Town of Smithtown Comprehensive Plan Update VOLUME VIII: Draft Plan Supervisor Patrick R. Vecchio Town Council Thomas J. McCarthy Edward R. Wehrheim Robert J. Creighton Lynne C. Nowick Prepared by Town of Smithtown Planning Department February 2015 2 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................. 5 II. Overall Concept ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 A. Communities ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8 B. The Local Waterfront Area ................................................................................................................................................ 10 C. The Nissequogue River Corridor ....................................................................................................................................... 10 D. Sustainability ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12 III. Land Use ............................................................................................................................................................................... 13 A. Residence ........................................................................................................................................................................... 14 B. Business ............................................................................................................................................................................. 18 C. Industry .............................................................................................................................................................................. 22 D. Recreation and Open Space ............................................................................................................................................... 24 E. Institutional ........................................................................................................................................................................ 25 F. Other Land Uses ................................................................................................................................................................. 26 IV. Transportation ..................................................................................................................................................................... 29 A. Highways ........................................................................................................................................................................... 30 B. Sidewalks ........................................................................................................................................................................... 35 C. Bicycling ............................................................................................................................................................................ 36 D. Parking ............................................................................................................................................................................... 37 E. Railroad .............................................................................................................................................................................. 38 F. Bus ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 V. Community Facilities .......................................................................................................................................................... 39 A. Parks .................................................................................................................................................................................. 40 B. Schools ............................................................................................................................................................................... 47 C. Fire protection .................................................................................................................................................................... 48 D. Police ................................................................................................................................................................................. 48 E. Health ................................................................................................................................................................................. 49 F. Post offices ......................................................................................................................................................................... 50 G. Government administration ............................................................................................................................................... 50 H. Government equipment yards ............................................................................................................................................ 51 I. Solid waste .......................................................................................................................................................................... 51 J. Sanitary sewers ................................................................................................................................................................... 52 K. Stormwater drainage .......................................................................................................................................................... 52 L. Water supply ...................................................................................................................................................................... 52 M. Electricity .......................................................................................................................................................................... 53 N. Gas ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 53 O. Communication ................................................................................................................................................................. 53 VI. Community Identity ............................................................................................................................................................ 55 A. Commack ........................................................................................................................................................................... 56 B. Hauppauge ......................................................................................................................................................................... 58 C. Kings Park ......................................................................................................................................................................... 60 D. Nesconset ........................................................................................................................................................................... 62 E. Smithtown .......................................................................................................................................................................... 64 F. St. James ............................................................................................................................................................................. 66 VII. Implementation .................................................................................................................................................................... 69 A. Regulations ........................................................................................................................................................................ 69 B. Projects .............................................................................................................................................................................. 70 C. Operations .......................................................................................................................................................................... 70 VIII. Works Cited .................................................................................................................................................................. 71 4 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1. The conceptual land use pattern of six communities separated by greenbelts ................................................................ 8 Figure 2. The ideal "Concentric Zone" concept for laying out land uses in a community ............................................................. 9 Figure 3. Local Waterfront Area and NYS DEC River Corridor