY , NOVEMBER 20 , 1985
7 : 00 P . M .
By direction of the Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that Public Hearings will be held by the Zoning Board of
Appeals of the Town of Ithaca on 11ednesday , November 20 , 1985 , in Town
Fall , 126 East Seneca Street , ( FIRST Floor , REAR Entrance , WEST Side ) ,
Ithaca , N . Y . , COMMENCING AT 7 : 00 P . m . , on the following matters :
ADJOURNED APPEAL . ( from August 21 , 1985 , September 18 , 1985 , and October 23 ,
1985 ) , with clarified Notice , of James Iacovelli , Appellant , from the
decision of the Building Inspector denying a Building Permit for the
construction of a two - family dwelling in Residence District R15 on a
portion of the foundation of an existing barn with side yard and rear
yard deficiencies , Town of Ithaca Tax Parcel No . 6 - 58 - 2 - 22 . 41 , said
parcel location being designated as " Slaterville Road " on 1985 Town of
Ithaca Assessment Roll , however , having - frontage on both Slaterville
� 0 Q Road and Pine Tree Road , - said parcel being located between 1476
1 Slaterville Road and 110 Pine Tree Road and between 1476 Slaterville
Road and 1462 Slaterville Road . Permit is denied under Article IV ,
1Y� Section 14 , and Article XIV , Section 75 , of the Town of Ithaca Zoning
Ordinance ,
CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE REHEARI14G OF THE APPEAL of Joseph N .
Freedman , Appellant , in re a Special Permit for the occupancy of a
i single family dwelling , in Residence District. R9 , by five unrelated
persons , at 230 - 232 Pennsylvania Avenue , Town of Ithaca Tax Parcels
No . 6 - 54 - 7 - 13 and 6 - 54 - 7 - 14 ( Old Ithaca Land Company Tract Parcels No .
87 and 88 ) .
APPEAL of Joseph N . Freedman , Appellant , . from the decision of the Building
Inspector denying a Special Permit for the occupancy of a single
(, family dwelling , in Residence District R9 , by five unrelated persons ,
at 230 - 232 Pennsylvania Avenue , Town of Ithaca Tax Parcels No .
6 - 54 - 7 - 13 and 6 - 54 - 7 = 14 ( Old Ithaca Land Company Tract Parcel : No . 87
and 88 ) , such Special Permit it being applied for pursuant to Article
III , Section 4 , Paragraph 2 , Sub - paragraph 2b , of the Town of Ithaca
Zoning Ordinance . Permit is denied under Article III , Section 4 ,
Paragraph 2 , Sub -paragraph 2b , of the Town of Ithaca Zoning Ordinance .
APPEAL of Lawrence E . Iacovelli Jr . , Appellant , Edward A . Mazza , Attorney ,
from the decision of the Building Inspector denying a Special Permit
or the occupancy of a two - family dwelling , in Residence District R9r
d by six ( 6 ) unrelated - persons
( no more than four ( 4 ) in one unit and no
G , �7 more than two ( 2 ) in the other. unit ) , at 178 Kendall Avenue , Town of
� 1 Ithaca Tax Parcel No . 6 - 54 - 5 - 23 ( Old Ithaca Land Company Tract Parcel. ,
No . 140 , 141 , and 142 ) , such Special Permit being applied for pursuant
to Article III , Section 4 , Paragraph 21 Sub -paragraph 2b , of the Town
of Ithaca Zoning Ordinance . Permit is denied under Article III ,
Section 41 Paragraph 2 , Sub - paragraph 2b , of the Town of Ithaca Zoning-
Ordinance .
APPEAL of William W . Steele , Appellant , Edward A . Mazza , Attorney , from the
decision of the Building Inspector denying a Special Permit for the
occupancy of a two - family dwelling , in Residence District R9r by six
. 0u ( 6 ) unrelated persons ( no more than three ( 3 ) in each unit ) a,t 7. 19 - 12. 7.
$5 Kendall Avenue , Town of Ithaca Tax Parcel No . 6 - 54 - 4 - 40 , ( Old Ithaca
Land . Company Tract Parcels No . 180 and 131 ) , such Special Permit being
applied for pursuant to Article III , Section 4 , Paragraph 2 ,.
Sub - paragraph 2b , of the Town of Ithaca Zoning Ordinance . Permit is
denied under Article TII , Section 4 , Paragraph 2 , Sub - paragraph 2b , of
the Town of Ithaca Zoning Ordinance .
APPEAL of Carl P. . Updike , Appellant ; Anna K . Stuliglowa. , Belcor Realty ,
Agent , from the decision of the Building Inspector denying permission
to use an existing structure previously used for poultry research , in
an Agricultural District ( Residence Districts R30 uses permitted ) , for
the storage of boats and motor vehicles , at 1478 Mecklenburg Road ,
lop, Town of Ithaca Tax Parcel No . 6 - 27 - 1 - 24 . Permission is denied under
Article XI , Section 51 , and Article V , Section 18 , of the Town of
Ithaca Zoning Ordinance .
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Notice of Public Hearings , November 20 , . 1985
APPEAL of Simeon Moss , Appellant , from the decision of the Building
Inspector denying a Building Permit for the construction of an
addition to an existing , legal non - conforming ( side yard less than 10
feet ) , single family dwelling , at 145 Pearsall Place , To�:%n of Ithaca
Tax Parcel No . 6 - 54 - 2 - 7 . Permit is denied under Article XII , Section
54 , and Article . XIV , Section 75 , of the Town of Ithaca Zoning
Ordinance .
APPEAL of Tompkins County , Appellant , Frank R . Liguori , Commissioner of
Planning , Agent , from the decision of the Building Inspector denying
permission for the occupancy of approximately 6 , 000 sq . fte of
professional office space in West Wing - " C " of Biggs Center ( Old
Hospital ) to Odyssey Research Associates Inc . for computer research ,
and , for the use two existing apartments in the " F " Wing for
residential space , at 1285 Trumansburg Road , Town of Ithaca Tax Parcel
No . 6 - 24 - 3 - 2 . 2 . Permission is denied under Article V , Section 18 , of
the Town of Ithaca Zoning Ordinance .
Said Zoning Board of Appeals will at said time , 7 : 00 p . m . , and said
place , hear all persons in support of such matters or objections thereto .
Persons may appear by agent . or in person .
Lewis D . Cartee
Building Inspector
Town of Ithaca
Dated : November 12 , 1985
Publish : November 15 , 1985