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Minutes of Meeting
of
Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Ithaca
The meeting of the Zoning Board of_ Appeals of the
Town of Ithaca was held on April 289 1958 at 5 : 30 P . M .
in the Cayuga Heights Village Hall as advertised on
April 25 , 1958 in the Ithaca Journal . Members present
were : William Rolston , Chairman ; David Powers ; Aldus
Fogelsanger ; and Constance E . Cook , Secretary Others
present were Ben Boynton and an officer of the New York
State Artificial Breeders Co - op .
The chairman called the meeting to order and stated
that the purpose of the meeting was to consider the petition
of Raymond Frear for a variance in requirements of Section 4
of the Zoning Ordinance with respect to his lot owned at
the corner of Hayts and Trumansburg Road .
The New York State Artificial Breeders Co - op wishes
to place a directional sign to aid its patrons in finding
its barn located on the Sheffield Road . The, applicant has
consented to permit erection of a sign on his premises
without charge . The sign which has already been made is
five feet by two and . one -half feet ( 5 X- 2 ft . ) or twelve
and one -half square feet ( 12h ) .
After hearing the testimony of the officer' for the
Artificial Breeders Co - op and the Town Zoning Officer
the board unanimously adopted the following resolution :
WHEREAS the Town Zoning Ordinance contains no pro -
vision for the erection of directional signs it . does permit
the erection of identification signs on the premises to
which it refers . It appears that the proposed sign , is a
necessary adjunct to the co - op ' s farm . It will be located
near a similar sign of - the Hillendale Golf course which
was on the premises prior to the enactment of the zoning
laws and the next property owners have no objections .
WHEREAS , the sign has already been constructed
and its size is only one -bald square feet in excess of that
allowed by the ordinance , the applicantewill not be required
to alter the sign to comply , the variance being de minimus .
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The Board found in view of the above stated facts it
would be an unnecessary hardship to deny the application .
However , in consideration of the promotion of the general
welfare of the community along the Trumansburg Road , the
permit to erect the sign will be granted temporarily so
that if objections are made after the erection of the sign
the board may reconsider its findings . If no objections
are made by the time of the next meeting a permit for a
limited number of years will be granted .
The Board discussed - two proposed amendments to the
Zoning law . One would amend Article I Section 6 to provide
that a residence shall be for one and two families only .
The other amendment provided for the establishment of
" floati.ng" zones for multiple housing .
The Board approved in principle the idea that . multi -
ple housing and residences should be controlled . It was
of the opinion that the Town Board should act quickly to
protect property owners and therefore moved unanimously
to approve the proposed amendment . The Board was of the
opinion that the proposed amendment requirements would be
objectionable in the long run unless the ordinance was
amended to permit . the erection of apartment houses in
appropriate zones .
There being, no other business , the meeting was
adjourned . .
Respectfully "submitted ,
Constance E . Cook . .
Secretary .