HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-07-2006
Walter R. Lynn, Mayor
Norma R. Manning, Clerk
Mary Jane Neff, Deputy Clerk
Jeffrey A. Silber, Treasurer
Brent A. Cross, Engineer
Village of Cayuga Heights
MARCHAM HALL
836 HANSHAW ROAD
ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850
(607) 257-1238
fax (607) 257-4910
OFFICE HOURS
9 AM – 4 PM
http://www.ithaca.ny.us/Govt/CayugaHeights
MEMO
To: Robin Cisne, Chairperson
Kenneth Robinson
Joseph Petrillose
Robert Powers
Sarah How
Peter McClelland
Brent Cross
Dated: July 21, 2006
Re: ZBA Meeting
From: Mary Jane Neff, Secretary
Attached is the public notice for hearings scheduled for August 7, 2006. Please let
me know as soon as possible if you are available for the meeting. Call me at 257-
1238 or e-mail me at mjneff@cayuga-heights.ny.us
Also attached is a copy of the last ZBA minutes. Please review and if you want any
changes, please notify me as soon as possible.
It would be helpful for this process if I had an e-mail address for you. Please send it
to me if you have one.
Please contact Brent Cross if you have any questions about the zoning requests.
Thank You.
Village of Cayuga Heights
Zoning Board of Appeals Hearing
Held on 8/7/06
Board Present: Robin Cisne, Robert Powers, Peter McClelland, Joe Petrillose, Kenneth
Robinson
Zoning Officer Present: Brent Cross
Zoning Board Secretary: Mary Jane Neff
Guest: Victoria and Chris Anagnost, Garry Brodhead, Jennifer Novarr and John Novarr
ZBA Chairperson Cisne announced that the Public Hearing scheduled for 7:00 PM had
been cancelled. The property owners were unable to attend.
The 7:15 Pm public hearing for an area variance requested by Garry Brodhead of 811
Triphammer Road, tax map #11.-2-20, to permit a side yard setback of 16 feet which
violates Section 6 of the Village of Cayuga Heights Zoning Ordinances. Mr. Brodhead
explained that he thought that he was in compliance because the structure was less than
100 square feet. The structure is 3-sided with a slider door on the side toward the pool; it
has a cement floor with a layer of bricks which would make it difficult to move. Mr.
Brodhead apologized again for his misunderstanding of a small, movable storage shed.
Zoning Officer Cross explain that most 100 square feet moveable sheds have a wooden
floor that many residents set on a layer of cement blocks. However these structures are
moveable and not subject to zoning requirements. When Mr. Brodhead put the cement
flooring in and the layer of brick, he deemed it as being unmovable and felt that the
Zoning Board of Appeals should investigate and make a decision whether to allow the
structure to stay or to require it to be moved.
The public portion of this hearing was closed at 7:25 PM
The Board discussed the request.
On a motion by McClelland, seconded by Powers the following was passed with
4-ayes and 1 abstention.
RESOLVED, that an area variance is hereby granted to 811 Triphammer Road,
tax map #11.-2-20 to allow a 16 foot side yard for the pool shed.
The next public hearing was called to order at 7:40 PM to consider the request of Jennifer
Novarr to expand their kitchen at 105 Oak Hill Place, tax map # 14.-3-4. The building
permit request was denied because the construction would result in a lot coverage of
16.9% which is greater than the 12% allowed by Section 7 of the Village of Cayuga
Heights Zoning Ordinance.
Zoning Officer Cross explained that the property had been granted an area variance in
1989 to allow lot coverage of 15.8%. He also stated that this was an older section of the
village and that many of the neighboring properties exceed the lot coverage of 12%. He
further stated that the increase lot coverage is approximately a 1% increase in lot
coverage.
John Novarr explained that the kitchen is very small and that they wanted to enclose a U-
shaped area at the rear of the house to allow for an eat-in kitchen area. The construction
would not be visible from the road, nor would it change the look of the current structure.
The public portion of this hearing was closed at 7:47 PM.
The board considered the requested area variance for 105 Oak Hill Place, tax map # 14.-
3-4.
On a motion by Powers, seconded by Petrillose the following was passed with 5
ayes.
RESOLVED, that an area variance is hereby granted to 105 Oak Hill Place, tax
map #14-.3-4 to exceed the lot coverage from the existing15.8% to 16.9%.
Chairperson Cisne reminded the applicants that the public had 30 days in which to
challenge the Board’s decision and that the applicant could precede as they deem
appropriate.
Code Enforcement Officer Cross requested the Board to consider whether to charge the
7:00 PM public hearing property owners another $125 for rescheduling the public hearing
for September 2006. The consensus of the Board was to not charge a second $125.
The board meeting was closed at 8:10 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Jane Neff, Secretary