[Added 10-1-1980 by Ord. No. 80-11]
A.
This article establishes land use and control measures that will permit certain nonresidential uses to be established as of right in an area of the City adjacent to the County Courthouse which was originally developed in residential use but which, through subsequent intensification of use and development and the zoning of adjacent areas for nonresidential uses, has become a transitional area of mixed use. It is further the purpose of this section to limit application of this zoning classification to the area described in § 325-43 below as the only area of the City to which such classification is appropriate by reason of its special nature and location.
B.
It is the intent of this section to control the process of transition from residential to nonresidential uses within the Courthouse Special Use District so that changes in the residential character of the district and adjacent residential areas are strictly limited and negative effects of nonresidential use are avoided. It is more specifically intended to minimize the amount of physical change resulting from transition in property use, as provided in § 325-44A below.
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Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 2011-04, adopted 5-4-2011, added a new § 325-42, Collegetown Overlay Zone Height Zone Incentive District (COZ-HI). Ordinance No. 2011-09, adopted 7-6-2011, repealed the Collegetown Overlay Height Zone Incentive District and restored the sequence, numbering and text in place prior to 5-4-2011.
The Courthouse Special Use Zone consists of
those parcels of land having street frontage on either side of the
400 Block of North Tioga Street between East Court Street on the south
and Cascadilla Avenue on the north and bounded on the east and west
by the rear property lines of such parcels or by a line 132 feet from
the right-of-way line of North Tioga Street, whichever is less.
[Amended 5-4-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-08; 7-6-2011 by Ord. No.
2011-11; 12-7-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-16]
A.
Demolition, exterior alterations or additions to existing structures and parking areas and construction of new buildings or parking areas within the C-SU Zone shall be subject to strict review and approval by the Planning and Development Board and the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission within their respective areas of responsibility. (See Subsection B below and Chapter 160, Design Review.) Proposals for demolition of structures within the C-SU Zone but outside designated City landmark districts shall nonetheless be referred to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which shall make its recommendation to the Planning and Development Board before the latter takes final action.
B.
Demolition, exterior alteration or enlargement of structures or parking areas or construction of new buildings or parking areas in C-SU Zones shall be subject to design review as provided in Chapter 160. In performing such review and recommending any modifications to proposed exterior work, the Planning and Development Board shall pay particular attention to the visual effect of such work on the character of the area and adjacent residential zones. In no case shall the Planning and Development Board take final action on a proposal for demolition within any part of the C-SU Zone which is not within a locally designated landmark district before receiving the recommendation of the Landmarks Preservation Commission on such proposal. Approval of proposed demolitions, alterations or new construction within the C-SU Zone by the Planning and Development Board or the Landmarks Preservation Commission, as applicable, shall be a prerequisite of approval of such proposals by the Director of Planning and Development or designee and the Board of Zoning Appeals, as appropriate.
[Amended 6-5-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-15[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance provided for an effective date
of 1-1-2014.
