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Planning department outlines housing pipeline, zoning rewrite and infrastructure constraints
Summary
Planning Director Lisa Nicholas presented the department's work plan and a housing dashboard that shows inventory, pipeline and approvals; staff outlined a state‑funded comprehensive zoning rewrite and flagged infrastructure barriers—flood maps and emergency access—that could limit housing capacity despite zoning changes.
Lisa Nicholas, Ithaca’s director of planning and development, told the council the department has 31 positions and three current vacancies and gave an overview of functions that include long‑range planning, code enforcement, sustainability and housing initiatives.
"We have 31 positions, 3 current vacancies in the planning side," Nicholas said while describing staffing, the housing dashboard and coordination with the Urban Renewal Agency that administers HUD entitlement funds.
Staff presented data showing household…
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