DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Prepared pursuant to State Environmental Quality Review Act Regulations (6 NYCRR Part 617) OLIVE HILL at MANHASSET A Senior Community Community Drive [Section 2, Block 347, Lots 16 & 17] Town of North Hempstead Prepared for: G&G Acquisitions, LLC 50 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 200 Jericho, NY 11753 Submitted to: Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead 220 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030 September 30, 2014 Revised October 26, 2014 Prepared by: 1305 Franklin Avenue, Suite 302 Garden City, NY 11530 DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Prepared pursuant to State Environmental Quality Review Act Regulations (6 NYCRR Part 617) OLIVE HILL at MANHASSET A Senior Community Community Drive [Section 2, Block 347, Lots 16 & 17] Town of North Hempstead, NY ______________________________________________________________________________ Project Sponsor: G&G Acquisitions 50 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 200 Jericho, NY 11753 SEQRA Classification: Type I Action Lead Agency: Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead 220 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030 Lead Agency Website Address: http://northhempstead.com Scoping Public Hearing Date: TBD Date of Acceptance of DSEIS by Lead Agency: TBD Date of Public Hearing: TBD Final Date by which Comments on the DSEIS Must be Submitted: To be determined by Lead Agency at close of Public Hearing but no earlier than ten (10) days thereafter i DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Prepared pursuant to State Environmental Quality Review Act Regulations (6 NYCRR Part 617) OLIVE HILL at MANHASSET A Senior Community Community Drive [Section 2, Block 347, Lots 16 & 17] Town of North Hempstead, NY ______________________________________________________________________________ Involved Agencies: Town of North Hempstead Board of Zoning & Appeals Nassau County Department of Public Works Nassau County Department of Health NYS Department of Environmental Conservation NYS Department of Transportation Interested Agencies: Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department Lake Success Police Department ii DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Prepared pursuant to State Environmental Quality Review Act Regulations (6 NYCRR Part 617) OLIVE HILL at MANHASSET A Senior Community Community Drive [Section 2, Block 347, Lots 16 & 17] Town of North Hempstead, NY ______________________________________________________________________________ Lead Agency: Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead 220 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030 Lead Agency Consultants: TBD iii DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Prepared pursuant to State Environmental Quality Review Act Regulations (6 NYCRR Part 617) OLIVE HILL at MANHASSET A Senior Community Community Drive [Section 2, Block 347, Lots 16 & 17] Town of North Hempstead ______________________________________________________________________________ Project Sponsor G&G Acquisitions, LLC Representative: 50 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 200 Jericho, NY 11753 Project Sponsor Consultant Team Land Use Counsel: Michael G. Zapson, Esq. Davidoff Hutcher & Citron, LLP 200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 315 Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 248-6400 Architect: Richard Ferrara, AIA DeLaCour, Ferrara & Church Architects, PC 91 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 (516) 333-4113 Civil and Environmental Engineer and DEIS Preparer: Trey Wehrum, P.E. PS&S Engineering, Inc. 1305 Franklin Avenue, Suite 302 Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 512-7300 Traffic Engineer: Sean Mulryan, P.E. Mulryan Engineering, P.C. 1225 Franklin Avenue Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 616-0083 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES .........................................................................................................................viii LIST OF TABLES ...........................................................................................................................viii LIST OF APPENDICES .................................................................................................................viii 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................1 1.1 Description of the Project Site .................................................................................1 1.2 Proposed Project Purpose and Need ........................................................................2 1.3 Format of the DEIS ..................................................................................................3 1.4 Potential Environmental Impacts .............................................................................3 1.5 Mitigation Measures ..............................................................................................14 1.6 Alternatives Analysis .............................................................................................21 1.7 Involved Agencies .................................................................................................21 1.8 Approvals ...............................................................................................................22 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................1 2.1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................1 2.2 Goals and Objectives of the Project .........................................................................3 2.3 Site Locations...........................................................................................................5 2.4 Design and Layout ...................................................................................................5 2.5 Aesthetics and Community Character .....................................................................7 2.6 Construction and Operation .....................................................................................8 2.7 Approvals and Permits .............................................................................................8 3.0 LAND USE, ZONING AND PUBLIC POLICY ...............................................................1 3.1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................1 3.2 Existing Conditions ..................................................................................................1 3.3 Potential Impacts of the Proposed Project ...............................................................9 4.0 COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES ..............................................................1 4.1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................1 4.2 Existing Conditions ..................................................................................................1 4.3 Potential Impacts of the Proposed Project ...............................................................2 5.0 SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS .................................................................................1 5.1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................1 5.2 Existing Conditions ..................................................................................................1 5.3 Potential Impacts of the Proposed Project ...............................................................4 6.0 VISUAL QUALITY AND COMMUNITY CHARACTER .............................................1 6.1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................1 6.2 Existing Conditions ..................................................................................................1 6.3 Potential Impacts of the Proposed Project ...............................................................1 7.0 GEOLOGY, SOILS, AND TOPOGRAPHY .....................................................................1 7.1 Existing Conditions ..................................................................................................1 7.2 Potential Impacts of the Proposed Project ...............................................................5 8.0 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS .............................................................................................1 8.1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................1 8.2 Historical Uses of the Site ........................................................................................1 8.3 Past Environmental Investigations ...........................................................................1 8.4 Potential Impacts of the Proposed Project ...............................................................3 v 9.0 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION .............................................................................1 9.1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................1 9.2 Existing Conditions ..................................................................................................1 9.3 Traffic Study Analysis .............................................................................................2 10.0 AIR QUALITY.....................................................................................................................1 10.1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................1 10.2 Potential