HomeMy WebLinkAboutLL 07 of 1993 SLUD Statler West Add'l Uses LOCAL LAW NO. 7 FOR THE YEAR 1993
A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE
SPECIAL LAND USE DISTRICT (LIMITED MIXED USE) AT THE FORMER CORNELL
UNIVERSITY STATLER WEST COMPLEX TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL USES.
The Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Ithaca as readopted, amended and revised effective
February 26, 1968, and thereafter further amended,and as the same was amended by the creation of a
special land use district at the former Cornell University Statler West complex by Local Law No. 1
for the year 1987,which special land use district was amended by Local Law No. 5, 1987,be further
amended as follows:
1. Paragraph 2 of Local Law No. 1 - 1987 as amended by Local Law No. 5 - 1987 is further
amended to read as follows:
"2. The uses permitted in Special Land Use District No. 4 are:
(a) Any use permitted in an R-15 Residence District;
(b) Up to seven multiple-family dwellings provided that the same are included in the
buildings presently on the premises known as Special Land Use District No. 4 and do not
require construction that would enlarge the footprint or the bulk of the buildings presently on
the premises.
(c) Business offices or professional offices, such as medical offices and laboratories (subject
to the further provisions stated herein);
(d) Art gallery;
(e) So long as all of the land in Special Land Use District No. 4 is owned by the same
landowner,the following additional uses are permitted:
(i) Off-premises catering subject to the following conditions:
(A) The only facilities on the premises to be utilized for this purpose will be
the existing kitchen and immediately adjacent areas and associated loading
areas for bringing in and taking out of food, food products and other catering
related goods.
(B) No activity shall take place relating to the off-premises catering between
the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights
(except for any nights before a recognized legal holiday in which event the
10:00 p.m. limitation can be extended until 12 midnight), and 12:00 midnight
and 9:00 a.m. Saturday and Sunday mornings.
(ii) On-premises functions involving the serving for hire of food and beverages to
private groups of people such as wedding receptions, retirement parties, and
similar private functions, subject to the following conditions:
(A) There will be no more than 30 such functions per year of which no more
than 10 shall be on weekday evenings.
(B) Such functions shall utilize only the existing kitchen, the associated
dining area, and,weather permitting,the grounds adjacent to the large dining
area.
(C) No such functions shall occur or continue between the hours of 7:00
p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
(D) The maximum number of people to be permitted at any one time in such
on-premises functions shall be no more than approved by the Planning Board
when it approves the final site plan but in no event shall the number exceed
(i) 150 or,
(ii) if less, the maximum permitted by the New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code.
(E) Regardless of the hours at which the function ends, there is to be no
amplified music outside the building.
(F) Any construction changes that would alter the size of the space presently
existing in the buildings for kitchen facilities and associated dining and
socializing facilities shall not occur until the same have been shown as a
modified site plan and approved by the Planning Board. In determining
whether to approve such modified site plan,the Planning Board shall consider
all of the matters it is directed to consider pursuant to the terms of the Zoning
Ordinance regarding site plan reviews and in addition the effects that the use
of any modified structures may have on persons occupying other portions of
the structures as residential facilities including noise, odors, parking, traffic,
and other such matters."
2. In the event that any portion of this Local Law is declared invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining portions shall not be affected by such declaration of
invalidity.
3. This law shall take effect 20 days after its adoption or the date it is filed in the Office of
the Secretary of State of the State of New York,whichever is later.
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