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TOWN OF ITHACA
LOCAL LAW NO. 12 OF THE YEAR 2025
A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED
IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §3-C
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows:
Section 1. Legislative Intent: It is the intent of this local law to override the limit
on the amount of real property taxes that may be levied by the Town of Ithaca, County of
Tompkins pursuant to General Municipal Law §3-c, and to allow the Town of Ithaca,
County of Tompkins to adopt a town budget for (a) town purposes, (b) fire protection
districts, and (c) any other special or improvement district, and Town improvements
provided pursuant to Town Law Article 12-C, governed by the Town Board for the fiscal
year beginning January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2026 that requires a real property
tax levy in excess of the “tax levy limit” as defined by General Municipal Law §3-c.
Section 2. Authority: This local law is adopted pursuant to subdivision 5 of
General Municipal Law §3-c, which expressly authorizes the Town Board to override the
tax levy limit by the adoption of a local law approved by vote of at least sixty percent (60%)
of the Town Board.
Section 3. Tax Levy Limit Override: The Town Board of the Town of Ithaca,
County of Tompkins is hereby authorized to adopt a budget for the fiscal year 2026 that
requires a real property tax levy in excess of the limit specified in General Municipal Law
§3-c.
Section 4. Severability: If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part
of this Local Law or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation, or
circumstance, shall be adjusted by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the
remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph,
subdivision, or part of this Local Law or in its application to the person, individual, firm or
corporation or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment
or order shall be rendered.
Section 5. Effective date: This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing
with the Secretary of State.
TOWN OF ITHACA
NEW YORK
TOWN CLERKS' OFFICE
Paulette Rosa, Town Clerk, Ashley Colbert & Monica Moll, Deputy Town Clerks
215N.TIoga 3114850
607.273.1721 clerks@town.ithaca.ny.us
August 12,2025
State Records Unit
Department of State
One Commerce Plaza
99 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12231
To Whom It May Concern,
Enclosed are:
Town of Ithaca Local Laws 9,10,11 and 12 for the year 2025:
Local Law 9: A LOCAL LAW REPEALING CHAPTER 175 "LOCK BOXES" OF THE
TOWN OF ITHACA CODE, REQUIRING LOCK BOXES
Local Law 10: A LOCAL LAW AMENDING TOWN OF ITHACA CODE CHAPTER 188,
NOTIFICATION OF DEFECTS, REGARDING NOTICE TRANSMISSION AND FILING
PROCESSES
Local Law 11: A LOCAL LAW AMENDING TOWN OF ITHACA CODE CHAPTER 270,
ZONING,ARTICLE XXVI, SPECIAL REGULATIONS, REGARDING SHORT-TERM
RENTAL USES REGULATIONS IN THE CONSERVATION ZONE
Local Law 12: A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED
N GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §3-C
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Paulette Rosa
Town Clerk
New York State Department of State
Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code
One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue
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Local Law No. 12 of the year 2025
A local law ^ LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED
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IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW§3-0
Be It enacted by the of the
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of Ithaca as follows:
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strike out that which is not applicable.)
1. (Final adoption by local legislative body only.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. 1? of 20^5 of
the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the
Town Board on August 11 20 in accordance with the applicable
(Name of Legislative Body)
provisions of iaw.
2. (Passage by local legislative body with approval, no disapproval or repassage after disapproval by the Elective
Chief Executive Officer*.)
i hereby certify that the locai iaw annexed hereto, designated as iocai law No. of 20 of.
the (County)(City)(Town)(VilIage) of was duty passed by the
an 20 . and was (approved)(not approved)
(Name of Legislative Body)
(repassed after disappro\
on 20 Ojji accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
(repassed after disapproval) by the and was deemed duly adopted
(Elective Chief Executive Officer*)
3. (Final adoption by referendum.)
i hereby certify that the iocai iaw annexed hereto, designated as local iaw No. of 20 of
the (County)(City)(Town)(Viliage) of ^ was duly passed by the
on 20 L^nd was (approved)(not approved)
(Name of Legislative Body)
(repassed after disapproval) by the on 20
(Elective Chief Executive Officer*)
Such local iaw was submitted to the people by reason of a (mandatory)(permissive) referendum, and received the affirmative
vote of a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon at the (generai)(special)(annuai) election held on
20 . in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
4. (Subject to permissive referendum and final adoption because no valid petition was filed requesting referendum.)
i hereby certify that the local iaw annexed hereto, designated as local iaw No. 0120 of
the (County)(City)(Town){Village) of was duly passed by the
on 20 _ind was (approved)(not approved)
(Name of Legislative Body)
(repassed after disapproval) by the oo 20 ^uch local
(Elective Chief Executive OfTicer*)
law was subject to permissive referendum and no valid petition requesting such referendum was filed as of
20 . in accordance with the applicable provisions of iaw.
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be none, the chairperson of the county legislative body, the mayor of a city or village, or the supervisor of a town where such officer is
vested with the power to approve or veto local laws or ordinances.
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5. (City local law concerning Charter revision proposed by petition.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No of 20.! of
the City of having been submitted to referendum pursuant to the provisions of section (36)(37) of
the Municipal Home Rule Law, and having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of such city voting
thereon at the (speclal)(general) election held on 20 , became operative.
6. (County local law concerning adoption of Charter.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No ^ of 20 of
the County of ^State of New York, having been submitted to the electors at the General Election of
November 20 pursuant to subdivisions 5 and 7 of section 33 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, and having
received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the cities of said county as a unit and a majority of the
qualified electors of the towns of said county considered as a unit voting at said general election, became operative.
(If any other authorized form of final adoption has been followed, plea^ provide an appropriate certification.)
1 further certify that I have compared the preceding local law with the origmf^on file In this office and that the same is a
correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of such original local law, ^n^asji/ially adopt^tj in the manner indicated in
paragraph ^ , above.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF STATE - . . — . . . __
ONE Commerce Plaza Kathy Hochul
99 Washington avenue governor
Albany, NY 12231-0001 Walter T. Mosley
kttps://dos.ny.60v secretary of state
August 26, 2025
Town of Ithaca
215 N. Tioga Street 14850
Ithaca, New York 14850
RE: Town of Ithaca
To Whom it May Concern:
Local Law 9, 10, 11. and 12 of the year 2025 was filed with this office on 8/18/2025.
The Department of State Local Law Index Number 9, 10, 11, and 12 of the year of
2025. The Local Law number assigned by the Department of State for indexing
purposes may be different from the Local Law number ascribed by the Legislative Body
of the Local Government.
Department of State
Division of State Records
(518)473-2492
www.dos.ny.aov
*The Local Law filing form has been updated as of 03/05/2025 in compliance
with Section 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law*
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YORK
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