Planning & Development
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The Planning Department provides a broad range of services to City residents, property owners, business owners, developers, elected and appointed officials, and other City departments. Among the areas in which the department is active are: housing; site plan review; economic development; information management (i.e., mapping); neighborhood planning; transportation and parking; recreation and open space; environmental management; long-range planning; historic preservation; community design and amenity/quality of life; and grants development and administration.
Services Provided:
Community Development (Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency)
Current City Planning Projects
GIS/Mapping & Demographics ("Most Frequently Requested Maps")
Site Plan Review Application Process & Forms
Contact Information
Third Floor of City Hall
108 East Green Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Director of Planning and Development: JoAnn Cornish
Phone: (607) 274-6550
Fax: (607) 274-6558
E-Mail: dgrunder@cityofithaca.org
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday
Planning Department Mission:
Under the direction of the Mayor, Common Council, and Planning and Development Board, the Department of Planning & Development provides City government, citizens, and others with planning services that promote timely and informed decisions on courses of action designed to further the social, economic, and environmental goals of the community, thereby enhancing the City as a place in which to live, work, conduct business, and play.