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Ithaca council moves College Town zoning ordinance to April vote after public hearing
Summary
After a two-person public hearing, the Ithaca Common Council moved draft amendments adjusting heights and rezoning parcels in the College Town mixed-use districts to the April voting meeting; supporters urged increased housing density while a resident raised concerns about maps and properties near the gorge.
The Ithaca Common Council on March 19 moved proposed College Town zoning amendments — including modest height increases in parts of the MU district and rezoning of several parcels to CR-4 — from committee to the council's April voting meeting.
The motion to move the ordinance was made at the Committee of the Whole meeting and carried 11–0. "As counsel recalls, this was the subject of a very thorough presentation from Megan in the planning office," the mover said before the motion was seconded and approved.
The item drew two public commenters. Charlie O'Connor, a College Town resident, told the council he "supports the zoning changes" and urged allowing more density in College Town as Cornell…
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