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The Overlook at Kidd Farm Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) THE OVERLOOK AT KIDD FARM NYS Route 208 and Coldenham Road Village of Walden Orange County, New York Village of Walden Tax Lots 315-5-3.2, 4, 7, 8, & 10 Lead Agency: Village of Walden Planning Board One Municipal Square Walden, NY 12586 Contact Person: Dean Stickles – Building Inspector, Village of Walden Planning Board (845) 778-2177 Project Consultant and Contact Person: Ross Winglovitz, P.E. Engineering Properties, PC 99 Clinton Street Montgomery, New York 12549 (845) 457-7727 Date of Submission: August 10, 2010; Revised March 10, 2011 Date of Acceptance: April 4, 2011 Date of Public Hearing: May 18, 2011 Date Comments Due: 14 days after the Public Hearing is Closed Engineering Properties, PC PROJECT SPONSOR 845 Area Code LLC 156 Orange Avenue Walden, NY 12586 (845) 778-2581 Contact Person: Brian Paz, Esq. PROJECT CONSULTANTS Engineer: Ross Winglovitz, P.E. Engineering Properties, PC 99 Clinton Street Montgomery, NY (845) 457-7727 Traffic Engineer: Phil Grealy John Collins Engineers, P.C. 11 Bradhurst Avenue Hawthorne, NY 10532 (914) 347-7500 Environmental Consultant: Vincent Agovino AV Agovino Associates, Inc. 12 Hastings Lane Hainsport, NJ 08036 (609) 518-6714 Cultural Resources Gail Guillet City/Scape: Cultural Resource Consultants 166 Hillair Circle White Plains, NY 10605 (914) 328-3032 Fiscal Analysis: Chad Wade, RLA Esposito and Associates, Inc. 262 Greenwich Avenue Goshen NY, New York 10924 Legal: Jayne Daly, Esq. 1655 Route 300 Newburgh, NY 12550 (845) 778-3793 THE OVERLOOK AT KIDD FARM ii Engineering Properties, PC Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary...........................................................................................1-10 1.1 Project Description.........................................................................................1-10 1.2 Site Description..............................................................................................1-11 1.3 Involved Agencies, Permits and Approvals...................................................1-12 1.3.1 Local ......................................................................................................1-12 1.3.2 Regional – Orange County.....................................................................1-12 1.3.3 State........................................................................................................1-12 1.3.4 Federal....................................................................................................1-13 1.4 Summary of Potential Impacts and Potential Mitigation...............................1-13 1.5 Alternatives Considered.................................................................................1-20 2.0 Description of the Proposed Action...................................................................2-22 2.1 Introduction....................................................................................................2-22 2.2 Project Purpose, Public Needs and Benefits..................................................2-22 2.3 Site Location and Environmental Setting ......................................................2-24 2.4 Project Description and Layout .....................................................................2-26 2.4.1 Development Concept, Structures and Site Improvements ...................2-26 2.4.2 Zoning Variances...................................................................................2-33 2.4.3 Land Clearing and Impervious Surfaces................................................2-33 2.4.4 Access, Circulation and Parking............................................................2-34 2.4.5 Recreation and Open Space ...................................................................2-37 2.4.6 Water Services.......................................................................................2-37 2.4.7 Sewer Services.......................................................................................2-38 2.4.8 Stormwater Management.......................................................................2-38 2.4.9 Landscaping Plan...................................................................................2-38 2.4.10 Lighting Plan..........................................................................................2-39 2.4.11 Ownership and Maintenance..................................................................2-40 2.4.12 Limits of Site Disturbance .....................................................................2-40 2.4.13 Retaining and Stone Walls.....................................................................2-40 2.4.14 Utilities...................................................................................................2-41 2.4.15 Erosion and Sediment Control Plans .....................................................2-41 THE OVERLOOK AT KIDD FARM 1 Engineering Properties, PC 2.5 Construction and Operation ...........................................................................2-42 2.5.1 Construction Period...............................................................................2-42 2.5.2 Construction Sequence...........................................................................2-42 2.5.3 Construction Equipment and Staging Areas..........................................2-49 2.5.4 Construction Access and Traffic............................................................2-49 2.5.5 Construction Noise.................................................................................2-50 2.5.6 Operation and Maintenance...................................................................2-50 2.5.7 Temporary Sales Office .........................................................................2-50 2.6 Involved Agencies, Permits and Approvals Required ...................................2-50 2.6.1 Local ......................................................................................................2-50 2.6.2 Regional – Orange County.....................................................................2-51 2.6.3 State........................................................................................................2-51 2.6.4 Federal....................................................................................................2-51 2.7 Interested Parties............................................................................................2-52 3.0 Environmental Setting, Potential Impacts and Proposed Mitigation Measures.3-53 3.1 Land Use, Zoning and Public Policy .............................................................3-53 3.2 Visual Character.............................................................................................3-61 3.3 Vegetation and Wildlife.................................................................................3-68 3.4 Wetlands and Surface Waters ........................................................................3-82 3.5 Geology, Soils and Topography ....................................................................3-92 3.6 Groundwater Resources.................................................................................3-99 3.7 Water and Sewer Service.............................................................................3-101 3.8 Traffic ..........................................................................................................3-106 3.9 Socioeconomic and Community Services ...................................................3-114 3.10 Fiscal Analysis.............................................................................................3-126 3.11 Cultural Resources.......................................................................................3-130 3.12 Noise ................................................................................................................3-133 3.13 Air Quality...................................................................................................3-135 3.14 Light Quality................................................................................................3-140 3.15 Solid Waste Generation and Management...................................................3-141 4.0 Alternatives......................................................................................................4-143 THE OVERLOOK AT KIDD FARM 2 Engineering Properties, PC 4.1 No Action.....................................................................................................4-143 4.2 Alternative Plans..........................................................................................4-143 4.2.1 Alternative “Conventional Plan”.........................................................4-143 4.3 Alternative Site Plan....................................................................................4-144 5.0 Potential Growth Inducing Aspects .................................................................5-148 6.0 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts .........................................................................6-149 6.1 Temporary Construction Impacts ................................................................6-149 6.2 Impacts on Natural Features ........................................................................6-149 6.3 Operational Impacts.....................................................................................6-149 7.0 Effects on the Use and Conservation of Energy Resources.............................7-150 8.0 Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources................................8-151 9.0 Appendices.......................................................................................................9-152
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