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Also attached to this agenda item: LL11 Draft LL12 Draft Memo on Assessed Valuation Planning Board Memo Local Law 11 and 12 Village Manager Response Letter to County Planning Board WAC Memo%3A Local Law 11 and 12 2022 Westchester County Planning Board Referral Review

Proposed Zoning Amendments Harmon/South Riverside Gateway (HSRG) Overlay and Light Industrial (LI) District VILLAGE OF CROTON-ON-HUDSON SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 PRESENTED BY: AKRF, INC. (CONSULTANT TO VILLAGE) AARON WERNER, AICP Format Overview of Affected Area Summary of Proposed Local Laws Results of Theoretical Maximum Buildout Calculations Results of Supplemental Studies Completed for Village’s Environmental Review under SEQRA: ◦Public Schools ◦Visual Impacts ◦Traffic Affected Area Affected Area (cont.) -51 individual tax parcels generally located along South Riverside Ave, Croton Point Ave, Clinton Street, and Wayne Street -Some parcels combined for analysis purposes due to common ownership -Harmon/South Riverside Gateway Overlay parcels (1-47) ◦All privately owned, except parcel 43 proposed for addition (Village owned – Croton EMS) -LI District parcels (48-50) ◦Parcel 48 – two combined lots (1 Village owned, 1 private) ◦Parcel 49 – Privately owned ◦Parcel 50 – Village owned – MNR parking Proposed Local Laws - Summary HSRG Overlay District 1) Expansion of the HSRG Overlay district to include five additional tax parcels (shown in red on previous map) 2) Change underlying zoning of added parcel #79.13-2-91 (485 South Riverside Ave) C-2/RA-5 to C-2. 3) Add new zoning text to allow multifamily residential development as a special permit use within the expanded HSRG Overlay district.  Floor Area Ratio (FAR) up to 0.8  Maximum height of 3-stories (Note: Current zoning code already allows 3-story, 0.8 FAR mixed-use development (residential above commercial) as a special permit use in HSRG Overlay) LI District 1) New zoning text to allow multifamily residential or mixed-use Transit-Oriented Development (“TOD”) as a special permit use within a specified portion of the LI district along Croton Point Avenue (aka parcels 48-50)  FAR up to 1.2  Maximum height of 5-stories Important Considerations: 1) Village proposal (2 local laws) constitutes a rezoning, not a specific development project 2) Village required to take “hard look” at potential impacts of adopting local laws, in accordance with SEQRA 3) The following analysis assumes all existing uses in the affected portions of HSRG Overlay and LI Districts would be replaced with multifamily or mixed-use developments (highly unlikely) 4) If local laws are adopted, individual multifamily/mixed use proposals within affected area that come before the Village would be subject to site-specific special permit approval process, including but not limited to: ◦Site-specific environmental review (including site-specific technical studies) under SEQRA ◦Public hearings through the Village Board of Trustees, Village Planning Board, Village Waterfront Advisory Committee (WAC), and other involved agencies. Theoretical Maximum Buildout and Related Analyses Theoretical Maximum Buildout Calculations HSRG Overlay Parcels (1-47) Conservative Assumptions Applied: 1) All parcels/assemblages would seek a special permit to be redeveloped with multifamily residential buildings 2) Projected residential use was assumed to be accommodated within 1 building per parcel/assemblage 3) 0.8 FAR with 3 floors applied to calculations of building footprints and residential floor area 4) Average size of projected residential unit was assumed to be 1,000 square feet 5) 1.5 parking spaces per residential unit YIELD: 383 Residential Units 583 Residential Parking Spaces LI Parcels (48-50) Conservative Assumptions Applied: 1) All parcels would seek a special permit to be redeveloped with mixed-use (residential above commercial ground floor) transit-oriented development 2) Projected uses were assumed to be accommodated within 1 building per parcel 3) 1.2 FAR with 5 floors applied to calculations of building footprints and residential/commercial floor area 4) Average size of projected residential unit was assumed to be 1,000 square feet 5) 1 parking space per residential unit (TOD) 6) 1 parking space per 400 sf of commercial floor area YIELD: 87 Residential Units 87 Residential Parking Spaces 21,831 sf Ground Floor Commercial 55 Commercial Parking Spaces 2010/2011 Zoning Amendments Local law (Intro No. 3-2010), adopted 2011 Buildout “Scenario 3”: Assumed all parcels/assemblages would be redeveloped with mixed use buildings (0.8 FAR/3 stories) Residential Yield (scenario 3): 146 units Commercial Yield (scenario 3): 38,723 sf Public School-Aged Children -Increment of 324 units was applied to schools analysis when compared to 2010 rezoning study (scenario 3) -Two methods utilized (Rutgers CUPR multipliers vs. case study) -Up to 71 public school-aged children (PSAC) conservatively estimated Public School Aged Children (cont.) – Rutgers CUPR Multipliers Similar to 2010 Zoning Study, two scenarios were applied using the Rutgers multipliers: 1) All 324 units studied would be 1-bedroom units (10% affordable) = 29 PSAC 2) 50/50 mix of 1- and 2-bedroom units (10% affordable) = 45 PSAC - For 3 existing multifamily rental properties in the Village, AKRF requested the number of PSAC enrolled in CHUFSD for the 2021–2022 school year and three previous school years (2018–2019, 2019–2020, and 2020–2021) - Utilizing the highest recorded combined enrollment from these three properties (28 PSAC from the 2019–2020 school year) results in a conservatively derived multiplier of 0.22 PSAC per residential unit = 71 PSAC Public School Aged Children (cont.) – Case Study Multiplier Public School Aged Children (cont.) -Trend of declining enrollment in the district -Increase of up to 71 PSAC over the 2022–2023 projected enrollment of 1,536 students, plus background growth, would result in enrollment well below peak enrollment of 1,752 students in the 2009–2010 school year. Visual Impacts - LI District amendments could introduce mixed use buildings up to 5- stories - HSRG Overlay amendments would not change currently permitted maximum building height (3 stories) - Leaf-on/Leaf-off photo-simulations completed for the LI parcels from 6 public views - Conceptual building footprints from LI District buildout analysis were raised 5- stories to create general massing for study Visual Impacts (cont.) Summer (leaf-on): 1.2 FAR, 5-stories Winter (leaf-off): 1.2 FAR, 5-stories Viewpoint 1: Rt 9 - Croton Point Ave Exit (south) Visual Impacts (cont.) Summer (leaf-on): 1.2 FAR, 5-stories Winter (leaf-off): 1.2 FAR, 5-stories Viewpoint 2: Veterans Plaza /MNR parking (north) Visual Impacts (cont.) Summer (leaf-on): 1.2 FAR, 5-stories Winter (leaf-off): 1.2 FAR, 5-stories Viewpoint 3: Croton Point Ave (west) Visual Impacts (cont.) -Cross sectional profile / Line of sight study was completed to address potential visibility of proposed 5-story allowance in the LI zone -Focused on southwesterly views from residential neighborhoods on Young Avenue and Wayne Street -HSRG Overlay excluded from the model since maximum height already permitted for mixed use (3-stories) previously studied / will not change Visual Impacts (cont.) Traffic Impacts Traffic Study General Methodology - Conservatively assumed future “build year” of 2042 (2022 + 20 years). Similar 20-year timeframe was used for 2010 zoning study. - Full Buildout Analyzed: 470 residential units, 21,831 sf of commercial space, 725 off-street parking spaces ◦Trip generation developed using ITE rates for the following land uses: ◦Multifamily Housing – low-rise (for potential 3-story bldgs.) ◦Multifamily Housing – mid-rise (for potential 5-story bldgs.) ◦General Office, Strip Retail (<40k sf), and Fine Dining Restaurant (for potential ground floor commercial in LI zone) - Five signalized intersections within affected area were selected for quantified analysis: ◦Croton Point Ave and Veterans Plaza ◦Croton Point Ave and Rt. 9/9A Southbound Ramps ◦Croton Point Ave and Rt. 9/9A Northbound Ramps ◦Croton Point Ave and S. Riverside Ave ◦S. Riverside Ave and Benedict Blvd - Existing (year 2022) traffic counts completed at above intersections during weekday AM (6:30-9:30) and PM (4:00-6:00PM) peak periods (April 2022) - Future (year 2042) volumes were developed by combining buildout’s trip generation with 1 percent per year compounded growth rate Traffic Impacts (cont.) Potential Impacts: Under the 2042 condition (full theoretical buildout of the rezoning area), absent any additional improvements, there would be impacts expected at the following 3 locations:  Croton Point Avenue and Veterans Plaza—southbound approach would deteriorate from LOS* E to LOS F during Weekday AM peak hour and within LOS F during the Weekday PM peak hour. Potential Mitigation: Signal timing adjustments  Croton Point Avenue and Route 9/9A Southbound Ramps—northbound approach would deteriorate within LOS F during the Weekday AM and PM peak hours. Potential Mitigation: Signal timing adjustments  South Riverside Avenue and Benedict Boulevard—westbound approach would deteriorate from LOS D to LOS E during the Weekday PM peak hour. The southbound approach would deteriorate within LOS F during the Weekday AM and PM peak hours. Potential Mitigation: Signal timing adjustments, pavement/lane restriping, and/or narrowing of median of Benedict Blvd *Level of Service (LOS) is based on a grading scale of “A” through “F” with “A” representing optimum traffic conditions and “F” representing poor traffic conditions End of Presentation