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Staff briefs board on Southworks PUD and GEIS; members ask for extended orientation

Ithaca Planning and Development Board, Project Review Committee · May 9, 2026

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Staff told the committee that the Southworks project is a Planned Unit Development governed by a General Environmental Impact Statement finalized in 2019 that remains in effect; early projects are unlikely to trigger GEIS thresholds, and the board asked staff for a longer overview and time to review design guidelines before site plan reviews begin.

Planning staff told the Project Review Committee that Southworks Gateway is a Planned Unit Development (PUD) with a General Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) that was finalized in 2019 and remains in effect. Nikki Sarah, environmental landscape planner and staff to the board, said the GEIS covers broad impacts and explained that the planning board…

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