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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-11-15 - BZA a/ 41 TOWN OF ULYSSES ZONING BOARD OF ° APPEALS TOWN HALL NOVEMBER 15 , 1994 PRESENT : CHAIRMAN : KEN CHRISTIANSON ; MEMBERS : RUSSELL CARPENTER , CARL MANN , GEORGE TSELEKIS , JAMES HICKEY JR . BUILDING / ZONING OFFICER : ALEX RACHUN ; SECRETARY : ROXANNE SMITH ; PUBLIC PRESENT : MARY AND RICHARD i CACCIOTTI • The Chairman called the hearing to order at 7 : 17 PM . According to the application , Mr . Cacciotti has requested a variance under Article II , Section 6 , of the Zoning Ordinance . • He would like to rebuild and enlarge a porch that was destroyed by a snow load . This was originally denied by the Zoning Officer under Article V . Section 2 of the Ulysses Zoning Ordinance in that all buildings and structures in a residence district require a side yard of 15 feet . This property is located at 1632 Trumansburg Road , Ithaca , New York ; tax map number 34 - 3 - 15 . The Chairman asked if anyone had anything to say on this • particular variance . Roxanne read for the record a letter from Margaret Chase , dated November 4 , 1994 . She wrote that she would not be able to attend the hearing , but that she did not have any objections to Mr . Cacciotti ' s rebuilding his porch . To preface this application Jim Hickey noted that the porch replaces something that already has been there , that was damaged by the weather . In view of that he made a motion as follows : WHEREAS : The variation in relation to the requirement is insignificant in view of the fact this proposal merely replaces something that was already there ; it will not cause a problem in the neighborhood ; WHEREAS : There is no effect what - so - ever on population and governmental facilities ; WHEREAS : There is clearly no change in the character in the neighborhood or detriment to the adjoining ' properties as a result of the project proposed ; WHEREAS : Obviously there is no alternative method of . fixing a broken porch but to rebuild it ; . WHEREAS : The difficulty arose through no fault of the applicant ; It would appear that the interest of justice would be served by granting the variance , and therefore I move that the we grant it . The Chairman seconded the motion , and called for a vote as . follows : Mr . Russell -Aye , ' ! Mr . ' Hickey -Aye , Mr .; Tselekis -Aye , ; Mr . , . Mann -Aye , Mr . . Christianson-Aye . . Thevariance was approved y • , ;., . Alex Rachun shared withthe Members ; ' Mr . Steve ..Weaver .' s ' `e.; • ' request to put in an above "ground gas tank on Route 89 ° '% Alex '' ' ,:iVtl ' gave the Members a brief background on the matter : ' The DBC rr; S r ' . oversaw the removal of the environmentally hazardous tanks . A '# � � j; He would like to sell gasoline at his grocery store , as before . 411 The cost of installing underground tanks is prohibitive ( $ 100 , 000 for an underground tank as opposed to an above ground tank at one tenth the cost ) . The existing building / structures seem to have a non - conforming designation as indicated by the map in the Zoning Ordinance . As a non - conforming designation it is allowed to continue , and necessary repairs are allowed to be made . The problem is that he is putting in a new structure , a building permit is required . This new structure is necessary for his to continue his operation . The problem is no new above ground tanks are allowed within 200 feet of a Residential district . There are two different ways to approach this . The first would be to go to the Town Board to change zoning through a long drawn out process , holding . a public hearing , which would take about 60 days . The other choice would be to come to the ZBA for an area variance . He doesn ' t need a use variance . He may end up needing more that one area variance . The Members had many concerns such as the proximity of the burn barrel , propane tank ; a stray bullet from a hunter , and lightening . It was felt that the Members needed to meet for further discussion before a hearing could be held . They have decided to meet November 29 , 1994 at 7 : 30 PM . The meeting adjourned at 7 : 35 PM . aaa TOWN OF ULYSSES JOINT MEETING , MASTER PLAN & PLANNING BOARD N OVEMBER 15 , 1994 TOWN HALL PRESENT : MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE CHAIRWOMAN : SUE POELVOORDE , MEMBER : JOANNE MOLINO ; PLANNING BOARD CHAIRMAN : DAVID TYLER ; MEMBERS : PETER DEMJANEC , BUDD STOVER ; TOWN BOARD MEMBER : CATHERINE STOVER ; BUILDING / ZONING OFFICER : ALEX RACHUN ; SECRETARY : ROXANNE SMITH The joint meeting to discuss the Master Plan Draft ( submitted by Tompkins County ) for the Town of Ulysses , came to o rder at 7 : 45 PM , The Members discussed the best approach to cover each area of the plan in a timely fashion . The Chairwoman w ould like to give feedback to Tracy at County Planning as soon as possible . It was decided to go through the document page by page . The Members approved page one and two , with the comment that it will be updated with the results of the Master Plan S urvey , clue back by November 23 , 1994 . Alex noted that the source for " Traffic Volumes " needs to be listed on page three . Peter commented that the fourth paragraph under " Highway Functional Classification " needed to be clarified as he and Sue had different interpretations . The next two pages ( 4 and 5 ) were o kay . " Public Transportation " on page six came to their attention . Sue said she will recommend that Tracy try and get information ' on public transportation from the State Police for 1994 . David stated for the table on page seven there . ought to be a bibliography , for all the tables , in fact . Sue indicated that the ISTEA information under " Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities " w ill need to be updated . On page eight , Joanne queried who was doing the recommending under the Ithaca - Tompkins County • Transportation Council ( paragraph one ) ? On page nine , Peter stated that he had a real hard time reconciling the text to the map on page eleven ( Soil Associations ) . David commented that basically , the lower the number ( Soil No . ) , the better the soil for development . Pages 10 through 14 appear to be okay . On the map on page 15 , Peter questioned how it is that the soil is good for both Agriculture and Development ? It would be nice to see more gradations if a conflict has to be resolved in the future . Catherine asked about the " soil associations with high to moderate agricultural potential " on the grid for the map . Compared to what , she queried ? Page sixteen is fine . The group got into a lengthy discussion on water availability . Alex noted that there are a couple of aquifers in the Town ( one on Agard Rd . , and one on the golfcourse ) . There have been complaints on the shortage of water , which may have been brought on by the tremendous usage on the south end of Rt . 96 by the Babcock industry . Alex has received twelve calls from people who have ✓ un out of water . Returning to the Draft , the Members looked at page seventeen . David asked what the definition of aquifer was ? Peter would like " yielding " clarified . Pages eighteen through twenty - two are fine . On page 23 , Sue would .like clarification on ® the fiber optic lines mentioned under Cable / Telephone . On the map on page 24 , Joanne wondered about the Private Water Service listed on the right . It was decided that it was not necessary to have it . On page 25 , in the second paragraph , the sentence , " The Village Board . . . " , and the sentence after it w ill he deleted . Pages 26 through 33 are fine . On page 34 , Catherine questioned the Trumansburg numbers on Table 5 - 10 , under " Housing " . The Members found the Table 5 - 11 to be strange , on page 35 . Sue asked Alex what Detached 1 and Attached 1 meant . H e responded that Detached 1 would be a detached single family home . Attached 1 does not make sense to him . In the 5 plus item Alex wondered how the number 30 was arrived at . The Members q uestioned the usefulness of the map on page 36 . Alex stated that it could be used for an overview . If they picked it apart , they will find a lot of problems . The Members decided that main ✓ oads , . arterial roads , should be listed , along with definitions of the various terms . The Members wit ' have a joint meeting ( with both the Master P lan Committee and the Planning Board ) on Tuesday , November 22 , 1094 .