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WELCOME!
Public Informational MeetingDecember 1, 2007
1-3pm
Town of New HartfordSouthern Area –
Urban Design Plan &
GEIS Preliminary Impacts
Presentation Urban Design Plan – 3 Alternatives
Presentation of Anticipated Impacts & Mitigative Measures
•At Full Build-out•At Year 2030 (20+ year forecast)
Town of New Hartford Public Informational Meeting
December 1, 2007
Today’s Meeting Agenda:
Conceptual urban design for continued growth….
Conceptual roadways & circulation pattern….
urban design plan
Conceptual roadway grid pattern
WASHINGTON MILLS and CHADWICKS…
Conceptual growth plans
urban design plan
Washington Mills Hamlet Center Concept
urban design plan
CHADWICKS HAMLET CENTER CONCEPT
urban design plan
urban design plan
Proposed Alternatives for Continued Development of Southern AreaAlternative 1 – • Continued development following current conditions and zoning• Allows for large-size plots for single-family dwellings • Does not promote density in hamlets
Alternative 2 – • Development following Urban Design Plan• Allows for full build-out of southern area at ratio of 3 units/acre• Does not promote density in hamlets, necessarily
Alternative 3 • Development following Urban Design Plan• Restricted to within Urban Growth Boundary with ratio of 3 units/acre• Promotes density in hamlets & diversified housing types within hamlets
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GEIS elements
Town of New Hartford Public Informational Meeting
December 1, 2007
IMPACTS… are divided into 2 major categories:Environmental Quality
Traffic EconomyCommunity Character - Land UseInfrastructure –
stormwater/sanitary sewer capacity
Housing
GEIS elements
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…andNatural Environment
Aquatic & Animal HabitatsCommunity
ServicesWater Quality & Supply
Open Space & Wetlands Recreational
Areas
Soils & Vegetation
Traffic Impacts environmental quality
alternative 1
AT FULL BUILD OUT…. trip generation of 2.6 times experienced today during the
PM peak hour Translates to 8,979 trips total at full build-out Compared to an existing 3,500 trips that occur today
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Traffic Impacts environmental quality
alternative 2
AT FULL BUILD OUT…. trip generation of 3.4 times experienced today during the
PM peak hour Translates to 11,863 trips total at full build-out Compared to an existing 3,500 trips that occur today
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Traffic Impacts environmental quality
alternative 3
AT FULL BUILD OUT….. trip generation of 2.7 times experienced today during the
PM peak hour Translates to 9,545 trips total at full build-out Compared to an existing 3,500 trips that occur today
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Alternative 1: Trip generation would increase by 1.4 times that which is occurring today
Alternative 2: Trip generation would increase by 1.6 times that which is occurring today
Alternative 3: Trip generation would increase by 1.4 times that which is occurring today
Traffic Impacts environmental
quality
20-year growth projection (Present – 2030)
How does this all equate to the
existing transportation routes in New Hartford?
Existing Conditions & Alternatives 1 & 2
Community Character & Land Use
Overall: Planned and coordinated growth = Better preservation of community character in hamlets and throughout GEIS area
Community Character & Land Use
Alternative 1 Impacts:Traffic congestion… Development of agricultural land … Increases in impermeable land…
Community Character & Land Use
Alternatives 2 & 3 Impacts…
Similar to that of Alternative 1 …
Controlled, planned, and coordinated urban design plan…
Infrastructure …
Best way to show impacts to stormwater flow and sanitary sewer capacity is to refer back to the figure that shows Zone Areas for Build Out ….
Oneida Street Mohawk Street
Neils Golf Road
Snowden Hill
Roberts Road
Oneida Street Mallory Road
Oxford Road
Community Character Economy
Housing
Development will support existing businesses in Hamlets of Washington Mills & Chadwicks under Alt 3
Community character will remain as quaint hamlets under Alt 3 while allowing coordinated development with necessary mitigation measures
Multi-family units will be available choices, not just single-family units, primarily in hamlets
GEIS elements
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Natural Environment Impacts
Aquatic & Animal HabitatsCommunity
ServicesWater Quality & Supply
Open Space & Wetlands Recreational
Areas
Soils & Vegetation
Aquatic & Animal Habitats GEIS elements
• Nesting and breeding grounds will be temporarily disrupted
• Grange Hill to Paris Hill Road has pockets of densely wooded, heavily vegetated areas
• Topography in the West portion of Zone Build-out area is steep, heavily wooded, and habitable for animals
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Water Quality & Supply GEIS elements
and Wetlands
Groundwater wells water quality is relatively poor with elevated hardness, iron, and sulfate; continued development would not change water quality, however not having good and/or adequate water supply would be a deterrent to development
Adequate water in bedrock NOT AVAILABLE in SW & SE areas of the Southern area of New Hartford/Zone Areas for Build-out
Homes and businesses located along Tibbitts, Snowden Hill, Grange Hill, Red Hill, Neals Gulf, and Butler Roads are outside of any Town water district and are served by private residential water wells ; further development would stress groundwater resources
Wetlands are NOT impacted following Urban Design Plan, however COULD be impacted if development continues under current conditions
Open Space & Recreation GEIS elements
ALTERNATIVES 1 and 2: Open space and agricultural lands in the entire GEIS
Study Area, including NE, SE, and West areas.
Soils designated for agricultural use and areas where the topography restrict development due to slope, exist primarily in the NE and SE areas & some of West area.
ALTERNATIVE 3:Does not impact areas where the soils are best for
agricultural use; most of the urban growth boundary is in areas akin to development, i.e. topography is fairly level and development is already present
Visual Impacts GEIS
elements
SUMMARY
Now it’s your turn…Questions? Concerns? Ideas?