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Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Ithaca
June 13 , 1960
Amelia M . Thomas - Applicant .
The meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the
Town of Ithaca was called to order by the chairman Mr . Rol -
ston at 7 : 30 P . M . at the Tompkins County Court House on
June 13 , 1960 , as was advertised in the ITHACA JOURNAL on
June 6 , 1960 . Members present were : Chairman William Rolston ,
David Powers , and Secretary Constance E . Cook . Also present
were : Robert J . Wells , Zoning Officers Amelia M . Thomas ,
applicants and James Buyoucos , attorney .
The chairman , Mr . Rolston , stated that the purpose
of the meeting was to consider the pEtition of Mrs . Amelia
M . Thomas to erect a sign at the East Shore Mart , East Shore
Drive , which might be an extension of a non- conforming use .
Permit to erect said sign had been denied by the Zoning Of -
ficer under Sections 12 , 53 , and 54 of the Zoning Ordinance .
Reasons in support of the proposed change were
stated by the applicant . Mrs . Thomas felt that no permit was
necesslary , since the sign is necessary to business which is
a legitimate non- conforming use , and the sign would replace
one that was previously on the premises . The Zoning Officer ,
Mr . Wells , had advised Mrs . Thomas that it was a violation
of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Ithaca to place a sign
approximately 61 . x 14 ' in size on the concrete abutment next
to the store .
Attorney James Buyoucos , appearing without con
ceding jurisdiction of the Board or prejudicing the rights
of the applicant , had advised his client , Mrs . Thomas , to
cooperate when she was notified of the warning by the Zoning
Officer .
More discussion followed . The applicant operates
a non- conforming use . There has been a sign there as late as
last year advertising the various products on sale at the
store . Last fall , the sign had been removed by students . The
sign to be replaces is substantially the same size as the
4 ' x 5 ' sign which had been removed last fall . The sign is
necessary because the East Shore Mart depends on transient
trade , and is open only during the summer months .
Mrs . Thomas stated that the original sign was there
1h 1951 , when she purchased the property . It was approximately
11 ' x 16 ' in size . A Canada Dry "sign , approximately 4 ' x 5 '
in size , was put up last year . There has always been a sign .
.. of some sort there . The proposed sign will be on placard ,
the same as is the Canada Dry sign .
There was no opposition to the proposed sign .
A motion was made and duly seconded that the Board
grant the petition of Mrs . Thomas to erect a sign , 6 ' x 14 '
feet , upon condition that it is taken down during the period
the store is .closed from on or about December lst to April
lst , without . prejudice to the rights of the applicant to es -
tablish her non - conforming rights existing at the effective
date of the applicable provision of the Zoning Ordinance .
Motion was carried unanimously .
The board took no action on the application made
by Robert L . - Sproull . The meeting was adjourned -.
Respectfully submitted ,
Constance E . Cook
Secretary