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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBA Minutes 1962-08-20 TOWN OF ITHACA ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AUGUST 209 1962 A meeting of the Town of Ithaca Zoning Board of Appeals was held in- the Town Highway Building on Monday , August 20 , 1962 at 7 : 30 . P . M . Members of the Board present were : Chairman David F . Powers , Constance E . Cook , Robert N . Powers , William B . Norton , and William S . Scott , Jr . Also present were : Zoning Officer Robert J . Wells , Supervisor Ben V . Boynton , Stanley Tsapis , Richard Berggren , Wallace Martin , and the following area residents : R . B . Child , Mr . and Mrs . Stump , Mr . and Mrs . Greene , Phillip Allen , Mr . and Mrs . Spencer , Elizabeth Laughlin , Mr . and Mrs . Walter Andrews , Mrs . Faye Allen , Betty Graves , Mr . and Mrs . Wooley , Will Beruninger , Ralph Todd , Sam MacNeil , and Nora Dodd . The adjourned hearing on the appeal of Richard Berggren in regard to the decision of the Zoning Officer denying permission to convert the basement of the former Inlet Valley School into a shop for the repair.. and sale of lawn mowers was called to order . The minutes 'of the last hearing were read and a motion was made by Robert N . Powers that these minutes be approved . Seconded by William B . Norton and carried . Mr . . Berggren stated that worse nuisances are permitted in this zone and that Mr . Martin would make a good tenant . Comments were requested from area residents who were present . Mr . Stump - Support Mrs . Stump ' s statement of last week . Dislike piece -meal zoning and feel that property values increase in a residential zone . . Mr . . Tsapis - pointed out that Mr . Martin could operate his business if he lived in the building . Mrs . Spencer - One variance will lead to another . Don ' t want commercialization , want to remain and develop as a residential area,, Merle Greene - Opposed to granting the variance . Sooner or later fix-it shops gather scrap and this business would not enhance the Southern entrance to this residential area . Mrs . Greene - Traffic is a hazard now with school buses having to stop on blind spots . We don ' t need any more than we already have . Mr . Allen - Zoning -Board of Appeals has certain obligations to the Town Board and to the townspeople . There are three factors which they must find in order to grant a variance . 1 . It must be unique . 2 . It must not change the existing character of the neighborhood . 30 . Owner can not realize . a fair return for his investment . . Don ' t believe that the Board can make these findings . Am against granting this variance . 4esidents entered their vote , for or opposed' , and all were opposed except Nora Dodd who had no opposition . . She felt it was much less objectionable than many other uses . A motion was made by Robert N . Powers and seconded by David F . Powers that the . applicatioh by Mr . Richard Berggren not be granted . Ayes all . Carried . Hearing adjourned at 90. 00 P . M . A motion was made by . Constance E . Cook that the Town of Ithaca Zone Map be . corrected to show accurately the northeast boundary of the . Light Industrial zone at the intersection of Five Mile Drive and Elmira Road . Seconded by William B . Norton . A motion was made by William S . Scott to amend the motion by Constance E . Cook to read " that the Town of Ithaca Zone Map be corrected to show accurately all zoning boundaries in the Town of Ithaca and that the map be printed to scale of one inch to one -thousand feet . Seconded by William B . Norton and carried . Ayes all on the original motion by Constance Cook , Carried . A discussion took place on the proposed amendment of Article IX of theTown of Ithaca Zoning Ordinance . Thee Board gives its approval of the amendment on the basis that the Planning Board has already been empowered by the Town Board to make reasonable changes in the requriements of the Zoning Ordinance . This amendment only makes reference to that power in the Zoning Ordinance . The Zoning Board of Appeals has no objection on this basis . After discussion , th EBoard stated that they had no objections to the proposed amendment of Section 75 of the Town of Ithaca Zoning Ordinance . After discussion , the Board stated that they had no objections to the re - zoning of the area at Shady Corners . 1. 87 Page 2 After dicussion of the Housing Code Applicable to Mobile Homes , a motion was made by Constance E . Cook to approve the adoption in principal of the Mobile Home Housing Code . We strongly urge that the Zoning Ordinance be amended to make proper provision for mobile homes . Sednnded by William B . Norton and carried . Meeting adjourned at 10 : 35 P . M .