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PB RESOLUTION 2023 - 028: SEQR - Preliminary Site Plan Approval &
Special Permit - Comfort Inn Hotel
635 Elmira Road, TP 35.-1-21
Town of Ithaca Planning Board
October 3, 2023
WHEREAS:
1. This action is consideration of Preliminary Site Plan Approval and Special Permit for the
proposed Comfort Inn Hotel located at 635 Elmira Road, Neighborhood Commercial Zone,
and Inlet Valley Overlay District. The proposal involves demolishing the existing structures
to allow the construction of a 3-story, 37,000 +/- square foot hotel. The facility will include
67 hotel rooms, 67 parking spaces, stormwater facilities, outdoor lighting, and landscaping.
The Planning Board granted final site plan approval for this project on March 7, 2017, but the
approval expired because construction did not materially commence within 36 months of the
approval (Town Code §270-194). This is a Type I Action under the State Environmental
Quality Review Act and is subject to environmental review. Pratik Ahir, Ramji Hospital ity,
LLC, Owner/Applicant; Adam M. Fishel, PE, Marathon Engineering, Agent,
2. This is a Type I Action pursuant to the Town of Ithaca Code, Chapter 148 – Environmental
Quality Review,
3. At its meeting on May 16, 2023, the Planning Board proposed to establish itself as Lead
Agency to coordinate the environmental review of the above-referenced proposal, and on
August 15, 2023, notified potential Involved and Interested agencies of its intent to serve as
Lead Agency,
4. The Planning Board, on October 3, 2023, has reviewed and accepted as adequate a Full
Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) Part 1, submitted by the applicant, Parts 2 and 3
prepared by Town Planning staff, applicant narratives, plans prepared by Marathon
Engineering entitled “Site Development Plans for Comfort Inn Hotel, 635 Elmira Road (NYS
Route 13, 3 & 96), Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York,” including sheets C1.0 -
C3.0, C3.1, C 3.2, C4.0, C5.0, C 6.0 - C 6.6, C 7.0-C 7.3, C 8.0, most recently revised
07/26/23; exterior elevation sheets A201 and A202, prepared by Hex9 Architects, dated July
17, 2023, and other application materials, and
5. Town Planning staff has recommended a negative determination of environmental
significance with respect to the proposal;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
That the Town of Ithaca Planning Board, having received no objections from other involved
agencies, establishes itself as Lead Agency to coordinate the environmental review of the above -
described proposal;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
That the Town of Ithaca Planning Board hereby makes a negative determination of environmental
significance in accordance with Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law and 6 NYCRR
Part 617 New York State Environmental Quality Review for the above referenced propos al, based on
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the information in the EAF Part 1 and for the reasons set forth in the EAF Parts 2 and 3, and,
therefore, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement will not be required.
Moved: Fred Wilcox Seconded: Ariel Casper
Vote: Ayes – Fred Wilcox, Ariel Casper, Caitlin Cameron, Bill Arms, Cindy Kauffman
Nays – Liz Bageant and Kelda McGurk
Motion passes 5-2