HomeMy WebLinkAboutZoning Determination for 742 Cascadilla Street - Dated 12-22-16
December 22, 2016
Hayden R. Brainard
Miller Mayer LLP
P.O. Box 6435
Ithaca, New York 14851-6435
Re: Zoning Determination for 742 Cascadilla Street
Dear Mr. Brainard:
I am in receipt of your November 29, 2016 letter, and December 9th and 16th emails, regarding
the Maguire Dealerships property at 742 Cascadilla Street, which I now understand to be a
request for a zoning determination.
742 Cascadilla Street is currently zoned as I-1, “Industrial,” which includes motor vehicle sales
and service as a permitted use for existing buildings or structures. Expansion of the current
building or new construction will require site plan review under Chapter 276 of the City Code or,
if necessary, approval from the Common Council under the processes set forth in the City’s
Temporary Mandatory Planned Urban Development ordinance.
As you know, motor vehicle sales and service may no longer be a permissible use at 742
Cascadilla Street after the City rezones that area in the coming months. Should such rezoning
occur, motor vehicle sales and service at the property would thus be limited to that which
commences as a prior non-conforming use before the change in zoning. Thereafter, Maguire
would require a variance to expand its prior non-conforming motor vehicle sales and service use.
Sincerely,
JoAnn Cornish
Director of Planning and Development
CITY OF ITHACA
108 E. Green St. — Third Floor Ithaca, NY 14850-5690
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, BUILDING, ZONING, & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Division of Planning & Economic Development
Telephone: Planning & Development – 607-274-6550 Community Development/IURA – 607-274-6559
E-Mail: dgrunder@cityofithaca.org