Another new hotel? Quite possibly, agenda item on the City Planning Board November meeting:
Project: Site Plan Review — 4‐Story Hotel
Location: 371 Elmira Rd. (Tax Parcels #128.‐2‐7.1 & #128.‐2‐8.11)
Applicant: Optima Design & Engineering, for Ithaca Hotels, LLC
Anticipated Board Actions in November: Declaration of Lead Agency & Public Hearing
Project Description: The applicant proposes to construct a 4‐story, 11,769‐SF hotel with approximately 76 rooms
and 76 parking spaces. The 1.4‐acre project site contains two contiguous tax parcels, containing a 7,500+/‐ SF office
commercial building, fronting Elmira Road, and an auto‐body shop in the rear ― with access from Spencer Road and
large paved parking areas. Project development will require demolition of both buildings and the removal of
approximately 0.25 acres of vegetation. Site improvements include retaining walls, a privacy fence, walkways
landscaping, lighting, and bike racks. The project is in the SW‐2 Zoning District. This is a Type I Action under both the
City of Ithaca Environmental Quality Review Ordinance §176‐4 B. (k) and an Unlisted Action under the State
Environmental Quality Review Act, and is subject to environmental review. Parcel consolidation will be required.
