ITHACA, NY — The Cliff Street Retreat has received “Conditional Approval” for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) at 407 Cliff Street. A PUD allows a developer to come before Council and propose new site-specific zoning, and is expected to demonstrate that their proposal provides community benefits that justify not being bound by existing zoning.
The majority of the east side of Cliff Street is zoned R3a —which allows the owner the right to develop 4 stories, 40′ high, high-density housing. Bed and Breakfast Inns are allowed by special permit in R3a. The property is currently a non-conforming (grandfathered) manufacturing/industrial site. It could stay as-is and continue to be used for manufacturing/industrial, or the building could be torn down…
