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BZA approves lot-coverage variances for 215 College Ave after developer trims building height
Summary
After months of redesign and planning-board input, the BZA approved two small lot-coverage variances for a through-block Collegetown project at 215 College Ave, citing steep site topography and design concessions made by the developer.
The Ithaca Board of Zoning Appeals on Sept. 2 approved lot-coverage variances for a multi-building development at 215 College Ave, allowing the project to exceed maximum permitted lot coverage in two zoning districts after the developer reduced the building height and made other design concessions.
The project occupies a through-block site that crosses two zoning districts (MU-1 and CR-4) and is adjacent to a designated historic property at 209 College Ave. The developer and design team told the board they had removed a previously requested height/story variance and reduced a CR-4 building by one floor after grade-plane calculations driven by a roughly 20-foot…
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