Municipal Planning & Regulatory Tools:

examples from southern Finger Lakes counties

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Proactive Approaches to Managing Impacts of Marcellus Shale Development Conference, 2011

Darby Kiley, Planner, Tompkins County | Meghan Thoreau, Planner, STC Planning

July 2011

Our

priorities

�Assist municipalities as they prepare for the

advancing natural gas industry

�Coordinate projects & information concerning

Marcellus Shale natural gas exploration

�Provide ongoing support for the county task

forces and municipalities

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Natural Gas

Task Forces

� 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:

http://cce.cornell.edu/EnergyClimateChange/NaturalGasDev/Pages/CommunityTaskForces.aspx

http://extension.psu.edu/naturalgas/service-directory/county-natural-gas-task-forces

� In the news, What’s the ‘task’ of Marcellus Shale task force? (21 June 2011)

http://www.chronicle-express.com/news/x898078031/What-s-the-task-of-Marcellus-Shale-task-force

http://extension.psu.edu/naturalgas/news/2011/02/clinton-county-natural-gas-task-force-hosts-meet-and-greet

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Planning

TOOLS

for Energy

Development

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1. Preparing

your

organization

� Integrate NGTF with government

� Assign municipal staff roles and consider new responsibilities

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2. Baseline

profiles

� Identify historical and current data

� Track and project gas activity

� Map, track, and project impacts

� Resources:http://gis.bakerhughesdirect.com/RigCounts/http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/GasOil/search/wells/index.cfmhttp://www.fractracker.orghttp://www.bradfordcountypa.org/Natural-Gas.asp?specifTab=2http://www.otsego2000.org/documents/forwebsiteMiddlefieldLandUseAnalysis-Greenplan.pdf

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3. Planning

documents

� 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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Planning

resources

New York State Energy Plan

http://www.nysenergyplan.com/stateenergyplan.html

Garfield County Comprehensive Plan 2030

www.garfieldcomprehensiveplan2030.com

Zoning & the Comprehensive Plan

www.dos.state.ny.us/lg/publications/Zoning_and_the_Comprehensive_Plan.pdf

Centre Township Comprehensive Plan 2010, Phase 2

http://www.co.centre.pa.us/planning/compplan/

Centre County Inventory of Underutilized Commercial/ Industrial Properties

http://www.co.centre.pa.us/planning/ccngtf/uss_2011-03.pdf

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Planning

resources

Site Development Plan Review Law

http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lg/publications/Site_Development_Plan_Review.pdf

Local Government Technical Series

http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lg/publications.html

Critical Environmental Areas (CEAs)

http://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6184.html

Model Critical Environmental Overlay Zone

http://stcplanning.org/usr/Program_Areas/Energy/Naturalgas_Resources/model_CEA_Overlay_zoning.pdf

Zoning language to prohibit or allow gas extraction in specified districts

http://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6184.html

http://www.cedclaw.org/?page_id=598

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Planning

resources

Educational Resources

Cornell Cooperative Extension: natural gas development

http://cce.cornell.edu/EnergyClimateChange/NaturalGasDev/Pag

es/default.aspx

Penn State University: natural gas

http://extension.psu.edu/naturalgas

Green Choices: how to benefit the climate and your community

http://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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Planning

resources

Additional Educational Resources

State resources

http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lg/publications.html

http://www.nysenergyplan.com/stateenergyplan.html

New York State Legislative activity

http://www.chemungcounty.com/index.asp?pageId=482

Land of the Law blog

http://lawoftheland.wordpress.com/

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4. Municipal

regulations

� Update/ adopt: � Erosion, sedimentation, & stormwater regulations� Floodplain protection laws� Illicit discharge laws� Wellhead protection laws� Aquifer protection ordinance� Brine/ waste disposal regulations� Road use agreement (RUA) � Viewshed regulations� Site plan review law� LEED certification, green building designs, &

renewable energy initiatives

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Municipal

regulations

� 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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Municipal

resources

Update/ adopt erosion, sedimentation, and stormwater regulationshttp://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/29072.html

Update/ adopt floodplain regulationshttp://www.mass.gov/Cago/docs/Municipal/sb_floodplain.rtf (Word download)

http://www.townofotego.com/townpermits/laws/FloodDamage.pdf

Adopt aquifer protection regulationshttp://catskillpost.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/townofvirgilaquiferprotectionlaw20100408.pdf

http://www.mass.gov/Cago/docs/Municipal/sb_aquifer.rtf (Word download)

http://town.danby.ny.us/

Adopt wellhead protection regulations http://www.tiogacountyny.com/images/stories/PDFs/government/TING/TING_RevisedResourceBinder_5_2_11.pdf

http://www.mass.gov/Cago/docs/Municipal/sb_groundwater.rtf (Word download)

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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Municipal

resources

Adopt renewable energy initiativeshttp://www.co.centre.pa.us/planning/compplan/energy%20conservation.pdf

Adopt/ update road use agreement (RUA) regulationshttp://www.steubencony.org/naturalgastaskforce/SteubenCountyDPW_RUA.pdf

http://www.steubencony.org/naturalgastaskforce/PA-RUA-Laceyville%20Borough.pdf

http://www.steubencony.org/naturalgastaskforce/PA-Excess%20Maintenance%20Agreement.pdf

http://www.steubencony.org/naturalgastaskforce/PA-RUA-Lemon%20township.pdf

http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20110410/NEWS01/104100357/Hydrofracking-debate-Southern-Tier-officials-struggle-road-rules

http://www.co.centre.pa.us/planning/ccngtf/road_use_maintenance_agreement.pdf

Review room tax, taxes system, and definitions (following three links will take a few moments to open)

http://www.co.centre.pa.us/planning/ccngtf/gas_task_forum.pdf

http://www.co.centre.pa.us/planning/ccngtf/natural_gas_escapes_taxation.pdf

http://www.co.centre.pa.us/planning/ccngtf/tax_policy_marcellus.pdf

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)

http://www.garfield-county.com/building-planning/land-use-regulations.aspx

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Municipal

resources

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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)

http://www.townofbethlehem.org/images/pageImages/EcoDevAndPlan/Zoning%20Law%20-

%20Adopted%20082405%20Amended%20082306%20Effective%20090106.pdf#search='incentive'

Adopt viewshield regulations, inventory & maphttp://www.in.gov/indot/div/projects/i69planningtoolbox/_pdf/Scenic%20Viewshed%20Protection.pdf

Create/ partner with a housing trust for rent/ owner controlshttp://www.mhp.net/uploads/resources/municipal_affordable_housing_trust_guidebook.pdf

http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_Admin/hoopinfo.pdf

Review/ adopt site plan review lawhttp://www.dos.state.ny.us/lg/publications/Site_Development_Plan_Review.pdf

http://www.townofbethlehem.org/images/pageImages/EcoDevAndPlan/Zoning%20Law%20-

%20Adopted%20082405%20Amended%20082306%20Effective%20090106.pdf#search='incentive’

(search tip: Ctrl+f and search for site plan related references for more information)

http://www.townofotego.com/townpermits/laws/SitePlanReview.pdf

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5. Zoning

codes

� 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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Zoning

resources

Adopt light ordinance & noise ordinancehttp://www.tiogacountyny.com/images/stories/PDFs/government/TING/TING_RevisedResourceBinder_5_2_11.pdf

http://www.mass.gov/Cago/docs/Municipal/sb_outdoorlights.rtf (Word download)

Industry terminology & municipal definitionshttp://stcplanning.org/usr/Program_Areas/Energy/Naturalgas_Resources/DRAFT%20Garfield%20County%20Natural%20Gas%20Developme

nt%20Navigation%20Guide%20.pdf

Adopt incentive overlay zoninghttp://www.dca.state.ga.us/intra_nonpub/Toolkit/guides/incntvZng.pdf

http://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/F_DRUM/Final/I%20-%20Incentive%20Zoning%20Ordinance.pdf

http://www.seattle.gov/planningcommission/docs/SPC_IncZon.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)

http://www.celdf.org/issues-gas-drilling-communities

http://www.cedclaw.org/?page_id=598

http://dryden.ny.us/information/gas-drilling-info

http://www.ulysses.ny.us/proposed-local-law-6-14-2011.pdf

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Different

approaches

� Tompkins County

�prohibit or limit gas extraction to specified

districts

� Chemung, Schuyler, & Steuben

Counties

� regulate the secondary effects of energy development

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Leased Land in Tompkins County

39% of the land in Tompkins County is leased, by 6% of the adult, non-student residents of the County

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What’s in the

pipeline

� 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, and Ulysses

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What’s in the

pipeline

� 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 impacts by natural gas workforce

July 2011

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What’s in the

pipeline

� 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

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What’s in the

pipeline

� 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 & related topics

July 2011

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What’s in the

pipeline

� 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)

July 2011

Thank

you

Darby Kiley, Planner, Tompkins County Planning Dept.

607-274-5560 | dkiley@tompkins-co.org | tompkins-co.org/planning/

Meghan Thoreau, Planner, Southern Tier Central Planning

607-962-8092 | planner@stny.rr.com | stcplanning.org

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