Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) THE OVERLOOK AT KIDD FARM NYS Route 208 and Coldenham Road Village of Walden Orange County, New York Village of Walden Tax Lots 315-5-3.2, 4, 7, 8, & 10 Lead Agency: Village of Walden Planning Board One Municipal Square Walden, NY 12586 Contact Person: Dean Stickles – Building Inspector, Village of Walden Planning Board (845) 778-2177 Project Consultant and Contact Person: Ross Winglovitz, P.E. Engineering Properties, PC 99 Clinton Street Montgomery, New York 12549 (845) 457-7727 Date of Submission: August 10, 2010; Revised March 10, 2011 Date of Acceptance: April 4, 2011 Date of Public Hearing: May 18, 2011 Date Comments Due: 14 days after the Public Hearing is Closed Engineering Properties, PC PROJECT SPONSOR 845 Area Code LLC 156 Orange Avenue Walden, NY 12586 (845) 778-2581 Contact Person: Brian Paz, Esq. PROJECT CONSULTANTS Engineer: Ross Winglovitz, P.E. Engineering Properties, PC 99 Clinton Street Montgomery, NY (845) 457-7727 Traffic Engineer: Phil Grealy John Collins Engineers, P.C. 11 Bradhurst Avenue Hawthorne, NY 10532 (914) 347-7500 Environmental Consultant: Vincent Agovino AV Agovino Associates, Inc. 12 Hastings Lane Hainsport, NJ 08036 (609) 518-6714 Cultural Resources Gail Guillet City/Scape: Cultural Resource Consultants 166 Hillair Circle White Plains, NY 10605 (914) 328-3032 Fiscal Analysis: Chad Wade, RLA Esposito and Associates, Inc. 262 Greenwich Avenue Goshen NY, New York 10924 Legal: Jayne Daly, Esq. 1655 Route 300 Newburgh, NY 12550 (845) 778-3793 THE OVERLOOK AT KIDD FARM ii Engineering Properties, PC Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary...........................................................................................1-10 1.1 Project Description.........................................................................................1-10 1.2 Site Description..............................................................................................1-11 1.3 Involved Agencies, Permits and Approvals...................................................1-12 1.3.1 Local ......................................................................................................1-12 1.3.2 Regional – Orange County.....................................................................1-12 1.3.3 State........................................................................................................1-12 1.3.4 Federal....................................................................................................1-13 1.4 Summary of Potential Impacts and Potential Mitigation...............................1-13 1.5 Alternatives Considered.................................................................................1-20 2.0 Description of the Proposed Action...................................................................2-22 2.1 Introduction....................................................................................................2-22 2.2 Project Purpose, Public Needs and Benefits..................................................2-22 2.3 Site Location and Environmental Setting ......................................................2-24 2.4 Project Description and Layout .....................................................................2-26 2.4.1 Development Concept, Structures and Site Improvements ...................2-26 2.4.2 Zoning Variances...................................................................................2-33 2.4.3 Land Clearing and Impervious Surfaces................................................2-33 2.4.4 Access, Circulation and Parking............................................................2-34 2.4.5 Recreation and Open Space ...................................................................2-37 2.4.6 Water Services.......................................................................................2-37 2.4.7 Sewer Services.......................................................................................2-38 2.4.8 Stormwater Management.......................................................................2-38 2.4.9 Landscaping Plan...................................................................................2-38 2.4.10 Lighting Plan..........................................................................................2-39 2.4.11 Ownership and Maintenance..................................................................2-40 2.4.12 Limits of Site Disturbance .....................................................................2-40 2.4.13 Retaining and Stone Walls.....................................................................2-40 2.4.14 Utilities...................................................................................................2-41 2.4.15 Erosion and Sediment Control Plans .....................................................2-41 THE OVERLOOK AT KIDD FARM 1 Engineering Properties, PC 2.5 Construction and Operation ...........................................................................2-42 2.5.1 Construction Period...............................................................................2-42 2.5.2 Construction Sequence...........................................................................2-42 2.5.3 Construction Equipment and Staging Areas..........................................2-49 2.5.4 Construction Access and Traffic............................................................2-49 2.5.5 Construction Noise.................................................................................2-50 2.5.6 Operation and Maintenance...................................................................2-50 2.5.7 Temporary Sales Office .........................................................................2-50 2.6 Involved Agencies, Permits and Approvals Required ...................................2-50 2.6.1 Local ......................................................................................................2-50 2.6.2 Regional – Orange County.....................................................................2-51 2.6.3 State........................................................................................................2-51 2.6.4 Federal....................................................................................................2-51 2.7 Interested Parties............................................................................................2-52 3.0 Environmental Setting, Potential Impacts and Proposed Mitigation Measures.3-53 3.1 Land Use, Zoning and Public Policy .............................................................3-53 3.2 Visual Character.............................................................................................3-61 3.3 Vegetation and Wildlife.................................................................................3-68 3.4 Wetlands and Surface Waters ........................................................................3-82 3.5 Geology, Soils and Topography ....................................................................3-92 3.6 Groundwater Resources.................................................................................3-99 3.7 Water and Sewer Service.............................................................................3-101 3.8 Traffic ..........................................................................................................3-106 3.9 Socioeconomic and Community Services ...................................................3-114 3.10 Fiscal Analysis.............................................................................................3-126 3.11 Cultural Resources.......................................................................................3-130 3.12 Noise ................................................................................................................3-133 3.13 Air Quality...................................................................................................3-135 3.14 Light Quality................................................................................................3-140 3.15 Solid Waste Generation and Management...................................................3-141 4.0 Alternatives......................................................................................................4-143 THE OVERLOOK AT KIDD FARM 2 Engineering Properties, PC 4.1 No Action.....................................................................................................4-143 4.2 Alternative Plans..........................................................................................4-143 4.2.1 Alternative “Conventional Plan”.........................................................4-143 4.3 Alternative Site Plan....................................................................................4-144 5.0 Potential Growth Inducing Aspects .................................................................5-148 6.0 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts .........................................................................6-149 6.1 Temporary Construction Impacts ................................................................6-149 6.2 Impacts on Natural Features ........................................................................6-149 6.3 Operational Impacts.....................................................................................6-149 7.0 Effects on the Use and Conservation of Energy Resources.............................7-150 8.0 Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources................................8-151 9.0 Appendices.......................................................................................................9-152