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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBA Minutes 1957-11-04 � 43 Minutes of Meeting of Board of Zoning Appeals of Town of Ithaca November 4 , 1957 The meeting of the Board of . Zoning Appeals of the Town of Ithaca was held on November 4 , 1957 in , the Town Barn at 5 : 15 P . M . Members present were : William Rolston , chairman ; R . Powers ; T . Powers ; A . Fogelsanger ; and C . Cook , secretary . Others present were : Ben Boynton , Town Zoning officer ; Milo Kouf ; John LoPinto , attorney for the appli - cant ; and Frank Liguoui , County - Sanitation Engineer. . Mr . Boynton explained to Mr . Kouf that the junking of automobiles on his property would constitute a violation of the zoning . ordinance . He pointed out that Mr . Kouf ' s property is located in a commercial " district and the uses in such a district are limited to those set forth in Section . 11 . Mr . LgP.into stated that Mr . Kouf was a " road scavenger " and brought wrecked cars to his premises pending their disposal . Mr . Kouf agreed to comply with the zoning ordinance . He agreed that he would not junk or tear apart. automobiles on his premises. and. that he would not burn the cars or any rubber parts . Mr . Kouf and Mr . LoPinto then left the meeting . The chairman stated that the next item of business waso to hear Mr . • Frank Liguori , County Sanitation Engineer , report upon sanitation conditions at Bernard Quick ' s Mink Farm . - Mr . Liguori stated that he had talked with Charles Bassett , a federal government specialist in mink raising . Mr . Bassett stated that the university cleaned its pens only once a . year but it would be preferable to clean the pens twice a year . From March until November , mink raisers can not clean the. pens because it would disturb the animals . Mink are. fed meat scraps . Disposal of the unused food would keep down odors . Mr . Quick apparently lets the uncon- sumed food fall to the ground beneath the pens . Drainage is an important factor . Mr . Liguori said there was water standing under several pens , particularly the older ones . The use of chloride of lime would reduce the odor . and improve sanitation . It would be important to eliminate the standing water and that could best be done by depositing sand and gravel . fi-11 under the pens . Mr . Liguori stated that it appears that spraying mink with water during the summer time is the only way to cool the - animals and increased odor at that time can not be avoided . Mr . Liguori stated that the pens are built in the best . way to keep the rat population down and there are not too many places on the premises where rats could find harborage except possibly in the old barns . Liming the unconsumed food remnants might help reduce the food available to rats . As to flies , Mr . Liguori said that he did not know whether the flies had been attracted to the area or whether they are breeding there . In any event , liming would reduce the possibility of breeding . Mr . Liguori added that the cutting of grass around the legs of the pens would improve sanitation . The board discussed with Mr . Liguori the problems of sanitation and adopted the following resolution unanimously : WHEREAS , it appears that the health and general wel - fare of the area will be promoted by spreading out the mink population in a larger area and that a need for redistri - bution of the mink now on the premises exists and WHEREAS , if the applicant does not expand his present operation , the spreading out of the animals over a larger area will serve the convenience. and property of the com- munity and . will not adversely affect the neighboring per . sons and property ; be it RESOLVED , that the application of Bernard Quick for a variance for the town zoning ordinance with respect to his mind farm located at 1564 Slaterville Road , be ap proved and a building permit be issued for additional cages , in order to effect a redistribution of mink on the premises but not for the purpose of expanding his mink raising operation and upon the condition that drainage and . sanitation under the cages be improved , by ( 1) spreading chloride of lime beneath the cages ( 2 ) filling depressions under the cages to eliminated standing water ; and ( 3 )' cutting or killing the grass around the legs of the cages . The board then discussed two proposed changes of zone and unanimously adopted the annexed report . REPORT TO TOWN BOARD OF TOWN OF ITHACA by The Town Board of Zoning Appeals Re - zoning of Land Owned by Hugh Rumsey on the Elmira and Spencer Roads . The Board of Zoning Appeals voted unanimously to re - port to the Town Board that it had no objections to the rezoning to a commercial use of the above tract , which i's now zoned partially commercial and partially residential if property owners in the immediate area were personally notified of the proposed change and of the - pending hearing of the Town Board . Re - zoning of a portion of Five Mile Drive -Elmira Road Area . After discussing the proposed change of zone from residential to light industrial use the Board voted unani - mously to report to the Town Board as follows : The area in question is largely owned by the State of New York , the County of Tompkins and the City Board of Education and dedicated to public purposes . In view of the topography of .the balance of the property which is privately owned , there are few building sites which could comply with the yard requirements of the proposed light industrial use district . If set back requirements are observed , many of the sites would be subject to flooding . Building upon them might prove improvident to the owner and costly to the federal . 52 � government if a flood control project . is instituted as has been proposed . In view of the pressing need for indus - trial' sites in the town , however , the Board takes the posi - tion that if the Town Board finds at its . hearing that a considerable number of persons would be benefited byNthe change and the residents in the area have no great ob - jections to the change , the Board of Zoning Appeals would not oppose the change . The Board of Zoning Appeals further suggested that the Planning Board consider re - zoning this small area along with re - zoning of the larger area bounded by Five Mile Drive , Bostwick Road , Seven Mile Drive and Elmira Road . The Planning Board might find it appropriate to enlarge the residential zones in this area and to develop a commercial zone along the Elmira Road and possibly a light industrial zone in a portion of the area now zones as agricultural . The Board of Zoning Appeals further recommended that the Planning Board consider re - zoning the present industrial district along the Lehigh Valley Railroad tracks and along the area - to be annexed to the city to a light industrial use so that it could operate as a buffer zone between the residential area on Five Mile Drive and the industrial area within the prospective city limits . November 4 , 1957 . Constance E . Cook , Sec . Board of Zoning Appeals of The Town of Ithaca . There being no further business , the meeting was adjourned at 8 : 30 P . M . Respectfully submitted , Constance E . Cook Secretary .