HomeMy WebLinkAboutPB Agenda and Hearing Notice 8.4.26
TOWN OF ITHACA PLANNING BOARD
Shirley A. Raffensperger Board Room, Town Hall
215 North Tioga Street
Ithaca, New York 14850
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 6:30 P.M.
AGENDA
1. Persons to be heard.
2. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of Modification of Planning Board Condition at East Hill Plaza, located in a
Community Commercial Zone. This project includes removing existing overgrown plant materials and topsoil from
two existing storefront planter beds and replacing them with new topsoil and low-profile ornamental plantings. This
is a Type II Action under New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and is not subject to an
environmental review. Maria Maynard, Applicant; Cornell University, Owner.
3. Evaluation of the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) that was prepared for the SouthWorks (formerly
Chain Works District) Redevelopment Project site off NYS Route 96B/Danby Road, located in Town of Ithaca
Planned Development Zone No. 16. The proposed SouthWorks District is located on a 95-acre parcel traversing the
City and Town of Ithaca’s municipal boundary. It is a proposed mixed-use development consisting of residential,
office, commercial, retail, restaurant/café, warehousing/distribution, manufacturing, and open space. The Town of
Ithaca, as an Involved Agency in the environmental review, issued a Findings Statement for the GEIS on May 21,
2019 that included threshold conditions for future site-specific projects associated with the overall development. The
Town of Ithaca Planning Board is the Lead Agency in the environmental review with respect to the proposed site-
specific SouthWorks Woods mixed-income residential project, which comprises a portion of the overall SouthWorks
redevelopment, and involves the construction of eight residential buildings with a total of 130 mixed-income
apartments, including a community room, lounge, fitness center, offices, maintenance areas, and storage. The Woods
project also involves the development of internal roads and infrastructure, a playground, sidewalks and path
connections, stormwater facilities, landscaping, outdoor lighting, parking, and other site improvements. The Town of
Ithaca Planning Board will determine if the project exceeds the threshold conditions that were outlined in the GEIS
Findings Statement, therefore requiring additional or supplemental environmental review. Shift Chainworks Owner 1
LLC, Owner; Beacon Communities, LLC, Applicant; James Gensel, Fagan Engineers & Land Surveyors, PC, Agent.
4. Approval of Minutes.
5. Other Business.
6. Adjournment.
C.J. Randall
Director of Planning
607-273-1747
Members of the public are welcome to attend meetings in person at Town Hall or virtually via Zoom videoconference at
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83643764382 or by calling (929) 436-2866 and entering Meeting ID: 836 4376 4382. The public will have an opportunity to
see and hear the meeting live and provide comments directly to the Board during Persons to be Heard and/or Public Hearing.
To watch the meeting live, please visit www.youtube.com/channel/UCC9vycXkJ6klVIibjhCy7NQ/live. Recorded meetings are viewable at
YouTube.com/TownofIthacaVideo.
Written comments can be addressed to the Planning Board (in-person at Town Hall; by mail; or via email at Planning@townithacany.gov) until noon the
day of the meeting. Comments addressed to the Board will be distributed to all Board members and Applicant(s). Comments received after the posting of
the agenda packet (five business days prior to the meeting) are distributed to the Board on the day of the meeting. Comments are public and become part
of the project file.
Applications and associated project materials are available on the Town’s website at https://townithacany.gov/meeting-calendar-agendas/ under the
calendar meeting date.
TOWN OF ITHACA PLANNING BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, starting at 6:30 P.M. on the following
matter:
Consideration of Modification of Planning Board Condition at East Hill Plaza, located in a Community
Commercial Zone. This project includes removing existing overgrown plant materials and topsoil from two
existing storefront planter beds and replacing them with new topsoil and low-profile ornamental plantings.
This is a Type II Action under New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and is not subject
to an environmental review. Maria Maynard, Applicant; Cornell University, Owner.
Members of the public are welcome to attend meetings in person at Town Hall or virtually via Zoom videoconference
at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83643764382 or by calling (929) 436-2866 and entering Meeting ID: 836 4376 4382.
The public will have an opportunity to see and hear the meeting live and provide comments directly to the Board
during Persons to be Heard and/or Public Hearing.
To watch the meeting live, please visit www.youtube.com/channel/UCC9vycXkJ6klVIibjhCy7NQ/live. Recorded
meetings are viewable at YouTube.com/TownofIthacaVideo.
Written comments can be addressed to the Planning Board (in-person at Town Hall; by mail; or via email at
Planning@townithacany.gov) via email until noon the day of the meeting. Comments addressed to the Board will be
distributed to all Board members and Applicant(s). Comments received after the posting of the agenda packet (five
business days prior to the meeting) are distributed to the Board on the day of the meeting. Comments are public and
become part of the project file.
C.J. Randall, Director of Planning