This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Ithaca
Commons Rules."
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the use and maintenance
of the Ithaca Commons so as to promote the general welfare and public
use of said area. In addition to the authorities vested in the Superintendent
of Public Works and the Board of Public Works set forth in this chapter,
the Public Safety and Information Commission shall have the authority
to advise on issues related to the use, maintenance, and design of
the Ithaca Commons so as to promote the general welfare and beneficial
public use of the Ithaca Commons.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The following described two areas:
PRIMARY COMMONS That area of public property between
the south building lines on the north side and the north building
lines on the south side of the former bed and associated sidewalks
of East State/East Martin Luther King, Jr. Street between the east
line of Cayuga Street and the west line of Aurora Street and that
area of public property between the west building lines on the east
side and the east building lines on the west side of the former bed
and associated sidewalks of North Tioga Street between the north line
of East State Street/East Martin Luther King, Jr. and the south line
of Seneca Street.
SECONDARY COMMONSThat area of public property between
the south building lines on the north side and the north building
lines on the south side of the 100 and 200 blocks of East Green Street,
the 300 block of East State/East Martin Luther King, Jr. Street, the
100 block of West State/West Martin Luther King, Jr. Street and the
100 and 200 blocks of East Seneca Street and the public property between
the east building lines on the west side and the west building lines
on the east side of the 100 and 200 blocks of North Aurora Street,
the 100 block of South Aurora Street, the 200 block of North Tioga
Street, the 100 block of South Cayuga Street and the 100 block of
North Cayuga Street.
Unless otherwise stated, "Ithaca Commons" or "Commons" shall
mean both the Primary Commons and the Secondary Commons as described
above.
A not-for-profit business improvement league which engages
in the following program areas for downtown Ithaca: business retention
and development; promotions and marketing; government relations; image
marketing. The Ithaca Downtown Business Improvement District is also
known as the "Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA)."
Any self-service or coin-operated box, container, storage
unit or other dispenser installed, used, or maintained for the display,
distribution or sale of newspapers, magazines, news periodicals, or
other news publications.
Any cart, basket, container or other device made of wire,
metal, plastic or other material, mounted on wheels, manually operated,
that is generally provided by merchants/stores for the conveyance
of merchandise, foodstuffs and other property to automobiles and other
places.
A nonstructural addition to the facade of any building, which
is covered in fabric or other flexible membrane. The fabric or membrane
is supported by a rigid frame of tubing or other noncombustible material.
A standard awning must be capable of being rolled up or retracted
to within one foot of the face of the structure to which it is attached.
Such standard awning must not be capable of projecting from the face
of the structure upon which it is mounted more than four feet from
the face of the structure and must be no taller than four feet. The
standard awning must be mounted on the face of the structure to provide
for an unobstructed clearance below the rigid frame of the standard
awning of seven feet above the sidewalk below. A nonrigid valance
may hang no greater than one foot below the rigid frame.
A nonstructural addition to the facade of any building, which
is covered in fabric or other flexible membrane. The fabric or membrane
is supported by a rigid frame of tubing or other noncombustible material.
A standard canopy is one that is constructed so that it cannot be
retracted. Such standard canopy may only project from the face of
the structure upon which it is mounted four feet from the face of
the structure and may be no taller than four feet. The standard canopy
must be mounted on the face of the structure to provide for an unobstructed
clearance below the rigid frame of the standard canopy of eight feet
above the sidewalk below. A nonrigid valance may hang no greater than
one foot below the rigid frame.
Unless otherwise stated, "Superintendent" shall refer to
the City of Ithaca's Superintendent of Public Works or his/her designee.
An area on the Primary Commons at which work takes place,
including but not limited to façade repairs and maintenance,
painting, glass replacement, and building construction.
