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Ithaca BZA affirms zoning administrator on two short‑term rental grandfathering applications
Summary
The Ithaca City Board of Zoning Appeals on Jan. 6 affirmed a zoning administrator determination that two units at 224 Floral Ave and 410 Hudson St lacked grandfathered short‑term rental rights because city occupancy taxes were not current. The board noted the applicant may seek a use variance or judicial review.
The Ithaca City Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously affirmed a zoning administrator determination on Jan. 6 that two properties at 224 Floral Ave and 410 Hudson St did not qualify as lawful, nonconforming short‑term rentals because city occupancy tax requirements were not met.
Megan Wilson, deputy director of planning and the zoning administrator, told the board the city’s short‑term rental regulations adopted May 1, 2024 require two things to claim established rights: a valid certificate of compliance and that city and county occupancy taxes were current at adoption. "There’s not a lot of room for discretion in terms of our…who’s close enough to being in compliance and who’s not," Wilson said. "You either met those two basic items or you didn’t."
Amelia McLean Robertson, an attorney with…
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