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TOWN OF ITHACA ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
January 11 , 1972
A meeting of the Town of Ithaca Zoning Board of Appeals
was held on Tuesday , January 11 , 1972 , at 7 : 30 p . m . in the
Town of . Ithaca Offices , 108 E . Green Street , Ithaca , New York .
PRESENT : Chairman David Powers , Loran Marion , Laurene
Ripley , Jack Hewett , Roger Sovocool , and Ronald Metz ( Assistant
Zoning Officer ) .
PUBLIC HEARING - RANDALL HAUSNER � A public hearing was
held to hear the appeal of Randall Hausner ; Appellant , from the
decision of the Zoning Officer denying permission for con -
struction of a home at 149 . Ridgecrest Road . The permit was
denied by the Zoning Officer under Art . V . , Sec . 23 of the
Zoning Ordinance .
Mr . Metz read the appeal of Mr . Hausner requesting a
public hearing stating that this denial would cause practical
difficulty and an unnecessary hardship since construction has
already begun . It was reported that Tompco was not aware that
the lot did not comply with the zoning ordinance requirements .
The property was sold to Mr . Hausner by his neighbor , Mr . Paul
Tanner , 147 Ridgecrest Road . Mr . Tanner ' s lot does not meet
the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance now either .
Mrs . Betty Cochrane of Tompco Better Housing stated that
HFA had urged Mr . Hausner to start construction before the
deadline date of November 15 . The mortgage on the Hausner
property has been closed . Construction is more than 50 % completed ,
and is expected to be fully completed by February 15 .
It was reported that under the proposed new Zoning Ordinance ,
this property would comply since it does have sewer and water and
has a total of 20 , 000 sq . ft .
The Board recessed for discussion at 7 : 45 p . m .
The public hearing was recalled to order at 8 : 15 p . m .
Roger Sovocool made a motion that the matter be adjourned for
two weeks so that the Board , through its Zoning Officer , can
investigate the facts surrounding the building on the prop yr :
prior to the issuance of a building permit . MI6 "
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The motion was seconded by Jack Hewett , an(tlupanim u� Py
passed ,
Mr . Hausner was advised to consult w < <, h HFA co cern i ng
whether to continue construction during this two ek period .
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ti LaGrand Chase Development : Mr . Metz reported that
. . La Grand Chase had requested a building permit for his develop -
ment on 172 Ridgecrest Road . Mr . Cowan , Zoning Officer , had
postponed issuing the building permit until consulting with the
Board . According to the minutes of the April 15 meeting ,
the Board issued a variance to Mr . Chase with the specification
that he must meet all side and front yard requirements for an
R - 30 zone . Discussion was held , and it was pointed out that
this was an error in the minutes . On page 2 of the April 15
minutes , specification number one ( 1 ) should have read R - 15
rather than R - 30 . The minutes were corrected to so read .
ADJOURNMENT : The meeting was adjourned at 45 p . m .
Respectfully subm d ,
Charlene Lawson , cting Secretary
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