Rye Arts Center Zoning Petition

The Rye Arts Center Zoning Petition

Rye Arts Center, Inc. has submitted a petition to the Rye City Council to amend the text of the Rye City Zoning Code to permit “Arts Center Use” as a new use permitted subject to additional standards and requirements in the R-1 to RT Residence Districts.

The Rye Arts Center is a not-for-profit corporation that operates under a long-term lease in a City-owned building at 51 Milton Road, located within Rye Recreation Park. Recently, a benefactor acquired an adjacent residential property at 25 Milton Road and gifted the property to the Rye Arts Center to construct a new art center facility. The petition for amendment to the Rye City Zoning Code is required because the contemplated use for 25 Milton Road for an arts center facility does not fit into any existing use categories in the Rye City Zoning Code in any of the zoning districts.