HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB 2022-035 Sewer Exemption 121 Hillcrest DriveMEETING OF THE ITHACA TOWN BOARD
Monday, March14, 2022
TB Resolution 2022 -035: Authorization for the Town Engineer to issue a Sewer Exemption for 121 Hillcrest Drive
Whereas the Town Engineer received a request for a sewer exemption from the owner(s) of 121Hillcrest Drivein which the owner(s) detailed the difficulties associated with connecting to
municipal sewer due to the nearest sewer main(s) being approximately 570+/- feet away andconnection to the municipal sanitary sewer system may require pumps and/or a long gravity sewer
lateral and a main extension at an estimated cost of $100K, and
Whereas the owners are constructing a single-family home on the property and the Tompkins County Health Department has designed and approved a septic system for the proposed home, now
therefore be it
Resolved, pursuant to Town Code Section 214-6, the Town Board finds the applicant has shown unusual and extreme practical difficulties in connecting to municipal sewer for the reasons
conveyed by town staff and the reasons detailed in therequest for a sewer exemption submitted to the Town Engineer, dated March 2, 2022, and be it further
Resolved, that the Town Board authorizes the Town Engineer to issue an exemption from Town Code Section 214-5 Connection required, for 121 Hillcrest Drive for the installation of a new,
onsite wastewater treatment system associated with aproposed new single-family residence, subject to the consent of the Tompkins County Health Department.
Moved:Rod HoweSeconded:Rich DePaolo
Vote: ayes –Howe, DePaolo, Levine, Goodman, Bleiwas, Johnson and Rosen