Sustainable Keuka Lake

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1 Sustainable Keuka Lake Steve Butchko, Town of Wayne Supervisor Chelsea Robertson, Senior Planner STC Kemberli Sargent, Planner STC This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

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3 BEAUTIFUL KEUKA LAKE Why is Keuka Lake special? AA rated water Pristine, untouched landscape Rural resort tourism Why should we preserve those qualities? Positive economic impact Impacts of incremental growth Maintain water quality This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

4 BACKGROUND What is LULA? 2013 Local Waterfront Revitalization (LWRP) Grant awarded LULA serves as an advisory committee for Sustainable Keuka Lake project. LWRP project partners include: Town of Wayne (Lead contractor) Yates CCE STC Cornell University Keuka Lake Association Undergraduate and Graduate interns from Cornell, Alfred State and Hobart William Smith This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

5 WHAT WAS THE GOAL OF THE LWRP? Discover and investigate watershed issues Learn the desires of the residents problems, solutions, ideas Update old documents Create new documents Identify gaps in data and laws Educate Leaders Educate Residents This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund

6 WHAT DID WE DO? Community Surveys Watershed-wide trainings Yearly in the Spring Summer Interns Semester Long Student Workshops This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

7 WHAT WAS PRODUCED? A watershed wide vision To protect the pristine water of Keuka Lake, the scenic views in the Keuka Lake Watershed, and the excellent quality of life of our residents by preserving the agricultural-rural-tourism character that make us special while allowing for smart new development that enhances our natural resources, built surroundings, and economic livelihoods. Reports: Agriculture, Waterfront Revitalization, Viewshed Identification and Prioritization, Watershed-Wide analysis Education Materials: Fact sheets, Prezi Municipal Tools: Mapper and Handbook This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

8 MAJOR ISSUES Issues that were discovered and evaluated during the LWRP project were as follows: Water Quality Sustainable Built Environment How to build sustainably Natural Resources and Environment How to preserve what we already have Local Character Scenic Views How to protect and which ones to protect Small Towns and Villages Maintaining the local character Historic Resources Preserving history Economic Sustainability Agriculture Protecting Tourism - Maintaining This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

9 MAJOR ISSUES Issues that were discovered and evaluated during the LWRP project were as follows: Water Quality Sustainable Built Environment How to build sustainably Natural Resources and Environment How to preserve what we already have Local Character Scenic Views How to protect and which ones to protect Small Towns and Villages Maintaining the local character Historic Resources Preserving history Economic Sustainability Agriculture Protecting Tourism - Maintaining This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

10 Natural Resources & Environment Sustainable Built Environment Water Quality Sustainable Keuka Lake Watershed Economic Sustainability Agriculture Tourism Scenic Views Local Character Historic Resources Small Towns and Villages

11 Natural Resources & Environment Sustainable Built Environment Water Quality Sustainable Keuka Lake Watershed Economic Sustainability Agriculture Tourism Scenic Views Local Character Historic Resources Small Towns and Villages

12 Natural Resources & Environment Sustainable Built Environment Water Quality Sustainable Keuka Lake Watershed Economic Sustainability Agriculture Tourism Scenic Views Local Character Historic Resources Small Towns and Villages

13 Natural Resources & Environment Sustainable Built Environment Water Quality Sustainable Keuka Lake Watershed Economic Sustainability Agriculture Tourism Scenic Views Local Character Historic Resources Small Towns and Villages

14 Natural Resources & Environment Sustainable Built Environment Water Quality Sustainable Keuka Lake Watershed Economic Sustainability Agriculture Tourism Scenic Views Local Character Historic Resources Small Towns and Villages

15 Natural Resources & Environment Sustainable Built Environment Water Quality Sustainable Keuka Lake Watershed Economic Sustainability Agriculture Tourism Scenic Views Local Character Historic Resources Small Towns and Villages

16 Natural Resources & Environment Sustainable Built Environment Water Quality Sustainable Keuka Lake Watershed Economic Sustainability Agriculture Tourism Scenic Views Local Character Historic Resources Small Towns and Villages

17 MUNICIPAL HANDBOOK The Municipal Handbook is a guide for municipal leaders on the issues in the watershed and the tools available to them to address those issues. This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

18 UNDERSTANDING THE HANDBOOK - ISSUES Issues that were discovered and evaluated during the LWRP project were as follows: Water Quality Sustainable Built Environment How to build sustainably Natural Resources and Environment How to preserve what we already have Local Character Scenic Views How to protect and which ones to protect Small Towns and Villages Maintaining the local character Historic Resources Preserving history Economic Sustainability Agriculture protecting Tourism - Maintaining This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

19 UNDERSTANDING THE HANDBOOK BEST PRACTICES Best Practices are tools and strategies that are voluntary. These may be practices for individual residents or municipalities/leaders. Regardless, best practices are things that we should be striving to do to protect our watershed. Includes: Environmental Protection as Economic Development Natural Resource Protection Open Space Preservation Viewshed Protection Preserving Agriculture Smart Growth Green Infrastructure Historic Preservation This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

20 Viewshed Preservation This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

21 UNDERSTANDING THE HANDBOOK TOOL HIGHLIGHT : DESIGN GUIDELINES Design Guidelines are tools to shape the visual impact of new development within your community. They can be adopted as regulation and enforced as law or simply used as a guideline that you share with new developments as your desires. Includes: Limiting size and scale Inconspicuous siting Landscaping Lighting Restrictions Color Restrictions This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

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24 Issues with Landscape Preservation Ownership Opinions and Preferences Permanence Balance of Values Forms of Change Many Landscapes

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34 Why is preserving viewsheds important? What are the potential impacts of incremental development? Which impacts are most important to you?

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45 Public Input Design Guidelines & Priority Viewsheds

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47 2014 Community Feedback Survey Over 600 Responses 8 Municipalities Represented

48 Changes to the Scenic Character Preferences for Design Guidelines

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50 Design Guidelines Activity I am from the town/village of: The potential negative impacts The potential negative impacts The potential negative impacts from this development design from this development design from this development design factor are great enough that: factor are great enough that: factor are: Development Design Factors Size and Scale Color Siting Landscaping Lighting I would support its regulation I would support its regulation in ALL AREAS OF THE ONLY in HIGH PRIORITY WATERSHED. viewshed areas. NOT great enough for me to support their regulation.

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69 Results The potential negative impacts from this development design factor are great enough that: The potential negative impacts from this development design factor are great enough that: The potential negative impacts from this development design factor are: I would support its regulation I would support its regulation NOT great enough for me to in ALL AREAS OF THE ONLY in HIGH PRIORITY Development Design support their regulation. WATERSHED. viewshed areas. Factors Size and Scale 67% 29% 4% Color 31% 39% 31% Siting 57% 35% 8% Landscaping 43% 49% 9% Lighting 73% 20% 6%

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71 UNDERSTANDING THE HANDBOOK ISSUE HIGHLIGHT: HIGH PRIORITY VIEWSHEDS A viewshed is the area visible from a particular point. There are many nice viewsheds around Keuka Lake. Unreasonable to protect all views, so we prioritized the views. Overlay zones could be adopted to protect and limit development within the priority areas. This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

72 How did we choose? Gather Many Potential Viewsheds Viewshed Characterization Prioritization Voting Mapping to Provide Data Decision Making

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79 Top Priority One of the Best Views Medium Priority Very Good View, Unique, but not the best Low Priority Good View, but not very unique or important

80 Results 1.Garrett Memorial Chapel 2.Esperanza Mansion 3.Keuka Hill Road 4.Bully Hill Vineyards 5.Skyline Drive

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82 UNDERSTANDING THE HANDBOOK TOOL HIGHLIGHT : ONLINE MAP VIEWER Also created during the LWRP grant was an online map viewer. This has parcel information overlaid onto aerial photography for the watershed. It can be useful when making planning decisions. In the handbook you find a guide on how to use the mapper. Can be found at: This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

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88 UNDERSTANDING THE HANDBOOK LEGAL TOOLS Legal Tools are legally binding options that municipalities can adopt in the way of regulations. Includes: Conservation Easements Purchase of Development Rights Stream Buffer Setbacks Flag Lots Steep Slope Limitations and Ridgeline Overlay Zones Cluster Subdivisions This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

89 Conservation Easement & Purchase of Development Right Conservation Easement Legal agreement between land owner and state/local government or non-profit. The agreement clearly lays out what is to be preserved on a certain piece of land and what activities will be permitted or banned and where on the property. Finger Lakes Land trust utilizes this. Municipalities could seek these agreements, or work with a land trust to achieve them. Purchase of Development Rights Type of conservation easement where municipality or non-profit actually purchases the right to develop a certainly piece of land and therefore maintain it for open space. Currently NYS has a competitive program which land owners can be reimbursed up to 87.5% of the value of the development rights on their land through acquisition of an agricultural conservation easement. By allowing the actual purchase the land owner only pays taxes as an open space or agricultural use.

90 Green Infrastructure Raingarden Bioswales Permeable Pavements & Green Roofs Street Trees Stream Buffer Setbacks

91 UNDERSTANDING THE HANDBOOK ENGAGING THE PUBLIC This section offers not only the municipalities legal responsibility for engaging the public pursuant Open Meetings Laws but also tools for keeping the public informed. Tools include: Voluntary public comment time Training in meeting facilitation Municipal websites Facebook, twitter and other social media Regular newsletters Regular public meetings outside of monthly business board meetings Non Traditional Office Hours This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

92 UNDERSTANDING THE HANDBOOK MUNICIPAL PROFILES Sections Your Municipality s Comprehensive Plan Goals Gaps in current law Broken down into categories Resident Support Survey Results Resources This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

93 UNDERSTANDING THE HANDBOOK This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

94 UNDERSTANDING THE HANDBOOK This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

95 UNDERSTANDING THE HANDBOOK This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

96 UNDERSTANDING THE HANDBOOK - RESOURCES Resource section gives basic contact information for important local, state, county and non-profit organizations. This section also offers information on grant programs available. This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

97 UNDERSTANDING THE HANDBOOK - RESOURCES Complete list of the tools and resources used for this project Digital version Clickable Links This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

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99 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? Now it is your turn Use the resources we have provided. Work to improve your laws where you can. Work to continued educating your residents and boards. Apply for available grants. Further tailor resources to your municipality; keep questioning residents on their desires for the future. Keep communication open between residents, boards, agencies and neighboring municipalities. Remember we (STC) are only a phone call away. Remember you have experts at LULA! This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

100 QUESTIONS? This presentation was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.