City of White Plains Westchester County, NY. Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement

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1 60 South Broadway Rezoning Project City of White Plains Westchester County, NY Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement July 2, 2014

2 60 SOUTH BROADWAY CB-3 REZONING AND ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS DRAFT GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (DGEIS) Submitted: May 21, 2014 Accepted: July 7, 2014

3 Cover Sheet DRAFT GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (DGEIS) 60 SOUTH BROADWAY CB-3 REZONING AND ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS 60 South Broadway City of White Plains, Westchester County, New York Lead Agency: City of White Plains Common Council City of White Plains 255 Main Street White Plains, NY Contact: Hon. Thomas M. Roach, Mayor (914) Applicant: Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. 321 Railroad Avenue Greenwich, CT Contact: John Cannon (203) Prepared by: See following page Date DGIES Submitted: May 21, 2014 Date DGEIS Accepted: July 7, 2014 Date of Public Hearing: August 4, 2014 Closing Date of Comment Period: August 15, 2014

4 Cover Sheet LIST OF PREPARERS Planner BFJ Planning 115 5th Avenue New York, NY (212) Contacts: Frank S. Fish, FAICP, Principal Sarah K. Yackel, AICP, Associate Principal Michael Keane, AICP, Senior Planner Isabel Aguirre-Martinez, Planner Georges Jacquemart, PE, AICP, Principal Alireza Rabiee, Senior Transportation Planner Lauren Rennée, Planner Legal Counsel Cuddy & Feder LLP 445 Hamilton Avenue, Fourteenth Floor White Plains, New York (914) Contact: William S. Null, Esq. Architect Perkins Eastman 422 Summer Street Stamford, CT (203) Contact: Stuart Lachs, Principal Socioeconomic Consultant Urbanomics 115 5th Avenue New York, NY (212) Contact: Tina Lund, AICP, Senior Associate Civil Engineer The Chazen Companies 21 Fox Street Poughkeepsie, NY (845) Contact: Chris Lapine

5 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction Proposed Action Alternatives Significant Impacts and Mitigation Measures Involved and Interested Agencies Required Reviews and Approvals PROPOSED ACTION Project Purpose, Needs, and Benefits Project Location Existing Zoning and Land Use Description of the Proposed Action DGEIS Analysis Framework Maximum Worst-Case Development Scenarios Future Site-Specific Action Involved and Interested Agencies Required Review and Approvals ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURES Land Use, Zoning, and Public Policy Existing Conditions Land Use Zoning Existing Public Policy and Planning Context The Future Without the Proposed Action The Future With the Proposed Action Land Use Zoning Impacts on Public Policy Mitigation Measures Visual and Community Character Existing Conditions The Future Without the Proposed Action The Future With the Proposed Action Mitigation Measures Transportation and Parking Existing Conditions Study Area Existing Traffic Volumes Intersection Level of Service Definitions Existing Traffic Conditions Scenario A: Existing Building/Partial Occupancy Existing Traffic Conditions Scenario B: Westchester Pavilion Fully Occupied Parking SOUTH BROADWAY REZONING DGEIS i

6 Pedestrian and Bicycle Infrastructure Transit Future Conditions Without Action Vehicular Traffic Parking Transit, Pedestrians and Bicycle Infrastructure Future Conditions With Action Vehicular Traffic Parking Transit, Pedestrians and Bicycle Infrastructure Mitigation Measures Air Quality Existing Conditions Potential Impacts Mitigation Measures Noise Existing Conditions Potential Impacts Mitigation Measures Socioeconomic and Fiscal Conditions Existing Conditions The Future Without the Proposed Action The Future With the Proposed Action Mitigation Measures Community Facilities and Services Existing Conditions The Future Without the Proposed Action The Future With the Proposed Action Mitigation Measures Public Infrastructure, Sanitation Services and Utilities Water Supply Existing Municipal Water System Capacity Existing Water Consumption On-site Infrastructure and Connections to Public Water Mains Projected Water Demand Existing Water Pressures and Flows Preliminary Hydraulic Analysis Preliminary Fire Flow Analysis Analysis of Municipal System Sanitary Sewer Capacity Receiving Wastewater Treatment System Capacity and Existing Sanitary Sewer Conveyance System Proposed On-site Infrastructure and Connections to Public Sewer System Existing Wastewater Flows Projected Waste Water Demand for Wastewater Flows Recommended Sanitary Sewer System Improvements Solid Waste Existing Conditions SOUTH BROADWAY REZONING DGEIS ii

7 Potential Impacts Solid Waste and Recycled Material Capacity to Serve the Project Mitigation Measures Stormwater Management Analysis Methodology Description of Design Points Rainfall Data Hydrologic Characteristics Pre-Development Hydrologic Characteristics Post-Development Hydrologic Characteristics Groundwater Performance Summary Stormwater Management Planning for Redevelopment Projects Water Quality Treatment Objective For Redevelopments Water Quality Treatment Volume (WQv) Potential Stormwater Management Measures Peak Rate Control Measures Qualitative Control Measures Stormwater Treatment Practices Feasibility Mitigation Measures Future Site Plan Development Neighborhood Character Urban Design and Visual Character Land Use Socioeconomic Conditions Transportation Noise Conclusion OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS Unavoidable Adverse Environmental Impacts Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources Growth-Inducing, Cumulative and Secondary Impacts Short-Term and Long-Term Impacts, Cumulative Impacts and Other Associated Impacts Effects on the Use and Conservation of Energy ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES Alternative 1: No-Action Alternative Land Use, Public Policy and Zoning Urban Design and Visual Character Transportation and Parking Air Quality Noise Socioeconomic and Fiscal Conditions SOUTH BROADWAY REZONING DGEIS iii

8 5.1.7 Community Facilities and Services Public Infrastructure, Sanitation Services, and Utilities Stormwater Neighborhood Character Alternative 2: Build-Out Under Current B-6 Zoning Land Use, Public Policy and Zoning Urban Design and Visual Character Transportation and Parking Air Quality Noise Socioeconomic and Fiscal Conditions Community Facilities and Services Public Infrastructure, Sanitation Services, and Utilities Stormwater Neighborhood Character FUTURE ACTIONS LIST OF APPENDICES (Under Separate Cover) Appendix A: Adopted DGEIS Scope Appendix B: Traffic and Parking Appendix C: Community Facilities Correspondence Appendix D: Water Supply Appendix E: Sanitary Sewer Appendix F: Sanitation Services Correspondence Appendix G: Stormwater Management Attached CD includes PDF copies of DGEIS Chapters and Appendices 60 SOUTH BROADWAY REZONING DGEIS iv

9 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1: Regional Location Figure 1-2: Site Location Map Figure 1-3: Existing Zoning Map Figure 1-4: Proposed Zoning Map Figure 2-1: Regional Location Figure 2-2: Site Location Map Figure 2-3: Existing Zoning Map Figure 2-4: Proposed Zoning Map Figure 3.1-1: Existing Land Use Figure 3.1-2: Existing Zoning Map Figure 3.1-3: Proposed Rezoning Map Figure 3.2-1: Study Area with Neighborhood Subareas Figure 3.2-2: Existing Conditions: Neighborhood Subareas Figure 3.2-3: Building Heights (Number of Stories) Figure 3.2-4: Viewshed Key Map Figure 3.2-5: Existing Views Figure 3.2-6: Existing and Potential Viewshed Figure 3.2-7: Potential Worst-Case Build-Out CB-3 Mixed Use Development Scenario Option 1 Figure 3.2-8: Potential Worst-Case Build-Out CB-3 Mixed Use Development Scenario Option 2 Figure 3.2-9: Shadow Diagrams Option 1 Figure : Shadow Diagrams Option 2 Figure 3.3-1: Study Area Figure 3.3-2: Existing Conditions Scenario A (Existing Building/35% Occupancy) Traffic Volumes (November 2012/September 2013) AM Peak Hour (8AM-9AM) Figure 3.3-3: Existing Conditions Scenario A (Existing Building/35% Occupancy) Traffic Volumes (November 2012/September 2013) PM Peak Hour (5PM-6PM) Figure 3.3-4: Existing Conditions Scenario A (Existing Building/35% Occupancy) Traffic Volumes (November 2012/September 2013) Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour (2PM-3PM) Figure 3.3-5: Commercial Drip Distribution Figure 3.3-6: Existing Conditions Scenario B (Westside Pavilion Fully Occupied) Traffic Volumes AM Peak Hour (8AM-9AM) Figure 3.3-7: Existing Conditions Scenario B (Westside Pavilion Fully Occupied) Traffic Volumes PM Peak Hour (5PM-6PM) Figure 3.3-8: Existing Conditions Scenario B (Westside Pavilion Fully Occupied) Traffic Volumes Saturday Peak Hour (2PM-3PM) Figure 3.3-9: Pedestrian Facilities within a Quarter-Mile from Project Site Figure : Existing Pedestrian Volumes (November 2012) Figure : Bus Routes and Bus Stops/Shelters within a Quarter-Mile from the Project Site Figure : Future No-Action Traffic Volumes AM Peak Hour Figure : Future No-Action Traffic Volumes PM Peak Hour Figure : Future No-Action Traffic Volumes Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour Figure : Residential Trip Distribution Figure : Future Traffic Volumes with the Proposed Action: Maximum Mixed-Use Build-Out AM Peak Hour Figure : Future Traffic Volumes with the Proposed Action: Maximum Mixed-Use Build-Out PM Peak Hour 60 SOUTH BROADWAY REZONING DGEIS v

10 Figure : Future Traffic Volumes with the Proposed Action: Maximum Mixed-Use Build-Out Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour Figure : Future Traffic Volumes with the Proposed Action: Maximum Residential Build-Out AM Peak Hour Figure : Future Traffic Volumes with the Proposed Action: Maximum Residential Build-Out PM Peak Hour Figure : Future Traffic Volumes with the Proposed Action: Maximum Residential Build-Out Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour Figure : Future Traffic Volumes with the Proposed Action: Maximum Commercial Build-Out AM Peak Hour Figure : Future Traffic Volumes with the Proposed Action: Maximum Commercial Build-Out PM Peak Hour Figure : Future Traffic Volumes with the Proposed Action: Maximum Commercial Build-Out Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour Figure 3.6-1: Primary Market Area and Study Area Figure 3.6-2: Land Uses within ¼-Mile Figure 3.6-3: Residential and Mixed-Uses within ¼-Mile Figure 3.6-4: White Plains Area Accommodations Figure 3.7-1: White Plains Emergency Services Map Figure 3.7-2: White Plains Area Open Space LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1: Zoning Comparison of Future No Action Scenario versus Future With Action Scenario Table 1-2: Summary of Impacts and Mitigation Measures Table 2-1: Westchester Pavilion Mall Occupancy Table 2-2: Bulk Standards Comparison between B-6 and CB-3 Table 2-3: Comparison of Permitted Uses in the B-6 and CB-3 Zoning Districts Table 2-4: Zoning Comparison of Future No Action Scenario versus Future With Action Scenario Table 3.1-1: Existing Generalized Land Use in the Study Area Table 3.1-2: Dimension Regulations in the B-6 District Table 3.1-3: Dimensional Regulations for Districts Mapped Within Study Area Table 3.1-4: Comparison of Permitted Uses in the B-6 and CB-3 Zoning Districts Table 3.1-5: Maximum Worst-Case Development Scenarios Under Proposed CB-3 District Land Use Table 3.1-6: Zoning Comparisons between B-6 and CB-3 Table 3.1-6a: Impact of Proposed CB-3 Rezoning on Uses Table 3.1-7: Maximum Worst-Case Development Scenarios Under Proposed CB-3 District Dimensional Standards and Parking Requirements Table 3.3-1: Westchester Pavilion Existing Traffic (November 2012) Table 3.3.2: Level of Service Criteria for Signalized Intersections Table 3.3-3: Level of Service Criteria for Un-Signalized Intersections Table 3.3-4: Existing Traffic Conditions Table 3.3-5: Traffic Generation of Existing Westchester Pavilion Fully Occupied Table 3.3-6: Existing Traffic Conditions with Westchester Pavilion Fully Occupied Table 3.3-7: Existing Westchester Avenue Bus Stop Daily Ridership Table 3.3-8: Traffic Generation of Future No Action Scenario (B-6 Zoning) Table 3.3.9: Existing & Future No Action Scenario Traffic Conditions Table : Traffic Generation of Maximum Mixed-Use Scenario (CB-3 Zoning) Table : Future Conditions with the Proposed Action: Maximum Mixed-Use Scenario 60 SOUTH BROADWAY REZONING DGEIS vi

11 Table : Traffic Generation of Maximum Residential Scenario (CB-3 Zoning) Table : Future Conditions with the Proposed Action: Maximum Residential Scenario Table : Traffic Generation of Maximum Commercial Scenario (CB-3 Zoning) Table : Future Conditions with the Proposed Action: Maximum Commercial Scenario Table : Overall Traffic Conditions Summary for 9 Intersections Table : Required Parking Ratios Table : Future Parking Requirements with Proposed Action Table : LOS Improvement and Downgrade Comparison Table : LOS Downgrade from Existing to No-Action Scenario Table : No-Action Scenario with Improvements-AM Peak Hour Table : No-Action Scenario with Improvements-PM Peak Hour Table : No-Action Scenario with Improvements-Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour Table 3.4-1: National Ambient Air Quality Standards Attainment Status for Westchester County, NY (July 2013) Table 3.4-2: Traffic Generation in Comparison to Future No-Action Traffic Volumes Table 3.5-1: Common Noise Levels and Typical Reactions Table 3.5-2: Average Ability to Perceive Changes in Noise Levels Table 3.5-3: Estimated Community Response to Increases in Noise Levels Table 3.5-4: NYSDOT EPM Noise Criteria Table 3.5-5: Traffic Generation in Comparison to Future No-Action Traffic Volumes Table 3.6-1: Population Trends Table 3.6-2: General Housing Characteristics Table 3.6-3: Household Income in the Previous 12 Months in 2000 and (In Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) Table 3.6-4: Employment Trends Table 3.6-5: Existing Housing Characteristics Table 3.6-6: Housing Units by Tenure & Size Table 3.6-7: Change in the Monthly Cost of Housing in Downtown & White Plains Table 3.6-8: ESRI Retail Market Place Profile for Downtown White Plains (5 mile radius around 60 South Broadway site) Table 3.6-9: Forecast of Population & Households in White Plains Table : Forecast of Households in White Plains by Income Bracket (in constant $) Table : Forecast of Households in White Plains by Tenure & Household Size Table : Population & School Child Estimate for Maximum Mixed Use & Maximum Residential Development Scenarios (2016) Table : Permanent Employment by Project Scenario Table : Public Revenues Generated by the Maximum Mixed Use Development Scenario - Based on FY Rates (In $000) Table : Public Revenues Generated by Alternative Scenarios - Based on FY Rates (In $000) Table : Public Expenditure Requirement per Annum for the Maximum Mixed Use Development Based on FY Municipal Costs and FY School Costs (In $000s) Table : Public Expenditure Requirement per Annum for Alternative Scenarios - Based on FY Municipal Costs and FY School Costs (In $000s) Table : Benefit-Cost Relationship Table 3.7-1: White Plains School District Enrollment by Grade, Table 3.7-2: White Plains Uniform Crime Statistics, Table 3.7-3: White Plains Police Department Crime and Total Calls per Person, SOUTH BROADWAY REZONING DGEIS vii

12 Table 3.7-4: White Plains Fire Department Total Calls and Fire Calls per Person, Table 3.7.a: Annual Fire Incidents Per 100 Residents: White Plains and Comparable Communities and Westchester County and New York State, Table 3.7-5: White Plains Parks by Proximity to Site, Jurisdiction, Park Type and Amenities Table 3.7-6: White Plains Open Space by Proximity to Site Table 3.7-7: White Plains Open Space Ratio, Future No Action Scenario Table 3.7-8: White Plains Open Space Ratio, Maximum Residential Scenario Table 3.7-9: White Plains Open Space Ratio, Maximum Commercial Scenario Table : White Plains Open Space Ratio, Maximum Mixed-Use Scenario Table : Projected Domestic Demand Table : Hydrant Flow Test Results Table : Metering Site Locations Table : Existing Sanitary Sewer Conveyance System Capacity Table : Existing Westchester Pavilion Sanitary Flows Table : Projected Wastewater Flows Table : Future No Action Scenario Table : Maximum Mixed-Use Development Scenario Table : Maximum Commercial Development Scenario Table : Maximum Residential Development Scenario Table : Anticipated Total Solid Waste Generation Table 3.9-1: Rainfall Data Table 3.9-2: Summary of Pre-Development Peak Discharge Rates Table 3.9-3: Water Quality Tabulations Table : Required Parking Ratios Table : Future Parking Requirements with Proposed Action Table : LOS Improvement and Downgrade Comparison Table 5-1: Maximum Build-Out Comparison of Alternatives Table 5-2: Westchester Pavilion Mall Occupancy Table 5-3: Net Additional Traffic Generation Comparison between No-Action Alternative and Proposed Action Table 5-4: Permanent Employment No Action Alternative (Full Occupancy) Table 5-5: Alternative 1: No Action Alternative (Full Occupancy) Public Revenues Generated: Based on FY Rates (In $000) Table 5-6: Alternative 1: No Action Alternative (Full Occupancy) Public Expenditures Requirement per Annum Based on FY Municipal Costs and FY School Costs (in $000S) Table 5-7: Alternative 1: No Action Alternative (Full Occupancy) Benefit-Cost Relationship Table 5-8: Net Additional Traffic Generation in Comparison to Alternative 2 and Proposed Action Table 5-9: Alternative 2 Permanent Employment Table 5-10: Alternative 2: Public Revenues Generated Based on FY (In $000s) Table 5-11: Alternative 2: Public Expenditures Requirement per Annum Based on FY Municipal Costs and FY School Costs (in $000S) Table 5-12: Alternative 2: Benefit-Cost Relationship Table 5-13: Alternative 2 Publicly Accessible Open Space LIST OF CHARTS Chart 3.7-1: White Plains City School District Historical Enrollment and Projections Chart 3.7-2: White Plains and New York State Uniform Crime Rates, Chart 3.7-3: White Plains Uniform Crime Rates and Population, SOUTH BROADWAY REZONING DGEIS viii