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WHEREAS ; this Board , following a Public Hearing held on the
10th' day of: June : . 1969 upon the Application of Groff Associates for the
rezoning of ° two parcels of land from Multiple Residence t
P o Business
iuses , - recommended the requested . - rezoning of the 7 / 10 Acre gore of land
to • Business . "C " , but voted to take no action on the request to rezone
w to Business ?., "D " the 2 . 2 Acre parcel adjacent south 1- hereof , fronting
� . on, the ' Ellis . Hollow Road and bound easterl b the
f •• " By - Pass Road and westerly by the ' Barnes Reserve Forest Home
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" : ' AND , WHEREAS . .the - Town Board • of -. the .. Town . of . Ithaca, has now asked
chatithis • Board reconsider the zoning of the 2, P2 Acre parcel '- and make
a ' speciftr recommendation `to it for; or against such requested rezoning ,
or , for . it "with modifI . icatt. on all. as
provided in Sc c ton 46 ( � ) of the
Zoning Ordinance ;
t. , NOW T.HEREC' ORE , having given due further consideration to the
matter at the .regular meeting of this Board • held on the 8th day of
July 1969 , • at which members of the public again appeared and were
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rfurther, heard , this Board thereupon by a 4 : 2 vote , duly adopted the
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_ : `. RESOLVED , that because of our ability to thereby concentrate
commercial development in this area , and to increase competitive
factors ' between the onl service stations within 11 % n that area , to the
benefit hof the : nubli. c• , and because of the incompatibility of 11nvine a
I�u ). t3. p1F Residence Zonc in one corner of t: h :i. s comiii % rcial Mone acreage ,
: this Board rc' commendy the rczcaning of this 2 . 2 Acre corner parcel to
a ° PAusine85 "D zone as rc uested and suggests g c, estS tllat ._ he Town Board of
the Town , of Ithaca look with favor upon such rezoning .
A' copy of this 4Resolution should be filed' with the 'Town Clerk
foro- transmittal to the Tom Board before Its next scheduled meeting in
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- THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE
TOWN . OF ITHACA
Meeting .Tiny 8 , 1969
WHEREAS -this Board , following a Public , Hearing. held on the
10th day of. June 1969 upon _ the Application . of Groff Associates for the
rezoning - of two parcels - .of land from Multiple Residence _ -to Business
uses , recommended the requested- rezoning of the 7 /10 Acre gore of land
to Business "C " , but voted to take no- - action on the request to rezone
to Business "D " the 2 . 2 Acre parcel adjacent south, . thereof , fronting
on the Ellis Hollow Road and bound easCerly by the proposed Forest Home
By -Pass Road and westerly - by the ' Barnes Reserve_'. ; . .
AND WHEREAS the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca has now asked
that this Board reconsider -. the zoning of -the. 2 -, 2 -- Acre parcel and make
a specific recommendation to 'it for or ' against .:such, requested rezoning ,
or for it with modification , all as provided in . Section 46 (3 ) of the
Zoning Ordinance ;
NOW THEREFORE $ having ; given; due, - further . consideration to the
matter at .the regular meeting of this Board held ori the 8th day of
July 1969, at which 'members . of the public again appeared and were
further heard , - this Board thereupon by a 4 : 2 -vote , _ duly adopted the
following Resolution :
RESOLVED , that because of our ` abilty to thereby concentrate
commercial development in this area ; and • ' to. increase competitive
factors between- the only- service stations-'. within that area , to the
- benefit of the public, and because of the ` incompatibility of having a
Multiple Residence Zone in one corner of this commercial zone acreage ,
this Board recommends the rezoning of this 2 . 2 Acre ' corner parcel to
- a -Business "D " zone as requested , and suggests that the Town Board of
the Town .of Ithaca .look with - favor upon such rezoning .
A copy of this Resolution should be filed •with the Town Clerk
. for transmittal to the Town - Board before its next scheduled meeting in
August .
TOWN OF ITHACA
PL41MNG BOARD MINUTES
July 8 , 1969
Planning Board Minutes for July 8 , 1969 , Present : J . Boodley ,
A . Albrecht , E . Phillips , D . Baker , P . Tavelli , W . Schwan-
Chairman - E . King and others .
Discussion of the road from Hudson St . to Therm , Inc . which
Therm deeded to the Town when there was another industry on the
road . The land along the road belongs entirely to Therm , Inc .
now and they would like the road returned to them .
Motion was made by J . Boodley seconded by E . Phillips that the
Town return the road in question back to Therm , Inc . as their
own private road . All voted aye .
A presentation was made by Ed King , Attorney for the developers
of the Barnes Property situated on the corner of Judd Falls
Road and Ellis Hollow Road . His presentation was for the re -
zoning of 2 . 2 acres from Multiple Housing to Business D for a
second Gas Station . At a previous meeting the Planning Board
had voted to take no action on this request .
His major points were as follows :
Prime Interest Rate has risen from 7 to 82 percent .
Construction costs are 12% higher in Ithaca compared with
surrounding ares .
Gas Station will not be built unless the Gas Companies
feel it will go .
Developer wants the opportunity to build the Gas Station
if it will pay .
Motion made by E . Phillips seconded by A . Albrecht as follows :
Because of ability to contain commercial development in one area ;
Because of ability to contain commercial development in one area ;
to increase competitive factor in the areas because of incomPa.t -
ibility of multiple residences in one corner of Business C , we
suggest that the Town Board look with favor on rezoning the
2 . 2 acre plot to Business D .
Aye - E . Phillips , A . Albrecht , D . Baker ,
W . Schwan
Nay - J . Boodley , P . Tavelli
Final approval was given to the 10 unit Multiple Development on
Winthrop Drive as proposed by Francis Chase . The parking lot
has been enlarged as the Board requested at a previous meeting .
The Planning Board is not too happy with this development but
since the land has already been rezoned Multiple their hands are
tied . Motion made by J . Boodley seconded by D . Baker . All aye
vote carried . Paul Tavelli abstained from discussion and vot -
• ing because he is the attorney for F . Chase .
Meeting adjourned at 10 : 00 P . M .
W . Schwan