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Town of Clinton, Connecticut

Action Plan for the Historic Unilever Property and Area Steering Committee Meeting #2 | Preliminary Analysis Wednesday, December 18, 2013 6:30PM


Steering Committee Meeting #2 | Preliminary Analysis

Agenda 1. Review of Project Initiation

a) Reintroduction and committee structure b) Schedule c) Work Plan d) Communication Plan e) Project Statement

2. Preliminary Analysis a) Land use and urban design b) Applicable plans and policies c) Regulatory review d) Market condition observations e) Environmental conditions

3. Next Steps a) Stakeholder interviews and outreach b) Site and building visit c) Preparation for community visioning (January 18th)

Steering Committee Meeting #2 | Preliminary Analysis December 18, 2013


1 - Review of Project Initiation

Reintroduction and Committee Structure



Schedule



Work Plan 1. Project Schedule

2. Project Tasks a) Task 1 – Project Initiation b) Task 2 – Conditions and Trends Analysis c) Task 3 – Draft Strategies d) Task 4 – Final Report

3. Project Area



Communication Plan 1. Overview and Goals

2. Standard Project Description

3. Meetings and Coordination

4. Public Outreach


a) Think about models you've seen that could be a good fit for Clinton

b) What are the lessons (positive & negative) learned from other communities?

c) With whom in town should The Cecil Group talk to get input on the project?

1 – Project Initiation Recap

Visioning Ideas



Project Statement 1. Consistent description of project

2. Used for all notices and briefings

3. Communicates upcoming meetings


2 - Preliminary Analysis

Project Area Area: 162 acres

Number of Parcels: 117 Number of Buildings: 217 Number of Owners: 106



Historic Context



Regional Context



Land Use and Connectivity Transportation Network

Central Ave

Downtown Revitalization Project

Station improvements



Land Use and Urban Design Land Use

Central Ave

Single Family Residential

Multi-Family Residential

Commercial/Retail

Industrial

Institutional

Recreation

Vacant



Land Use and Urban Design Existing Buildings

Central Ave



Land Use and Urban Design Existing Parking

Central Ave



Natural Features

Central Ave Development would require independent distributed wastewater

Public water supply may have limitations



Natural Features

Undesignated Tidal Wetland



Natural Features

Coastal Boundary



Land Use and Urban Design Ownership Patterns

Central Ave

Owner Occupied

Owner at Different Address



Land Use and Urban Design Historic Properties

Central Ave

1 John Street

22 High Street

98 High Street

Individually Eligible

Contributing to a District * Based upon Historic

Resource Inventory (March 2013)



Regulatory Review Current Zoning

Central Ave B-3

B-4

I-2

R-20

R-30

R-10

R-10

R-10

B-2

B-2

I-1

R-20



Regulatory Review

1. Zone I-1 Industrial a) Residential uses not permitted

2. Dimensional Characteristics

Zone Min. Lot Area (w/o water)

Min. Lot Area (w/ water)

Min. Setback from Street (FT)

Max Height (Stories)

Max Height (FT)

Max. Aggregate Ground Coverage

R-10 20,000 10,000 25 3 35 20%

R-20 30,000 20,000 30 3 35 15%

R-30 40,000 30,000 35 3 35 15%

B-2 10,000 10,000 n/a 3 40 60%

B-3 10,000 10,000 n/a 3 35 90%

B-4 20,000 20,000 n/a 3 40 80%

I-1 20,000 20,000 25 -- 50 75%

I-2 40,000 40,000 50 -- 50 75%



Land Use and Urban Design Unilever Ownership

Central Ave



Plans and Policies 1. Route 1 Corridor Plan

a) Clinton, Westbrook and Old Saybrook b) Long-range intermodal travel and

quality of life along corridor c) RiverCOG, FHI, others d) Just began with public mobile

visioning

2. ConnDOT Improvements to Clinton Station

a) New fully canopied 200 foot-long high-level platform at north side of tracks

b) Pedestrian bridge over tracks with connecting elevators and stairs

c) Similar to Guilford Shore Line East Station

d) Add 22 parking spaces to north side



Market Conditions 1. FXM Progress Report

a) Limited data available (local, regional or State) for trend analyses

b) Contacting real estate brokers and developers for market context

c) Testing will be more reliable than forecasting

2. Basic Demographic Facts and Figures a) Information from Partnership for Strong

Communities (www.pschousing.org)



Market Conditions 1. Basic Demographic Facts and Figures

a) Information from Connecticut Economic Resource Center, Inc. (www.cerc.com)



Environmental Conditions

1. Review of files from Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP)

a) Underground tank field for hazardous waste storage (12,000 gallon tank installed 1994)

b) 1994 samples indicate elevated total petroleum hydrocarbons in two samples

c) Six reported releases/spills at the site, mostly pertaining to industrial waste water (treated and untreated) to the ground surface

d) On-site wastewater treatment building

2. Clean Water Act Violation (2008) a) Unilever pleads guilty (article from 12/05/13) b) $1M fine, $3.5M to state and local environmental

programs c) Fishway at Chapman Mill Pond and $500K for

other environmentally beneficial projects


3 - Next Steps

Stakeholders Interviews and Outreach 1. General Interviews

a) Stakeholders, residents, advocates b) The Cecil Group conducts interview

2. Market Interviews

a) Developers, realtors, economic development b) FXM conducts interview

3. Site Visit

a) Pending permission and coordination with Cushman and Wakefield

b) Diagrammatic floor plans and elevations c) The Cecil Group and Heritage Resources


3 - Next Steps

Community Visioning 1. Preparation and coordination for Visioning

a) Public outreach – part of larger process b) Types of exercises and discussion

2. Saturday, January 18th, 2014

a) Green Room of Town Hall 10AM-2PM b) Time of Unilever property discussion c) Amount of time for discussion

Student Assistance UConn engineering students senior project

a) Would like to offer assistance b) Semester from January to May


Town of Clinton, Connecticut

Action Plan for the Historic Unilever Property and Area Steering Committee Meeting #2 | Preliminary Analysis Wednesday, December 18, 2013

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