HomeMy WebLinkAboutLL 07 of 2011EcoVillage PDZ Amendments TOWN OF ITHACA
LOCAL LAW NO. 7 OF THE YEAR 2011
A Local Law Amending Chapter 271 of the Town of Ithaca Code, Titled "Zoning:
Special Land Use Districts," to Change EcoVillage Planned Development Zone
Provisions Relating to Dwelling Units in a Community Center,Acreage per
Neighborhood, and Solar Collectors
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 271, Section 271-9 of the Town of Ithaca Code, entitled
"Special Land Use District No. 8 (Limited Mixed Use, EcoVillage),"is amended by
deleting Subsection 270-9. D. III. (4) and replacing it with a new Subsection 270-9. D.
III. (4)reading as follows:
"(4) Up to five community centers, also known as "common houses," which
may house recreation, meeting, and dining space, children's playrooms,
kitchen facilities, common laundry facilities, and other accessory uses
permitted in this Special Land Use District and/or other community space,
compatible with its purpose of being an extension of residents' homes;
provided, however, that the community center is to be used primarily by
the residents of the dwellings located within this Special Land Use
District. A community center may also house up to 15 dwelling units, each
of which shall be inhabited by no more than one family, or one family and
one boarder. At least one, but no more than one, community center shall
be constructed for each 30 residences,unless the Planning Board issues a
waiver of this requirement or limitation in the process of site plan review
for good cause shown."
Section 2. Chapter 271, Section 271-9 of the Town of Ithaca Code, entitled
"Special Land Use District No. 8 (Limited Mixed Use, EcoVillage),"is amended by
deleting Subsection 271-9. G. and replacing it with a new Subsection 271-9. G. reading
as follows:
"G. Density limitations. There shall be no more than 150 dwelling units
constructed within this Special Land Use District. There shall be a
maximum of 30 dwelling units per neighborhood unless otherwise
authorized by the Planning Board. For every eight dwelling units, a
minimum of one acre of land will be designated as part of the
neighborhood footprint, as defined in the approved site plan."
Section 3. Chapter 271, Section 271-9 of the Town of Ithaca Code, entitled
"Special Land Use District No. 8 (Limited Mixed Use, EcoVillage)," subsection D.III,
entitled Principal use regulations -Residential Area, is amended by adding subparagraphs
271-9.D.III(14) and(15) as follows:
Adopted July 11,2011
"(14) Solar collectors, subject to the provisions of§ 270-219.1 of the Town of
Ithaca Code and to the provisions of subsection N(2)below.
(15) Ground-mounted and freestanding solar collectors that provide electricity
or hot water to buildings on any of the lots in this Special Land Use
District are permitted as principal uses, with no restriction on surface area
or height,provided that if the total surface area of all the existing and
proposed collectors on any one lot exceeds 1,000 square feet or the height
of the proposed collectors and any mounts exceeds 20 feet when operated
at maximum tilt, no building permit shall be issued for the proposed
collectors unless the proposed collectors are in accordance with a site plan
approved pursuant to the provisions of Article XXIII of Chapter 270 of the
Town of Ithaca Code."
Section 4. Chapter 271, Section 271-9 of the Town of Ithaca Code, entitled
"Special Land Use District No. 8 (Limited Mixed Use, EcoVillage)," subsection N(2),
entitled"Building permits and site plan approval," is amended by deleting the second
sentence and replacing it with a new sentence reading as follows:
"Such permits shall not be issued unless and until the exterior design,
specifications, and plans for the buildings and all other improvements to be constructed in
the Special Land Use District and construction of all outside facilities including lighting
and signs shall have been shown on the final site plan approved by the Planning Board,
and any construction hereafter shall be in accordance with said site plan as finally
approved; provided, however, that building permits for the installation of accessory solar
collectors that are not shown on a final site plan may be issued as long as all requirements
of§ 270-219.1 are met, and further provided that building permits for solar collectors that
are principal uses and are not shown on a final site plan may be issued unless a site plan
is required by subsection D.111(15) above."
Section 5. If any provision of this local law is found invalid by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect any other provisions of this local
law, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 6. This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the New
York Secretary of State.
Adopted July 11,2011 2