b. land use and zoning - Planning and Economic Development

B. LAND USEAND ZONING
Land use in
and
abandoned and
the project study a r e a i n c l u d e s r e s i d e n t i a l , c o m m e r c i a l ,
active
agricultural
(Exhibit
lands
II-B-l).
S p e c if i c a l l y ,
existingland useis characterized
as follows in the L U M A C T e c h n i c a l R e p o r t ,
"Most of
the intensively developed portions are confined to
Route 9, Boght Road, Dunsbach Ferry Road, Fonda Road. and
Columbia
linear
S t r e e r / Al t e r n a t e R o u t e
development
residential
is
development
Corners, Dunsbach Ferry
located
along
these
commercial, office
7. The
comprised
located
majority
of
in
of
this
medium-densify
and
around
Boght
Road and Crescent Statron. Also
corridors
are
varying
amounts
of
development and institutional uses. The
heaviest concentration of commercial and office development
is located north of
south of
various
Dunsbach Ferry Road. This area is comprised of
car
dealerships, restaurants, motels
developments; (i.e.
Ferry
and
Columbia Street/Alternate Route 7 and
Century
Hill).
North
and
of
office
Dunsbach
Road, various activities are dispersed along Route 9
include
Guptill's
home
businesses, neighborhood commercial.
Entertainment
Center,
several
motels,
and agri busi n esses.',
Outlined on Table II_B-3 is a breakdown o f a c r e a g e s f o r
various land
uses in the study area. Currently, of the approximate f o u r t h o u s a n d
one h undred
(4,100)
acres
in
the
study
area,
sixty
four
(64)
percent
are
woodland/brushland/abandoned
agricultural, twenty (20) p e r c e n t a r e r e s i d e n t i a l , t e n
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There are no certified agricultural districts pursuant to Agriculture and Markets
Law, Article 25-AA, Section303 and 304.
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be the largest subdivision to have occurred between 1976 and 1987 alona with infill
i n t h e A r a g o n aH i l l s s u b d i v i s i o n .
Existing zoning o f t h c p r o j e c r s t u d y a r c a i s s h o w n o n E x h i b i t
II-B-2.
The f ollowingzoningdistricrsa r e i n c l u d e di n t h e s t u d y a r e a :
Residence
A-2
ResidenccA_3
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B-l
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Business
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Imoacts apd Mitisation Measures
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order
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fully
population projections specified in
assess impacts of
Section II,
A,
future
development, the
Demographics,were used to
develop future land use scenariosfor '1999 and 2009. Future land use distributions
are shown on Exhibit' II-B-3. In addition, outlined on Table II-B-l is information
utilized to preparethe Future Land UseDistributionMap.
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TABLEII.B-I
TOI{NOF COLOIIIE
BOGHT
ROAD- COLUI,IBIA
STREET
Industri a1lCormerc
i al /Retai 1/Transi t i on Uses
CURRENT
DEVELOPED
(1989)
ACREAGE
PROJECTED
GROUTH
PROJECTED
GROI{TH
1999-2009(ToTAL)
6 0 %o f a v a Ii a b le
acreagedeveloped,
396 acres or
4 , 3 1 2 , 4 4 0s q . f t . o r
total building space.
8 0 %o f a v a i i a b l e
acreagedeveloped,
528 acres or
5 , 7 4 9 , 9 2 0s q . f t .
of total building
space.
l98s-leee(ToTAL)
40%(264 acres) of
avaiI abie acreage
d e v e ' l o p e de,s ti m a t e d
2 , 8 7 4 , 9 6 0s q . f t . c u r r e n t
b u il d i n g s p a c e .
N0TE: IT IS ASSU|IED
THAT25%OFA POTENTIAL
LOTI{ILL 8E DEDICATED
TO
BUILDII{G
SPACE.
RESIDEI{TIAL
GROIITH
YEAR
# OF PERSONS
# OF UI{ITS*
l989
3,916
I ,350
1999
r1,165
3, 8 5 0
2009
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5,100
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2.9 PERSoils
PERUI{IT
20%OFADDITIONAL
UIIITSTOI{NHO}IES,
8OUSI}IGLEFA}IILYHO}IES
As can be seen on Exhibit II-B-3, 1999 residential developmentis
projected to occur mainly in the southern portion of the project
study area. The
main basis for this projection is the location of existing water and sanitary
sewer
service.
I n c l u d e d i n t h e 1 9 9 9 residentialdevelopmentare subdivisions
under
consideration by the Town
of
Colonie Planning Board. Outlined on the Table II-B-2
II.8
below are the above referencedsubdivisions,their acreagesand proposednumber o f
units. The locationsof thesesubdivisionsare alsoshownon Exhibit II-B-4.
TABLE iI-B-2
Subdivision
Acrcs
No. of Units
ManchesterHeights
46.t6
77
SpringMeadows
87.66
t97
190.5
304
Riverfield Estates
58.58
68
Salt Krlt
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74
Hunter'sRun
25.5
40
456.31
760
NorthbrookEstates
Total
In addition, the Armory Garage proposal located at the intersecr;on
of Route 9 and Dunsbach Ferry Road is included in 1999 commercial dev9l9pmsn1,
which representsthe only substantivecommercialsite plan application under review
by the Planning Board at this time. The proposedcommercialsite is situated on an
approximateforty four thousand(44,000)squarefoot parcel.
All
1999 residential development is
county Sewer District (ACSD) with
located within
the exception of
a
the Albany
small portion of
the
Northbrook Estates subdivision (Exhibit II-B-3). As per the currenr policy of the
ACSD, portions of the Town of colonie within the district are allocated a specific
reserve capacity for conveyanceand treatment which cannot be exceeded.Therefore,
extension of ACSD boundaries to serve areas outside the District is difficult
(see
ACSD correspondence,
Appendix l).
Residential development for
to move north from
the 2009 planning period was projected
the core sewer and water service area. Sewer service for
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area would requirc thc extension of
thc ACSD if
r e s e r v e capacities were available
a t t h a t t i m c , a n d / o r e x t e n s i o n s o f t h e T o w n o f C o l o n i e P u r e Waters Departmentsewcr
mains. Specific
required
s e w er
water
and
required for
i m p r o v e r n e nt s
projected
developmena
t re discusscd
i n S c c t i o nI I , H , U t i l i t i e s .
C o m m e r c i a l / l n du s t r i a I
projected
to
be
conccntratcd
During planning pcriod I
Development
in
specific
for
planning
rhc
locations
within
(1999) continucd construction of
the
pcriod
study
is
area.
general office uses are
cxpcctcd in the vicinity of Century Hill Drive and thc Latham Drivc-In on Routc 9
ncar Old
Loudon Road. Commercial retail growth is cxpcctcd ncar thc intcrscction
o f D u n s b a c h F e r r y R o a d a n d R o u t e 9 a n d o n T r o y - s c h e n e c t ayd R o a d c a s t o f S w a t l i n g
Road. Expansion of
Light
industrial dcvclopment is
cxpected lor
the
area on
L a n s i n g L a n e n e a r t h e e a s t e r nb o u n d a r y o f t h e p r o j e c ts r u d y a r e a .
During
€xpected to
continue in
planning period
the area to
(2) expansion of
the south of
general office
Century Hill
uses are
Drive, along the
eastern side of Route 9 south of Fonda Road. Along the eastern side of Route 9 in
the vicinity of Belmar Parkway South, on the east sidc of Old Loudon Road bcrwccn
Route
9
and
Columbia Strcct, and
on
T r o y - S c h e n e c t a yd R o a d a p p r o x i m a t e l y t w o
thousand five
hundred (2,500) leet
east of
Swatling Road. Personal service uses
(convenience store, barber shop, ctc.) are projected for
9
in
the
vicinity
of
Boght
Road.
Additional
light
the western side of
industrial
Route
developm€nt is
expected on the east sidc of Lansing Lane near the eastern boundary of the project
study area.
The criteria used to develop the future
land use scenario for
the
study area included analyzing cxisting land use patterns, projected land uses in
the LUMAC
the
location
Future Land Use Plan (Exhibit II-B-5), currently proposed projects, and
of
utilities. These land
use projections are
II.IO
utilized
as
the
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determining
impacts outlined
other
d e v e l o p m e n t a l t c r n a t i v e s c o n s i d e r e df o r
in
rhis DGEIS. A
spccific discussion of
thc chosen growth scenario are included in
S e c t i o nI I I . A l t e r n a t i v e s .
particular note, in rcgard to l-uture land use projections in the
Of
s t u d ] ' a r e a , i s t h e d e s i g n a t i o no f g e n e r a l o f f i c c n e a r C c n t u r y H i l l
and Columbia Strect. The basis of
generating characteristics of
worst
case scenario. all
redesignated as
this determination was related to the traffic
vs. retail,
tt',
for
projected ro
be
general office
general office
lands that
retail, the
Drive, Routc 9.
are
improvcmcnts required to
traffic
thc
sake
of
a
werc
accommodate this
g r o w t h w o u l d b e o f s u c h a m a g n i r u d c t h a t t h e c c o n o m i c sr c q u i r c d t o i m p l c m e n r r h e s c
improvementswould be prohibitivc. In addition, this scenario would be contrarv to
t h c T o w n ' s g c n c r a l p o l i c i e s a n d g o l l s e s t a b l i s h c di n r h e L U M A C T e c h n i c a l R e p o r r I o r
o r d e r l y a n d c o n t r o l l e dg r o w t h i n t h e T o w n .
The policiesand goals set forth by the Town arc to ensure that the
balance between the
quality of
lifc
and
i m p r o v e m e n t s n e c e s s a r yt o s u p p o r t l u l l
would
disrupt
the
road corridor
policy of
will
balance of
land
future
growrh is
retail build-out of
uses in
maintained. Traffic
abovc referenced lrnds
the study area by
requiring
major
widenings and intersection improvements. However, implementing the
continued general office
development in
this portion of
the study area
balance the three (3) major retail core areas of Wolf Road, Central Avenue and
Route 9 in the vicinity of the Latham Circle.
Through joint evaluations with the Town of Colonie Engineering and
Planning
Services Department, it
consistent with
Town
a
daily
rctail uses. As x
determincd that
gcncral office
uses were
p o l i c y e n d h a d t h e l e a s t s o c i o - c c o n o m i ci m p a c t . T h er ef o r e .
the uses were designated in
result in
was
the above referenced areas. These designations would
average of
twenty five
( 2 5 ) percent less vehicle trips
rcsult the maximum numbcr of
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than
vehiclc trips from general office
us€s will
be considered the maximum threshold value. If
desired rathcr
general office
than
scaled in accordance with
would correlatc with
in
in
the future, retail is
rhe above refercnced areas, it
should be
a twenty five (25) percent reducrion in floor area which
a twenty five (25) percent reduction in average daily
vehicle
t r i p s a s s p e c i f i e d ab o v e .
As proposed, the projected land use is expccted to have an impact
by
changing the existing
land
use patterns in
Table II-B-3 below is a comparison of
rhe study area. Outlincd
on
the
existing land uses and projected lano uses
for the ten (t0) and twenty (20) year planning period.
TABLE II.B-3
EXISTING LAND USES VS. FUTURE PROJECTED LAND USES
Land Use
Existine Acres
| 999 Acrcs
2009 Acres
R c si d e n t i aI
820
Commercial/
I n d u s t r ia I
264
396
528
Acti vc
Agricultural
400
t24
80
Woodland/
B r u s h l an d l
Abandoned
Agricultural
2,625
l,498
825
Of
agricultural land in
distribution of
2,09r
2,676
particular note on the Tablc above is the loss of active
the project study area. Based on the projected levels and
futurc
development, there atc expccted decreasesof
the four
hundred (400) existing active agricultural acres ro one hundred twenry four (124)
acresand eighty (E0)acresrespecrively
tor the 1999and 2009planningperiods.
Once the agricultural lands are lost to development thcy can
never be replaced. This is not only a loss of an important natural resource but
also results in
a
reduction of
local agricultural production capabilities as well.
II.12
The
anticipated increase in
difficulty
of
small agricultural
continuc to play a role in
real estate values often
value
the
of
rcal
operations to
with
be economically self
the reduction of
pressures a
estate along
the
general
sutficient
will
active agricultural land. The rise in
marginal agricultural land
owner to consider
s e l l i n gt h e l a n d f o r d e v e l o p m e n a
t s a viablc businesd
s e c i s i o na l t c r n a t i v e .
Mitigation
include
use
Farmland
Farmland
or
assessment laws
generally
assess the
than
penaltics required if
or
a
full
value.
the owner of
abandons active
the farmland
for
oth6r
the
Included
the Town
preferential assessment of
land
in
on
its
thcse laws
value
are
for
farmland.
farmins
rcstric ons or
farmland sells the property for non-agricultural
agricultural
farmland is the implementation of
use of
could be implementcd by
Yaluarion of
purposes rather
use
measures that
production. Another
form
of
protecting
rcstrictive deed convenants which prohibit the
purposes for
a
specified period of
years. Other
forms of protecting farrn lands pursued by communities in other states incluoe state
i n c o m e t a x b e n e f i t s i f t h e p a r c e l . i sz o n e d f o r a g r i c u l t u r a l p u r p o s e s .
In
regard to future
zoning of
the project study area rt l s
assumedthat the future zoning code will be reflective of the recommendations
of
the LUMAC Technical Report and Future Land Use plan. Therefore, there are n o
direct impactsto zoningexpcctedfrom the projectedfuture development.
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