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TOWN OF ITHACA
PLAztiI'dING BOARD MINUTES
APRIL 13 , 1965
Members present were : Chairman John Vase: ,. . Noel. Desch ,
Frank Liguori , Walter WigF. ins and 'Zoning Officer Robert J .
trells
.Also present were , attorney Adams
No official action was Ta.ken due to the Lack of a. quorum ,
A4' EY SUB _� D.TVISI ()N& �1r . Adams presented a revised plan of
F.e. ea y Su p a M cin showing a new crossing set •= up for
Juniper Drive over the Rail.roadsrarigbt �of �way TWO five ft "
culverts is ure proposed to bridge the gorge whec°e 'required
The roads , 'upon preliminary approval are expected to be
completed through to the Pei a . Avenue hook -Mupa
Permission was requested and graxLted subject to approval of
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Walth Departure -l .t and Board ratification to build on lots
A , D , F . and G as show; or. inap dated 8 23/64 ,, Russell
L16ighkts ' SixbDivisiori with furtl:ler provin- ions that lots F
Lnd GSA wh6 . blailt upon ,, will. be r?ade accessible to Codd
i,7i8-tci:r1 Road by msa is of a, oul �de �asa.c as shown on above
mapm The alignment of to E, colubecta.ng new road .- dd Kendall
Avenue , the Save; -owned a.c esza lot should provide proper
traffic flow thxough the i atersection . Completion and
submieion of all required forms are requested
LNCEN'TE SUB D1V' ST0.`%gm Th`ie) Lu.c. erite propocwl was opened for
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Listed below are persons that were in attendance for this
Rocco P . Lucente 506 ;la.rren Road
Douglas Lancaster 410 "W nstan-. ,, Caurt
John Wb Church y.40 .; Ha.nshag 'load
Sally Hoyt Spofford Etna , N . Y . and Laboratory
of Ornithology
alter R . Spofford Etna .; New York
Ethel Eo Little 21. 1 Forest Dome Drive
Jaime S a Becht 1. _ 6 Hansh�aw toad
..'a.lter JB Schwan 16 Muriel. Street
Maurice Barris 312 Salem Drive
Margaret Mesics 126 North Sunset Drive
Ma.r � orie IQ B3rnse 140 North. Sunset Drive
( Repre messing ryra dewy Info : ation Centel^ of Greater Ithaca. )
Charlotte T . Shaw
Planning Board Minutes a April 13s 1965 Page 2
MariWha Eo Leighton LL23 Oak Avenue
David Go Allen 23 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ruth No Kleppstein 310 Salem Drive
Jane Bo Harris 312 Salem Drive
Eleanor Ae Smith 168 Pleasant Grove Road
Grace Wo Lauben gayer 235 Berkshire Road
D � 11ppael 1hite 1456 Ranshaw Road
Mro a Eleanor Smith read the text os a petition filed with
the Board containing a pprolai.mately 1.79 signatures in opposition
to the proppeal. * M so Smith also referred to the letters which
have been received by the Town on this matter ®
Mre Lancaster , Assistant Director of t �le Ornithology Departw-
Ment and rented, of Lucentes says that oche area is unique l?
water table is high , -temperature; cooler and variaties of
rare birds nest here that we not found elsewhere * The
Arcadia. Foundation. will aut � off $ 20 , 000 . 00 per year support
for the Sanctuary . About 201000 people per year visitthis
fa.cil. it,y o Children tome over the fence and dogs under ..
The present Nul.tiple Residence area has room for nine more
apartment buildings ( 54 apartment * ) for a total of 108 .
• Pars Hecht , 1446 Ranshwi :is the closest land owner * He
bought from Rocco Lucente -and expected tlyle area to remain
residentia.l. * This would depreciate the neighlbor4 ng propertya
P#iv° a W *iggin.s stated that the Board does not concarr. itse3i' ,Q �
,bjith euc�nom:ic8 * Zoning is ;sot intended wo �be a strait ®
jacketq but is inten.dk,: d to wntrol. orderly planning and
development *
Firs . Barnes �epresenaative for the Gardena Information
Center , says it is short iAghted to apoll area when in
Ithaca. , Greater lth.acao Nes. Fork Status and nationally
attempts are being, made to beautify and retain wild or
unique areaa y
Jane Har a.�� stated that the Dresent apartments are not
attractive and even if apartments are allowed to be built
they ;should be up- graded a3ad prolvi. de park areas .
Nr * Church says that this would rause a traffic hazard
Mr . Liguori stated this Board has pj3?evv o%usly accepted the
premise that controlled garden apartments are generally
compatible with residences
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Plannixw Board Minutes April. 13 , 1965 Page 3
Mrs * Smith is to be notified of any meeting of this Board
in which a reeonartendation on this matter will be mado o
Flap dated 4/x./65 was received as the basic preliminary
plansq entistled Genera. Plan of Development , Lands of
Lucente , e= lE- e that zort—i on shoran as multiple residence
along Sapsuokegr , :;roods Roars & Development of the onaire
area is subject to public water and seivrera
17 lot Sub�Sub� Div cion accepted as Preliminary Plan dated
4/1/65 entitled Salem Road. -east Section #1 subject tQ
submi lsolan of all documents as required by the Sub- Divizion
Ordinance and siebjec•t to public, water and sewero Also the
lots are to be rrambeped
Access road to be built initially as a complete loop ; ;. . Starting
at Salem Drive and ending at Salem Drive . rots 1458 through
1466 fronting on Hansbati Road to be approved for obnstructi on.
subject to public water and sewer and Board ratification *
Xr . hueente o ta�ted that he will conai.der withdra:�i� his
present multiple- residence pdaoposr;1,l aloeSapsucker woods
Road f% d will attempt to, - .Y) P,fr;0ti. at0 with the University
• for tan equitable land swap in the general area for use
as a, substitute zone area *
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The mee a in visas a,d j oua?nbd at 10 00 00 P - M I
Respectfully submitted
Robert Jo Wells
z"Jouing Officer