lennis Brown Associates, Inc. -own Planning Services November, 1995 To the Planning Commissioners of Hanvinron: It is with no small pleasure that I submit this tinal cop!r of the Hanvinron Pl;ln of Developmtnt and Consen-;ltion. Few professional associations .hare been more rewarding than that which h;rs cxcurred between me and the Commission and other Town Officials and staff during the preparation of this Plan. Jim Kavanaugh and Tom Pollack were especially helpful. And the hand of welcome extended by the Selectmen, and especially Marie Iinudsen made me feel that I was one of the family. P". To say that this Plan is ai~update of former work, while accurate, does not tell the whole story. For Harwinton, the past cannot be separated from the present and the future. The wisdom of Planning and Zoning Commissioners and Town Officials recognizes this realit). and that goes a long ro\v;lrd defining the quality of the Town. .AS the hture unfolds I I(l,ok ti~nvuclto serving you md the Town In \vily th;lt 1 CUI assist. Cordially, Dennis \Sf. Brown, President 38 Pinnacle Ridge Road, FarmingtOn, CT 06032 4 4 I 1 TOWN OF HARWINTON HAKWTNTON, CONNECTICUT 06791 TO the Residents of Harwinton, During the past eighteen months the Harwinton Planning Commission, under two chairmen, has worked with our consultant and the citizens and public officials of our town to prepw,e this, Plan of Development and Conservation. While we have been fulfilling our responsibility to you we have learned much from you about .your goals for the town. We are pleased to present this publication, which will constitute our base planning document until next amended. Harwinton is and has been a wonderhl town. As we express our h, appreciation to all who participated in this project, we reach back and thank those commissioners, officials and contributors who in 1974 and 1987 established the policies which the Zoning Regulations, Subdivision Regulations and this document have continued. We, the Hanvinton Planning Commissioners during this project, are proud to offer this Town Plan of Development and Conservation for Harwinton, 1995. Lawrence M. Connors, Chairman Wallace T.: Wallace, Chairman Harwinton Planning Commission members during this project: John J. Christian, Jr. Lawrence M. Connors John McNabney Michael J. Orefice Joseph J. Scarpelli George J. Schneider Michael R. Silano William J. Tracy, Jr. Wallace T. Wallace Earl 0. Weingart , HARWLUTON. CT. .. PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT .. 1995 TOWN OFFICIALS The .following Town Officials served during the preparation of this Plan of Development and Conservation and participated in the process. BOARD OF SELECTMEN FIRST SELECTMAN Marie Knudsen Marie Knudsen Peter P. Salwocki Peter Thierry Andrew J. Kasznay, Jr. LAND USE COORDINATOR HIGHWAY SUPERVISOR James Kavanaugh Thomas R. Pollack While there are many boards and Commissions in Harwinton the following are the 'ones most involved in land use and environmental decisions. ZONING COMMISSION CONSERVATION INLAND WETLANDS COMMISSION AND WATERCOURSES John Byrnes, Chairman Susan Alender , .-Bruce &urnett, Chairman Clarence M. Caldwell Colleen Butcher Robert Ociari Robert D' Amato John D. Goodno Robert Ferraresso James E Sawyer Jeffery Grech Frank Arigoni Marilie Van Wie Joan Jordan-knaldi Anthony Gioia Nina Callahan. alt P Thomas Schoenemann Wayne Harrigan George Schneider. alt. Bruce Perran Edward A Zielinski. alt Dennis Brown Associates Town Planners Farmington, Connecti~ut I I I.IARWINTON . CT ... PLAN OF DE\:ELC)PMENT .. IPFS TABLE OF CON'TENTS SUMMARY OF PLAV .........................................................................................................1 A BRIEF HISTORY ......................................... ........................... .................9 HARWlNTON'S LAND itlD HOW IT IS USED ...................... ........ ................. 15 PROPERTY LINE BASE MAP ................................................................................................16 HOW THE LAND IS USED ....................................................................................................17 LAND USE 1994 ..................................................................................................................... 18 Residential ........................................................................................................................19 Harwinton's Northwest Comer ............................................................................................20 Tvpes. Of Residential Development .................................................................................21 Condltlon Of Housing ..................................................................................................21 mUSTRIAL AND UTILITIES ...................................................... ................21 Business And Commercial .............................................................................................22 Open Space ............................................................................................. ....................... 22 Public and Semi-public .......................................................................................................... 23 Roads ........................ .: ...........................................................................................................23 FACTORS EFFECTING DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................24 sh Conditions Of Topography - Slope Of The Land ................................................................. 24 TOPOGRAPHY MAP .........................................................................................................25 SLOPE MAP ......................................................................................................................27 Slope Calculations .......................................................................... .................28 WETLANDS AND WATER COURSES ................................... ................29 lI'JLAND WETLANDS 3.lAP ............................................ .............31 FUTURE POPULATION ................................................... ..............35 PROJECTED POPULATION FOR HARWWTON IN THE YEAR 202 1 ........................35 GEmRAL POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR HARWTON ................................36 CENSUS COUNT FOR HOUSING UNITS .....................................................................37 Change In Number Of Housing Units By Decade 1960 - 1990 .....................................38 -Housing Units By Type .....................................................................................................39 Size Of Houses .....................................;. .................................................. ....................40 Value Of Houses In Harwinton And The Region ................. .: .............; .............................. 43 Actual Sales Prices For Hanvinton .hd The Region ....................... ..............45 NCOME FIGURES FOR F.4MILES .AND INDIVLDUALS ............................................46 I.JU~ORFORCE CHARACTERISTICS ...........................................................................48 WHERE WE WORK, WHAT WE DO, .4ND OLX EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS ..... 48 WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVING ............................... ..........................................49 Journey To Work ..................................................................................................................52 ACTIVE RECREATION .....HOW MUCH IS NEEDED FOR HARWINTON3 ......................55 NATION& STANDARD APPLIED TO HARl?NTON ...................................................56 Dennis Hrorvn Associates Town Planners Fannington.Connecticut t !3AR\\:ISTON . CT ... PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT . :995 EXISTWG ACTIVE RECREATION ARE:iS .............. ................. : ..........................56 Play Areas for Small Children ............................................................. 56 4. ... RECREATION ANDOPEN SPACE .. .............. .................................................57 Playdields ............... :............................................................................................................... 58 PROPOSED PLAYFIELD AREA .....................................................................................58 POSSIBLE PLAYFIELD SITES MAP ............ .....................................60 OPEN SPACE ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION .........................................................61 OWNERSHIP AND INVENTORY OF HARWINTON OPEN SPACE LAND ........................61 Town of Harwinton ...............................................................................................................61 Harwinton ConservatiodRecreation ~rea.......................................................................... 61 Cooks Dam Preserve ........................................................................................................61 State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection .............................................62 Roraback Wildlife Management Area ...........................................................................62 Harwinton Land Trust ..................................................................................... 62 Hi~hMeadow Farms ..................................................................................................62 Bull Pond ..............................................................................................................62 Indian Meadow