2006-07-06
FREDERICK P. CLARK ASSOCIATES, INC.
Planning/OevelopmentlEnvironmentlTransportation
Rye, New York and Fairfield, Connecticut
David H. Stolman, AICP, PP
Michael A. Galante
Joanne P. Meder, AICP
MEMORANDUM
RECEIVED
JUL- 7 2006
TOWN CLERK
David J. Portman, FAICP
350 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Rye. New York 10580
(914) 967-6540 . FAX (914) 967-6615
To:
Involved Agencies
Date:
July 6, 2006
Subject:
Brookvale 55-Lot Subdivision - ScoDine: Process
The attached revised draft scope will be discussed at a scoping session on July 17th at 6:30
p.m. at the Wappinger Town Hall. Please submit all comments regarding the draft scope
prior to or during the meeting on the 17th.
David H. Stolman, AICP PP
President
Christopher S. Holme
Associate/Planning
cc: Phil DiNonno, Planning Board Chair
Albert P. Roberts, Esq.
Joseph E. Paggi, Jr., P.E.
Tatiana Lukianoff, Zoning Administrator
Robert Gray, PE, for Applicant
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DRAFT SEQR SCOPING STATEMENT
PROPOSED BROOKV ALE SUBDIVISION
SPOOKHILL ROAD
TOWN OF WAPPINGER, DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK
July 7, 2006
1.0 Introduction and purpose of this docume~t.
This Draft SEQR scoping statement has been prepared and is being circulated by the
Town of Wappinger Planning Board, the SEQR lead agency for the proposed Brookvale
Subdivision project, pursuant to the applicable provisions of the SEQR procedural
regulations at 6 NYCRR 617.8. SEQR is an acronym for the State Environmental Quality
Review Act, Article 8 of the state Environmental Conservation Law and implementing
regulations there under at 6 NYCRR Part 617. SEQR is applicable to all discretionary
decisions of state and local agencies, and requires, among other things, that involved agencies
review an environmental impact statement ("EIS") prior to making a final decision to
approve, fund or undertake a proposed action where it is preliminarily determined that such
action has the potential for significant adverse environmental impacts.
The Town of Wappinger Planning Board is SEQR lead agency for the project under the
provisions of SEQR, which require all "involved agencies" with jurisdiction to approve or
fund some aspect of the Project to designate a single SEQR "lead agency" to prepare the
impact statement documents on behalf of all involved agencies. On or about July 5, 2006,
following its review ofa SEQR Full Environmental Assessment Form as required by SEQR's
preliminary "determination of significance" procedures, the Planning Board determined that
the Brookvale project has the potential for at least one significant adverse impact and would
therefore require the preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement ("DEIS"). As
required by the SEQR regulations at 6 NYCRR 617.7 and 617.12, on or about July 5, 2005,
the Board issued a SEQR Positive Declaration providing other agencies and the public with
notice that a DEIS would be prepared. As further required by SEQR , the Positive
Declaration also stated that "scoping" pursuant to the SEQR regulations at 6 NYCRR 617.8
would be conducted through the preparation and circulation of this draft "scope document"
for public and agency review and an opportunity to comment.
Scoping is an optional SEQR procedure, defined in the SEQR regulations as:
"...the process by which the lead agency identifies the potentially significant
adverse impacts related to the proposed action that are to be addressed in the
draft EIS including the content and level of detail of the analysis, the range of
alternatives, the mitigation measures needed and the identification of non-
relevant issues. Scoping provides a project sponsor with guidance on matters
which must be considered and provides an opportunity for early participation by
involved agencies and the public in the review of the proposal."
Scoping requires the lead agency to prepare and circulate a copy of a "draft scope" (this
document) to all involved agencies and the public for comment, and then the issuance of a
"final scope" following the close of the scoping comment period. The cited regulations
require a final scoping statement to include the following information:
(I) a brief description of the proposed action;
(2) the potentially significant adverse impacts identified both in the positive declaration and
as a result of consultation with the other involved agencies and the public, including an
identification of those particular aspect( s) of the environmental setting that may be impacted;
(3) the extent and quality of information needed for the preparer to adequately address each
impact, including an identification of relevant existing information, and required new
information, including the required methodology(ies) for obtaining new information;
(4) an initial identification of mitigation measures;
(5) the reasonable alternatives to be considered;
(6) an identification of the information/data that should be included in an appendix
(7) those prominent issues that were raised during scoping and determined to be not relevant
or not environmentally significant or that have been adequately addressed in a prior
environmental review."
As required by the SEQR regulations governing scoping procedures at 6 NYCRR ~617.8(d)
and ( e), the SEQR lead agency must provide an opportunity for other involved agencies to
submit written comments on a draft scope, as well provide for public participation through a
similar commenting opportunity.
Accordingly, a Scoping Meeting has been scheduled for July 17th at 6:30 PM. The Planning
Board of the Town of Wappinger as lead agency will accept comments on this draft scoping
statement until the close of the Scoping Meeting. The lead agency will accept written
comments directed to the SEQR contact person. Written comments should be mailed or
personally delivered to the contact person: Chairman Philip DiNonno, Town of Wappinger
Planning Board in care of the Town of Wappinger Planning Department Office; 20
Middlebush Road; Wappingers Falls, NY 12590. Comments are to arrive no later than the
close of the Scoping Meeting.
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2.0 Brief description of the proposed action.
The proposed action involves the proposal known as the Brookvale subdivision, which is a
residential realty subdivision project consisting of a total of 55 single-family building lots.
An application for an "as of right" or conventional subdivision plan has been submitted by the
applicant. However, the applicant desires to develop the property as an "average density"
subdivision which will be of the same lot count but will allow for smaller lots, less infrastructure,
less disturbance ofland and more open space preserved in a conservation easement.
The project site is located in the east central section of the Town of Wappinger in southern
Dutchess County, New York. The parcel for this proposal consists ofa total of89.5 acres and is
situated on the east side of Spook Hill Road, between Myers Corners Road and Old Hopewell
Road. The parcel is generally rectangular in shape and is surrounded on the north, west and east
sides by existing residential neighborhoods and on the south side by land owned by the Town of
Wappinger. The proposed development will be served by municipal water and sewer.
The site has approximately 1,625 feet of frontage along Spook Hill Road on the west side of
the parcel. The primary access to the site is proposed as a fifty-foot wide right-of-way from
Spook Hill Road at the southwest corner of the site. The site also has the potential for an
emergency access from Fieldstone Boulevard to the south and Ervin Drive to the north.
3.0 Introductory Material
A. Cover Sheet - the DEIS shall begin with a cover sheet and accompanying sheets to
include:
1. Identifying the document as a Draft Environmental Statement.
2. Name and location of the proposed project.
3. Date submitted to the Town of Wappinger Planning Board.
4. Date of Acceptance of the DEIS (to be filled in when known).
5. Date of public hearing on the DEIS and the date by which comments are due
(to be filled in when known).
6. Name, address and telephone number of the Lead Agency contact person.
7. Name, address and telephone number of the contact person representing the
project sponsor/applicant.
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8. Name, address and telephone number ofthe contact person who prepared the
DEIS.
9. A list of all of the involved and interested agencies and parties.
B. The DEIS shall include a list of the consultants who worked on the DEIS and the
name, address and area of responsibility of each consultant. The consultants'
professional qualifications shall be placed in an appendix to the DEIS or included
with each professional's report. The Planning Board reserves the right to approve
or reject each consultant. .
C. The DEIS shall include a Table of Contents - The table should include all
subsections, maps, figures, tables, appendices and volumes with appropriate page
numbers.
4.0 Executive Summary
The Executive Summary shall include the following:
1. A description of the proposed action, including a description of the
project location and the expected year of completion of the project.
2. A description of the significant impacts and proposed mitigation for each.
3. A list of involved agencies and corresponding permits or approvals.
4. A summary of project alternatives.
5.0 Description of the Proposed Action
A. Introduction:
1. The introduction should describe:
a. Identification of regional and area location.
b. Tax map parcel numbers and total project area.
c. Land uses and existing zoning in Wappinger.
d. Description of site access and surrounding road network in the
Town of Wappinger.
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e. Section 278 compliance ("as of right" lot count plan).
2. Project purpose, public need and benefit to the Town.
3. Objectives of the project sponsor.
4. Project background and site history.
5. Conformance to Town Master Plan and Zoning Code.
B. Project Description: The description of the proposed plan for the site shall include
narrative and graphic descriptions for:
1. Project layout and design.
2. Open space (including preservation of existing vegetation and trees),
buffer, land to be cleared, impervious area created.
3. Preservation of Historic Resources (cemetery)
4. Site access and internal and through routes for automobiles and service
vehicles.
5. Circulation, emergency vehicle access and alternate routes.
6. Housing design, including:
a. Type of construction, and provisions for parking, basement,
garage, and storage.
b. Fuel and energy sources.
c. Architectural style (including architectural renderings of sample
proposed units), unit sizes, bedroom distributions, and any special
features.
d. Separation between single family homes.
7. Planting and buffering, signs, lighting.
a. Street trees, including list of proposed species, tree spacing and
SIze.
b. Typical "streetscape" rendering or picture.
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8. Utilities, to include stormwater management, sanitary sewer, potable and
fire protection water. Show as general layout only, details to be provided
with subdivision plat and construction plans.
9 . Wetland and floodplain management.
C. Construction - provide a narrative description of:
1. A potential schedule with phases, including a map showing any proposed
phasing and each expected year" of completion.
2. Hours of operation.
3. Noise control, erosion control and dust control.
a. Schedule construction for "normal business" hours minimizing
noise impacts during sensitive times (early morning, evening,
night, holidays, weekends). Adhere to construction noise
standards.
b. Provide general arrangement of proposed erosion control and dust
control. Detailed grading and detailed sediment and erosion
control plans are not required with the EIS, but shall be submitted
for approval with plat and other construction plans.
6.0 Impact Analysis
For each of the following topics, the DEIS will include analyses of existing conditions
anticipated impacts and mitigation measures.
The DEIS and FEIS previously completed for this project relating to a 94 lot average
density plan is incorporated in this DEIS. As such the following items have been
identified as those topics that will be addressed in detail for this DEIS since they have
either changed (as relates to traffic) or new regulations have been promulgated and
require further study. (stormwater and wetland regulations)
A. Surface Waters
Describe drainage patterns and the on-site stream and their relation to the
Wappinger Creek. Analyze the impacts of the proposed development and their
surface water bodies in terms of the quantity and quality of run-off based upon a
Stormwater Management Plan, an Erosion Control Plan and a Stormwater
Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP). Sensitive downstream receptors should be
identified and impacts to them carefully analyzed.
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B. Wetlands
Prepare Wetland studies, including delineation of wetland boundaries, and
functional analysis. Provide detailed information on the amount of wetland and
upland adjacent area disturbance including where stormwater management
facilities are proposed in the adjacent areas. Describe wetland mitigation plans, if
necessary.
C. Traffic
Analyze intersection capacities for the following intersections:
· Spook Hill Road and Old Hopewell Road
· Spook Hill Road and Myers Comers Road
Discuss anticipated traffic volumes.
Discuss emergency access.
Describe anticipated construction access.
Discussions of the following topics in the previous DEIS are considered to be valid and
by reference are included in this DEIS. These topics are:
A. Land Use and Community Character
B. Geology and Soils
C. Topography and Steep Slopes
D. Vegetation and Wildlife
E. Water Supply and Sanitary Sewage
F. Community Facilities
G. Cultural Resources
7.0 Alternatives
The DEIS will include comparative analyses of each of the following alternatives.
Discussion of each alternative should be sufficient to permit a comparative assessment of
costs, benefits, and environmental risks for each alternative.
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A. No Build
B. 55-lot By- Right Subdivision
C. 55-lot Average Density Subdivision
D. Alternative Means of Access (including access routes evaluated for emergency
access).
8.0 Other SEORA Chapters
A. Adverse Environmental Impacts That Cannot Be Avoided
1. Long Term
2. Short Term - Construction
B. Growth Inducing Impacts
C. Effects on the Use and Conservation of Energy Resources
D. Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources
9.0 Appendix
A. Stormwater Management Plan and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
including analysis of drainage conditions and proposed treatment/detention.
B. Biological Resources Report
C. Hydrogeology Report
D. Traffic Impact Analysis
E. DEIS Scoping Outline
F. Relevant Project Correspondence
Bibliography
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