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Open Space H6 H.6 Analysis of Vacant Land Guilford has about 8,100 acres 12 of vacant land (See definition in H.3, above.) Vacant Land Parcels in Guilford Size: Number of Parcels: Total Acres: Percent of Vacant Land: >40 acres 39 3,724 46 percent >20 acres 96 5,341 66 percent >10 acres 171 6,408 79 percent Map H-3 shows the relationship between this currently vacant land and current committed open space. H.7 Open Space Efforts Underway In addition to the ongoing efforts of the Conservation Commission (CC) and the LAC’s work to protect open space, specific initiatives underway include a systematic inventory of conservation easements and land designated as open space set-asides in subdivision developments. The CC is also collaborating with groups involved in trail networking and expansion possibilities (including GLCT, Connecticut Forest and Park Association, Fields Committee, and the Parks and Recreation Committee). H.8 Threats and Concerns Given the rapid pace of development, vacant land that supports the important natural resources identified in the NRIA may be developed before there is an opportunity to pursue protection of the land for open space. Also, incompatible recreational use of existing open space (See other sections) can compromise the health of natural resources. H.9 Summary Guilford’s open space is a precious asset, helping to conserve natural resources and to enrich our lives. Our open space provides the base for the Town’s biodiversity, ecological functions, recreation and more. Open space adds value to our quality of life in multiple ways by enhancing the character of our Town. Resources American Planning Association website: http://www.planning.org Gibbons, J. Open Space Fact Sheet #1. University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System. http://nemo.uconn.edu/ Green infrastructure website: http://www.greeninfrastructure.net Guilford Preservation Alliance. 1995 revised 1995. Master Plan for Preservation and Scenic Conservation – Town of Guilford, Connecticut O’Hare, E. 2004. Protection mechanisms and regulatory options to protect open space in lieu of acquisition, including options currently utilized in Guilford. Guilford, CT. Available in Guilford Free Library The National Audubon Society website: http://www.audubon.org Town of Guilford. 1999 revised 2001. Plan for Open Space and Municipal Land Needs. Land Acquisition Commission Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment Town of Guilford, CT
Town of Guilford, Planning and Zoning Commission 2002 Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD) The Trust for Public Land website: http://www.tpl.org/ University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System website: http://www.canr.uconn.edu/ces Appendix H-1 A Compilation of Guilford’s Open Space Data H-2 Metacomet Ridge Conservation Compact and Map H-3 PA 490 Preferential Tax Assessment Program Maps: H-1 Open Space Resources of State/Regional/Federal Significance H-2 Ownership of Open Space H-3 Open Space, Built Land and Vacant Land Endnotes 1 The American Planning Association defines green infrastructure as “the interconnected network of natural lands, open space, waterways, and Smart Growth design measures that protects native species and ecological processes, maintains clean air and water, reduces habitat fragmentation, pollution, and other threats to biodiversity, and improves the quality of life for people.” 2 State of Connecticut considers golf courses to be open space. 3 Taken from Plan for Open Space and Municipal Land Needs (LAC 2000). 4 “Greenway,” as defined by statute (CGS 23-100), means a corridor of open space that 1) may protect natural resources, preserve scenic landscapes and historical resources or offer opportunities for recreation or non-motorized transportation, 2) may connect existing protected areas and provide access to the outdoors, 3) may be located along a defining natural feature, such as a waterway, along a man-made corridor, including an unused right-of-way, traditional trail routes or historic barge canals, or 4) may be a greenspace along a highway or around a village. 5 State of Connecticut DEP Office of Long Island Sound Programs (OLISP) 6 Survey conducted as part of the Natural Resource Conservation Service Community Landscape Analysis. 7 Figure dated January 10, 2003, as per Carolie Evans, LAC Chairman, GLCT Land Acquisition Committee, and Guilford’s appointee to SCCRWA’s Representative Policy Board. 8 Ibid. 9 Figures as per SCCRWA, dated January 10, 2004, reflecting the January 2003 divestment of about 61 acres of Class III land to GLCT with permanent conservation easement. 10 Figures used herein accurate as of August 6, 2003. 11 See Appendix H.3 for Town Assessor’s definition of open space. 12 Figure taken from Guilford Planning and Zoning Commission’s Build Out Study (2002) and Growth Management Strategies (2004) Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment Town of Guilford, CT H7 Open Space
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TOWN OF GUILFORD Natural Resource I
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Acknowledgments The Conservation Co
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Introduction What are natural resou
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Section A. GEOLOGY A.1 Introduction
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