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Minutes of Meeting
of
Zoning Board of Appeals of Town of Ithaca .
February 27 , 1958 .
Alfred Eipper , Leonard Leberman ,
Knight Paving Company , - George
Ideman - Appli•cants .
The meeting of the Zoning Board of • Appeals of the Town
of Ithaca was held on February 27 , 1958 at 5 : 15 P . M . at the
town barn as advertised on February 21 , - 1958 in the Ithaca
Journal . Members present were : William Rolston , chairman ;
David Powers ; -Robert Powers ; - and Constance E . Cook , secretary .
Others present were : Alfred Eipper , applicant ; Leonard
Leberman , applicant ; and Norbert Schickel .
The chairman William Rolston called the meeting to
order and stated that the purpose of the meeting was to
consider the petition of Alfred W . Eipper fora variance
in requirements of Section 21 of the Zoning Ordinance with
respect to his residence at 1571 Slaterville Road .
After hearing testimony of the applicant and after
discussion , the board unanimously adopted the following
resolution , upon motion duly made and seconded .
WHEREAS the house does not have the required front
yard because a steep slope necessitated construction close
to the road and the applicant needs additional room in his
house and the applicant owns a large tract of land and the
additional . room or rooms can be added to the rear, and
WHEREAS no objections have been expressed to the board
and in view of the above stated facts there are practical
difficulties and an unnecessary hardship in carrying out
the strict letter of Section 21 of the Zoning Ordinance , and
WHEREAS the variance applied for is in general accord
with the spirit of the ordinance and the public will , safety
and welfare will be served and substantial justice will
be done if said variance is granted , be it
RESOLVED that the. variance applied for be and is
hereby granted and an order to said effect shall be entered
in the office of the Town Clerk .
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The board then discussed the applications of George
Ideman for change of zone , Knight Paving Products for change
in use , and Leonard Leberman for annexation .
-Mr . Norbert Schickel appeared as an owner land
adjacent to Knight ' s Paving Products . Mr . Schickel stated
that it is his intention to develop his property for
residential purposes .
The board adopted the annexed report and directed
that it be sent to the Town Board .
REPORT
of the
TOWN OF ITHACA BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
10 Application of George -. Ideman for change of zone .
The Board of Zoning Appeals considered the application
of George Ideman for a change in use from a residential
use to a commercial use of approximately six acres of land
adjacent to his present commercial property . The board
has no objection to the proposed change in use . It . is of
the opinion however , that a change in use of so small an
area in this vicinity where there are several tracts of
undeveloped land would be spot zoning . Furthermore , the
New York State Artificial Breeder ' s Co - op Inc . and the
Ide ' s Drome and Bowling Lanes are in a residential zone
although . used commercially under the non- conforming use
provision of the zoning ordinance . Under these circum-
stances a change of the area in question to commercial use
would appear to be spot zoning . The Board support the
change however , if it is part of the over- all plan for
this area .
2 . Application of Knight Paving Products for change in use .
The Knight Paving Products has applied for a change
in zone from residential to industrial of the land which it
is using as a base for its street paving operation . The
Board does not approve of the proposed change because the
property . in question is bounded on three sides by resi -
dences and the owner of the remaining neighboring property
has indicated that it would be residentially developed .
The Board is of the opinion that the present law permits
the Knight Paving Products to continue to operate and that
no hardship will result to it if this change is not made .
3 . Application of Leonard Leberman for annexation .
The Board of Zoning Appeals opposes. the proposed
annexation of Leonard Leberman ' s tract of land along the
East Shore Drive . Although no map showing the proposed
annexation was presented to the board , it appeared that
under Mr . Leberman ' s plan unconnected " islands " ( McKinney ' s
Point , Tri - State Egg and Poultry , Renwick Heights ) would
be left in the town . The board concluded that such an
arrangement would not be feasible or desirable . Finally ,
no reasons in support of the annexation were presented to
the board .
The above report was adopted by the Board of
Zoning Appeals at a meeting held February 27 , 1958 in the
Town Barn . Members present were William Rolston , Constance
E . Cook , Robert Powers , David Powers . Action taken by the
board was unanimous , except , that Mrs . Cook disqualified
. herself from consideration of the application of Knight
Paving Products upon the grounds that she is an owner of
property in the neighboring area .
Respectfully submitted ,
Robert Powers
There being no other business , the meeting was
adjourned .
Respectfully submitted ,
Constance E . Cook .
Secretary .