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Planning board approves vendor parking surface at Ithaca Farmers Market with condition to revisit
Summary
The board approved site changes to the Farmers Market parking area, agreeing to a stabilized gravel grid for vendor parking to meet this spring’s opening and adding a condition to revisit a more permanent porous asphalt surface in a later phase if maintenance proves difficult.
The Planning and Development Board of the City of Ithaca on Feb. 25 approved proposed site‑plan changes for the Ithaca Farmers Market parking lot that will allow vendor parking adjacent to the pavilion to be finished with a stabilized gravel system in time for market opening, with a condition requiring the applicant to revisit a more permanent surface in a later phase if the gravel proves difficult to maintain.
The change addresses construction sequencing and seasonal constraints: contractor representatives said porous asphalt cannot be relied on before the market’s April opening because asphalt plants are weather‑dependent. Vendors told the board they preferred a compacted, stabilized gravel system — a plastic grid filled with small aggregate and a stabilizing layer — citing safety, grease, and maintenance concerns for asphalt surfaces directly adjacent to the pavilion.
Why it matters: The vendor parking area functions as a cooking and back‑of‑house zone for…
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