Exciting enhancements are coming soon to eCode360! Learn more 🡪
Town of Ithaca, NY
Tompkins County
By using eCode360 you agree to be legally bound by the Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the Terms of Use, please do not use eCode360.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The purpose of the Office Park Commercial Zone is to provide areas in the Town where office parks involving business offices but not retail sales nor industrial products might be located in a manner that is not totally inconsistent with residential areas but which may serve as transition zones from lower density residential to higher intensity residential and commercial uses and may involve traffic and other impacts that would begin to degrade the residential environment.
Only the following buildings or uses are permitted of right in an Office Park Commercial Zone:
A. 
Bank or other financial institution with or without a drive-through facility, provided any drive-through facility shall be limited to no more than two drive-through lanes.
B. 
Business, administrative or professional offices.
C. 
Medical and dental clinics not involving any overnight occupancy.
D. 
Optician and related facilities.
E. 
Municipal or other governmental offices.
F. 
Small wind energy facilities, subject to the limitations on small wind energy facilities set forth in § 270-219.4.
[Added 8-11-2008 by L.L. No. 13-2008]
The following uses are permitted in an Office Park Commercial Zone, but only upon receipt of a special permit for same from the Planning Board in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter:
A. 
Any municipal or public utility purpose necessary to the maintenance of utility services involving construction on more than 10,000 square feet of land.
B. 
Fire station or other public building necessary to the protection of or servicing of a neighborhood.
C. 
Arts and crafts gallery or studio.
D. 
Restaurant.
E. 
Packaging/mailing service.
F. 
Research and development facility which contains laboratories or other areas that are not offices.
G. 
Clubhouse, lodge, community center.
H. 
Hospital, medical or dental clinic that involves overnight occupancy.
In addition to accessory uses authorized in all Commercial Zones, the following accessory uses are permitted in an Office Park Commercial Zone:
A. 
Cafeteria or lunchroom.
B. 
Retail sales of candy, ice cream, baked goods, flowers, and other small items.
C. 
Child or elder day-care center.
D. 
Health or fitness center.