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TOWN OF ITHACA
LOCAL LAW NO. 16 OF THE YEAR 2006
A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 270 OF THE TOWN OF ITHACA
CODE, TITLED “ZONING,” REGARDING BUILDING PERMITS AND
CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 270 (Zoning), Section 270-233 of the Town of Ithaca Code,
titled “Permit to build,” is amended by deleting paragraphs A through G and replacing
them with the following text:
“A. No person, firm, corporation, association or other organization shall
commence the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration,
improvement, repair, removal, or demolition of any building or structure
(including signs, except as specified in Chapter 221, Signs, of the Code of
the Town of Ithaca), nor install heating equipment, nor undertake any
other work which must conform to New York State’s Uniform Fire
Prevention and Building Code, without having applied for and obtained a
building permit from a Code Enforcement Officer pursuant to Chapter 125
of the Code of the Town of Ithaca. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
building permit shall be required under those circumstances specified in
§ 125-4(A) of the Code of the Town of Ithaca for which no building
permit is required.
B. No permit to build shall be issued except pursuant to written order of the
Board of Appeals, where the proposed construction, alteration, or use
would be in violation of any provision of this chapter.”
Section 2. Chapter 270 (Zoning), Section 270-234 of the Town of Ithaca Code,
titled “Certificate of occupancy,” is amended by deleting its entire text and replacing it
with the following text:
“A certificate of occupancy shall be required for all work and other circumstances
specified in § 125-7 of the Code of the Town of Ithaca.”
Section 3. In the event that any portion of this 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.
Section 4. This local law shall take effect upon publication of the local law or an
abstract of same in the official newspaper of the Town, or upon its filing with the New
York Secretary of State, whichever is the last to occur.
December 6, 2006