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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5-12-10_Cornell Class Presentation.pdf PreseTitatmion to the Village of Cayuga Heights Planning Board May 12, 2010 CRP 307215072 J`� k���• ` `¢'� LAND USE, ENVIRONMENTAL & ;,- URBAN PLANNING WORKSHOP DEPARTMENT OF CITY & REGIONAL PLANNING CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA NEW YORK DEMeN OGRAPHICS ANALYSIS FOR THE VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS Population Trends 25000 - - Town of Ithaca 20000 - Village of Cayuga Town of Lansing Heights 15000 0 0 o ti CO o 0 a� a� o 0 N CV 10000 0 0 o ti 00 0 0 M o NI N 5000 0 1000 Village of Cayuga Heights Age Distribution 4000 — Town of Lansing Age Distribution — 900 3500 — 800 >1980 1980 ZA 3000 — 700 600 2500 1999-- , 500 —2000 2000 2000 400 1500 300 - 1000 200 i 500ddCMlbh 100 - — — 0 0 `b K of t� ^� N:' o � o ��o0 ao� Joao �o�o ���o�o�o���o ���o���o �o�o �`3 �D Sao 6000 Town of Ithaca Age Distribution Tompkins County Age Distribution 35000 — 5000 30000 1980 1980 4000 25000 —1990 —1990 3000 20000 2000 15000 2000 2000 — 10000 1000 — 5000 0 0 �0oo �� 10 oa � �o �00�0 4�0 �o �o �"0 �0 � aoohoo N0ti�oti �� ' � ' �� �� �� h'4' a A' ' Q 19D 19 Household Size w+;me@ Cayuga Heights Household Size m Town of Lansing , ! { 0 ■G k ■1980 % ■G \ ^ 0 9 -2000 ■2DW , % % « . _ Z 96 a_ ,_, a._. 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Mile B BG 4 ` r s p ew+ �3 ;,,st-4GOT VILLAGE Missing Data _ n!a({100 base cases) - AR {5 people per sq.mile . -w 4FK 1D 5 to 50 w - HE RD O 50 to 200 4 200 to 500 G) E FARM DR x 500 to 1.000 6 BG 1 P VVINTHR 1,000 to 3,000 S�: ❑R 'Do DR 3,000 to 5,000 eh SPRUCE LN , 5,000 to 7,000 EA DD HAAi1pTOTJ RD sr 7,000 to 9,000 1 Q f� �r 15.000 to 332,787 CARD CA � y ODDS RD q PP 7 CAYIJGP,HEIGHTS IG3 m> State Capital es p < ° City Pop.30K to 50K R o � + City Pop.50K to 1 dOK RDAT$T a . City Pop.100Kto 250K [3 city Pap.25OKto 500K { O Q City Pap.Over 500K JN fr ay L ° Place Pap Less than 30K — State Fp p pa AY F�- ~ G OAKk�� County fr 2- ESV TEEN TER � � CM census Black Group thick outlir -7 0 ---- �'q Census Black Group-thin outlin �4 K LN 5 Sx5P AirportlAirfield RDSEMARY LN Q ParklForest 'd 3RB FARWA Cemetery r, Military n l BG 2 EYORK ST --- _ CREST L Prison VF4 s 4 5� BG Educational Institution w Tom kins y 0 �0 >� Co , IVY lza a R ECOLOGY INVENTORY FOR V ILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS by Carolyn Richards Streams , a an s -No classified wetlands r .,I �I r _ ��i Renwick engh 4 M �.. + _ p III, 1 •PY-_ -Existing wet - - Brook ire li i r�. .- 1��� areas include: •ponds and `k r +. fix j r ail I. slow moving waters. �1 •11�1,�4�* IM .� I -Ti -Two active streams Pleasant -Remaining �1 Grove are seasonal IV Brook 'f�I and I � ;F �C+.+4'J:h7rl•r,tiM-� '' s}:`, 11 • r- tributaries. �i•d \•' "I`I` �� da"I11A C,F� •��` �` �4 +°' ',�r Ali `'' Watersheds •Entire region N 40I. � Ikt}IIII '� 1 1 exists in Seneca Y ll5 11 River � �s + y +Y'r S I n�, A Watershed. pp,y� � ?a'�t`.AR] *Locally, Ithaca A 04 I 101 .�• cAY r —jJ a and AK FUC' surrounding Y f t 3'A area is in _ t AKa _ _ f , Cayuga Lake - WO _ A Watershed. IIII I ll kk a w A ' A I a� s 1 � ' Watersheds , cont . *Just South of Cayuga Heights Watersheds Map byJahn Simpson and Nate Cisne Pleasant Created on 17February2010 ea �u 9 Padova a Source:Mann Library!CUGIR � °o am P Qo vma a d ° v Grove Brook Legend a y g a Q ❑ °o v e is the � �ag $ - R a c a t7 m q°8 oq� ❑ �, R Village Boundariesboundary line { 44A 6 B a Q 9 z6000O° L—" 9 � oa � Buildings between: o ❑ � Qwa°a p❑ $6 v°tl oo 4i��� � Roa ds 1pt5 m L -Fall Creek trearn s v w Watershed eg ° �P ° m g a 4 � ° a s Watershed O 6 a� ❑ T_Ir o S ❑P�3 4 and a 1 a ®e a o nt a o ❑ _y a 4 ' ' -East �a 0 East Cayuga Lakeshore o. Cayuga a a - Fall Creek Z L1 arq e e o ,A 09 m[ nn h Lakeshore ° d � 6 South Watershed hdliles 0 0-125 025 ri 0 75 W S Slope na sis 7-, -7L�V , n � i 1� ;.i F " Fes" �■ i a�t+� I �� � F � I I 5 1 � •, PnaiEcT 4 - • - Q CAYUGA HEIGHTS OOMPREMENSIVE't'L 11YLE ' SLOPE ANPLVS45 _ �? j OATE Slope na sis cont . 4� SRC 4- i I I @@ I k "Oc,, Fin � r snu�zu xM14 w VT re . I.y Qa4dl�yw��. i'H�J1EG� CAYUGA HEIGHTS COMPREHENSNE PUN TITLE SLOPEANALVSIS WE Unique Natural Areas j I UNA-102 UNA-102 .gg UNA-100 UN UNA-99 z a o ° G � � BLl Unique Natural Areas Ei Newman Tract: UNA 101 7.631 acres in total Reasons for selection: Unique example of plant community, scenic/aesthetic value, designated natural area/preserve, rare or scare plants and old-growth forest. Renwick Slope: UNA 102 73.787 acres in total Reasons for selection: Rare or scarce plants, rare or scarce community types, quality example of plant community, scenic/aesthetic value and old-growth forest. Palmer Woods: UNA 104 43.572 acres in total Reasons for selection: birding site, quality example of plant community, urban greenspace, old-growth forest and scenic/aesthetic value. Unique Natural Areas , cont. I - •The Village has 4 out of 192 UNAs in Tompkins County. It accounts for a total of 86.4 acres, which is 7.7% of the municipality. •This is only about 0.0023% of the total acreage of the County. Cornell 's Natural Areas Portion of the UNA lies under the Cornell Plantation management. Newman Tract: UNA - 101 Palmer Woods: UNA - 104 LAND USE/PARKS IN THE VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS John Simpson '10 Nathaniel Cisne ' 11 Land Use/Land Cover Approximately two thirds of the village is covered by residential area Another 22% is vegetative cover or recreational facilities Remainder is split between transportation (Rt. 13), public/institutional , and commercial . Village is built-out Any new construction would require replacing existing structures Building Trends Since 1994 M - Kendal Constructed from 1994 to 1995 Since Kendal , around a dozen structures built Most in the past decade Around a dozen open lots remain in the village A few more could be created by subdividing other lots - Any further construction would be replacements Land Distribution ❑ Approximately two Cayuga Heights Land Use/Land Cover thirds of the Village is 411 p Residential Y p p � F O P° m ° ❑ Remainder of the N �� sPrztic�tn GotnsTo:r`a u5A L village is mostly Lend veg etative cover and R6adS Raced Tppe o � S a I.reel recreational m Land I1-JLand COYer p 5 SyEL6pry} 6 General 03, 0 mer.r:ee� � 3 }yg 0 awuaa�a�rte� � rc oaf ❑ Other categories ®rre�wd�irw✓r.�. � N.yRo account for Total A[reage%Acreage Residential 1490.63 66.91% approximately 10% of v""iv "' 2�" 144% Re[reaH-A 25259 1134% Meters Transportation 9a.99 4.aa% 0 125 250 500 150 1.000 Puhli rJlnsllitutlanal fi164 277% Commercial 57.71 2.59% the village area water 1a5 0.9s% Map bpd asn Simpson,Nate Cisne wetlands ors ao4% Updated an 14 April Sources:WGIR T9tai zzzr_7s IN ■ Zoningin Cayuga Heights Three overlaid zoning f, districts Residential One or two family dwellings Multiple HousingTa w...,Pr : �'w ► '� M Multiple family dwellings J + such as Dormitories, ZONING MAP Greek Houses, CAYUGA HEIGHTS 4 VILLAGE ry q +' Apartment complexes ��. ,g c� r�roP.i� onrucr Commercial All commercial -- Land by Tax Parcels Legend Buildings qS= _u�� Cayuga Heights Rds 14 F l r�o �n F_ a �a o ° ` Parcels 4�S,V it �fl��Ood o v a Property Class ®Commercial Community Srvcs Public Services Recreation tq y Residential °• gi;% 'u�� s �Y a �" Vacant l a N aV 'NE a�o �re° ��o°�p p <s ° 1 Created by, � U � a o Nathaniel Cisne John Simpson Chris LaBerge February 3rd, 2010 Sources. CU-GIR Property Usage Map, 0 0.16 0.3 0.6 Miles Cayuga Heights, NY Community Corners Survey Results More shops and food services a Fewer offices - Sign outside advertising shops inside _ Coffee Shop/High-end pub :i Residents feel they have no community node Community facilities Zoning at Community Corners Zoning restricts combined coverage of structures and parking to ~40% of lots Signage restriction E:i Parking lots not fully used a 40% usage at 2 :30pm on a business day Most is used for office space Property owner supports mixed use development if zoning would permit such use Inventory of Parks/Recreational Facilities in Town of Ithaca Parks Sunset Park, Tareyton and Salem Parks in NE Ithaca, CU Plantations and Sapsucker Woods, Lansing Park on Uptown Road. Golf Courses Robert Trent Jones (CU) and Ithaca CC Playgrounds/Bal Ifields CH Elementary, DeWitt Middle School, NE Elementary, IHS, Boynton Middle School Bike Paths/Walkways Village Road System Bike trails to E. and NE. of village Walking path through Kendal, and trail connecting Lisa PI. to N. Triphammer Rd (not accessible at all times of year) TRANSPORTATION IN THE VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS Roads and S The Village is served by a network of roads r totaling approximately 21 r miles. - i � It currently repaves roughly one mile of road per year. Currently on its 15t" year. r: Sidewalks repaired as needed with no exhaustive expansion of the network foreseen . - Provided by Village of Cayuga Heights Public rans or a ion Li Current Routes: 7Ri uti+ �, 30, 32, 70, 72, 74, 75 CmckAlthough several bus routes pass #' 8 ° 5t° R4 through Cayuga Heights these are °# generally not planned in U i� coordination or conjunction with Village input. 7. Li Bus Stop Improvements: Include getting a dedicated bus ° Rd Pleas loading zone / shelter. ' Li Route 30 Realignment , Originally used E. Upland. (Red Due to its steep grade andrr; td sharp curve, an alternative was ;, desired. -Ca a H his A Qr rlf n� ■ Recently changed to Northway. Provided by TCAT Commuting AIRPORT 1 LABORATORIES The Community Corners captures all of Cayuga Heights work trips. Cayuga Heights' residents primarily commute to destinations at Cornell University, Downtown Ithaca, and the Airport COMM UNIVERSITT Business Center. OOWN.TOWN ITHACA Provided by Tompkins County 2000 Village of Cayuga Heights Commute Tunes 663 _00 400 33 20J 133 3 Less than 9 13to 19 nrirIutes 23to 29 irinute SO to 39 irinWtes 43to 59 WinUtes 63to 59 minutes 90orrr•ore irinutes minutes Provided by the U.S Census 2000 000 pillage of Cayuga Heights Means of Transportation #oWork 12'% ■ Car,truck, or van 2%3 ■ Public transportation ■ Bicycle Walked 10 other means Worked at home 67 Provided by the U.S Census 2000 Traffic Accidents and V air, 2009 Speeding Infractions O Pleasant Grove Rd Hanshaw Rd lk Cayuga Heights Rd a NYS Rt 13 E Triphammer Rd 27% N Triphammer Rd 14% Provided by the Cayuga Heights Police Department Summary of 2009 Speeding Infractions N Triphammer Rd Triphammer Rd F' NYS Rt 13 ANEW Speed Limit Average Infraction Speed Cayuga Heights Rd Hanshaw Rd* *2 out of the 3 summonses issued on Hanshaw Rd were issued in a school zone Pleasant Grove Rd 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 Speed (mph) Provided by the Cayuga Heights Police Department 2009 Traffic Incident Report 2% 2% oia HIT AND RUN PROPERTY DAMAGE OTHER ACCIDENT PERSONAL INJURY BICYCLE Provided by the Cayuga Heights Police Department Transportation Priorities Keeping existing infrastructure in good condition . • - FA Balancing Village's transportation needs vs. meeting transportation -- -- — needs of adjacent communities, since Village infrastructure serves Village and non-Village residents. PUBLIC SERVICES IN THE V I L LAG E O F CAYUGA HEIGHTS Topoics o be presented • Police and fire services -- • Library • Library 70 • Education -- 0 • Water and sewer services -- • Telecommunication towers Library Telecommunication towers End Library Previously mentioned : Tompkins County Library County-owned public library Another library: Kendal Library Open to public Collection : books, journals, magazines, CDs etc Cannot borrow materials out of library rl- Content 1 LibraIVTelecommunication towers End ■Telecommunication ower Existing cell phone tower owned by Verizon IF -I twl X 1,41 ,kv. Veriz6 ell tower Content Library Telecommunication towersEnd Telecommunication Tower Construction is regulated by Village Laws Applications : Village Zoning and Planning Board Review Process : Site plan, visual impact assessment, public hearing etc Specific requirements : Location, existing towers, setback etc Content Library Telecommunication towersEnd RESIDENTS ' SURVEY FOR THE VILLAGE OF C,,&A-%X/1TGA HEIGHTS Survey •176 respondents m li 63.5/ Female 36.5/ Male r m euRr 9 SP RULE LA Coo[,3IKII •91.9% Live in single family homes Az 9a y� Y _ �C] tl� lA 0 SHEld7°p � •97.3% own their home `° p w�- Legend *Average period of residency — RoadswlAddressSurveyed -Roads = 16.4 years -o Cayuga Heights Sources of I Series ------------------------------------------------ 100 90 80 70 .__ - IN _ __ __mm_ __________ _mmmmmmmmm Series 30 Ithaca Friends Cayuga Internet Ithaca Radio Meetings Journal Heights Times Courier Other: Tompkins County Weekly, CH Elementary, Personal Traffic Signals • 56 .0% oppose new traffic signals or designs • Of those that support new signals / designs , about 85% feel that the intersection of North Triphammer and Hanshaw could use a new design or signal Parks and Recreation 58.9% of respondents wanted more parks or recreational spaces Bike trails, playground, community center/gathering spot most common requests Of those who said they desired more parks or recreational facilities: 77% indicated they had children under the age of 18. ❑ 66.6% said they felt that Cayuga Heights was a child friendly environment 53.9% said they regularly walked or biked in the community 80.2% said the facilities pedestrians and bicyclists were inadequate and needed improvement Community Corners ❑ 42.5% currently satisfied with services available 0 51.8% opposed to CC becoming commercial destination u Other comments indicated that increasing business at Community Corners would increase traffic and decrease the safety of the neighborhood ❑ Common requests: grocery, pharmacy, family restaurant, coffee shop, deli Common Concerns & Issues U State of road/sidewalk condition or lack of sidewalks and crosswalks ❑ High Traffic Flow and the enforcement of speed limits ❑ Lack of community interaction/ sense of overall Village community u Enforcement of zoning regulations (mainly dealing with fence issue) u High taxes ❑ TCAT bus routing F, Deer/debate over deer/proposed deer solutions Common Likes ❑ Small community ❑ Quietness and privacy ❑ Natural/scenic beauty ❑ Friendliness L, Convenience/Proximity to work, school, services Walking in the Village 37 people indicated that they walked to work. Of those people that indicated they walked to work: 21.6% work less than a mile from home 73 % work 1 to 4 miles from home 2.6% work 5 to 9 miles from home 56.8% regularly walk or bike in the community, 40.5% occasionally walk or bike in the neighborhood 81 % of those that walk to work said the sidewalks and bike lanes need to be improved QUESTIONS ?