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TOWN OF ITHACA
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
OCTOBER 27 , 1965
A meeting of the Town of Ithaca Zoning Board of Appeals was
held at the Town Offices , 108 E . Green St . , City of Ithaca ,
at 8 : 00 P . M . on Wednesday , October 27 , 1965 .
Members of the Board present were : Acting Chairman Robert
Powers , Roger Sovocool , William S . Scott , Jr . , Zoning Officer
Robert J . • Wells , and Secretary Cheri Beninati .
There were no other persons present .
NANCY SLOUGHTER CASE - 132 KENDALL AVENUE
Appeal of Nancy Sloughter for converting the use of a building
at 132 Kendall Avenue , Ithaca , New York , from an existing
legal non- conforming use to a non- conforming use of a greater
nature , i . e . retail pet Shop . The building at 132 Kendall
Avenue is owned by Lyle Hall and has in the past been used
for a variety of commercial uses , the most recent of which
have been furniture storage , taxi office and repair garage ,
and boat storage .
Proof of publication is attached to the application and the
appeal , and , as of 6 : 30 P . M . , October 27 , 1965 , on which
date thekearing had been previously set for ( 7 : 30 P . M . ) ,
the application and appeal by Nancy Sloughter was withdrawn
by. telephone to the Zoning Officer . The Zoning Officer
has on file in connection with this matter a petition
opposing the requested operation of a retail shop in
this area signed by 38 residents of the area .
RONALD HASKINS - 294 HAYTS ROAD
Acting Chairman Robert Powers called this Public Hearing
to order at 8 : 00 P . M . Ronald Haskins has made application
for permission to locate a trailer to the rear of 294 Hayts
Road on a temporary basis until the owner of the land
( Mr . John MacLean , building contractor ) can complete the
house which he is to build for Mr . Haskins , within the City
of Ithaca .
The Zoning Officer denied the application on the basis of
Article 13 Section 59 of the Zoning Ordinance , and the appeal
therefrom states in part that the owner of the land ( Mr .
John MacLean ) is agreeable to the placing of the trailer
temporarily on his land and that no objection has been
voiced on all adjacent neighbors who have been contacted .
The Zoning Officer supplied the proof of publication . No
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persons appeared to be heard either in favor of or in
opposition to the application . Mr . William S . Scott , Jr .
moved that the variance be denied due to the fact that the
legal requirements for a varaince had not been met . Mr .
Robert Powers seconded this motion , all in favor , carried .
WILPRED E . GELDER - 1120 EAST SHORE DRIVE
Acting Chairman Robert Powers called this Public Hearing to
order at 8 : 30 P . M . Application has been made by Wilfred E .
Gelder , to erect a residence at 1120 East Shore Drive on a
lot measuring 101 feet frontage by 165 feet depth with the
garage to be attached to the dwelling , but with the front
line of the garage located five tet from the edge of the
road -= fright - of -way . The application was denied by the- Zoning
Officer on the basis of Article 4 - Section 13 which would
allow a garage to be located five feet from the road right -
of -way provided the grade of the terrain exceeds 8% with
special approval of the Board of Appeals . The house will be
in a $ 25 , 000 - $ 30 , 000 bracket designed by Architect Jon
Metzger and built by Carr Construction Company .
The Zoning Officer presented proof of publication of the
legal ad and also a letter from Mr . P . C . Gallivan , the
immediate neighbor to the north .
The plot plan detailed on the application indicates a grade
in excess of 8 % from the edge of the road right - of -way to
the front line of the house:
No persons appeared to be heard for or against said application .
The lot immediately adjacent to the north owned by Mr . Gallivan
has a garage located within- 5 feet of the road right - of -way .
Also , the lot immediately adjacent to the south of the subject
property owned by Casterline has located on it a garage with-
in 5 feet of the road right - of -way .
Mr . William S . Scott , Jr . moved that the Board grant approval
for a private garage not over one story in height and house
not more than 2 cars to be located in the front yard , not
less than 5 feet from the street line as permitted by
Section 13 of Article IV since it has been shown that the
natural slope of the lot exceeds 8 / fall directly from the
street line . This motion was seconded by Mr . Roger Sovocool
and carried .
The meeting was adjourned at 9 : 00 P . M .
Respectfully submitted ,
Cheri Beninati
Secretary