Subprinciple A - Strengthen
and enhance the City of Ithaca's downtown area as the urban
center of the County.
Subprinciple B - Strengthen
and enhance the villages and hamlets of the County as vital
service centers.
Subprinciple C - Increase
the amount and density of housing, office, and retail space
in the central business districts throughout the County.
Subprinciple D - Promote
greater density by encouraging development of existing "gaps"
left by abandoned buildings, vacant parcels, and land located
behind existing development along roads.
Subprinciple E -Save public
costs by directing new development to places contiguous to existing
development where sewer, water, roads, and other necessary services
already exist, or are planned as part of a comprehensive plan
to accommodate projected growth.
Promote greater density by encouraging development
of existing "gaps" left by abandoned buildings, vacant
parcels, and land located behind existing development along roads.
Save public costs by directing new development
to places contiguous to existing development where sewer, water,
roads, and other necessary services already exist, or are planned
as part of a comprehensive plan to accommodate projected growth.
