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TOWN OF ITHACA
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MINUTES
MAY 29 1967
A special meeting of the Town of Ithaca Board of Zoning Appeals
was held at the Town Offices , 108 East Green Street , Ithaca ,
New York at 7 : 40 P . M . on Tuesday , May 2 , 1967 .
Members present of the Board : Acting Chairman Robert Powers ,
Loran Marion , David Powers , Roger Sovocool , Al Tilton ,
Zoning Officer Andy Soyring .
Also present : James Belasco , President of Eastern Heights ,
Inc . and Manley Thaler , Attorney for Eastern Heights , Inc .
This meeting was called at the suggestion of Mr . Thaler so
that he could present Eastern Heights , Inc . request that the
area between Snyder Hill Road and the Slaterville Road , from
the existing R-15 zone on the east to the Town line not now
zoned R- 15 , be changed from R-30 to R - 15 .
Mr . Soyring read Section 80 of the Zoning Ordinance .
Discussion ensued regarding the current status of the landu.
in question and the surrounding area and their current use .
It was mentioned that the property is not now being farmed
because of its hillside nature and much of it is wooded .
The open fields were pointed out on the aerial map . Mr .
Robert Powers asked how the people who own the surrounding
property feel about the requested change . Mr . Sovocool said
that this would be brought out by a public hearing which
would be held by the Town Board ,
Mr . Thaler then read excerpts from the Planning Board minutes
taken April 18 , 1967 , paragraph 2 , as follows :
" Upon motion by Mr . Vasse , it was moved that the Planning
Board recommend to the Town Board that the following
area of the Town of Ithaca be rezoned from R-30 to R-15 :
That land east of the existing R -15 zone , approximately
parallel with Pine Tree Road , to the Town line and bounded
on the north by Snyder Hill Road and on the south by
the R-15 zone parallel to Slaterville Road . The motion
was seconded by Mr . Lacy and carried by unanimous vote . ft
Mr . Sovocool suggested that the members of the Board of Zoning
Appeals adopt the resolution of the Planning Board as above
stated .
After a lengthy discussion the Board of Zoning Appeals concurred
with the recommendation of the Planning Board of the Town of
Ithaca regarding the area above described .
so
Respectfully submitted ,
Patricia M . Lane
Acting Secretary