DRAFT TOWN OF CONCORD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Town of Concord Comprehensive Plan Update was made possible through the efforts of the following: Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee Clyde M. Drake Current Supervisor Gary Eppolito Former Supervisor & Chairman Concord IDA Mark Alianello Town Engineer Robin Sion Zoning Board Kenneth D. Zittel Town Board Kenneth Kassel Edwin F. Heary Chairman, Zoning Board Edwin R. Heary Bill Gugino Bruce Luno Planning Board Concord Town Board James M. Krezmien Deputy Town Supervisor Philip Drozd William F. Snyder, III Other Contributors Mariely Ortiz Erie County Department of Environment and Planning Town of Concord Residents Village of Springville Residents Project Consultant Andrew Reilly, AICP Wendel Leanne Voit, AICP Wendel Matthew Bowling Wendel CONCORD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Regional and Local Setting ............................................................................................... x 1.2 Previous Comprehensive Planning Endeavors .............................................................. x 1.3 Reasons for Preparing a Comprehensive Plan Update .............................................. x 1.4 How will the Plan be Utilized? ........................................................................................... x 2 Existing Conditions and Analyses ............................................................................... 5 2.1 Demographics ..................................................................................................................... 5 2.1.1 Setting and Background ...................................................................................... 5 2.1.2 Household Income ................................................................................................ 5 2.1.3 Poverty Levels ......................................................................................................... 6 2.1.4 Age Distribution...................................................................................................... 6 2.1.5 Household Composition ....................................................................................... 6 2.1.6 Household Units...................................................................................................... 7 2.1.7 Educational Attainment...................................................................................... 7 2.2 Environment ...................................................................................................................... 15 2.2.1 Topography ......................................................................................................... 15 2.2.2 Hydric Soils .......................................................................................................... 15 2.2.3 Stream Corridors and Watersheds .................................................................. 15 2.2.4 Floodplains and Wetlands ............................................................................... 16 2.2.5 Wildlife .................................................................................................................. 17 2.2.6 Scenic Resources .................................................................................................. x 2.2.7 Historic Built Environment and Cultural Resources .......................................... x 2.3 Land Use and Zoning ......................................................................................................... x 2.3.1 Land Use ................................................................................................................. x 2.3.2 Zoning ...................................................................................................................... x 2.4 Agricultural Lands ............................................................................................................... x 2.5 Housing and Neighborhoods............................................................................................ x 2.6 Multi-Modal Transportation Network ............................................................................... x 2.6.1 Major East/West Automobile Travel Routes .................................................... x 2.6.2 Major North/South Automobile Travel Routes ................................................. x 2.6.3 NFTA Metro Bus Routes ......................................................................................... x 2.6.4 Bicycle Routes ........................................................................................................ x 2.6.5 Walk Scores............................................................................................................. x 2.6.6 Rail Service .............................................................................................................. x 2.6.7 Air Service ............................................................................................................... x 2.7 Utilities .................................................................................................................................... x 2.7.1 Water ...................................................................................................................... x 2.7.2 Sanitary Sewer ........................................................................................................ x 2.7.3 Stormwater Management ................................................................................... x 2.7.4 Electrical Service ................................................................................................... x 2.7.5 Broadband ............................................................................................................. x 2.8 Community Facilities .......................................................................................................... x 2.8.1 Public Recreational Facilities ............................................................................. x 2.8.2 Public School Facilities .......................................................................................... x 2.8.3 Public Police, Emergency Medical Service, Fire Protection ......................... x 2.8.4 Health Care Facilities ............................................................................................ x 2.8.5 Senior Services........................................................................................................ x 2.8.6 Youth Services ........................................................................................................ x 2.8.7 Public Libraries ........................................................................................................ x 2.8.8 The Arts .................................................................................................................... x 2.9 Economic Development ................................................................................................... x 2.10 Summary of Findings ........................................................................................................... x 2.10.1 Demographics ................................................................................................ x 2.10.2 Environment ..................................................................................................... x 2.10.3 Utilities................................................................................................................ x 2.10.4 Community Facilities ...................................................................................... x 2.10.5 Economic Development ............................................................................... x 2.10.6 Other Findings ................................................................................................. x 3 Goals and Objectives .................................................................................................. x 3.1 Overview............................................................................................................................... x 3.2 Public Input .......................................................................................................................... x 3.3 Vision Map ............................................................................................................................ x 3.4 Goals and Objectives ........................................................................................................ x 4 Technical Investigations ............................................................................................... x 4.1 Agriculture ............................................................................................................................ x 4.2 Zoning .................................................................................................................................... x 4.3 Mineral Extraction ............................................................................................................... x 4.4 Home Based Businesses ..................................................................................................... x 4.5 Food Systems Planning....................................................................................................... x 4.6 Neighborhood Revitalization ...........................................................................................