Whole Foods Plaza • DEIS • Draft Environmental Impact Statement For: Whole Foods Plaza, Town of Brighton County of Monroe, New York Prepared for: Ramsey A. Boehner, Environmental Review Liaison Officer Brighton Town Board as Lead Agency Brighton Town Hall 2300 Elmwood Avenue Rochester, NY14618 585-784-5250 Contributors / Preparers: Daniele Family of Companies (Project Sponsor) SBLM Architects 2740 Monroe Avenue 545 West 45th Street Rochester, NY14618 New York, NY 10036 585-271-1111 212-995-5600 Costich Engineering, D.P.C.- Mike Montalto Foundation Design, P.C.- James Baker 217 Lake Avenue 335 Colfax Street Rochester, NY 14608 Rochester, NY 14606 585-458-3020 585-458-0824 SRF Associates – Steve Ferranti 3495 Winton Place Building E, suite 110 Rochester, NY 14623 585-272-4660 Date of Receipt Date of Acceptance Deadline for Written Comments January 21, 2016 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OFCONTENTS ............................................................................................................... 2 LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................ 7 LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................................... 9 LIST OF APPENDICIES ............................................................................................................ 12 1.0 Executive Summary......................................................................................................... 17 Description of Action .......................................................................................................... 17 Needs and Benefits .............................................................................................................. 19 Incentives ............................................................................................................................ 23 Amenities ............................................................................................................................ 24 Impacts and Mitigation............................................................................................................ 25 Geology, Soils and Topography .......................................................................................... 25 Surface Waters/Drainage..................................................................................................... 26 Transportation ..................................................................................................................... 30 Land Use and Zoning .......................................................................................................... 32 Community Services ........................................................................................................... 34 Visual Resources ................................................................................................................. 35 Cultural Resources .............................................................................................................. 36 Noise ............................................................................................................................. 37 Construction Impacts........................................................................................................... 38 Alternatives ............................................................................................................................. 39 2.0 Description of the Proposed Action ................................................................................. 41 2.1 Location and Setting.................................................................................................... 41 2 Whole Foods Plaza DEIS Town of Brighton 2.2 Design and Layout ...................................................................................................... 42 2.2.1 Proposed Impervious Area and Ratio of Greenspace to Impervious area (4) ..... 51 2.2.2 Total Building Area, Height, Square Footage, Number of Floors (5) ................ 54 2.2.3 Vehicle and Bicycle Parking (7) ......................................................................... 56 2.2.4 Traffic Control Features and Patterns (8) ............................................................ 57 2.2.5 Drainage Improvements (9) ................................................................................ 58 2.2.6 Sanitary Sewers (9) ............................................................................................. 60 2.2.7 Public Water (9) .................................................................................................. 61 2.2.8 Buffers and Landscaping (10) ............................................................................. 63 2.2.9 Proposed Public And Private Amenities, And Improvements Ownership (12) .. 65 2.2.10 Lighting (13) ....................................................................................................... 67 2.2.11 Hours of Operation (15) ...................................................................................... 69 2.2.12 Approvals (16)..................................................................................................... 70 2.2.12 Wetlands (17) ...................................................................................................... 72 2.2.13 Consistency with Municipal Planning Tools (20) ............................................... 72 2.2.14 Right to Access – Redevelopment Site (21)........................................................ 78 2.2.15 Right to Access – Access Management Plan (22)............................................... 81 2.3 Design and Layout ...................................................................................................... 82 2.3.1 Purpose ................................................................................................................ 82 2.3.2 Needs ................................................................................................................... 83 2.3.3 Benefits................................................................................................................ 84 2.3.4 Proposed Incentives........................................................................................... 101 2.3.5. Proposed Amenities........................................................................................... 117 2.4 Approvals .................................................................................................................. 130 2.5 Construction and Operation ...................................................................................... 134 3 Whole Foods Plaza DEIS Town of Brighton 2.5.1 Construction Schedule and Sequenc e ................................................................ 134 2.5.2 Operation ........................................................................................................... 137 2.6 Neighborhood Input / Communications .................................................................... 138 3.0 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 141 3.1 Geology, Soils and Topography ................................................................................ 141 3.2 Surface Waters/Drainage........................................................................................... 144 3.3 Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology ............................................................................... 148 3.3.1 Woodlots and Trees ........................................................................................... 149 3.3.2 Wildlife.............................................................................................................. 150 3.4 Transportation ........................................................................................................... 151 3.4.1 Existing Traffic Conditions Analysis ................................................................ 151 3.4.2 Traffic Operations ............................................................................................. 155 3.5 Land Use and Zoning ................................................................................................ 159 3.5.1 Density Analysis Study ..................................................................................... 162 3.6 Community Services ................................................................................................. 164 3.6.1 Water Service .................................................................................................... 164 3.6.2 Sanitary Sewer................................................................................................... 165 3.6.3 Private Utilities .................................................................................................. 166 3.6.4 Police ................................................................................................................. 167 3.6.5 Fire .................................................................................................................... 167 3.6.6 Ambulance ........................................................................................................ 167 3.6.7 Educational Services ......................................................................................... 167 3.6.8 Health Care Services ........................................................................................