HomeMy WebLinkAboutLL 03 of 1996 Rezoning Cornell Lands on E KingLOCAL LAW NO. 3 FOR THE YEAR 1996
A LOCAL LAW AMENDING THE TOWN OF ITHACA ZONING ORDINANCE
REZONING LANDS ON EAST KING ROAD OWNED BY CORNELL UNIVERSITY (TAX
PARCEL 44-1-4.313) FROM MULTIPLE RESIDENCE TO RESIDENTIAL R30
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows:
Section 1. Recitals.
A. The Town of Ithaca, by Town of Ithaca Local Law No. 3 of the year 1983
rezoned certain lands along East King Road, then known as Town of Ithaca tax
parcel 44-1-4.3 to a Multiple Residence District in response to an application by
Bill J. Manos.
B. In the ensuing fifteen years, the Multiple Residence development planned
for such property never occurred.
C. In 1992, the Town of Ithaca by Town of Ithaca Local Law No. 22 of the
year 1992 rezoned a portion of the Multiple Residence District to Residence
District R30 and Residence District R15, which portions so rezoned became the
site of the Hospicare Hospice facility and an adjoining residential subdivision.
D. It is unlikely that the remaining portion of the Multiple Residence District
on the west, known as Town of Ithaca tax parcel 44-1-4.313 will, in the
foreseeable future, be developed for multiple residences as it has been deeded
over to Cornell University to be included as part of the South Hill swamp, and a
portion of the property has been designated as a "Unique Natural Area".
E. The recently adopted Comprehensive Plan for the Town of Ithaca suggests
that the area be identified as "Conservation/Open Space".
F. The area surrounding tax parcel 44-1-4.313 is Residence District R30 on
the east, south and west and Residence District R15 on the north.
G. In view of the abandonment of the original plan which gave rise to the
original rezoning to Multiple Residence District, and the subsequent
development of a portion of the Multiple Residence District zone as the
Hospicare facility and a single or two family residential subdivision, the Town
believes in furtherance of the general welfare of the community and the
Comprehensive Plan that it is appropriate to rezone tax parcel 44-1-4.313 from
Multiple Residence District to Residence District R30.
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Section 2. Rezoning of Land to Residence District R30. The Town of Ithaca
Zoning Ordinance as readopted, amended, and revised effective February 26,1968,
and as subsequently further amended be further amended by rezoning the premises
known generally as Town of Ithaca tax parcel No. 44-1-4.313, consisting of
approximately 4.82 acres on East King Road from Multiple Residence District to
Residence District R30.
Section 3. Amendment nf Zoning Mao. The Zoning Map of the Town of Ithaca
as adopted by the Town Board and as modified and approved by the Town Board on
various occasions through September 20,1993, as the same may have been
subsequently amended to date, is hereby further amended by rezoning those lands
described in Section 2 above from Multiple Residence District to Residence District
R30.
Section 4. Partial Invalidity. 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 5. Effective Date. This law shall take effect 10 days after its publication
as required pursuant to Section 264 of Town Law.