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Proactive Approaches to Managing Impacts of Marcellus Shale Development Conference, 2011Darby Kiley, Planner, Tompkins County | Meghan Thoreau, Planner, STC
Community level Many different organization styles Help plan and prepare for gas development Gather and share information Work in different political climates Regional task forces:
Identify the: CEAs, future economic development areas, sensitive tourism destinations, underutilized commercial industrial properties, school districts/ bus routes
Adopt/ update comp plan Identify vacant/ occupied housing stock Identify major stakeholders (including gas industry reps.) Identify local government costs & services
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Cornell Cooperative Extension: natural gas developmenthttp://cce.cornell.edu/EnergyClimateChange/NaturalGasDev/Pages/default.aspx
Penn State University: natural gashttp://extension.psu.edu/naturalgas
Green Choices: how to benefit the climate and your communityhttp://www.greenchoices.cornell.edu/
Educational Webinars (related to natural gas development):http://extension.psu.edu/naturalgas/webinars http://cce.cornell.edu/EnergyClimateChange/NaturalGasDev/Pages/CornellSponsoredWebinars.aspx
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Review commercial/ industrial water & sewer rates Review room tax, local taxes, and definitions Review/ adopt regulations on short-term temporary employee
housing regulations Review/ adopt camping regulations Review mobile home court/ RV ordinance Consider life cycle analysis for proposed subdivisions Create/ partner with a housing trust for renter/ owner controls
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Management your private water supplyhttp://stcplanning.org/usr/Program_Areas/Energy/Naturalgas_Resources/Schuyler%20Final%20Water%20Testing%20Guidance.pdf
Adopt LEED certification and green building design regulationshttp://www.greenupstateny.org/
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Review/ adopt regulations on short-term temporary employee housing regulations (see Article 4-106, 4-108 & 4-109 or our land use code for more details)
Review/ adopt camping regulations (see §128-62 - temporary Shelter and associated definitions, search tip: Ctrl+f and search for camp/ camping related references for more information)
Review/ adopt: light ordinance & noise ordinance Industry terminology/ zoning definitions & uses incentive overlay zoning agricultural zoning ordinance plan unit development (PUD) zoning zoning districts in urban/ business center to permit dense
mixed-use Consider amending zoning language to prohibit or
allow gas extraction in specified districts
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Industry terminology & municipal definitionshttp://stcplanning.org/usr/Program_Areas/Energy/Naturalgas_Resources/DRAFT%20Garfield%20County%20Natural%20Gas%20Development%20Navigation%20Guide%20.pdf
Amend zoning district in urban business center to permit dense mixed-usehttp://www.planning.org/research/smartgrowth/pdf/section41.pdf
Amend zoning language to prohibit or allow gas extraction in specified districts (see towns of Dryden, Ithaca, & Ulysses – regulations under development)
Finger Lakes Region: Tompkins County Established website Meet monthly with 4 active work groups – Report back to
COG Developed land use guides:
Air quality; Steps for CEAs; High Impact Industrial Use Developing Road Protection Strategy (RUA and RUR) Developed build-out maps & analysis; public presentations Analyzing assessment & land values issues Drafted zoning amendment in Danby – Aquifer Protection
Overlay Proposed zoning amendments in towns of Dryden, Ithaca,
Southern Tier Central Region: Steuben County Established a website Hold multiple monthly public meetings Completed memorandum reviewing the Thirty Day Limit on Occupancy
Tax or room tax Completed road maintenance agreement (RUA) Completed radioactive study, Marcellus Shale Evaluation, on drill
cuttings risk to county landfill Passed a housing resolution Amended site plan review law Held educational forums for town supervisors, public safety officers, &
planning boards officials Proposed meeting with owners of camping/ RV parks on possible
Southern Tier Central Region: Schuyler County Established a website Released informational guidance sheet, Managing your Private Water
Supply Related to Natural Gas Development in Schuyler County (July 2011)
Hosting a task force intern for the summer 2011 Surveying task force members & municipal officials to create a
focused, concise resource binder/ resource suite Proposed work with the Schuyler County EMC on providing comments
on the revised Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) for high-volume hydraulic fracturing
Most towns have either signed on with Delta Engineers for assistance with road assessment and RUAs or are working with other engineering firms to accomplish similar services
Southern Tier Central Region: Chemung County Established a website Pass official recommendation advising towns to enter a road
analysis study (w/ Delta Engineering) Trained a deputy to enforce truck/ vehicle regulations Firefighters have been receiving training specific to gas well
emergencies Task force members attended workshops, panel discussions, &
information sessions for the past couple year EMC in conjunction w/ Elmira College has conducted a water quality
baseline study for methane & a few other related elements Met with Casella for information on the safety of the drill cuttings &
Regional efforts Drafting Municipal Guide for Energy Development (contains
resources for planning boards, comprehensive plans, site plan review, subdivision, and zoning regulations – joint effort between STC Planning and Chemung, Steuben, and Schuyler’s Planning Departments)
Completed a tourism study, Natural Gas Drilling in the Marcellus Shale: potential impacts on the tourism economy of the Southern Tier
Participated in a regional study, Economic Implications of Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Development – Understanding Potential Impacts on Tourism, Agriculture and Housing
Drafted Planning Tools for Energy Development checklist (joint efforts between Tompkins County Planning Department & STC Planning)