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Zoning board tables variance request for deck and hot tub at 119 First Street
Summary
The Ithaca City Zoning Board of Appeals held a public hearing on Appeal No. 3292, a request to build a 12-foot deck with hot tub and a privacy fence at 119 First Street. The board voted to table the appeal after staff and board members suggested redesigning the proposal to avoid a variance by lowering the deck height below the 18-inch threshold.
The Ithaca City Zoning Board of Appeals on an unspecified date opened and then tabled Appeal No. 3292, a homeowner request to build a 12-foot deck with a hot tub and adjoining privacy fence at 119 First Street.
The applicant team included Mark Cushing, project manager for Rocco Design Build, and Corbin Street, the homeowner. Cushing told the board the existing rear of the house averages about 14 feet, 3 inches from the rear lot line and that the proposed deck would be 12 feet deep to provide safe circulation around a hot tub and access to an existing sauna. He said the house sits close to the sidewalk and property boundaries, so the proposal would increase lot coverage.
The board and staff focused on whether the deck could be lowered so it would not count as a structure under…
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