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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD AGENDA
The regular meeting of the PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD will be held at 6:00 p.m. on MARCH 27TH , 2018 in
COMMON COUNCIL CHAMBERS, City Hall, 108 E. Green Street, Ithaca, NY.
AGENDA ITEM Approx. Start Time
1. Agenda Review 6:00
2. Privilege of the Floor (3-minute maximum per person ― if you will be speaking about a project with a scheduled
PUBLIC HEARING below , you are highly encouraged to speak at that time)
6:05
3. Site Plan Review
A. Project Stewart Park Inclusive Playground 6:15
Location Stewart Park
Applicant
:
Rick Manning for the City of Ithaca
Actions Consideration of Preliminary & Final Approval
Project Description: The applicant is proposing to construct a new accessible playground with a splash pad, separate
play structures for pre-school and school-aged children, an accessible berm with a pathway and overlook, two play
gardens, several freestanding pieces of play equipment, a new structure that will contain a covered picnic pavilion,
two accessible bathrooms and storage/office space, and accessible paths linking the playground to other areas of the
park. The project also includes installing a permanent structure to cover the carousel, reorganization of the adjacent
parking area to add 35 spaces, new plantings, signage, furnishings and other site improvements. The project is in
Stewart Park and the P-1 Zoning District. This has been determined to be a Type I Action under the City of Ithaca
Environmental Quality Review Ordinance (“CEQRO”) §176-4 B.(1)(h)[2]and (5) and the State Environmental Quality
Review Act (“SEQRA”) § 617.4 (b)(10) for which the Lead Agency made a Negative Determination of Environmental
Significance on February 27, 2018
B. Waterfront Project – Sketch Plan Update 6:30
4. Old/New Business – Chainworks District FGEIS – Update 6:50
5. Reports
A. Planning Board Chair (verbal)
7:00
B. Director of Planning & Development (verbal)
6. Approval of Minutes: 7:20
7. Adjournment 7:30
CITY OF ITHACA
108 E. Green St. — Third Floor Ithaca, NY 14850-5690
JoAnn Cornish, Director
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, BUILDING, ZONING, & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Division of Planning & Economic Development
Planning & Development – 607-274-6550 Community Development/IURA – 607-274-6565
E-Mail: dgrunder@cityofithaca.org
ACCESSING MEETING MATERIALS ONLINE
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Development Board.” For ease-of-access, a link to the most recent Planning Board agenda is always accessible on the Planning Board home page:
http://www.cityofithaca.org/354/Planning-Development-Board.
Start Times: Start times are approximate only — APPLICANTS are responsible for being available at whatever time(s) their agenda item(s) is actually discussed.
If you have a disability & would like specific
accommodation to participate, please contact the
City Clerk at 274-6570 by 12:00 p.m., 2-3 business
days (not including weekends/holidays) before the
meeting.