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Draft Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Village of Croton-on-Hudson Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Draft July 2015 Prepared for Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York Prepared by: LWRP Advisory Committee with assistance from BFJ Planning DRAFT DRAFT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Village of Croton-on-Hudson Board of Trustees Leo Wiegman, Mayor Ann Gallelli, Deputy Mayor Andrew Levitt Brian Pugh Maria Slippen LWRP Advisory Committee Leo Wiegman, Mayor Ann Gallelli, Deputy Mayor, Waterfront Advisory Committee, Planning Board Liason Janine King, Acting Village Manager Daniel O’Connor, Village Engineer Charles Kane, Waterfront Advisory Committee Ronnie Rose, Planning Board Secretary BFJ Planning Frank Fish, FAICP, Principal Susan Favate, AICP, PP, Principal Noah Levine, AICP, Associate DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT VILLAGE OF CROTON-ON-HUDSON LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM Draft July 2015 Prepared for Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York Prepared by: LWRP Advisory Committee With assistance from: BFJ Planning 115 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 DRAFT DRAFT Contents SECTION I: BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION............................................................................................ 4 SECTION II: INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS ........................................................................................ 8 Overview ............................................................................................................................... 9 Existing Land and Water Uses.......................................................................................... 14 Zoning Districts ................................................................................................................... 22 Water-Dependent and Water-Enhanced Uses ........................................................... 26 Underutilized, Vacant, or Deteriorated Sites ................................................................ 29 Open Space, Parks and Recreational Resources ....................................................... 31 Historic Structures, Sites and Districts .............................................................................. 36 Natural Features ................................................................................................................ 39 Water Resources ............................................................................................................... 44 Natural Resources and Habitats ..................................................................................... 48 Scenic Resources and Important Vistas ........................................................................ 52 Infrastructure ...................................................................................................................... 53 SECTION III: STATE AND LOCAL POLICIES ................................................................................... 64 Development Policies ....................................................................................................... 65 Fish and wildlife policies ................................................................................................... 73 Flooding and erosion policies ......................................................................................... 80 General Policy ................................................................................................................... 85 Public Access policies ...................................................................................................... 86 Historic and Scenic Quality Policies ............................................................................... 95 Energy and Ice Management Policies ........................................................................ 100 Water and Air Resources Policies ................................................................................. 102 Wetland Policy ................................................................................................................. 111 SECTION IV: PROPOSED LAND USES AND PROJECTS ............................................................. 114 Proposed Land and Water Uses ................................................................................... 115 Proposed Projects ........................................................................................................... 115 SECTION V: TECHNIQUES FOR LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM..................... 132 Existing Laws and Regulations ....................................................................................... 134 Management Structure to Implement the LWRP ...................................................... 139 SECTION VI: STATE AND FEDERAL ACTIVITIES LIKELY TO AFFECT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LOCAL PROGRAM ....................................................................................................................... 142 State and Federal Actions and Programs Which Should be Undertaken in a Manner Consistent with the LWRP ........................................................................................ 145 DRAFT Federal and State Actions and Programs Necessary to Further the LWRP ........... 170 SECTION VII: CONSULTATION WITH OTHER AFFECTED REDERAL, STATE, REGIONAL AND LOCAL AGENCIES ........................................................................................................................ 172 SECTION VIII: OBTAINING LOCAL COMMITMENT .................................................................... 176 Public Outreach .............................................................................................................. 178 LWRP Process ................................................................................................................... 178 Figures Figure 1: Regional Context 6 Figure 2: Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Area Boundary 7 Figure 3: Land Use Map and Planning Areas 15 Figure 4: Recreational Uses along Hudson River 16 Figure 5: Recreational Uses along the Croton River 19 Figure 6: Zoning Districts 23 Figure 7: Parks, Open Space and Trails 33 Figure 8: Steep Slopes 40 Figure 9: Major and Minor Drainage Basins 41 Figure 10: Tidal and Freshwater Wetlands 46 Figure 11: FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) 47 Figure 12: Critical Environmental Areas 51 Figure 13: Transportation infrastructure 54 Figure 14: Water and Sewer Districts 62 Figure 15: Zones of Groundwater Protection. Croton-on-Hudson Well Field 63 Tables Table 1: Croton-on-Hudson Population Fluctuations, 1980-2010........................................... 13 Table 2: Population Growth, 2000 - 2010 ................................................................................... 13 Table 3: Open Space, Parks and Recreational Resources .................................................... 31 Table 4: Well Capacity (in gallons) ............................................................................................. 57 DRAFT DRAFT SECTION I: BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION Village of Croton-on-Hudson Local Waterfront Revitalization Program 4 Section I: Boundary Description DRAFT The Village of Croton-on-Hudson is located on the eastern side of the Hudson River, in the northwest corner of Westchester County, approximately 40 miles north of New York City (see Figure 1). The 10.9 square-mile village includes 4.8 square-miles of land and 6.1 square-miles of water. Croton-on-Hudson lies within the Town of Cortlandt. Surrounding municipalities are the Town of Cortlandt to the north and east, the Town of New Castle to the east, and the Town and Village of Ossining to the south. 4.8 square miles of the village are located on land and 6.1 square miles are located under water. The Hudson River forms the Village’s western boundary with the Village of Haverstraw across the River in Rockland County, and Croton River serves as part of its eastern boundary. Together, the rivers constitute approximately 71,280 feet of shoreline which includes 18,500 feet along the Croton River to the Croton Bay. The inland boundary of the Coastal Zone is the eastern and northern boundary of the Village. The New York State Department of State (DOS) established this Coastal Zone boundary, which includes the entire Village, when it submitted a statewide program for Federal approval. The Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) considers the entire Village of Croton-on-Hudson to have a direct and significant relationship with both the Croton and Hudson Rivers (see Figure 2). In addition, the topography of the Village is such that inland areas contain primary viewsheds of the rivers and waterfront and provide an important visual identity of the Village with the Rivers. The LWRP boundary in this plan is the same boundary that was utilized in the Village’s prior LWRP, which was adopted in 1992. Village of Croton-on-Hudson Local Waterfront Revitalization Program 5 Section I: Boundary Description Buchanan Cortlandt I2 Yorktown Stony Point ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Croton-on-Hudson ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! New ! Haverstraw ! Croton-Harmon MTA Station ! Castle ! I2 ! ! ! Ossining ! ! ! Town ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Clarkstown ! ! Ossining ! ! ! Village Putnam County W E R S I2 Orange O T C C County K H L E Westchester A S N T County D E R C O C O Rockland U U N N County T Y T Y CT I2 Briarcliff Manor NJ NYC Mount Pleasant 0 0.75 1.5 Miles ° Sleepy Hollow CROTON-ON-HUDSON LWRP FIGURE 1: REGIONAL CONTEXT CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY Source: Westchester GIS, USGS, ESRI Cortlandt BRINTON BROOK GRAFF JAYNE E. LYTLE SANCTUARY SANCTUARY MEMORIAL ARBORETUM BRIGGS LN HUDSON
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