I've been thinking about this for some time, and am very interested in making it happen for the City at least. (I think one of my first conversations about it was with Margaret McCasland, but I've also talked about it with my wife Gail & a little with my neighbors as well.)
It would be important to include several stakeholders in the process (neighborhood groups, etc., etc.) but I will make a note that George & Marlo are interested in working on this. The City's Local Action Plan (to reduce greenhouse gas emissions) group would, I'm sure, be interested in this topic as well. Jennifer Dotson 1st Ward Alderperson Common Council, City of Ithaca On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 8:55 AM, George Frantz <[email protected]> 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
