HomeMy WebLinkAboutPB Minutes 1960-01-20 TOWN OF ITHACA
PLANNING BOARD
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Minutes Jan 208 1960 Meeting
Greater Ithaca Regional Planning Poard Office
The meeting was called to order at 8 : 00 P .Y. by Chairman Ugouri with
the following members present : Fessrso Bruska , Ligouri , Yarion , Phillips ,
Saunders , Vasse , Wiggins , and Supervisor Boynton . In addition several citizens
were present during ,cart or all of the meeting. The following topics were
discussed .
1 . Yr . Phillip Wsllick brought the board members up to date on the status of
the connecting road from Triphammer Road in the City of Ithaca to 'Marren Road in
the Town of Ithaca which traverses the sight of the planned dormitories for
married students of Cornell TTriversity . This was for information only and no
action was required .
2 . 11r ., Authur Prince presented rough plans for further development of his
properties on Five Mile Drive . After some discussion,, no approvals were given
but Mro Prim 1aas instructed to submit a corplete plan in accordance with the
Subdivision Regulations of this Planning Board incorporating the suggestions
offered by members . ' . It was pointed out that the maps required and the details
called for on these raps were :recessary, clearly ir_dentified in the regulations ,
and that no partial or tentative approvals would be given or implied until
compliance with established procedures was rade .
3 . lir . Richard Berggren presented a map and asked for a tentative approval of a
development . bounded on the West by the Trumansburg Road ,, on the South by the
City of Ithaca line and on the East by the Ishigh Valley Railroad right�cf=�way.
Several points were discussed 4 members with Mr . Berggren , the principal one
being the new location of Route 96 . As a result a motion by Saunders , seconded
by Bru®ka v that action be deffered on Mr . Berggren = s request and that Yr .
Phillip Wallick be asked to seek the advice and help of the State Board of Public
Works concerning their plans. for Route 96 and - its relationship with the proposed
development during his forthcoming trip to the Syracuse office of the State Board .
Mir . Berggren agreed to this procedure and the notion was unanimously passed .
Q . The Chairman VY . Ligouri announced some opposition had developed among
residents of the Northwest part of the Town of Ithaca over the establishment of
a pharmacy at the medical building planned by Dr . Hirshfield and his associates .
Mr . Ligouri read a letter received from Dr . Hirshfield explaining further the
reasons why a pharzrscy was needed and signifying the intent of the doctors in�
volved to see that the pharmacy would be anintegral part of the medical facilities
and that it would not be in the best interests of all concerned . It was felt
that the restrictions governing the establishment and any subsequent modifications
of activites in a Business A district probably included enough safeguards to
protect the interests of the neighboring residents .
5 . The Chairman, lro Ligouri , announced the receipt of a letter from Mr . Reed
Bonney of the Grange League Federation concerning the establishment of a garage
on the Danby Road , No action was required and the letter and supporting documents
were filed with the Subdivision Subcommittee .
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6 . Nr . Saunders requested some discussion concerning the policy of this board
when confronted with subdivision plans that d9d not conform to the general planning
proposals submitted by professionals desired by the Planning Poard . The ,general
consensus was that while many different plans might be submitted by many different
professionals and it would be difficult to establish it any absolute sense that
one was superior to another , it nevertheless appeared to the Board that any
subdivision plans that differed in any major way from the overall plans prepared
br .this Board ., in order to gain approval , should clearly show their advantages
to the Town and its residents in preference to the plans of the Boarde Ir view
of this, the subdivision plan submitted by TY . t'r'ine at the meeting on Deco 16
was not descussed further and instead a motion by Phillips , seconded by Bruska9
that the plot plan prepared by Yr . K . 0. Parsons for this board covering the area
in the Town of Ithaca North of Hanshaw and West of 'Marren be sent to Yessrs .
Prince and Schoenfield for their information and to assist then in their planninge
Passed unanimously.
7 . The question of whether or not the State of New York was subject to the
restrictions of the Town Zoning Ordinance was discussed . Yr . Boynton submitted
a letter from the Department of Audit and Control which showed ( in their opinion )
that the State was not bound by any Zoning Ordinance . In view of this , the
Supervisory ?'r . Boynton , was asked to communicate with Nr . Robinson of the
r'unicipal Planning and Zoning Division of the Coirmerce Department to further
clarify this matter with particular reference to Cornell University and to State
projects being supervised and to be operated by Cornell University .
g . Several points were discussed in connection with the latest revision of the
Zoning Ordinance . No action was taken inasmuch . as some revisions would be re�
quired following the public hearings
The meeting was adjourned at 10 . 39 P .Y .
Respectfully submitted
Byron W. Saunders
Secretary Pro Tem