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 . *
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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 .
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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
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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 .
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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 .