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TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN Manhan River, Southampton, MA Prepared by the Southampton Community Development Plan Committee in cooperation with the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission June, 2004 1 Acknowledgements Prepared by the Southampton Community Development Plan Committee In cooperation with the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Development of this plan was funded through a planning services agreement with the Massachusetts Interagency Work Group (IAWG) under the Community Development Planning Program. Funding for this program was provided by the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Economic Development, and the Executive Office of Transportation and Construction. Southampton Community Development Plan Committee Members: Henry Barton, Planning Board Edward Cauley, Superintendent of Highway Department, Water Commissioner Michael Phelan, Planning Board James Moore, Conservation Commission Dan Belville, Economic Development Committee Kurt Boisjolie, Planning Board Dick Dumont Steve Maiorano, Planning Board Sarah Izatt, Planning Board Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Staff: Christopher Curtis, Principal Planner Jim Scace, Senior Planner-GIS Specialist Gary Roux, Principal Planner Jenica Ansanitis, Intern 2 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................ 7 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................ 7 ELEMENT ONE: OPEN SPACE AND RESOURCE PROTECTION......................... 9 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................... 9 OPEN SPACE AND RESOURCE ASSESSMENT ....................................................................... 11 THE LAND ............................................................................................................................ 11 OPEN SPACE AND GREENWAYS........................................................................................... 14 RECREATIONAL RESOURCES .............................................................................................. 16 WILDLIFE HABITAT ............................................................................................................ 17 WATER RESOURCES ............................................................................................................ 19 LAND USE ASSESSMENT ...................................................................................................... 23 LAND USE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS ..................................................................................... 26 WATER SUPPLY ASSESSMENT............................................................................................. 28 MENU OF OPEN SPACE AND RESOURCE PROTECTION STRATEGIES ................................. 30 ELEMENT TWO: HOUSING......................................................................................... 35 HOUSING SUPPLY INVENTORY............................................................................................ 35 ASSESSMENT OF HOUSING DEMAND................................................................................... 46 QUANTIFICATION OF NEED BY COMPARING HOUSING SUPPLY AND DEMAND ................. 50 HOUSING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES .................................................................................... 51 STRATEGIES FOR HOUSING ................................................................................................. 52 ELEMENT THREE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT................................................ 59 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................... 59 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS .................................................................................... 59 CURRENT ECONOMIC PROFILE .......................................................................................... 62 JOB GROWTH AND WORKFORCE CHARACTERISTICS........................................................ 69 FUTURE ECONOMIC PROFILE ............................................................................................. 73 STATE AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES .......................................... 75 POTENTIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SITES .................................................................. 78 MENU OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES........................................................... 79 ELEMENT FOUR: TRANSPORTATION .................................................................... 86 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................... 86 EXISTING PAVEMENT CONDITION, CRASH DATA AND TRANSIT ....................................... 89 3 SOUTHAMPTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS................................................................... 93 SHORT TERM RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................................... 94 FUTURE BUILD OUT ............................................................................................................ 97 BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER................................................................................. 101 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................. 101 SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS ............................................................................................ 101 ACTION PLAN FOR THE CD PLAN ELEMENTS .................................................................. 104 BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER MAP................................................................................... 106 APPENDICES.................................................................................................................. 108 APPENDIX A: OPEN SPACE AND RESOURCE PROTECTION .............................................. 108 APPENDIX B: HOUSING ..................................................................................................... 117 APPENDIX C: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT........................................................................ 121 APPENDIX D: RESULTS OF COMMUNITY FORUM ............................................................. 126 Tables ELEMENT ONE: OPEN SPACE AND RESOURCE PROTECTION 9 TABLE 1-1: FARMLAND CHANGE 1971-1999 13 TABLE 1-2: AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION RESTRICTIONS IN SOUTHAMPTON 14 TABLE 1-3: RECREATIONAL AND OPEN SPACE LANDS IN SOUTHAMPTON 14 TABLE 1-4: THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES OF SOUTHAMPTON 18 TABLE 1-5: LAND USE CHANGE 1971 VS. 1999 24 TABLE 1-6: SOUTHAMPTON ZONING 25 TABLE 1-7: WATER SUPPLY SOURCES 29 TABLE 1-8: WATER SUPPLY SUPPLY AND DEMAND - HISTORY AND PROJECTIONS 29 TABLE 1-9: POTENTIAL OPEN SPACE AND RESOURCE PROTECTION STRATEGIES 30 4 ELEMENT TWO: HOUSING 35 TABLE 2-1: HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS AND VACANCY 35 TABLE 2-2: AGE OF HOUSING 36 TABLE 2-3: HOUSING PARCEL TYPE 36 TABLE 2-4: HOUSING TYPES AND SIZES 37 TABLE 2-5: OWNER VERSUS RENTER OCCUPANCY 37 TABLE 2-6: HOUSING UNITS CREATED IN SOUTHAMPTON 41 TABLE 2-7: NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION AND CHAPTER 40B HOUSING42 TABLE 2-8: MONTHLY HOUSING COSTS 42 TABLE 2-9: HOME SALE PRICES 43 TABLE 2-10: NUMBER OF SALES 43 TABLE 2-11 VALUE OF OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING 44 TABLE 2-12: MORTGAGES AND HOME FINANCING 44 TABLE 2-13: VACANCY RATES 45 TABLE 2-14: HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS 45 TABLE 1-15: PUBLIC HOUSING CAPACITY (1999) 46 TABLE 2-16: SIZE OF HOUSEHOLD 46 TABLE 2-17: HOUSEHOLD TYPES 47 TABLE 2-18: AGE OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD 47 TABLE 2-19: POPULATION PROJECTIONS 48 TABLE 2-20: HOUSEHOLD INCOME 49 TABLE 2-21: POVERTY RATE 49 TABLE 2-22: HOUSING AFFORDABILITY 50 TABLE 2-23: GAPS IN HOUSING CONTINUUM 51 TABLE 2-24: LAND AVAILABLE FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 52 ELEMENT THREE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 59 TABLE 3-1: INVENTORY OF SOUTHAMPTON BUSINESSES BY ZONING DISTRICT 63 TABLE 3-2: EMPLOYMENT IN SOUTHAMPTON 65 TABLE 3-3: EMPLOYMENT PROFILE BY INDUSTRY 66 TABLE 3-4: LAND USE CHANGE 1991-2001 67 TABLE 3-5: SOUTHAMPTON REVENUES 67 TABLE 3-6: SOUTHAMPTON EXPENDITURES 68 TABLE 3-7: POPULATION PROJECTIONS 70 TABLE 3-8: TRAVEL TIME TO WORK 71 TABLE 3-9: FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS BELOW THE POVERTY LINE 72 TABLE 3-10: EDUCATIONAL LEVELS IN SOUTHAMPTON 72 TABLE 3-11: DEVELOPABLE LAND IN SOUTHAMPTON 74 TABLE 3-12: EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS 75 TABLE 3-13: CRITICAL INDUSTRIES 77 TABLE 3-14: POTENTIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SITES IN SOUTHAMPTON 78 5 ELEMENT FOUR: TRANSPORTATION 86 TABLE 4-1: AVERAGE ANNUAL DAILY TRAFFIC 87 TABLE 4-2: VEHICLE CLASSIFICATION DATA 88 TABLE 4-3: TRAVEL SPEED BREAKDOWN 89 TABLE 4-4: 85TH PERCENTILE SPEEDS (IN MPH) 89 TABLE 4-5: BV LISTING OF THE TOP THREE COLLECTOR ROADWAY SEGMENTS 91 TABLE 4-6: CRASH HISTORY SUMMARY 92 TABLE 4-7: ROUTE 10 BY SEGMENT 92 TABLE 4-8: CRASH HISTORY BY SEGMENT 92 TABLE 4-9: CRASH RATE PER 100 MILLION VEHICLES 93 TABLE 4-10: IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS 95 TABLE 4-11: POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD AND EMPLOYMENT FORECAST DATA 97 TABLE 4-12: PROJECTED MAXIMUM BUILD-OUT LEVELS 98 TABLE 4-13:FUTURE TRAFFIC VOLUME FORECAST 98 TABLE 4-14: PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION MODEL 100 TABLE 4-15: TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS OF MAXIMUM BUILD-OUT 100 Figures ELEMENT THREE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT................................................ 59 FIGURE 3-1: MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN SOUTHAMPTON.....................................................................
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