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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBA Area 10/15/1958 AT a meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Ithaca, County of Tompkins , State of New York, held in the County Court House on'' October 15 , 19580 Present : William Rolston, chairman Aldus Fogelsanger Constance E . Cook, secretary In the Matter of the Application of ORDER THOMAS H . PARKER : GRANTING Northview Road to vary the requirements of the : VARIANCE Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Ithaca . * : . An application in the above matter for a variance having been presented by Thomas H . Parker to the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Ithaca and a hearing by the said board having been duly held at the time and place stated above , after published notice and consideration having been given to the promotion of the health, safety, morals or general welfare of the community in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the zoning ordinance of the Town of Ithaca and it having been resolved and determined f ollowing such hearing that there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in the way of carrying out the strict letter of said ordinance and that the spirit of the ordinance shall be observed and public safety and welfare secured and substantial justice done by the entry of this order , it is hereby ORDERED that the variance applied for with respect to Section 7 of the town zoning ordinance be granted . Constance E . Cook Secretary . Dated Ithaca , New York , October 15 , 1958 . 7 -3 _ Minutes of Meeting of Zoning Board of Appeals of Town of Ithaca October 15 , 1958 . Thomas H . Parker , Applicant . A meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Ithaca was held on Ocotber 15 , 1958 at 7 : 30 P . M . in the County Court House , being adjourned from the meeting of September 25 , 1958 , as advertised in the Ithaca Journal on September 19 , 1958 . The members present were : William Rolston ; chairman ; Aldus Fogelsanger ; and Constance E . Cook , secretary . Others present were : Thomas H . Parker , applicant , Albert Hoefer ; Dale Corson ; Robert Cott ; Mr . Foltman ; and Mr . Silsbee , the prospective buyer of lot # 2 from the applicant . The meeting was called to order by Mr . Rolston . The application of Mr . Thomas H . Parker to subdivide a lo-t at Northview Road , as discussed at the previous meeting was con- sidered . The proposed lot would require a variance of Section 7 as there would not be enough front yard for Lot #land no front yard for Lot #2 which would have an 18 foot wide strip as access . After hearing testimony and after discussion , the board , upon motion duly made and seconded , unanimously adopted the following resolution : WHEREAS , the lot is over an acre in size , it has a large area although a 60 foot frontage on Northview Road ; the houses will be set back approximately the same distance as other houses in the vicinity; the lots will harmonize with development in the area ; subdivision plans previously filed indicate that _ the area is large enough for four lots and the present proposal for two would be preferable in the opinion of the board and the neighborhood ; it is not likely that any other use could be made of these lots because a gorge on the west side would make it unfeasible to build an access road and WHEREAS , the nature of the terrain of the lot in question and the location of existing houses in t his area are unique , the board is of . the opinion that its decision to grant a variance in this case will not set a precedent in any way as to similar applications in the future , . and L I i WHEREAS , all but one of the neighbors had no objections to the development into two lots and that one neighbor stated that he would . prefer a single development , and there are practical difficulties and an unnecessary hardship in carrying out the strict letter of Section 7 of the Zoning Ordinance and WHEREAS , the variance applied for is in general ac - cord with the spirit of the ordinance , the public safety and welfare will be served and substantial justice will be done if said variance is granted , and consideration having been given to ' the promotion of the health , safety , morals and general welfare of the community , be it RESOLVED , that' the variance applied for be and is hereby granted and an order to said effect shall be entered in the office of the Town Clerk . �t Meeting was adjourned and members attended a joint meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Ithaca and the Town Planning Board . Respectfully submitted , Constance . E . Cook , Secretary .