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Home My WebLink AboutLL 03 of 2022 Amend Ch 270 Agricultural Zone STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE ONE COMMERCE PLAZA KATHY HOCHUL 99 WASHINGTON AVENUE GOVERNOR ALBANY,NY 12231-Ml ROBERT J. RODRIGUEZ HTTFS://00S.NY.GOV ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE March 2, 2022 Paulina Rosa Town of Ithaca Clerk Town Clerk's Office 215 N Tioga Street Ithaca NY 14850 RE: Town of Ithaca, Local Law 1, 2, 3, 4 2022, filed on February 22 2022 Dear Sir/Madam: The above referenced material was filed by this office as indicated. Additional local law filing forms can be obtained from our website, www.dos,ny.-goy. Sincerely, State Records and Law Bureau (518) 473-2492 qMEJ'WYORK $TATE OF Department P, OPPORTUNITY. of State TOWN OF ITHACA NEW YORK TOWN CLERKS' OFFICE Paulette Rosa,Town Clerk& Becky Jordan, Deputy Town Clerk 215 N Tioga St 14850 607.273 1721 townderk@town Ithaca ny us February 16, 2022 State Records Unit Department of State One Commerce Plaza 99 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12231 To Whom It May Concern, Enclosed please find Town of Ithaca Local Laws 1, 2, 3 & 4 for the year 2022: #1 A Local Law Authorizing A Monetary Gift To The City Of Ithaca To Support Cass Park And Stewart Park Recreational Facilities #2 A Local Law Adding Chapter 202 To The Town Of Ithaca Code, Title "Food Trucks" #3 A Local Law Amending Chapter 270 of the Town of Ithaca Code, Adding Provisions Regarding Barns On Non-Farm Lots, Agritourism, And Seasonal Farm Lodging Facilities In The Agricultural Zone #4 A Local Law Amending Chapter 250 Cif The Town of Ithaca Code, Titled " Vehicles And Traffic", By Adding Stop Signs At The Forest Home DriveiArboretum Road Intersection Please contact me if you have any questions. Sinco4" .11- q, Paulette Rosa Town Clerk TOWN OF ITHACA LOCAL LAW NO. 3 OF THE YEAR 2022 A LOCAL LAW ADDING PROVISIONS REGARDING BARNS ON NON-FARM LOTS, AGRITOURISM,AND SEASONAL FARM LODGING FACILITIES IN THE AGRICULTURAL ZONE TO CHAPTER 270, ZONING, OF THE TOWN OF ITHACA CODE Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows: Section 1. Chapter 270 (Zoning), Article III (Terminology) of the Town of Ithaca Code, Section 270-5, titled "Definitions,"is amended by adding the following two definitions: AGRITOURISM Activities conducted as part of farm operations and offered to the public or to invited groups for the purpose of recreation, education or active involvement in the farm operation, and which are related to agricultural or natural resources and incidental to the primary farm operation on the site. Agritourism activities include farm tours, hayrides, corn mazes, a-pick operations, farm festivals, youth and/or adult education activities related to agricultural products or skills, and similar uses. SEASONAL FARM LODGING FACILITIES Temporary tent or yurt lodging facilities used in conjunction with and as part of farm operations, in which guests live while participating in the farming activities for the purposes of learning about farm life or while supporting and providing temporary labor to the farm operations. Section 2. Chapter 270 (Zoning), Article VI(Agricultural Zones) of the Town of Ithaca Code, Section 270-26, titled"Permitted principal uses," is amended by adding a new subsection P reading as follows: "P. In addition to the uses of barns as principal buildings on farm lots or for farm purposes pursuant to Subsection A, a barn building may be a principal building on a lot that is not used as a farm. Any such barn building may be used for any of the permitted principal uses in the Agricultural Zone, subject to the requirements in this article and chapter. A building permit may be issued for construction of another principal building on the lot, provided that the barn building becomes an accessory building to the other building upon issuance of a certificate of compliance for the other building. If a barn building becomes an accessory building pursuant to this provision, its uses as an accessory building are subject to the requirements of this article and chapter. A barn building that becomes an accessory building pursuant to this provision may exceed or contribute to the exceedance of the cumulative square footage limit for accessory buildings in § 270-29D, provided that no expansion of the barn building or other accessory buildings is allowed once the cumulative square footage limit is met." Adopted 2022-02-14 Section 3. Chapter 270 (Zoning), Article VI(Agricultural Zones) of the Town of Ithaca Code, Section 270-29, titled "Permitted accessory buildings and uses,"is amended by adding a new subsection M reading as follows: "M. Agritourism." Section 4. Chapter 270 (Zoning), Article VI(Agricultural Zones) of the Town of Ithaca Code, is amended by adding new Section 270-30, titled"Accessory buildings and uses authorized by special permit only" and reading as follows: "§ 270-30 Accessory buildings and uses authorized by special permit only. A. Seasonal Farm Lodging Facilities (1) Yurts and/or tents placed on a platform and used solely as seasonal farm lodging facilities. (a) No more than 10 tents or yurts, or any combination thereof, are permitted. (b) No yurt or tent may be larger than 735 square feet, and all such yurts and tents in the aggregate may not exceed a total of 5,500 square feet. (c) In addition to sleeping facilities, seasonal farm lodging facilities may include related bathroom/shower, laundry, and/or kitchen facilities in the same tents/yurts that contain sleeping facilities, or in tents/yurts that do not contain sleeping facilities. (2) Yurts and tents may be erected for no more than 180 days in any calendar year." Section 5. 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 6. This local law shall take effect immediately upon its filing with the New York State Secretary of State. Adopted 2022-02-14