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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBA Minutes 1955-06-18 - 13 Minutes of Meeting Of Zoning Board of Appeals of Town of Ithaca June 18 , 1955 Rocco Lucente , Tom Mix , Applicants . The meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Ithaca was held on June 18 , 1955 at S0 P. M. at the town barn . The meeting was duly - publicized in the Ithaca Journal on June ll and 12 , 1955 • The members present were : Elmer Phillips, chairman; Thomas Smith; William Rolston; and Constance K . Eberhardt, secretary . Harry Gordon, town zoning officer was . also present . c. The chairman called the meeting to order and stated that the first order of business was to consider the petition of Rocco P. Lucente for permission to . build upon - two 97 foot lots ; lots should have 100 foot frontage under section 9 of the zoning ordinance . The lots . in question are at 304 Tareyton Road. ( lots 2 and 16 on the Map of Extension No . 1 of Muriel Street Subdivision - October 12 , 1954 Carl Crandall ) . After hearing testimony of the applicant and after discussion, the board , upon motion dUy made and seconded, unanimously adopted the f ollowi.ng re solution: WHEREAS, because of _the topography of the area no other layout would be feasible ; the lots have greater depth or width than required by the 0 ordinance ; the failure to meet the standards of the ordinance is not significant being only three feet ; and G WHEREAS, no objections have been expressed to the board and in view 1. Jr of the above stated facts there are practical difficulties and an unnessary hardship in carrying out the strict letter of Section 9 of the Zoning Ordinance ; and WHEREAS, the variance applied for is in . general accord with the spirit of the ordinance , the public safety and welfare will be served and substantial -justice will be done -if said variance is granted, and consideration having -been given to the. promotion of the_ health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community, be it RESOLVED, that the application be approved as long as circumstances are the same and layout same as approved by the County Health Department and an order , to said effect shall be entered in the office of the town clerk . The application of Tom Dtx to erect a sigh which had been discussed at the June lath meeting was considered again and the board , upon motion duly made and seconded, unanimously adopted the following resolution : WHEREAS , the sign is more attractive than the one which blew dom and it is not" exceedinly large ; and WHEREAS, there are practical difficulties and an unnecessary hardship in carrying out the strict letter of Section 4 (74 ) of the Zoning Ordinance ; and WHEREAS, the variance applied for is in general accord with the spirit of the ordinance , the public. safety and welfare will be served and` substantial justice will be done if said variance is granted , and consideration having been given to the promotion of the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community, be it RESOLVED, that the variance applied for be and is hereby granted and an order to said effect . shal.l be entered in the office of the town clerk . There being no other business , the meeting was adjourned . Respectfully submitted , Constance K . Eberhardt , Secretary .