Tenzin Chopak and Ethan Jodziewicz at PorchFest. The City of Ithaca zoning code is onerous and outdated. According to Phyllis Radke, director of zoning administration, the current code grew out of a format initially developed in 1943 and has been amended so often that the supplementary regulations section is now the largest of the entire ordinance. The overall document, she said, has numerous inconsistencies and lacks clarity.