Agricultural District No. 1 and No. 2 Additions
Tompkins County
Description
Landowner requests to add parcels — including 101.4 acres in Danby and 4.5 acres in Ithaca — to the county's agricultural districts were approved, with a Freeville request declined per the farmland board's recommendation.
Impact summary
Inclusion would give these farms state-law protections from nuisance suits and restrictive local regulations, with minimal tax implications.
Applicant
- Address
- King Road W, Danby, NY; 331 King Road W, Ithaca, NY
At a glance
- Hearings
- 4
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 4
Last vote
A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.
Last discussed Jun 16, 2026.
Meeting timeline (4)
Tompkins County Legislature - Regular Meeting — June 16, 2026
Landowner requests to add parcels — including 101.4 acres in Danby and 4.5 acres in Ithaca — to the county's agricultural districts were approved, with a Freeville request declined per the farmland board's recommendation.
Planning, Energy, and Environmental Quality Committee - Regular Meeting — June 4, 2026
Landowners asked to add about 125 acres to the county's agricultural districts; the committee recommended approval of the Danby and Ithaca parcels while excluding three Freeville parcels the AFPB declined to recommend. The Legislature makes the final call.
Tompkins County Legislature - Regular Meeting — March 19, 2026
Landowners asked to add six parcels (about 144 acres total) to Agricultural Districts 1 and 2; the Legislature scheduled a public hearing for May 19, 2026.
Planning, Energy, and Environmental Quality Committee - Regular Meeting — March 5, 2026
Four landowners want to add six parcels totaling about 144 acres to the county's two state-certified agricultural districts; the committee recommended scheduling the required public hearing for May 19.
Related issues (1)
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