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TOWN OF ITHACA
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
AUGUST 189 1965
A meeting of the Town of Ithaca Zoning Board of Appeals was
held at the Town Offices , 108 E . , Green Street , City of
Ithaca at 7 : 30 P . M . on Wednesday , August 18 , 1965 .
Members of the Board present were : Chairman David F . Powers ,
Robert Powers , C . A . Tilton , William S . Scott , Jr . , Zoning
Officer Robert J . Wells , and Secretary Cheri S . Beninati .
Also present were : Mr . M . R . , Classen , Harry Gordon , Mrs .
Beald , Miss Edla Beald , Miss Doris Wood , and Miss Markel ,
BUILDING PERMIT -BEALD PREMISES
A Public Hearing was called to order at 7 : 50 P . M . Chairman
Powers stated purpose of meeting : To hear and receive
information regarding the application of a variance to
build a carport on the Beald premises at 15 Hillcrest Drive :
Zoning Officer read the application , appeal and proof of
publication as published in the Ithaca Journal August 11 ,
1965 .
The Zoning Officer read the following from Section 280 A
of the Town Law , in part :
" No permit for the erection of any building shall be
issued unless a street or highway giving access to
such proposed structure has been duly placed on the
official map or plan or , if there be no official map
or plan , unless such street or highway is an existing
street , county or town highway . ,",
The Zoning Officer pointed out the location of the property
on the Zoning Map . There are five houses located on the
turn-around , adjacent to the six -acre plot on which this
Board now has an application for a 20 - story apartment build -
ing .
Mr . Harry Gordon brought out the fact that the Beald ' s own
lots 2 and 3 as shown on the map submitted by Mr . Classen .
The existing house is 75 feet from the road .
Chairman Powers asked for any questions from the Board . There
were none . He then stated that the main problem was the street
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law . . Zoning officer Wells brought out the point that the
Zoning Board had acted in several cases similar to the
Beald case .
After hearing no opposition from the Board , Mr . Wells ,
brought out the following facts : Miss Beald has been in
the house for two years . There are lots available for sale
in the area . It is not possible to build on the lots
without a variance . The right - of -way is located directly
across from the Beald house . Mrs . Marinas , who owns land
in the area , anticipates development of the 40 acres across
from the right - of -way .
As to the matter of the street law , the road was - not property
located in the right - of -way when it was constructed . There -
fore , it is not a Town road . The road must be re -worked
as it is in very poor shape gravel=wise .
Chairman Powers inquired if the residents of the area present
had any objections to the construction of this carport , five
feet from the lot line . There were no objections from the
residents and ^ also none from the Board members .
Mr . C . A . Tilton made a motion that Miss Beald be granted a
variance for this carport . The motion was seconded by Mr .
Robert Powers and carried . The resolution is as follows :
That this Board grant the requested variance in that
practical difficulty tas been found , and the health , safety ,
morals and general welfare of the area will not be adversely
affected , and that the premises are adapted to the proposed
use .
Upon motion by Mr . Tilton , seconded by Mr . R . Powers and
carried , this Public Hearing was adjourned at 8 : 15 P . M .
Respectfully submitted ,
Cheri S . Beninati
Secretary