HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB 2023-091 Noise Permit Ithaca Beer Remaining Special EventsMEETING OF THE ITHACA TOWN BOARD
June 12, 2023
TB Resolution 2023–091: Noise permit for Ithaca Beer Company’s Summer Music Series, Remaining Special Events
Whereas, the Town Board held a public hearing on April 24, 2023 regarding a noise permit application forSummer Music Seriesreceived by Ithaca Beer Co., and discussed the request, and
Whereas, the Town Board granted a noise permit for the first two events and tabled the remaining three events to allow time to gather more information, and
Whereas, the Town Board discussed the events and obstacles to booking events with Ithaca Beer owner Dan Mitchell at the June 12, 2023 meeting, now therefore be it
Resolved that the Town Board grants a noise permit to Ithaca Beer Co. for the purpose of their Summer Music Series,remaining events on August 13, September 10, and October 14, 2023for
the purpose of entertaining Guests at their location of 122 Ithaca Beer Dr., with the following
Conditions:
Whenever safely feasible, amplification equipment used by the band for each event will be kept lower than the hay bales placed behind them to mitigate sound; if the height of the equipment
exceeds the height of the hay bales for safety reasons, Ithaca Beer will notify the Codes Department with details of the equipment’s height and the safety concern(s), and
All amplification equipment will face Route 13 as a further mitigation, and with the following
Findings:
The waiver from the requirements of Town Code Chapter 184 for the above music events are necessary for a valid purpose, because music might not be able to conform at all times to the
requirements of Chapter 184, and Ithaca Beer’s Planned Development Zone specifically allows for music events, subject to or upon the issuance of any permits required (Town Code §271-15.D(3),
and 2. The waiver is the minimal intrusion needed, because the amplification is needed to hold special larger events and are limited to once a month, no later than 8p.m., which hours
are within the “daytime hours” as defined by Town Code § 184-4; and 3. On balance, the need for and benefits of the waiver outweigh the needs and rights of the surrounding neighbors
to a peaceable and quiet environment, because the music is for a limited amount of time on the specified dates, with the above-listed conditions in place to mitigate some of the intrusion
on the neighbors.Moved: Pamela BleiwasSeconded: Rich DePaoloVote: ayes – Bleiwas, DePaolo, Rosen, Howe, Levine, Goodman, and Johnson