HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOC Packet 2024-09-12 TOWN OF ITHACA
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PLANNING DEPARTMENT
215 N. Tioga St 14850
607.273.1747
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9/5/2024
TO: Codes and Ordinances Committee:
Rob Rosen, Chair
Susie Gutenberger-Fitzpatrick
Eric Levine
Eva Hoffmann
Chris Jung
Bill Arms
FROM: Christine Balestra, Senior Planner
RE: Next Codes and Ordinances Committee Meeting September 12, 2024
The next meeting of the Codes and Ordinances Committee is scheduled for Thursday,
September 12, 2024, at 5:30 pm in the Town Board Room, located in Town Hall at 215 North
Tioga Street. A quorum of the Town of Ithaca Town Board may be present at this meeting.
However, no official Town Board business will be conducted.
The following items are attached:
1. Draft minutes from the August 8, 2024, COC meeting.
2. Conventional and cluster subdivision plat examples—draft presentation (pdf attached to
email mailing- no physical copy in packet)
If you cannot attend this meeting, please notify Abby Homer as soon as possible at (607) 273-
1747, or ahomer@townithacany.gov.
cc: Susan H.Brock,Attorney for the Town
C.J.Randall,Director of Planning
Marty Moseley,Director of Code Enforcement
Abby Homer,Administrative Assistant
Paulette Rosa,Town Clerk(email)
Town Administrative staff(email)
Town Code Enforcement staff(email)
Town Planning staff(email)
Town Public Works staff(email)
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TOWN OF ITHACA CODES AND ORDINANCES COMMITTEE
215 North Tioga Street
Ithaca, New York 14850
(607) 273-1747
PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will be held in person in the Town Board Room at Town Hall, 215
North Tioga Street, Ithaca, NY, on September 12, 2024, at 5:30pm.
Members of the public may join the meeting via Zoom:
• Join Zoom meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/*/87531393743
• Zoom meeting ID: 875 3139 3743
• Dial in phone: 929-436-2866
Meeting of September 12, 2024- 5:30 P.M.
AGENDA
1. Member comments/concerns.
2. Review draft minutes from the August 8, 2024, COC meeting.
3. Continue review of Initial Draft Subdivision of Land regulations (existing
regulations: https:,[/ecode360.com/8660770),Article IV.
4. Other business:
• Next meeting agenda.
Town of Ithaca Planning Department
September 5,2024
TOWN OF ITHACA
CODES AND ORDINANCES COMMITTEE (COC)
Meetingof f August 8, 2024—5:30 pm
Shirley A. Raffensperger Board Room, Town Hall
Draft Minutes
Members present: Rob Rosen, Chair, Chris Jung, Bill Arms, Susie Gutenberger-Fitzpatrick, Eva Hoffmann
via-Zoom
Member excused: Eric Levine
Staff Present: Dana Magnuson, Senior Code Officer; Marty Moseley, Director of Code Enforcement; Susan
Brock, Attorney for the Town. Chris Balestra, Senior Planner via Zoom.
Guests: none
The meeting began at 5:30 p.m., was recorded on Zoom and streamed live on the Town of Ithaca YouTube
channel.
1. Member comments/concerns. Eva noted the recent passing of David Klein who was a former long time
Town Board Member and COC Member. She credited him for the Town Open Space Plan adoption and
good work keeping the COC committee moving forward.
2. Review minutes from July 11,2024, COC meeting. Rob moved to accept the minutes; Bill seconded.
Susan Brock recommended two changes, and all members voted in favor of approval of the July 11,
2024, COC meeting minutes as amended.
3. Memo and excerpt from Town Code §270-239 Violations and Penalties. Susan Brock explained her
memo to the committee which also included staff recommended changes regarding orders to remedy and
injunctions. The recommendation was to reflect the same language that exists in the Personal Wireless
Service Facility code provisions so that it is applicable to all zoning violations.
Susan asked questions for the COC to consider:
1. Should the existing fines and imprisonment provision be changed? Town staff did not recommend
any changes. Marty noted the codes court cases since he has worked for the town have not resulted
in imposing fines. The town justices seem to allow time for corrective actions before imposing fines.
NYS Town Law was referenced and read aloud by Susan, which is what the Town Code currently
references and uses for fines and imprisonment terms. It was mentioned that in cases such as short-
term rentals,property owners could weigh the cost of the penalty versus the financial gain in the
violation and take the risk and violate the law. Marty reported that there are approximately 2-3 court
cases per year associated with code violations; and that compliance is generally achieved without
further action. The committee agreed with the staff recommendation (no changes to existing fines
and imprisonment provision), understanding that the goal was for compliance with the law,not to
gain the fines.
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2. Should civil penalties be added? Susan explained if the committee recommends the Town Board
changes Town Code §270-239 to authorize civil penalties for Zoning chapter violations,the Town
could then seek the penalties from the violator and an injunction/order in one action through the
Supreme Court(instead of having to seek criminal fines in Town Court and an injunction/order in
Supreme Court). She listed other examples of other civil penalty amounts in other Ithaca Town Code
provisions for reference. Committee members agreed to add civil penalties and discussed the level
that would be appropriate for all Zoning Code violations. It was noted that the judge makes the final
decision on the penalty amount, and that a penalty can be imposed up to a certain amount. The
committee thought that penalties up to $1000 per day for each zoning violation was reasonable.
Town staff recommended adding wording for orders to remedy and injunctions/orders like it is currently
written in the §270-219 Personal Wireless Service Facilities, except applicable to the whole Zoning
chapter. The COC agreed with this.
Finally, the memo from Susan Brock identified"person" as needing a definition in the Zoning chapter.
The definition in the town's food truck law was given as an example definition.
Rob made a motion to pass the proposed changes to Town Code §270-239 Violations and Penalties, as
amended, to the Town Board to enact into law. Motion was seconded by Chris J; all voted in favor.
Other business: next meeting scheduled for September 12, 2024, at 5:30 p.m.
• Agenda: Part 2 of the graphical representation examples that apply the draft cluster subdivision
regulations.
The meeting adjourned at 6
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