Village of Sleepy Hollow Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Draft. December 10, 2018 Title Village of Sleepy Hollow Comprehensive Plan Village of Sleepy Hollow Comprehensive Plan [STEERING COMMITTEE DRAFT] Sleepy Hollow, NY Prepared for The Village of Sleepy Hollow Prepared by The Sleepy Hollow Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee With BFJ Planning 115 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 December 10, 2018 DRAFT: December 10, 2018 DRAFT: December 10, 2018 Acknowledgments Sleepy Hollow Mayor and Board of Trustees Ken Wray, Mayor Glen Rosenbloom, Deputy Mayor Rachelle Gebler, Trustee Sam Gonzalez, Trustee John Leavy, Trustee Denise Scaglione, Trustee Sandra Spiro, Trustee Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Rachelle Gebler, Trustee David Avrin, Environmental Advisory Committee Alex Chambers, resident Kersten Harries, Planning Board Laura Rey Iannarelli, business owner Stewart Lee, parent and high school performing arts supporter René Leon, business owner Alex McFarland, Zoning Board of Appeals Erica Rodriguez, resident Glen Taylor, Chamber of Commerce and Phelps Memorial Hospital Luis Tenazaca, resident Anne White, Waterfront Advisory Committee Village Staff Anthony Giaccio, Village Administrator Richard Gross, General Foreman Sean McCarthy, Village Architect Anthony Bueti, Chief of Police Diana Loja, Liaison to the Hispanic Community Michael Tavano, Fire Chief Engineer David Smith, Village Planning Consultant Richard D’Alessandro, Chief of EMS Paula McCarthy Tompkins, Village Clerk John Korzelius, First Assistant Fire Chief Wayne Ballard, Public Works Superintendent William F. Ryan, Second Assistant Fire Chief Matt Arone, Recreation Superintendent Planning Consultants BFJ Planning VHB Susan Favate, AICP, PP, Principal Valerie Monastra, AICP, Director of Planning Georges Jacquemart, PE, AICP, Principal Abigail Rudow, AICP, Planner Simon Kates, AICP, LEED AP, Senior Associate Urbanomics Lucia de la Mora Colunga, Urban Designer Tina Lund, AICP, Principal Lauren Rennee, AICP, Transportation Planner Peter Furst, AICP, Planner PACO Technologies, Inc. Kathryn McGuckin, Director Environmental Division DRAFT: December 10, 2018 Village of Sleepy Hollow Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: December 10, 2018 4 Village of Sleepy Hollow Comprehensive Plan CONTENTS Introduction, Vision, and Planning Goals ................................................................................. 9 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 9 Vision Statement ..................................................................................................................................... 23 Planning Goals ......................................................................................................................................... 23 Existing Conditions and Trends .............................................................................................. 25 Regional Context ..................................................................................................................................... 25 Local Context ........................................................................................................................................... 27 Planning Context ..................................................................................................................................... 30 Demographic Trends ............................................................................................................................... 34 Existing Land Use, Major Development Patterns, and Zoning ................................................................ 50 Economic and Fiscal Overview ................................................................................................................ 59 Action Areas .......................................................................................................................... 75 Economic Resources ............................................................................................................................... 76 Housing ................................................................................................................................................... 87 Land Use and Zoning ............................................................................................................................... 91 Connectivity ............................................................................................................................................ 95 Parks and Open Space ........................................................................................................................... 104 Natural Environment ............................................................................................................................ 109 Sustainability ......................................................................................................................................... 114 Community Resources .......................................................................................................................... 116 Municipal Services ................................................................................................................................ 119 Governance, Communication, and Transparency................................................................................. 123 Strategies and Recommendations ....................................................................................... 125 Implementation .................................................................................................................. 163 Implementation Tools ........................................................................................................................... 163 Implementation Strategy ...................................................................................................................... 164 Action Agenda ....................................................................................................................................... 165 DRAFT: December 10, 2018 5 Village of Sleepy Hollow Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: December 10, 2018 6 Village of Sleepy Hollow Comprehensive Plan Figure 1: Plan Organization‐Vision, Goals, Strategies, Recommendations, and Implementation .............. 15 Figure 2: Project Timeline ........................................................................................................................... 16 Figure 3: Sleepy Hollow Regional Context .................................................................................................. 26 Figure 4: Sleepy Hollow Local Context ........................................................................................................ 28 Figure 5: Locations of Section 8 and Senior Housing .................................................................................. 48 Figure 6: Land Use Map .............................................................................................................................. 51 Figure 7: Neighborhoods and Housing ....................................................................................................... 52 Figure 8: Downtown Commercial, Office and Mixed Uses ......................................................................... 53 Figure 9: Community and Institutional Uses ............................................................................................... 55 Figure 10: Open Space and Recreation ....................................................................................................... 56 Figure 11: Zoning Map ................................................................................................................................ 58 Figure 12: Job Locations of Workers Employed in Sleepy Hollow, 2015 .................................................... 63 Figure 13: Sleepy Hollow Commercial Corridors ........................................................................................ 79 Figure 14: Sleepy Hollow Map of Zoning Districts to be Reviewed ............................................................ 94 Figure 15: Sleepy Hollow Map of Intersections Identified as Challenging.................................................. 99 Figure 16: Sleepy Hollow Map of Parking Lots.......................................................................................... 102 Figure 17: Pocantico River Watershed ...................................................................................................... 112 Figure 18: Sleepy Hollow Map of Municipal Services ............................................................................... 122 Figure 19: Potential Zoning District Modifications ................................................................................... 137 Figure 20: Potential Intersection Improvements ...................................................................................... 142 Figure 21: Bicycle Desire Lines .................................................................................................................. 146 Figure 22: Steep Slopes ............................................................................................................................. 155 Table 1: Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns Enrollment, 2010‐2017 ......................................... 36 Table 2: Three‐Generation Households