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Planning board approves modified entry and circulation for 110 North Meadow after flood‑map changes
Summary
The Planning and Development Board approved site‑plan changes for 110 North Meadow — raised first‑floor elevation, shifted footprint, longer ramps and stairs — conditioned on a redesigned northeast entry that adds benches and removes bike racks, with final designs circulated to the board.
The Planning and Development Board of the City of Ithaca on Aug. 26 approved changes to the site plan for 110 North Meadow Street after applicants revised the design to respond to updated FEMA flood maps and egress requirements.
The board voted to approve the project changes with a condition that the northeast entry be redesigned as a west‑facing switchback ramp with benches under the canopy and no bike racks; the applicant must circulate detailed renderings and elevations to the board for mid‑month review before building permit issuance.
Project representatives told the board the Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps raised the required first‑floor elevation by about "a…
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