Route 14A Corridor Study Yates County, New York Final Report May 2006 2230 Penfield Road Penfield, New York 14526 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Route 14A Advisory Committee Glenn Quackenbush, Benton Town Board Douglas Marchionda, Mayor, Village of Penn Yan & Yates County Legislator Steven Webster, Milo Town Board & Yates County Legislator Stewart Corse, Chairman, Town of Barrington Planning Board Judy Duquette, Trustee, Village of Dundee George Lawson, Supervisor, Town of Starkey David Hartman, Yates County Highway Superintendent Chris Wilson, Yates County Planning Jerry Stape, Yates County Planning Board Carroll Graves, Yates County Planning Board Steven Isaacs, Exec. Director, Yates County Industrial Development Agency Douglas Robb, Yates County Planning Board (former) Norman Snow, Supervisor, Town of Milo Yates County Legislators New York State Department of Transportation Robert Multer, Chairman William Piatt, NYSDOT Region 6 Patrick Flynn, Vice Chairman James Clements, NYSDOT Region 6 Donna Alexander Douglas Paddock Genesee Transportation Council Taylor Fitch Richard Perrin, Executive Director Michael Briggs Stephen Gleason, Executive Director (former) Donald House Deborah Flood Project Consultants Douglas Marchionda, Jr. Robert Elliott, P.E., Lu Engineers Robert Nielsen David Tuttle, P.E., Lu Engineers Nancy Taylor Frances Reese, Lu Engineers James Multer Elizabeth Cheteny, Allee, King, Rosen & Fleming Steven Webster Julie Salvo, Allee, King, Rosen & Fleming William Holgate Yates County Staff Special thanks to : Sarah Purdy, County Administrator David Hartman, Highway Superintendent Members of the Benton Mennonite Community Craig Prior, Assistant Highway Superintendent Ronald Spike, Yates County Sheriff Yates County Soil and Water Conservation Chris Wilson, County Planner (2005-present) District, Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional John Czamanske, County Planner (former) Planning Council, and the Yates County Office Barbara Johnston, Interim Planner (former) of Real Property for providing data used for the property analyses and geographic information Yates County Chamber of Commerce system maps. Mike Linehan, Director i 2 Final Route 14A Corridor Study Yates County, New York May 2006 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Purpose .......................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Goals ............................................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Study Area ...................................................................................................... 1-1 2 BACKGROUND AND PROCESS ............................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Route 14A Background ................................................................................. 2-1 2.2 Previous Studies ............................................................................................ 2-1 2.3 General Overview of the Study Process ...................................................... 2-1 2.4 Community Participation .............................................................................. 2-2 3 BASELINE INFORMATION REPORT ................................................................................ 3-1 3.1 Physical Characteristics of the Study Area ...................................................... 3-1 3.1.1 General .......................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.2 Town of Benton ................................................................................................... 3-3 3.1.3 Town of Milo....................................................................................................... 3-5 3.1.4 Town of Barrington ............................................................................................. 3-7 3.1.5 Town of Starkey .................................................................................................. 3-8 3.1.6 Village of Penn Yan............................................................................................. 3-9 3.1.7 Village of Dundee.............................................................................................. 3-12 3.2 Highway Operating Conditions .......................................................................... 3-13 3.2.1 Bridge Condition Assessment............................................................................ 3-28 3.2.2 Traffic Assessment ............................................................................................ 3-30 3.2.3 Accident Assessment and Potential Problem Areas .......................................... 3-32 3.3 Amenities and Infrastructure .............................................................................. 3-34 3.3.1 Infrastructure...................................................................................................... 3-34 3.3.2 Amenities ........................................................................................................ 3-35 3.3.3 Facilities ........................................................................................................ 3-37 3.4 Planned Transportation Improvements ............................................................ 3-38 3.4.1 New York State.................................................................................................. 3-38 3.4.2 Yates County ..................................................................................................... 3-39 3.4.3 Town of Barrington ........................................................................................... 3-39 3.4.4 Town of Benton ................................................................................................. 3-40 3.4.5 Town of Milo..................................................................................................... 3-40 3.4.6 Town of Starkey ................................................................................................ 3-40 3.4.7 Village of Penn Yan........................................................................................... 3-40 3.4.8 Village of Dundee.............................................................................................. 3-41 ii Final Route 14A Corridor Study Yates County, New York May 2006 Table of Contents continued 3.5 Zoning Overview and Land Use Regulations ................................................. 3-41 3.5.1 Analysis of Zoning Regulations ........................................................................ 3-41 3.5.2 Town of Benton ................................................................................................. 3-46 3.5.3 Village of Penn Yan........................................................................................... 3-49 3.5.4 Town of Milo..................................................................................................... 3-53 3.5.5 Town of Barrington ........................................................................................... 3-56 3.5.6 Village of Dundee.............................................................................................. 3-58 3.5.7 Town of Starkey ................................................................................................ 3-60 3.6 Land Use and Market Trends .............................................................................. 3-63 3.6.1 Land Use - Town of Benton .............................................................................. 3-63 3.6.2 Land Use - Village of Penn Yan........................................................................ 3-67 3.6.3 Land Use - Town of Milo .................................................................................. 3-70 3.6.4 Land Use - Town of Barrington......................................................................... 3-72 3.6.5 Land Use - Village of Dundee........................................................................... 3-73 3.6.6 Land Use - Town of Starkey.............................................................................. 3-75 3.6.7 Market Factors and Trends - Population ........................................................... 3-76 3.6.8 Market Factors and Trends - Economic Profile................................................. 3-78 3.6.9 Market Factors and Trends - Market Opportunities .......................................... 3-85 3.6.10 Market Factors and Trends - Market Challenges ............................................. 3-87 3.7 Other Information ................................................................................................... 3-89 3.7.1 Salt Usage ........................................................................................................ 3-89 4 NEEDS ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Safety .......................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.1 Town of Benton ................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.2 Village of Penn Yan............................................................................................. 4-2 4.1.3 Town of Milo....................................................................................................... 4-2 4.1.4 Town of Barrington ............................................................................................