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Ithaca Common Council adopts ADU ordinance removing owner-occupancy requirement
Summary
After months of debate, the Ithaca Common Council voted to adopt an amendment to city zoning to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) by right in most residential zones and to remove an owner-occupancy requirement. The measure drew extended public comment and several floor amendments before final passage.
Ithaca Common Council on May 7 adopted an amendment to the city code to allow accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, by right in qualifying residential zones and to remove the owner-occupancy requirement in most areas of the city.
The change, approved after extensive public comment and council debate, legalizes construction of detached or attached ADUs that meet prescribed standards (size limits, setbacks and other code requirements) without a special permit in most single-family and low-density residential zones. Provisions already in the zoning code that govern lot coverage, setbacks and stormwater remain in force.
The council debated the measure for more…
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