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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBA Minutes 2024-09-10 Page?1?of?2?1783?-or?(607)?273?lkofoid@townithacany.gov?directed?toQuestions?about?accessing?the?Zoom?video?conference?should?be????https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC9vycXkJ6klVIibjhCy7NQ/livethe?me eting?directly,?go?to?tablet,?or?smartphone,?you?can?access?the?meeting?by?going?to?The?Town’s?YouTube?channel.?To?join?If?you?have?a?computer,??INSTRUCTIONS?TO?ACCESS?THE?MEETING?VIRTUALLY?ON?YOUTUB E:??through?the?Zoom?App,?you?will?be?placed?on?hold?until?the?meeting?starts.If?joining?.?https://us06web.zoom.us/j/852558715762866.?To?join?the?meeting?directly,?go?to?-+1?(929)?4361576?into?the?Me eting?ID.?You?can?also?call?in?to?the?Zoom?meeting?at?-5587-Meeting”,?and?entering?852and?clicking?on?“JOIN??www.zoom.usor?smartphone,?you?can?access?the?Zoom?meeting?by?going?to?If?you?have?a?comput er,?tablet,??INSTRUCTIONS?TO?ACCESS?THE?MEETING?VIRTUALLY?ON?ZOOM:??2-2-property?is?located?in?the?Lakefront?Residential?Zone,?Tax?Parcel?No.?25.ely?19.3%.?The?current?where?the?proposed?building?are a?would?be?increased?to?approximat47?allows?for?a?maximum?building?area?of?10%,?-.2’.?Town?of?Ithaca?Code?270approximately?4requires?a?side?yard?setback?of?20’,?where?the?addition?is?proposed?to?have ?a?side?yard?setback?of?46?-47?(Building?area).?Town?of?Ithaca?Code?section?270-46?(Yard?regulations)?and?270-270is?seeking?relief?from?Town?of?Ithaca?Code?sections??Taughannock?Blvd.,?Ithaca,?NY,?14 850;16?Appeal?of?Deanne?Brandstetter,?owners;?Emily?Petrina,?agent;?of?877?-24-ZBAA?·??26.-4-The?property?is?located?in?the?High?Density?Residential?Zone,?Tax?Parcel?No.?54.?3.12.-1-Zone,?Tax?Parcel? No.?31.hosted?short?term?rental?operating?permit.?The?current?property?is?located?in?the?Conservation?-un219D?and?are?not?eligible?for?a?-219B?or?270-ca?Code?sections?270criteria?found?in?Town?of?Ith aleast?185?days?per?year?to?be?considered?a?principal?residence,?where?the?owners?do?not?meet?the?219B?requires?the?owners?of?the?property?to?reside?in?the?dwelling?for?at?-Ithaca?Code?section?270Tow n?of??rating?permit?and?the?the?property?owners?to?be?eligible?for?an?short?term?rental?ope219.7D?requires?the?dwelling?unit?be?the?principal?residence?of?at?least?one?of?-Code?section?270219.7B.?Tow n?of?Ithaca?-219.7D?and?270-seeking?relief?from?Town?of?Ithaca?Code?sections?270;?is?8?Appeal?of?Scott?D’Vileskis;?owners?of?144?Coy?Glen?Rd.,?Ithaca,?NY,?14850-24-ZBAA?·??AGENDA??video?on?YouTube.fo r?viewing?purposes?only,?it?is?recommended?to?watch?the?livestream??virtually,?meetingthe?public?would?like?to?attend?the?a?member?of?through?the?Zoom?App.?If??commentswill?have?an?opportunity?to?see ?and?hear?the?meeting?live?and?provide??The?publicthe?option?for?the?public?to?also?attend?by?video?conferencing?through?the?Zoom?App.?at?Town?Hall,?with??person,-will?be?held?infor?the?Zoning?Board? of?Appeals?The?meeting???215?N.?Tioga?St.?0pm0at?6:?,4202,?ay?September?10Tuesd?Zoning?Board?of?Appeals?Town?of?Ithaca? Town?of?Ithaca?Zoning?????????2-2-property?is?located?in?the?Lakefront?Residential?Zone,?Tax?Parcel?No.?25.where?the?proposed?building?area?would?be?increased?to?approximat47?allows?for?a?maximum?bui lding?area?of?10%,?-approximately?4.2’.?Town?of?Ithaca?Code?270of??setback?yard?side?a?have?to?proposed?is?addition?the?where?20’,?of?setback?yard?side?a?requires46?-47?(Building?area).?Town?of?Ithac a?Code?section?270-46?(Yard?regulations)?and?270-270is?seeking?relief?from?Town?of?Ithaca?Code?sections?Taughannock?Blvd.,?Ithaca,?NY,?14850;?16?Appeal?of?Deanne?Brandstetter,?owners;?Emily?Petrina,? agent;?of?877?-24-ZBAA·??26.-4-54.?No.?Parcel?Tax?Zone,?Residential?Density?High?the?in?located?is?property?The?3.12.-1-Conservation?Zone,?Tax?Parcel?No.?31.?the?in?located?is?property?current?The?pe rmit.?operating?rental?term?short?hosted-un?for?a219D?and?are?not?eligible?-219B?or?270-the?criteria?found?in?Town?of?Ithaca?Code?sections?270?meet?not?do?owners?the?where?residence,?principal?a?cons idered?be?to?year?per?days?185?at?least219B?requires?the?owners?of?the?property?to?reside?in?the?dwelling?for?-of?Ithaca?Code?section?270Town??rating?permit?and?theone?of?the?property?owners?to?be?el igible?for?an?short?term?rental?ope219.7D?requires?the?dwelling?unit?be?the?principal?residence?of?at?least?-219.7B.?Town?of?-219.7D?and?270-is?seeking?relief?from?Town?of?Ithaca?Code?sections?270;?8 ?Appeal?of?Scott?D’Vileskis;?owners?of?144?Coy?Glen?Rd.,?Ithaca,?NY,?14850-24-ZBAA·??AGENDA??215?N.?Tioga?St.?6:00pm??at?2024,?10,?September?Tuesday?Appeals?of?Board? ZBA?2024???.childrenand?we?hope?to?retire?there?and?pass?it?on?to?our??homes,law?was?to?keep?families?in?their?This???people?enjoy?it.short?term?rentals?in?the?good?weather?and??very?much?a?seasonal? property?and?so?we?fell?intodriveway?made?it?and?the?of?the?property?ze?long?term?rent?it?but?the?siWe?had?hoped?to???.?oyenjthe?summer?for?others?to?in?dozens?of?weeks?during?the?year?and?rent?.??We ?are?here?the?family?and?use?it?when?we?want?toimpacts?our?ability?to?maintain?our?property?and?keep?it?in?The?primary?residency?requirement???neighbors.?The?driveway?is?a?tenth?of?a?mile?and?has?nat ural?features?that?buffer?sight?and?sounds?from?the???know?we?were?renting?the?home.?We?are?hundreds?of?feet?from?our?nearest?neighbor,?probably?at?least?600?feet.??They?didn’t?even???almost?seasonal .with?gravel?berms?because?it?was?an?old?gravel?mine.?The?driveway?is?long,?sharp?curves?and?It?is?a?38?acre?property?hidden?from?view?and?far?from?neighbors,?how?this?request?is?unique.??of?addition al?information?addressing??6?page?memoa?stated?that?he??-?Scott?D’Vileskis??.informationapplicant?time?to?submit?additional/new?Mr.?Squires?noted?that?this?is?the?second?meeting?on?the?request?which? was?tabled?to?give?the???hosted?short?term?rental?operating?permit.?-un?neligible?for?acriteria?and?are?not?either?considered?a?principal?residence,?where?the?owners?do?not?meet?owners?of?the?propert y?to?reside?in?the?dwelling?for?at?least?185?days?per?year?to?be?requires?the?which?219B?-270?to?be?eligible?for?a?short?term?rental?operating?permit?andrequires?the?dwelling?unit?be?the?principal?re sidence?of?at?least?one?of?the?property?owners?which?219.7D?-seeking?relief?from?Town?of?Ithaca?Code?sections?270?;26-4-Zone,?TP?54.Conservation?8?Appeal?of?Scott?D’Vileskis;?owner?of?144?Coy?Glen?Rd .,?-24-ZBAA Ø??0?p.m.??6:0Mr.?Squires?opened?the?meeting?at???Attorney?for?the?TownClerk;?and?Susan?Brock,?;?Paulette?Rosa,?Town?Marty?Moseley,?Direct?of?Code?Enforcement??Absent:???Matthew?Minnig?Bo ard?Members?David?Squires,?Chair;?Chris?Jung,?Connor?Terry,?and??4202,?September?10??Zoning?Board?of?Appeals?Town?of?Ithaca??1Pg.????10?(Filed?9/20)-09- Page?year?process?to?-balancing?test,?it?is?difficult,?because?the?Town?did?give?ample?warning?and?a?2created?question?of?the?-When?you?look?at?the?self??le.orying?to?fit?a?round?peg?in?a?square?htus ing?an?area?variance?is?like?oard?to?make?an?exception?and?Bhe?issue?is?there?is?no?way?for?the?T??no?indication,?no?traffic?is?detectable.?There?is?just?for?years?and?had?no?idea?they?were?doing?STR .??family?She?said?she?has?known?the???land?is?just?pristine,?and?he?doesn’t?charge?enough?for?this?beautiful?property.??His?willingness?to?assist,?his?family?connections?and?care?of?this?commitment? to?this?property.?and?he?is??of?my?neighborsthree?quarters?he?is?more?a?resident?than?town?owner,?but?in?reality,?-of-Technically,?he?is?an?outcott?taking?over…?Stook?such?great?care?of?this?property ,?and?now?il,?who?was?beloved?and?Gven?the?generational?occupancy?of?this?property,?his?father?in?law?Gi??.an?exception?because?there?is?always?one?or?two?people?that?do?not?fit?the?moldhere?needs?to ?be?STR?issue,?and?it?is?a?huge?problem,?but,?they?did?not?provide?any?exception.??Tproblem?is?that?the?Town?drafted?this?legislation,?and?I?know?they?struggled?mightily?with?the?spoke,?saying?that?s he?lives?about?500?feet?from?the?property.??The?crux?of?the??Claudia?Brenner??Mr.?Squires?opened?the?public?hearing?at?6:14?p.m.???Public?Hearing???opportunity?to?earn?money?to?keep?their?homes,?but? we?are?not.?because?it?is?our?second?home,?not?our?primary?residence.??Other?owners?are?given?the?We?did?this?before?the?legislation?with?no?impact?or?complaints.??Now?we?no?longer?qualify???Someone? buys?it?as?their?vacation?home?that?can?absorb?the?costs?without?rental.5.?occupancy?occurs.the?year,?limited??any?form.?In?fact,?traffic?is?less?than?a?full?time?renter?as?8?months?out?ofin?that?it? is?40?acres?and?traffic?is?not?increased?more?so?than?any?family?living?there?in?We?get?to?keep?it?and?do?STR,?which?will?not?impact?the?neighborhood?as?this?is?unique?4.?An?investor?buys?it?and?trie s?for?90?days?of?STR?or?long?term?rental;?not?feasible.?3.?my?wife?grew?up?in.Forced?to?sell?and?maybe?a?single?family?would?buy?it,?but?then?we?lose?our?family?home?2.?to?maintain?the?property?and?p rotect?the?natural?environment.by?being?permitted?to?continue?STR.?We?continue??We?get?to?keep?it?for?the?next?50?years1.??outcomes?to?granting?this.??Mr.?D’Vileskis?said?he?sees?five???than?if?they? did?not.??lot?more?reward?to?us?seeing?people?enjoy?the?labor?we?put?into?the?trailsand?there?is?a??,?enjoying?we?enjoy?sharing?it?and?people?go?hiking?and?just?love?Ultimately,??not?enough.??and?the ?costs?of?upkeep.??Short?term?rental?brings?in?about?$30K?and?that?is??the?uniqueness?of?it.??This?is?not?a?money?maker?because?of?property?-moneycalculations?and?saying?this?was??armchairlast?time?p eople?were?doing?,?saying?that?expensesthe?went?over?Mr.?D’Vileskis???7 of??2 ZBA?2024?some?relief?forto?apply?for?period?of?time,?I?think?more?than?a?year,?to?come?to?the?ZBA?a?.??There?was?rentals?who?no?longer?could?because?of?the?new?law?to?apply?to?the?ZBA?term-people?who ?had?been?operating?short?passed?did?have?a?procedure?for?boardhe?law?that?the?T??.??created?hardship-passed?so?it?would?not?be?a?self?term?rentals?before?the?law?was-to?do?shortMs.?Brock?said?that?i t?is?relevant.??They?were?allowed???created?criteria?of?the?balancing?test.?-selfhow?that?affects?the?He?asked?Ms.?Brock?and?they?were?doing?this?before?the?legislation?went?into?effect,?so?they?are? understandably?upset.??,?but?wanted?to?hear?from?others?because?there?are?some?unique?circumstances?s?intentions’oardBTown?about?deviating?from?the?at?the?last?meeting?concerns?Mr.?Squires?said?that? he?expressed???Board?Discussion???Mr.?Squires?closed?the?public?hearing?at?6:25?p.m.??she?is?not?seeing?that.?She?said?she?is?not?in?favor?of?STR?there?and?although?he?says?he?is?there?8?months?of?th e?year,???and?that?is?a?legitimate?concern.?He?does?take?great?care?of?the?land,?but?our?concerns?are?with?hunters?coming?onto?our?property,???buying?some?of?our?land?to?be?able?to?get?a?tax?break?fr om?NYS.??spoke,?saying?she?agrees?with?her?husband?and?Scott?had?approached?her?about??–?McCune?Sally???He?said?he?agrees?with?the?legislation?the?town?passed?and?supports?it.??a?family?can?buy?it.?? ,?maybe?t?keep?itat?this?as?a?business,?and?being?inherited,?those?costs?are?probably?less.?If?he?can’he?said?he?is?looking?s?family?inherited?the?house?and?’ScottHe?said?it?was?his?understanding?tha t???was?that?direction.?eer?last?year?and?he?isn’t?sure?where?they?came?from,?but?it?came?onto?his?property?to?track?a?daware?of?the?use?except?when?his?guests?hike?onto?their?property.??He?said?ther e?were?hunters?that?true?in?the?sense?that?normal?concerns?around?STR?have?not?been?a?problem?and?they?were?not?and?everything?Scott?said?was?contiguous?neighbor??spoke,?saying?that?he?is?a?–?uneCDav id?Mc??more?qualified?than?this?property.??one?strongly?that?if?there?was?a?way?to?allow?an?exception,?there?would?be?n?seelShe?said?she?f??hesitation?in?allowing?this?STR?to?continue.?She?closed?by? saying?that?she?does?not?envy?the?Board’s?job?here?tonight,?but?she?has?no???metropolitan?area?and?your?family?property?is?not.??register?before?enforcing?the?law,?but?you?have?a?plan;?your?primary?r esidence?is?in?a???3Pg.????10?(Filed?9/20)-09- Page??SEQR?????8?-24-ZBAA??SEQR?Determination???Minor?changes?made?to?the?SEQR?form.???Ms.?Brock?explained?that?it?is?required?as?a?listed?action.???he?was?looking?at?the?environmental?impact?and?ask ed?if?SEQR?is?required.Mr.?Mining?said???balance?it.?He?said?he?tried?really?hard,?but?we?are?bound?by?the?balancing?test?and?he?couldn’t?find?a?way?to???without?the?rental?income.?they?stated?previo usly?that?they?could?keep?the?property?we?have?heard?testimony?that?it?could?because?of?the?trespassing;?is?there?a?feasible?alternative,?change?in?neighborhood?character,?as?it?is?large?and?hidden,? but??undesirablethere?will?not?be?an?residence,?they?previously?stated?it?was?between?70?days?a?year,?so?not?close?to?the?160?needed;?for?it?to?be?a?primary??don’t?meet?the?days?needed?to?be?therebec ause?they?substantial?it?is?brought?up;??trespassingthere?was?impacts?because?it?is?remote,?but?adverse?environmental?be?any?;?there?won’t?created-not?selfTerry?said?that?he?is?looking?at?the?balanci ng?test,?and?it?is?Connor???She?felt?the?neighbors?and?letters?received?were?not?supportive?and?she?would?deny?the?variance.???problems?they?were?addressing.??feel?it?was?onerous?and?that?having?to?l ive?on?the?property?is?a?key?part?of?mitigating?the?Ms.?Jung?said?that?she?felt?the?Town?Board?put?a?great?deal?of?thought?into?the?law?and?she?didn’t???.a?comment?madea?gift?or?inheritance?as?implie d?by?t?“arm’s?length”?transaction?with?a?stated?amount,?so?it?was?nolooked?at?the?sale?information?on?the?property?and?the?D’Vileskis?bought?it?in?2015,?and?it?was?an?Ms.?Brock?wanted?to?clarify?one? of?the?statements?made?during?the?public?hearing.??She?said?she???figured?out?how?long?it?would?take?to?mitigate?that?loss.?andat?each?situation?,?you?would?have?looked?all-fits?sizeit?wasn't?one??an d?criteria,that?was?the?So???.”loss?of?a?reasonable?return?minimum?extension?period?necessary?to?mitigate?the?demonstratedis?the?ZBA?the?extension?period?granted?by?the?“?has?to?have?and?one?of?them? isZBA?the?then?it?lists?the?findings?that??nd.”??aby?May?15?to?2023?for?special?approval?ZBAapplies?to?the?that?the?owner??continue?for?a?stated?period?of?time?after?the?termination?takes?effect?prov idedterm?rental?use?to?-such?short?ay?Grant?special?approval?forShe?read?from?the?law?“the?ZBA?m??.wouldn't?be?allowed?to?do?short?terms?after?thatrecoup?losses,?but?they?to?temporary?solution?had?ap plied?through?that?process,?that?is?was?it?sounds?like?even?if?they?But???.??and?that?they?needed?to?recoup?those?expenditures,?term?rental-it?was?a?shortspecifically?because?of?the?fact?,?hey?needed ?to?show?they'd?made?expenditures.??Tamount?of?time??7 of??4 ZBA?2024?term?rentals?in?the?Conservation?Zone?and?residential?areas.-criteria?for?operating?shortterm?regulations?changed?the?-created,?as?the?short-That?the?alleged?difficulty?is?not?self5.?by?the? SEQR?determination,?andThat?the?request?will?not?have?any?adverse?physical?or?environmental?effects?as?evidenced?4.?showing?that?they?fall?just?a?bit?short?of?that?number?of?days?per?year,?and?ormati on?for?a?minimum?of?185?days?per?year,?and?the?applicant?has?provided?no?infof?at?least?one?of?the?owners?and?that?at?least?one?of?the?owners?must?reside?in?the?home?That?the?request?is?substantial?i n?that?the?law?requires?the?home?be?the?principal?residence?3.?arise,?and?that?is?not?present?in?this?case,?and?there?is?a?local?resident?who?owns?the?property?who?can?respond?to?any?problems?that?te rm?rental?law?that?residents?of?the?town?be?doing?the?short?term?rentals?so?-of?the?shorttent?statement?regarding?the?property?being?treated?as?a?business,?which?undercuts?the?inthe?statements?tonigh t?regarding?tenants?trespassing?in?the?past,?and?the?neighbors’?That?there?will?be?an?undesirable?change?in?the?neighborhood?character?as?evidenced?by?2.?order?for?them?to?keep?their?vacation?propert y,?and?given?that?the?application?states?the?owners?do?not?need?to?have?any?short?term?rentals?in?That?the?benefit?the?applicant?wishes?to?achieve?can?be?achieved?by?other?means?feasible?1.??welfare? of?the?community,?specificallyThat?the?benefit?to?the?applicant?does?not?outweigh?any?detriment?to?the?health,?safety,?and????Findings??hosted,?with?the?following?-it?is?hosted?or?unshort?term?rental ,?whether?the?property?owners?and?as?such?they?are?not?authorized?to?operate?any?allow?a?short?term?rental?permit?where?the?home?is?not?the?principal?residence?of?at?least?one?of?,?that?this?Board?de nies?the?appeal?of?Scott?D’Vileskis,?owner?of?144?Coy?Glen?Rd.,?to?Resolved??26-4-144?Coy?Glen?Rd.,?Conservation?Zone,?TP?54.?Area?Variance?????8?-24-ZBAA??Mr.?Squires?said?it?is?a?nice?property.?and ??viewMinnig?said?he?looked?via?street?and?Mr.??Ms.?Brock?asked?if?members?had?been?to?the?property???.was?interestedwhen?he?was?there?yesterday?that?he?could?share?if?the?Board?Mr.?Moseley?stated?th at?the?applicant?did?submit?a?video?today?and?he?had?taken?some?photos????DETERMINATION??and?Minnig?Squires,?Terry,?Jung,??–Vote:??ayes??Seconded:??Connor?Terry???Moved:??David?Squires???upon?the?inf ormation?in?Parts?1?&?2?and?for?the?reasons?stated?in?Part?3?of?the?SEQR?form.that?this?Board?makes?a?negative?determination?of?environmental?significance?based?Resolved???26-4-Conservation?Zone,?TP? 54.144?Coy?Glen?Rd.,???5Pg.????10?(Filed?9/20)-09- Page????;2-2-Lakefront?Residential,?TP?25.?877?Taughannock?Blvd.??Area?Variance?????16?-24-ZBAA???DETERMINATION??,?single?family?residential,?no?SEQR?needed.??-?SEQR??the?hearing?was?closed.and??,Mr. ?Squires?opened?the?public?hearing,?there?was?no?one?wishing?to?speak?-Public?Hearing???.?iesthe?existing?nonconformitof?one?and?it?decreases?restrictions,?are?all?quirky?and?odd?and?there?is?no?room ?to?meet?the?existing?and?lakeside?properties??is?very?.??It?narrow?and?there?is?no?other?place?to?move?the?kitchendid?a?site?visit?to?see?if?there?were?alternatives?and?this?property?is?very?Ms.?Jun g?stated?that????%.to?19.3?%from?18.9less?than?half?a?percentage,?by??building?area?will?increase?the?existing?ed?addition?would?be,?but?itwhich?the?agent?had?included.??The?total?lot?coverage?or?pro posed??determined?that?the?concrete?patio?is?not?included?in?the?existingin?the?application?materials.??I?Members?pointed?out?some?discrepancies?in?the?calculations???Discussion??.?building?areapropo sed?to??building?areaMs.?Petrina?went?through?slides?showing?overlays?of?the?changes?from?existing???.will?be?enclosed?to?use?as?living?spacearound?the?home?concrete?patio?the?existing?portions?of?co nforming?encroachment?into?the?side?yard?setbacks?and?-existing?nonMs.?Petrina,?Architect,?gave?an?overview?of?the?project,?saying?that?it?is?a?very?tight?lot?with?an???existing?building?is?very?clos e?to?her?neighbor?and?pulling?the?wall?in?will?give?him?more?space.Ms.?Brandstetter?stated?that?she?wanted?to?renovate?to?give?herself?a?functioning?kitchen?and?the???increased?to?approximately?19.3% .?allows?for?a?maximum?building?area?of?10%,?where?the?proposed?building?area?would?be?47?-.2’.?Town?of?Ithaca?Code?270proposed?to?have?a?side?yard?setback?of?approximately?446?requires?a?side?yard?s etback?of?20’,?where?the?addition?is?-Ithaca?Code?section?27047?(Building?area).?Town?of?-46?(Yard?regulations)?and?270-Ithaca?Code?sections?270is?seeking?relief?from?Town?of??;2-2-Lakefront?Resident ial,?TP?25.Taughannock?Blvd.,?16?Appeal?of?Deanne?Brandstetter,?owners;?Emily?Petrina,?agent;?of?877?-24-ZBAA Ø???Squire,?Terry,?Minnig,?and?Jung??–Vote:??ayes??Seconded:??Connor?Terry???Moved:??Davi d?Squires???7 of??6