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Home My WebLink About07-08-15 Planning and Economic Development Committee Meeting AgendaPEDC Meeting Planning and Economic Development Committee Ithaca Common Council DATE: July 8, 2015 TIME: 6pm LOCATION: 3rd floor City Hall Council Chambers AGENDA ITEMS Item Voting Item? Presenter(s) Time Start 1) Call to Order/Agenda Review 2) Public Comment and Response from Committee Members 3) Announcements, Updates, and Reports a) EPMO Fines b) MH‐1 Zoning c) Ithaca Falls Natural Area d) Lake Street Park (Plaza?) Enhancements e) Incentive Zoning 4) Action Items – Voting to Send on to Council a) Public Art Mural b) Taxi Regulations – sent under separate cover 5) Approval to Circulate a) Comprehensive Plan (www.cityofithaca.org/165/City‐ Comphrensive‐Plan ) 6) Discussion a) Backyard Chickens 7) Review and Approval of Minutes a) May, June 2015 – sent under separate cover 8) Adjournment No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Seph Murtagh, Chair JoAnn Cornish, Planning Director Megan Wilson, Planning Staff Julie Holcomb, City Clerk Megan Wilson, Planning Staff All 6:00 6:05 6:20 6:40 6:45 7:10 7:30 7:55 8:00 If you have a disability and require accommodations in order to fully participate, please contact the City Clerk at 274‐ 6570 by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, July 7th 2015. CITY OF ITHACA 108 East Green Street — 3rd Floor Ithaca, New York 14850-5690 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT JOANN CORNISH, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT PHYLLISA A. DeSARNO, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Telephone: Planning & Development – 607-274-6550 Community Development/IURA – 607-274-6559 Email: dgrunder@cityofithaca.org Email: iura@cityofithaca.org Fax: 607-274-6558 Fax: 607-274-6558 TO: Planning & Economic Development Committee FROM: Megan Wilson, Planner DATE: June 30, 2015 RE: Public Art Commission Recommendation on Mural Proposal from Dennis and Maria Bauser In 2010, the City of Ithaca Public Art Commission (PAC) created a mural and street art program to beautify blank walls within the City while providing local artists from all sections of the community an opportunity to showcase their work. As part of this program, artists Dennis and Maria Bauser submitted a proposal for a mural on the Columbia Street Bridge. This location was approved as a site for future murals by the Board of Public Works at its meeting on May 18, 2015. The PAC has sought public comment on the proposal through notification of adjacent property owners, the Natural Areas Commission, and City staff. A public comment period was held at the June 24th PAC meeting to gather input on the proposed design and location. The comments received were mostly supportive of the project. After reviewing public comments, the PAC voted to recommend the mural for selection by the Common Council. The mural proposal is attached for your review. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at 274-6560 or mwilson@cityofithaca.org. Planning & Economic Development Committee Proposed Resolution July 8, 2015 Resolution to Select Artwork for a Mural Installation on the Columbia Street Bridge WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca Public Art Commission (PAC) has been established to, among other duties, review and advise the Common Council on proposals for the exhibition and display of public art in the City’s public spaces, and WHEREAS, in 2010, the PAC created a mural and street art program to beautify blank walls within the city, while providing local artists from all sections of the community an opportunity to showcase their work, and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works has approved several locations for future murals and street art in 2010 and added the Columbia Street Bridge as an approved location on May 18, 2015, and WHEREAS, Dennis and Maria Bauser submitted a proposal for a mural featuring a character releasing butterflies and dragonflies for installation on the Columbia Street Bridge, as part of the PAC’s Mural and Street Art Program, and WHEREAS, at its meeting on May 27, 2015, the PAC agreed that the Columbia Street Bridge would be an appropriate location for this project, and WHEREAS, the PAC held a public comment period on the mural design and location at its meeting on June 24, 2015 to gather input on the proposed installation, and the majority of the responses to the proposal have been positive, and WHEREAS, the artists will donate their time and materials to install the mural, and the installation will be budget-neutral to the City, and WHEREAS, at its meeting on June 24, 2015, the Public Art Commission voted to recommend that the Common Council select Dennis and Maria Bauser’s mural to be installed on the Columbia Street Bridge; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the City of Ithaca Common Council selects Dennis & Maria Bauser’s mural featuring a character releasing butterflies and dragonflies, as recommended by the Public Art Commission, to be installed on the Columbia Street Bridge and to be added to the City of Ithaca’s public art collection; and be it further RESOLVED, that the selected artists may proceed with the installation of the mural upon the execution of an agreement with the City as reviewed by the City Attorney. SINNED - Ithaca Mural Design Placement Mockup Insect Detail COLOR PALETTE Description The intention of this mural is to celebrate the city of Ithaca, a place that is home to many of our friends & family and has been so warm and welcoming to me & my wife over the years. This piece reects the beauty and mystique of nature, the character extends his arms, he’s open and inviting while butteries and dragonys are released from his hands, reecting his relationship with nature. I want it to feel like you’ve found a treasure when you come across it. Hopefully this will turn an empty wall into a place of inspiration and visual pleasure. *All of the materials for this project would be donated by Ready Set Inc., New York Citys leading Set Building Company. Past Murals Pier 57, Manhattan, NYC 2013 Welling Court Mural Project, Queens NY 2014 Welling Court Mural Project, Queens NY 2013 Art In The Air, Brooklyn, NY 2014 TO: Planning & Economic Development Committee FROM: Megan Wilson, Senior Planner DATE: July 2, 2015 RE: Review of Draft Plan Ithaca On June 15, 2015, the Comprehensive Plan Committee completed its work on Plan Ithaca, the draft Phase I plan of the City’s new comprehensive plan, and recommended it for consideration by the Planning and Development Board. The Planning and Development Board held public comment on the draft plan at its meeting on June 23, 2015 and then held a special meeting to discuss the draft on June 30, 2015. At this meeting, the Planning and Development Board made some revisions to the document recommend by the Comprehensive Plan Committee and unanimously recommended this revised draft for review and adoption by the Common Council. The latest draft Plan Ithaca, dated June 30, 2015, can be found on the project website at www.cityofithaca.org/165/City-Comprehensive-Plan. Staff will attend the July 8th Planning & Economic Development Committee meeting to answer questions about the draft plan and seek approval to circulate. If you have any questions prior to the meeting, please contact me at mwilson@cityofithaca.org or 274-6560. CITY OF ITHACA 108 E. Green Street — 3rd Floor Ithaca, NY 14850-5690 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, BUILDING, ZONING, & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Division of Planning & Economic Development JOANN CORNISH, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT Telephone: Planning & Development – 607-274-6550 Community Development/IURA – 607-274-6559 Email: dgrunder@cityofithaca.org Email: iura@cityofithaca.org CITY OF ITHACA 108 E. Green Street — 3rd Floor Ithaca, NY 14850-5690 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, BUILDING, ZONING, & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Division of Planning & Economic Development JOANN CORNISH, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT Telephone: Planning & Development – 607-274-6550 Community Development/IURA – 607-274-6559 Email: dgrunder@cityofithaca.org Email: iura@cityofithaca.org TO: Planning & Economic Development Committee FROM: JoAnn Cornish, Director of Planning and Development DATE: July 2, 2015 RE: Allowing Chickens in the City On the agenda for the upcoming Planning Committee meeting is a discussion item to allow chickens in the City. Currently, the City of Ithaca Code prohibits this. Common Council has considered this in the past but no resolution could be reached and the idea was set aside. In reality, given the localvore movement, the desire for organically grown foods, and food security issues, we are seeing more and more people living in the City raising chickens (in violation of the ordinance) or wanting to requesting permission to raise chickens. One suggestion brought forward was to allow up to four chickens per lot or tax parcel, regardless of the number of units on the lot or tax parcel. This could be done as of right. The revisions to the Code would be minimal as shown below by the insert highlighted in yellow. § 164-2 Keeping of animals restricted. A. Prohibition. No person shall keep, pasture, breed, raise, harbor, stable or maintain any bees, poultry, chickens (maximum 4 per lot or tax parcel allowed), turkeys, ducks, geese or any other fowl or reptiles or any swine, horses, cows, mules, sheep, goats or any other animals, except domesticated pets, within the City. Please give this some thought and come ready to discuss this before the meeting on Wednesday.