TOWN OF HALFMOON A Lifelong Community COMPREHENSIVE PLAN & Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement Town of Halfmoon Saratoga County, New York LEAD AGENCY: Town of Halfmoon Town Board Town Hall 111 Route 236 Halfmoon, New York 12065 Contact Person: Ken DeCerce, Supervisor (518) 371-7410 PREPARED BY: Town of Halfmoon Comprehensive Plan Committee Town Hall 111 Route 236 Halfmoon, New York 12065 Contact Person: Walt Polak, Chairperson (518) 371-7410 And Clough, Harbour & Associates LLP III Winners Circle P.O. Box 5269 Albany, New York 12205 Contact Person: Christopher R. Einstein, A.I.C.P. (518) 453-4505 Date of FGEIS Acceptance: September 2, 2003 Plan Adopted: October 7, 2003 Town of Halfmoon Acknowledgements Comprehensive Plan Acknowledgements The Town of Halfmoon would like to thank the Comprehensive Plan Committee for their efforts in the preparation of the Comprehensive Plan. The Town would also like to thank the Town officials and employees who provided valuable information and data. Town Board Kenneth DeCerce, Supervisor Walter Polak, Jr. James Bold Regina Parker Melinda Wormuth The Comprehensive Plan Committee: Walter Polak, Chair John D’Allesandro, Land Use Subcommittee Chair Michael Hurtt, Public Utilities Subcommittee Chair Thomas Murray, Land Preservation Subcommittee Chair Hennrietta O’Grady, Cultural and Recreational Resources Subcommittee Chair Sub-committee members: William Betts Brad Oswald Larry Gniewek George Owald Frank Hartley Tom Ruchlicki Lucy Healey Mathew Shea Ellen Kennedy Diane Stiles Spruce Krier Mike Stiles Lois Smith Law Glenn Swatling Michael Miller Loueen Whalen Barbara Oswald Rosemarie Wysocki The following persons are gratefully acknowledged for their assistance through contributions of both time and information in the preparation of this Comprehensive Plan. Ed Faulkner, Town Assessor (Retired) Ed Pearson, Town Assessor Mary Pearson, Town Clerk ii Town of Halfmoon Table of Contents Comprehensive Plan Table of Contents Cover Page ................................................................................................... i Acknowledgements ..................................................................................... ii Table of Contents ....................................................................................... iii Plan Summary ............................................................................................1 A. Community Outreach .............................................................................1 B. Inventory & Analysis .............................................................................2 C. Community Vision, Goals and Objectives .............................................2 D. Plan Recommendations ..........................................................................3 Town-Wide Recommendations .............................................................3 Growth Management .............................................................................3 Transportation .......................................................................................4 Resource Conservation ..........................................................................4 Planning Area Recommendations ..........................................................5 Crescent .................................................................................................5 Halfmoon Center ....................................................................................5 Newtown .................................................................................................6 Hudson River Corridor ..........................................................................7 Northern Halfmoon ................................................................................8 E. Summary of Potential Adverse & Beneficial Impacts ...........................9 F. Other Plan Components .......................................................................12 Chapter I: Introduction ......................................................................... I-1 A. Legislative Authority ......................................................................... I-2 B. SEQR Compliance ............................................................................. I-2 Chapter II: Community Vision........................................................... II-1 A. Community Outreach ......................................................................II-1 Town-Wide Survey ............................................................................II-1 Neighborhood Meetings .....................................................................II-3 B. Community Vision Statement .........................................................II-5 C. Goals and Objectives .......................................................................II-6 Growth Management .........................................................................II-6 Fiscal & Economic Health .................................................................II-7 Utilities ...............................................................................................II-8 Transportation and Mobility ..............................................................II-9 Community Facilities and Services .................................................II-10 iii Town of Halfmoon Table of Contents Comprehensive Plan Housing ............................................................................................II-11 Town Character ................................................................................II-12 Agriculture, Natural Resources & Open Space ...............................II-13 Cultural Resources ...........................................................................II-14 Recreation ........................................................................................II-15 Civic Duty ........................................................................................II-16 Implementation ................................................................................II-17 Chapter III: Plan Recommendations ................................................III-1 A. Growth Management Tools........................................................... III-2 Land Management ........................................................................... III-2 Clustering ........................................................................................ III-4 Incentive Zoning............................................................................... III-4 Conservation Easements .................................................................. III-4 Purchase of Development Rights ..................................................... III-5 Transfer of Development Rights ...................................................... III-7 Term Easements and Tax Abatement Program ............................... III-7 Residential Development Design Guidelines ................................... III-7 Commercial Design Standards ........................................................ III-8 Utility Master Plan .......................................................................... III-9 Fiscal Management .......................................................................... III-9 Fiscal Impact Model ........................................................................ III-9 Economic Development Zones ......................................................... III-9 Community Reinvestment Initiatives .............................................. III-10 Public/Private Partnerships ........................................................... III-11 “Community-Minded” Business Support ...................................... III-11 Community Character .................................................................... III-12 Neighborhood Reinvestment Programs ......................................... III-12 Housing Diversity – Lifelong Community...................................... III-12 Land Use Compatibility ................................................................. III-12 A. Town-Wide Recommendations ................................................... III-13 Growth Management Tools ........................................................... III-13 Land Management ......................................................................... III-13 Fiscal Management and Economic Development .......................... III-15 Community Development ............................................................... III-16 Potential Adverse & Beneficial Impacts ........................................ III-17 Transportation ................................................................................ III-19 Potential Adverse & Beneficial Impacts ........................................ III-21 Resource Conservation .................................................................. III-22 Potential Adverse & Beneficial Impacts ........................................ III-23 C. Planning Areas ............................................................................. III-25 Crescent.......................................................................................... III-25 Plan Recommendations .................................................................. III-25 Potential Adverse & Beneficial Impacts ........................................ III-27 iv Town of Halfmoon Table of Contents Comprehensive Plan Halfmoon Center ............................................................................ III-28