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of
Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Ithaca ,
October 3 , 1960 .
Miss Isabell Thomas , Applicant .
Rev . H . Ecklemann , Applicant .
The meeting of the Town of Ithaca Zoning Board of
Appeals was held at the Town Highway Barn , Elmira Road ,
October 3 , 1960 at .7 : 30 P . M . It was duly publicized in the
ITHACA JOURNAL on September 28 , 1960 . Members of -thee Board
present were : Chairman William Rolston , David Powers , and
Aldus Fogelsanger . Others present were : Mr . Robert Wells
and Ben Boynton .
Present to present the application was Miss
Isabell Thomas , neighbor of 332 Forest Home Drive , who is
executrix of the estate owning the property . This is an
appeal signed by William Mitchell from the decision of the
Zoning -Officer denying permission for the extension of a
non- conforming residence at 340 Forest Home Drive . The permit
was denied by the Zoning Officer under Section 54 , - Article
XII , of the Zoning Ordinance .
The application is for a one story , one room
addition of about 100 square feet to the front of the 'house .
This is a residential zone and the addition is non- conforming
in that it is too close to the Forest Home Drive road . Part
of the existing house is now 15 feet from the road and all
of the proposed addition will be slightly farther from the
road than 15 feet . The room will be used to store clothing .
The addition will be in conformance with the existing construction .
The side yard clearance is okay . There is no space behind
the existing structure for the addition because of a creek .
It was stated that neighbors did not object and no one was
present to make any statements about the case . This would
not alter the character of the neighborhood .
The Board voted unanimously to grant the appeal .
The next case was the appeal . of Rev . H . Ecklemann .
Proof of publication was presented . Present were : Rev . H .
3 ® Ecklemann ; Peter Gerard ; Donald McMurray , 514 Warren Road ;
J . We Driscoll , 115 Christopher Circle ; Ralph Bacon , 509
Warren Road .
The appeal is by Rev . H . Ecklemann , Christopher
Circle , for the erection of signs in the area of Warren
and Hanshaw Roads for the purpose of the direction of the
public to the Place of Worship ( Rev . Ecklemann ' s home ) .
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Permit was denied by the Zoning Officer under Section 9 ,
Article IV , of the Zoning Ordinance to wit : " . . . provided that
such signs shall be on the lot . " Section 11 and 12 of the
same article are also involved .
Rev . Ecklemann wants to erect signs 18 " x 24 "
and an arrow at the corner of Warren and Hanshaw Roads to
direct strangers to the Church ; also at the corner of
Warren : :.and Christopher Circle , Christopher Circle is a
dead - end street and people normally do not get to Chris -
topher Circle unless directed there , so just a sign on the
property would not be useful in attracting people . About
24 adults attend the Church meetings at present . He thinks
his Church needs a sign as much as the Airport needs one .
Peter Gerard spoke in favor of the signs with no
new arguments . He is a Church member and does not live
close .
Don McMurray called eight neighbors to get their
reactions . One was non- commital ; one had no objections ,
the other six did not like the permission of signs and that
the permission of signs was a bad precedent to start .
J . . W . Driscoll thought signs were not necessary
since there is already a street marker designating Chris -
topher Circle . He thinks there is not enough parking for
church-goers cars .
Ralph Bacon does not want signs - thinks the members
should find the Church without signs .
The Board has had trouble about signs in this
neighborhood in the past ; due to this and the opposition
of those neighbors present , the appeal .. was unanimously denied .
Respectfully submitted ,
Aldus Fogelsanger ,
Secretary Pro Tem .
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