my family and i would love it. thanks for the offer. if it gets to the point where you decide to do this, please let me know if there is anything i can do to to help.
-marlo On Jan 11, 2009, at 8:55 AM, George Frantz wrote: > Christopher Duerksen has written a number of books and papers on > progessive planning and zoning. > > I am booked solid for the next 5-6 months but if there are people > here in Tompkins County who want to pursue this later in the year I > could put a proposal together for the City of Ithaca and Town of > Ithaca (outside Cayuga Heights). > > The zoning languge would be fairly simple to craft - number of > animals permited, size of their home, fencing, setbacks from lot > lines, small and noise are the major issues to be (and can be) > addressed. The language needs to be written to permit renters as > well as owners to to it. > > The Town of Ithaca does permit "domestic animals" including fowl in > its Agricultural and its Low Density Residential zoning dstricts. > Unfortunately the majority of residents live in Medium Density zone, > which prohibits them. > > Since that zoning district requires lots with a minimum area of > 15,000 square feet, 100 feet of width and 150 feet of depth, they > have enough space to do free-range poultry in the backyard. > > George Frantz > > --- On Sun, 1/11/09, Nicolas Vaczek <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Nicolas Vaczek <[email protected]> > Subject: [SustainableTompkins] re urban chickens "City Folk Flock To > Raise Small Livestock At Home : NPR" > To: "Sustainable Tompkins County listserv" > <[email protected] > > > Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009, 12:59 AM > > http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99189689 > > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County > area, please > visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > Questions about the list? ask [email protected] > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County > area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > Questions about the list? ask [email protected] > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org Marlo Capoccia Garden Gate www.gardengatedelivery.com 607 342 6228 “You don’t ever want a crisis to go to waste; it’s an opportunity to do important things that you would otherwise avoid.” Rahm Emanuel _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
