Minutes - 20080616 - Transfer Station

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1 • Very Important 2 3 Value 4 • 10 5 6 3. IMPACT ON THE LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE 7 Consideration: Within a community, the residents have needs that must be met to maintain a 8 certain minimum standard of living and quality of life. From an infrastructure 9 standpoint, these needs typically include homes, transportation (streets, roads, • 10 sidewalks, and drainage), energy (gas and/or electricity), telecommunications,-and 11 water and sewer service. 12 13 Definition: Potential impact upon connector streets and roads from the standpoint of 14 increased collection and transfer traffic volume and suitability of roadway designs for heavy 15 truck traffic. Electric, water, and sewer service will be assessed with respect to availability, 16 capacity, and impact of transfer station usage on existing systems. 17 18 Application 19 20 Sites with available electric, water, and sewer service (within 1000 feet of the transfer station 21 site) and suitable roadway connector design will be ranked the highest. Existing roadway 22 features will be compared to minimum standards for industrial access roads. 23 24 Importance 25 26 • Important 27 28 Value 29 • 5 30 31 32 Commissioner Gordon said that she thought this should be weighted a 10 for impact on 33 utilities and impact on roads. 34 35 4. ADJACENT LAND USES 36 37 Consideration: Official land use provides information on the actual or customary use of the 38 community. However, zoned or planned land uses may not show how different 39 parcels of land are actually used. The zoning/planning use and actual use, and 40 existing customary uses associated with a candidate site should be examined. 41 42 Definition: Potential impact upon a community's existing use of space (e.g., restriction of 43 open space or outdoor uses, traffic volumes, or patterns that create barriers to crossing of 44 streets and/or neighborhood connectivity) resulting from transfer station or infrastructure 45 development. 46 47 Application: 15