Summary of Specifications:
The Village of Port Chester (the ¡§Village¡¨) in Westchester County, New York is in the process of preparing it¡¦s first Comprehensive Plan (the ¡§Plan¡¨). A draft version of the Plan (the ¡§draft Plan¡¨) has been prepared, and carries the endorsement of the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (the ¡§CPAC¡¨), as well as input from Village staff, consultants, involved agencies and individuals. The draft Plan includes an array of some 31 zoning map changes and approximately 50 zoning text or other regulatory changes that if adopted, would commit the Village to very specific future zoning and land use actions.
The Village Board of Trustees has determined that it is necessary to further study and analyze the goals, strategies and recommendations of the draft Plan, generally, and the proposed zoning map and text amendments, specifically, so that the potential significant adverse environmental impacts of the draft Plan can be identified, fully understood, and the requisite ¡§hard look¡¨ under SEQRA taken, prior to the formal adoption of the draft or an amended draft Plan.
To this end, the Board of Trustees is issuing three RFP¡¦s to conduct the following studies:
„X Build-Out Analysis „X Infrastructure Analysis „X Fiscal/Economic Analysis
This RFP pertains to the first study, the Build-Out Analysis.
The Build-Out Analysis shall project the as-of-right build-out that would be allowed if the draft Plan was adopted and its proposed zoning map and text amendments were adopted. The Build-Out Analysis shall compare the build-out that would be allowed under the Town¡¦s extant zoning with the build-out that would be allowed if the zoning amendments recommended in the draft Plan are adopted. The Build-Out Analysis shall take into account existing site conditions and development constraints. The Build-Out Analysis shall quantify future build-outs in potential number of dwelling units and gross square feet of non-residential development. This analysis shall also include a corresponding traffic analysis to establish the generalized traffic impact of these build-outs on the Village¡¦s existing roadway network.
