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Town of Lancaster Village of Lancaster Village of Depew A Comprehensive Plan… A Common Future February 2000 TOWN OF LANCASTER AND VIILLAGES OF LANCASSTER AND DEPPEW REGIIONAL COMPREHENSIIVE PLAN New York State Thruway Genesee St F u t u r e L a n d U s e e v d A a l o a r R t n y e n C o t S T o w n o f C h e e k t o w a g a Landuse Classifications Pleasant View Dr e Agricultural / Rural Residential lden Av e Wa c a l Rural Residential P r q t t o c i l l Low Density Resdiential E High Density Residential ve Walden A Broadway / Central Main Street Regional Commercial qr Industrial Westwood Rd Office / Research and Development Wald en Ave d R d Lakes, Ponds R y r t e t n r r e e e d e t Go t uld A m m ve s R d w s e e a z e a v R C t c p c a r Commercial Node - Neighborhood Services E n r i a m rq e n e P S a t o a D w L s L h n f c f a f o S o E o rie S R t e e n g Roads g a w r a q l l o l l i T i V qr V Railroad d R t B i roa Municipal Boundaries s dway n a r T qr Streams, Rivers Como Park Blvd qr am St qr Willi 5 2000 0 2000 4000 6000 Feet d R n e w o B January 2000 e u n e v A e peter j. smith and company inc. k a L Buffalo, NY Fort Eri e, O N (716) 88 2-6250 (905 ) 871-220 0 T H E S A R A T O G A A S S O C I A T E S LAN DSCAP E ARCHIT E CTS , ARCHI TE CT S, E NG INE E RS , AN D PL ANN ERS P.C. S ARAT OGA S PRI NGS NE W YORK CI TY BUFF AL O BOS TO N Prepared By: peter j. smith & company, inc. Buffalo, New York and Fort Erie, Ontario The Saratoga Associates Buffalo, New York and Saratoga Springs, New York Town of Lancaster Village of Lancaster Village of Depew A Comprehensive Plan…A Common Future February 2000 Prepared by: peter j. smith & company, inc. Buffalo, NY and Fort Erie, Ontario The Saratoga Associates Buffalo, NY and Saratoga Springs, NY Committee Members Robert Giza, Supervisor – Town of Lancaster Donna Stempniak, Councilwoman – Town of Lancaster Mark Montour, Councilman – Town of Lancaster Robert Lebenski, Town Engineer - Town of Lancaster William Cansdale, Jr., Mayor – Village of Lancaster Jeffrey Stribing, Trustee – Village of Lancaster Daniel Baccari, Director of Community Development – Village of Lancaster Robert Kucewicz, Mayor – Village of Depew David Mazur, Trustee – Village of Depew Joe Cipolla, Director of CDBG Funding – Village of Depew John Wojcik, Highway Superintendent – Village of Depew Stan Keysa - Erie County Department of Environment and Planning Chet Jandzinski – Erie County Department of Environment and Planning Town of Lancaster Board Members Robert Giza, Supervisor Mark A. Montour, Councilman William Maryniewski, Councilman Donna Stempniak, Councilwoman Neil Connelly, Councilman Village of Lancaster Board Members William Cansdale, Jr., Mayor Jeffrey Stribing, Deputy Mayor Kenneth O’Brien III, Trustee Mary Marino, Trustee Edward Meyer, Trustee Rev. John A. Swanson, Trustee Paul Maute, Trustee Village of Depew Board Members Robert Kucewicz, Mayor Joseph McIntosh, Deputy Mayor Terrance Mescall, Trustee John Fragale, Trustee Charles Seiler, Trustee David Mazur, Trustee Nicholas Sherwood, Trustee Town of Lancaster, Village of Lancaster, Village of Depew A Comprehensive Plan…A Common Future Table of Contents Town of Lancaster, Village of Lancaster and Village of Depew A Comprehensive Plan…A Common Future 1.0 A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: A COMMON FUTURE.............................1 1.1 A REGIONAL APPROACH TO THE FUTURE ................................................................... 1 1.2 THE PROCESS IN DEVELOPING THE PLAN.................................................................... 3 1.3 USING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ............................................................................. 5 1.4 HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITIES AND REGION............................................................. 6 2.0 GOALS, POLICIES AND ACTIONS .....................................................9 2.1 RESIDENTS AND PUBLIC SERVICES............................................................................... 9 2.2 LAND AND ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................35 2.3 ECONOMY AND GROWTH ..........................................................................................59 3.0 RESIDENTS AND PUBLIC SERVICES ...............................................71 3.1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................71 3.2 POPULATION.............................................................................................................72 3.2.1 EXISTING CHARACTERISTICS ...............................................................................75 3.2.2 PROJECTIONS AND TRENDS.................................................................................91 3.3 HOUSING ...................................................................................................................94 3.3.1 EXISTING CHARACTERISTICS ...............................................................................94 3.3.2 SUPPLIERS ........................................................................................................ 105 3.3.3 RESIDENT SURVEY ............................................................................................ 113 3.3.4 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECTIONS ................................................. 114 3.4 COMMUNITY SERVICES........................................................................................... 116 3.4.1 HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES ............................................................ 116 3.4.2 EDUCATION...................................................................................................... 123 3.4.3 LIBRARY SERVICE ............................................................................................. 131 3.4.4 HEALTH CARE AND DENTAL SERVICES ............................................................ 132 3.4.5 SOCIAL SERVICES ............................................................................................. 135 3.4.6 SENIOR NURSING FACILITIES ............................................................................ 139 3.4.7 ANIMAL CONTROL ........................................................................................... 140 3.5 EMERGENCY SERVICES............................................................................................ 141 3.5.1 LAW ENFORCEMENT ......................................................................................... 141 3.5.2 FIRE PROTECTION ............................................................................................ 142 3.5.3 AMBULANCE SERVICES ..................................................................................... 145 peter j. smith & company, inc. The Saratoga Associates i Town of Lancaster, Village of Lancaster, Village of Depew A Comprehensive Plan…A Common Future 3.6 RECREATION AND PARK RESOURCES...................................................................... 145 3.6.1 EXISTING INVENTORY ....................................................................................... 147 3.6.2 RECREATION AND PARK STANDARDS............................................................... 157 3.6.3 ADEQUACY OF OPEN SPACE RESOURCES ......................................................... 161 3.7 LOCAL LAWS, CODES AND ORDINANCES .............................................................. 172 3.8 CONCLUSION ......................................................................................................... 180 4.0 LAND AND ENVIRONMENT ......................................................... 181 4.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 181 4.2 LAND USE .............................................................................................................. 181 4.2.1 EXISTING LAND USE AND CHARACTERISTICS ................................................... 185 4.2.2 FUTURE LAND USE PROJECTIONS..................................................................... 198 4.2.3 FUTURE LAND USE PLAN .............................................................................. 209 4.3 AGRICULTURAL ANALYSIS ...................................................................................... 211 4.3.1 EXISTING INVENTORY ....................................................................................... 212 4.3.2 TRENDS AND PROJECTIONS.............................................................................. 220 4.3.3 BENEFITS OF AGRICULTURE .............................................................................. 228 4.4 TRANSPORTATION .................................................................................................232 4.4.1 VEHICULAR SYSTEM ......................................................................................... 233 4.4.2 AIR SERVICE..................................................................................................... 244 4.4.3 RAIL SERVICE ................................................................................................... 246 4.4.4 PEDESTRIAN SYSTEM........................................................................................ 246 4.4.5 PUBLIC TRANSIT............................................................................................... 247 4.5 MUNICIPAL SERVICES ............................................................................................. 248 4.5.1 WATER ............................................................................................................