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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBA Area 6/18/1955 - 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 . AT a meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Ithaca , County of Tompkins , State of New York , held in the town barn in said town , on June 18 , 1955 • Present : Elmer Phillips , Chairman Thomas Smith Harry Gordon Barry Haywood Constance Eberhardt, Secretary In the Matter of the Application s�7 ORDER of GRANTING ROCCO P . LUCENTE Do to vary the requirements of the V) K) VARIANCE Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Ithaca . An application in the above matter for a variance having been presented by ROCCO' P . LUCENTE to the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Ithaca and a hearing by the said board having been duly held at the time and place stated above , after published notice and consideration having been given to the promotion of the health, safety, morals or general welfare of the community in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the zoning ordin - ance of the Town of Ithaca and it having been resolved and determined following such hearing that there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the said ordinance and that the spirit of the ordinance shall be observed and public safety and welfare secured and substantial justice done by the entry of this order , it is hereby ORDERED that the variance applied for with respect to Section 9 of the town zoning ordinance be granted . Dated Ithaca , New York June 18 , 1955 Constance K . Eberhardt Secretary ..