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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
TOWN OF ITHACA
NOVEMBER 122 1956
8 : 00 P. M.
PRESENT : WATSON, PHILIPS , LIGUORI , BOYNTON & KRAVETZ
The Board discussed the provisions of Section 18 of the Town Zoning Ordinance dealing
with "Use Regulations " in Agricultural Districts . According to Section 18 , Agricul.
tural Districts may be used for any lawful purpose except uses listed in Section 15 :
The latter uses are those trades and industries usually considered aesthetically
objectionable . Even these may be established in Agricultural Districts by special
approval of the Board of Appeals . It was pointed out that Agricultural Districts
frequently border Residential Districts and that better control over the former
is needed to protect the latter . Mr . Philips presented a proposed amendment which
would provide for better control but he asked for additional time to consider the
matter before making a definite proposal to the Board .
Mr . Boynton discussed his proposed subdivision of Snyder Hill Road . Plans for the
subdivision will be presented to the Board in the near future .
A preliminary plan for the proposed Winston Drive subdivision of Rocco Lucenti
was presented and discussed . The plan was acceptable in principle and was forwarded
to Mr . Boynton for presentation before the Board of Appeals for approval of some lot
sizes which were smaller than required .
Vo
ft . Liguori presented a resolution to amend Item 3 of Section 5 of the Subdivision
Regulations to read as follows :
•", "Dead-end or - cul-de-bac streets shall not in general exceed 500 feet in length and
shall be equipped with a turn around having a minimum dedicated right-of-way of
70 feet , minimum paved inside turning radius of 50 feet and a minimum paved out.
side turning radius of 66 feet . "
Motion was -unanimously adopted . "
A letter dated Dec . 3 , 1956 from Mr . L. Liberman , addressed to the Town Board was
read by Mr . Watson . Mr . Liberman requested that his property in the vicinity of
the Cayuga Heights sewage treatment plant be rezoned from "residential " to
"business " to permit ;aim to construct a trailer park , trailer sales and service ,
laundry service , gasoline service , dining facilities and possible boat and motor
sales and service . He based his request on the loss of residential land value
due to the sewage treatment plant .
After 'considerable discussion , Mr . Philips made the following motion :
Resolved "that as the present Zoning Ordinance is a permissive ordinance that does
not specifically permit the establishment of new trailer parks , and in view of
the absence of a specific trailer ordinance which recognizes the right to establish
a trailer park , the Board cannot recommend to the Town Board the establishment of
the proposed Liberman trailer park on the Salt Block lands at this time . "
"Tt is , however , suggested that the Town Board investigate a proposed draft of a
trailer ofidinance and include in such an ordinance provisions to control space
• requirements for recreation and population density and desirable land scaping . "
The resolution was unanimously adopted .