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Tonawanda Seneca Nation property borders the Project Site to the west. The Project proposes
modern-high technology manufacturing and ancillary uses utilizing less than 49% of the
1,243.40 acres comprising the Project Site. The majority of the remaining acreage at the
Project Site will be preserved for open space and the protection of environmentally sensitive
resources.
Implementation of the Project will alter the pattern of existing land uses, transforming primarily
open space and subprime agricultural land into a modern, advanced technology campus. The
majority of the Project Site is zoned A-R (Agricultural-Residential), which does not
accommodate the development of the Project.
Minimization and Mitigation Measures
In order to accommodate the Project, GCEDC is proposing that the Town of Alabama consider
implementing the following three (3) land use measures to minimize potential impacts the
Project may have on existing land uses and zoning-planning goals:
Implementation of an Incentive Zoning Agreement pursuant to which GCEDC, in
exchange for providing certain public amenities to the Town (which will inure to the
benefit of the community as a whole), will receive a re-zoning of the Project Site into a
newly-created Technology Zoning District in order to address the Project’s unique
needs.
Amending the Comprehensive Plan for the Town of Alabama to provide for the
development of the Project consistent with the other planning goals of the Town and
Village, and incorporating the vision of the Project’s goal of developing a world-class
high technology manufacturing center with a focus on renewable energy.
Considering the adoption of one or more of the strategies found in the Farmland
Protection Strategies Report (“FPSR”) for the Town of Alabama, New York, which has
been prepared with the goal of describing and consolidating the potential strategies for
the Town of Alabama to evaluate and consider in preserving farmland. FPSR is provided
as one of the proposed mitigation measures for the potential loss of farmland
associated with the development of the Project Site.
Amendment of the Genesee County Smart Growth Plan to include the Project Site
within the Hamlet of Alabama Smart Growth development area.
GCEDC has submitted an Incentive Zoning application to the Town of Alabama in furtherance of
the potential mitigation measures stated above, and in particular to request that the Town
create a special Technology Zoning District for the Project which will govern all development at
the Project Site. The Technology Zoning District will be divided into three (3) subdistricts:
Technology District 3 – TD3 will include the northeast corner of the Project, which is in
close proximity to the Hamlet of Alabama’s commercial/residential corridor, and shall
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