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City says it won Consolidated Funding Application grant to overhaul zoning code; consultant to be hired
Summary
City planning staff told the Board of Zoning Appeals the city won a grant via the Consolidated Funding Application to comprehensively revise the zoning ordinance; staff said the project will hire a consultant and address parking, EV chargers and heat pumps.
City planning staff told the Board of Zoning Appeals on Jan. 7 that Ithaca was awarded a grant through the Consolidated Funding Application to undertake a complete overhaul of the city zoning ordinance.
Staff said the project will fund a consultant and city staff time to rewrite and modernize the code, addressing topics members flagged as priorities such as parking rules, electric-vehicle chargers and heat-pump installations. “I’m excited we got the grant,” a staff member said at the meeting.
The planning staff did not provide a public dollar amount in the hearing record beyond a brief remark that included the number “250”; the transcript does not specify whether that figure referred to thousands, a line item or another unit, so an exact grant amount is not specified in the record. Staff said the rewrite will be an extensive process and should help clarify inconsistencies in current zoning rules.
Board members responded positively and noted parking will be a likely topic in the rewrite. Staff said the grant will allow the city to hire a consultant to assist with workload and to bring modern code approaches to the update.
