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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLL 08 of 2016 Chickens & Domestic AnimalsSTATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE One Commerce Plaza 99 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12231-0001 WWW.DOS.NY.GOV ANDREW M. Cuomo Governor ROSSANA ROSADO Secretary of State August 12, 2016 Debra DeAugistine Deputy Town Clerk 215 N. Tioga Street Ithaca NY 14850 RE: Town of Ithaca, Local Law 8 2016, filed on August 12 2016 Dear Sir/Madam: The above referenced material was filed by this office as indicated. Additional local law filing forms can be obtained from our website, www.dos.nv.qov. Sincerely, State Records and Law Bureau (518)473-2492 NEW YORK STATE OF OPPORTUNITY. Departmerit of State Local Law Filing New York State Department of State Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12231-0001 www.dos.state.ny.us/corps (Use this form to file a local law with the Secretary of State.) Text of law should be given as amended. Do not include matter being eliminated and do not use italics or underlining to indicate new matter. □County GCity GTown □ Village (Select one:) of Ithaca Local Law No. 8 of the year 2016 A local law Amending the Town of Ithaca Code, Chapter 270 Entitled "Zoning," Regarding the (Insert Title) Keeping of Domestic Animals in the Conservation Zone and the Keeping of Chickens in Medium Density Residential Zones Be it enacted by the Town Board of the (Name of Legislative Body) □County GCIty |X|Town GVillage (Select one:) of Ithaca as follows: See attached. (If additional space is needed, attach pages the same size as this sheet, and number each.) DOS-0239-f-l (Rev. 06/12)Page 2 of 4 (Complete the certification in the paragraph that applies to the filing of this local law and 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. the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of Town Board on August 8 (Name of Legislative Body) provisions of law. 8 of20li_of was duly passed by the 2016 in accordance with the applicable 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 local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the on 20 (Name of Legislative Body) (repassed after disapproval) by the. on 20 (Elective Chief Executive Officer*) I, in accordance w ith the applicable provisions of law. and was (approved)(not approved) and was deemed duly adopted 3. (Final adoption by referendum.) I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. the (Gounty)(City)(Town)(Village) of on 20 (Name of Legislative Body) (repassed after disapproval) by the of20_of was duly passed by the , and was (approved)(not approved) .on .20. (Elective Chief Executive Officer*) Such local law 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 (general)(special)(annual) 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 law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the on..20 .on ., and was (approved)(not approved) 20 Such local (Name of Legislative Body) (repassed after disapproval) by the (Elective Chief Executive Officer*) 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 law. * Elective Chief Executive Officer means or includes the chief executive officer of a county elected on a county-wide basis or, if there 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. DOS-0239-f-l (Rev. 06/12)Page 3 of 4 >. (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 (special)(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, please provide an appropriate certification.) I further certify that I have compared the preceding local law with the original on file in this office and that the same is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of such original local law, ajid was finally adopted in tlje-irianner indicated in paragraph J , above. (Seal) of trie county iegistative bod slgnated^ local legislative body Clerk or DOS-0239-f-l (Rev. 06/12)Page 4 of 4 Adopted August 8, 2016 1 TOWN OF ITHACA LOCAL LAW NO. 8 OF THE YEAR 2016 A LOCAL LAW AMENDING THE TOWN OF ITHACA CODE, CHAPTER 270 ENTITLED “ZONING”, REGARDING THE KEEPING OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS IN THE CONSERVATION ZONE AND THE KEEPING OF CHICKENS IN MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONES Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows: Section 1. Chapter 270 (Zoning), Article V (Conservation Zones) of the Town of Ithaca Code, §270-14 titled “Permitted accessory buildings or uses” is amended by adding a new subsection J reading as follows: “J. The keeping of domestic animals in accessory buildings, provided that no such building shall be nearer than 30 feet to any lot line of any adjoining owner, and further provided that there shall be no raising of fur-bearing animals, or kennels for more than three dogs over six months old.” Section 2. Chapter 270 (Zoning), Article IX (Medium Density Residential Zones) of the Town of Ithaca Code, §270-68 titled “Permitted accessory buildings and uses” is amended by adding a new subsection K reading as follows: “K. The keeping of chickens, provided that: (1) No more than six hens shall be allowed on each lot; (2) No roosters shall be allowed; (3) Coops shall be located in the rear yard and be located no less than 20 feet from any property line; (4) Coops and enclosures must be kept in a neat and sanitary manner and must be cleaned on a regular basis so as to prevent offensive odors; (5) Chickens must be kept in a humane condition; (6) Chicken feed must be stored in rodent-proof containers; and (7) Chickens shall be confined at all times to the property on which they are kept.” Section 3. In the event that any portion of this law is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining portions shall not be affected by such declaration of invalidity. Adopted August 8, 2016 2 Section 4. This local law shall take effect immediately upon its filing with the New York Secretary of State.