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Pencil sketch by Mary Ann Barr 2021
The Town of Danby in New York
Town Hall, 1830 Danby Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
Town Clerk Appointments 11am–6pm Mon–Fri
Town Clerk 607-277-4788
Town Court 607-277-0095
Town Court Hours Mon-Wed 8am-11am
Board of Zoning Appeals ("BZA")
The BZA hears appeal requests for projects that fall out of line with the Town of Danby's Zoning Ordinance.
The Town of Danby has implemented a Zoning Ordinance that includes:
- Land Use Regulation
- Dimensional Requirements
When a proposed project does not comply with the Zoning Ordinance, an appeal may be filed with Danby’s Board of Zoning Appeals (the BZA). Appeals may request:
- A Use Variance—when the intended use of a property does not conform to the uses permitted in a particular zone
- An Area Variance—when the size or location of a project does not conform to the dimensional requirements specified for the zone
The BZA Appeal form, including instructions and guidance, may also be downloaded.
Are you interested in serving on the BZA? Fill out an application!
Appointees serve the Board for a term of five years. The Board of Zoning Appeals meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month, when an appeal needs to be heard, at 7pm. NOTE: As of September 2021, meetings are currently held via Zoom. See the calendar for the link. Meeting agendas and materials are posted in advance and public participation through written comments is STRONGLY encouraged.
If you have questions or would like more information, please call or email the Town Planner.
BZA 2023 Meetings
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BZA Documents
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The Town of Danby sits on the traditional & ancestral land of the Gayogoho:no’ (Cayuga Nation), one of the five nations to first form the Haudenosaunee. Indigenous peoples were largely forced out of Upstate New York by the Sullivan-Clinton Expedition in 1779. The land that would become the Town of Danby was a part of the Watkins and Flint Purchase, a 336,380 acre patent granted by New York State to numerous eastern investors in 1794.