Country Club Rathton Road Corridor Study

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Country Club / Rathton Road Corridor Study

• Working Group Meeting 3
• September 24, 2008

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Meeting Agenda

• Introductions
• Environmental Inventory Overview
• Land Use and Zoning Analysis
• Summary of Existing and Future Traffic Analysis
• Project Schedule

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Country Club Road/Rathton Road Environmental
Inventory

• Conducted by ASC Group, Inc.

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The Environmental Inventory Included

• Aquatic Resources
• Land Resources
• Hazardous or Residual Waste Sites
• Wildlife
• Air and Noise Quality
• Utilities
• Environmental Justice Areas
• Public Facilities and Services
• Cultural Resources
• Archaeology
• Section 4(f) Resources

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The environmental inventory was conducted through
background research using published data and
verified through site reconnaissance.
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USGS York, PA Topographic Map showing Project
Location Area
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Aquatic Resources

• There are two unnamed perennial tributaries to
  Codorus Creek present within the project area.
• One is located between Fairview Drive and South
  George Street.
• The second is located between South Broad Street
  and Niles Road (near the entrance to Penn State
  York).
• Both tributaries are designated as Warm Water
  Fisheries (WWF) under Chapter 93 Water Quality
  Standards.

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Aquatic Resources

• The project area located between Fairview Drive
  and South George Street is within the FEMA
  100-year floodplain of the tributary to Codorus
  Creek.
• Significant impact to floodplains should be
  avoided if possible as they will increase the
  required level of NEPA documentation.

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PSU Soil Map showing location of two tributaries
to Codorus Creek and FEMA 100-year floodplain
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Aquatic Resources

• A drainage culvert is located along the southern
  side of Country Club Road near the eastern end of
  the York Water Company Park.
• It is most likely non-jurisdictional and only
  flows during storm events.

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Aquatic Resources

• There are no wetlands mapped in the project area
  according to the National Wetlands Inventory,
  York, PA quadrangle.
• A possible wetland and drainage swale may be
  located near the tributary to Codorus Creek
  between South Broad Street and Niles Road.
• A wetland delineation will be required to
  determine the presence and extent of any wetlands
  located within the project area.

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Aquatic Resources

• Once construction activities are defined, it will
  need to be determined what effects those
  activities will have on soil erosion and
  sedimentation.
• A Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan
  should be established and coordination with the
  York County Conservation District will be
  required.

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Land Resources

• The entire project area is designated as urban
  use.
• Based on the urban setting of the project, review
  of the Penn State University website,
  (www.soilmap.psu.edu), and site reconnaissance,
  no agricultural resources are located within the
  project area.
• Landscaped vegetation and wooded areas are
  present within the project area.

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York Water Company Park

• The York Water Company owns land along the
  southern side of Country Club Road.
• Signs indicated that the land is a Private Park
  Open Free for Public Use. However fencing
  surrounds the park and all entrances from Country
  Club Road were closed (chained) during normal
  posted operating hours and there was no
  designated parking for the park.
• These factors and its private ownership
  disqualify the park as a Section 4(f) resource.

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York Water Company Park
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Penn State Trail

• Signage indicated a Penn State Trail is located
  in the wooded area between Niles Road and S.
  Albemade Street on the northern side of Rathton
  Road.
• An entrance to the trail is located on Rathton
  Road.
• This trail is located as part of the Penn State
  York campus and is located far enough away from
  Rathton Road to be considered outside of the
  project area.

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Entrance to Penn State Trail from Rathton Road
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Hazardous or Residual Waste Sites

• A database search was used to determine any
  hazardous or residual waste sites located within
  or in close proximity (within ½ mile) to the
  project area.
• Within the project area there are three sites
  that required emergency responses. This
  includes two sites at York Hospital and one site
  at York College.
• These incidences occurred in the early to mid
  1990s and will have no effect on the current
  project.
• York Hospital, York College, and Shipley Oil
  Company are classified as Resources Conservation
  and Recovery Act (RCRA) generator sites (produce
  low amounts of hazardous waste).

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Hazardous or Residual Waste Sites

• Registered Underground Storage Tanks within the
  project area include
• Grunbacher Sports and Fitness Center (Located
  between Virginia Avenue and South George Street
  along Country Club Road) 2 tanks.
• South George Street Exxon 26 (Located on South
  George Street near the intersection with Country
  Club Road/Rathton Road) 3 tanks.
• York College 1 tank.
• Sunrise Mini Market (Located at the intersection
  of South George Street and Country Club Road) 3
  tanks. (Closed as of 6.17.08 field view).
• York Hospital 3 tanks.

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Wildlife

• Correspondence was sent to the PA Department of
  Conservation and Natural Resources, the PA Game
  Commission, the PA Fish and Boat Commission, and
  the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to determine
  the presence or absence of Threatened and
  Endangered Species within the project area.
• Responses were received from each of the above
  listed resource agencies stating that there are
  no Threatened or Endangered Species present
  within the project area.

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Wildlife

• The bog turtle (Clemmys muhlenbergii) is listed
  as Endangered by the PFBC and as threatened by
  the USFWS.
• If any wetlands are delineated within the project
  area, a Phase I Bog Turtle Habitat Survey would
  be required. This could be conducted at the same
  time as the wetland delineation.

USFWS Photo
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Air Quality and Noise

• Air quality and noise are not anticipated to be
  an issue for this project.
• Once construction activities are determined this
  will need to be re-evaluated as part of the NEPA
  documentation.
• Any impacts to air quality and noise would be
  temporary due to construction.

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Utilities

• During site reconnaissance, many utilities were
  observed throughout the project area.
• It will be necessary to coordinate with all
  utilities during planning and construction.

• Utilities observed included
• overhead electric, cable, and telephone lines.
• Underground water, sewer, and gas lines.

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Environmental Justice Area

• Established by Executive Order No. 12898,
  environmental justice asserts the fair treatment
  of people in the development of environmental
  laws, regulations, and policies irrespective of
  race, culture or socioeconomic status.
• Portions of the project area are located within
  an environmental justice area.
• According to PA DEPs EMapPA website
  (www.emppa.dep.state.pa.us/emappa/viewer.htm),
  this area is present due to the large minority
  population of York City.
• The environmental justice area boundaries closely
  resemble the boundary which separates York City
  from Spring Garden Township.

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Public Facilities and Services

• Sidewalks are present throughout sections of the
  project area, but are not continuous.
• There is a crosswalk at the intersection of
  Rathton Road and Newling Road providing access to
  York Hospital.

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Public Facilities and Services

• Rabbit Transit Bus Stops are present within the
  project area with stops located at Read Avenue,
  Grantley Road, Virginia Avenue, York College,
  York Hospital, Peyton Road, Springdale Road, and
  South Pine Street.

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Cultural Resources

• Within the Country Club Road/Rathton Road
  Corridor Study Area, there are two National
  Register listed resources
• The Springdale Historic District
• The Nook (Francis Farquhar House).

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National Register Listed Resources Map
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Springdale Historic District

• The Springdale Historic District was listed on
  the National Register in 2001. It is generally
  bounded by Rathton Road, S. Queen Street, S.
  George Street and Lombardy Avenue.
• Springdale was laid out in 1923 and the area was
  annexed by the City of York in 1927. The
  neighborhood became one of Yorks first upper
  middle class subdivisions with the strongest
  period of growth between 1930 and 1941.
• Springdale has an exceptional collection of
  Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival style homes,
  some designed by Yorks leading early 20th
  century architects.

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The Nook (Francis Farquhar House)

• The Francis Farquhar House, also known as The
  Nook, was listed on the National Register in
  1982.
• It is located just west of S. George Street, on
  Farquhar Drive in Spring Garden Township.
• The ca. 1893 Shingle style house was the home of
  Francis Farquhar, the son of York industrialist
  A.B. Farquhar. The Nook was built on part of the
  Farquhar family country estate known as
  Edgecombe.

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Cultural Resources

• There is one historic district and four
  previously surveyed individual properties whose
  National Register eligibility is undetermined.
• There are two properties that were determined not
  eligible for the National Register.
• There are two properties that have not been
  previously surveyed, but may need to be
  documented if a transportation project is planned
  in the area.

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Previously Surveyed Properties National
Register Eligibility Undetermined

• These residential properties may need to be
  revisited if a transportation project is planned
  for the area
• The S. George Street Historic District, located
  north of the intersection of S. George Street and
  Rathton Road, is a collection of late nineteenth
  and early twentieth century buildings that have
  been previously individually surveyed.
• The Douglas Ebling property at 416 Rathton Road
  in Spring Garden Township.
• The Donald Brandl property at 496 Country Club
  Road in Spring Garden Township.
• The J. Nevin Trout property at 526 Country Club
  Road in Spring Garden Township.
• The Charles Fackler property at 600 Country Club
  Road in Spring Garden Township.
• Properties Determined Not Eligible for the
  National Register
• The York Hospital Dispensary Association
  located at 1001 S. George Street was determined
  not eligible for the National Register in 1996.
• The Wyndham Hills Historic District is located in
  Spring Garden Township was determined not
  eligible for the National Register in 2001.

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Resources Potentially Eligible for the National
Register

• Two properties were located that have not been
  previously surveyed, but may need to be
  documented if a transportation project is planned
  for the area.
• The early to mid-twentieth century housing on
  both sides of Country Club Road from Virginia
  Avenue to Reade Avenue may be significant as an
  early twentieth century suburban neighborhood(s).
• The Country Club Manor Apartments at the corner
  of Country Club Road and South Richland Avenue
  may be significant as one of the York areas
  first apartment complexes.

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Potentially Eligible Resources

• The Country Club Road Streetscape, between
  Virginia Avenue and Reade Avenue features a
  collection of early to mid twentieth century
  residences in a variety of architectural styles.
• It may be significant as representative of
  twentieth century suburban development.

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Potentially Eligible Resources

• The Country Club Manor Apartments are located on
  the northeast corner of South Richland Avenue and
  Country Club Road.
• The apartment complex is currently owned by York
  College and used for student housing.
• The complex was constructed between 1933 and
  1950, according to historic maps.
• The apartment complex may be historically
  significant as one of the first apartment
  complexes located in the newly developed suburbs
  immediately adjacent to York City. It may have
  served as housing for workers from nearby
  factories or for soldiers returning from World
  War II.

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Archaeology

• A total of four archaeological surveys and nine
  previously recorded sites are within one mile of
  the Country Club Road project area.
• A small portion of one of the previous
  archaeological surveys located near York Hospital
  is within the project area.
• None of the four archaeological surveys or nine
  previously recorded sites are located entirely
  within the project area.

• On the western end of the project area,
  two-tenths of a mile from the Richland and
  Country Club Road intersection, a large
  archaeological survey was completed in 1991.
• This survey for Regents Glen identified nine
  archaeological sites and is located four-tenths
  to nine-tenths of a mile from the Country Club
  Road project area.
• None of the sites were determined eligible for
  the National Register of Historic Places.

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Archaeology

• None of the other archaeological surveys and
  previously recorded sites contained any
  archeological findings near the Country Club Road
  / Rathton Road project area.
• A review of the soils in the project area shows
  that the project area is made up of urban land.
• Urban land is characterized as areas of large
  scale earth moving activities for buildings and
  parking lots.
• Due to the disturbances caused by the
  construction of these buildings and parking lots,
  there is no potential for archaeological
  resources within the project area.

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Section 4(f) Resources

• Section 4(f) resources within the project area
  include the two locations listed on the National
  Register of Historic Places
• The Springdale Historic District and
• The Nook (Francis Farquhar House.)
• A historic resource survey should be undertaken
  to determine if any additional properties meet
  the National Register criteria.
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Section 4(f) Resources

• During preliminary design, historic resources
  within the project area will need to be further
  evaluated to determine eligibility for listing on
  the National Register of Historic Places and
  therefore eligible as a Section 4(f) resource.
• The York Water Company land along the southern
  side of Country Club Road does not qualify as a
  Section 4(f) resource. Signs indicated that the
  land is a Private Park open Free for Public
  Use. However fencing surrounds the park and all
  entrances from Country Club Road were closed
  (chained) during normal posted operating hours
  and there was no designated parking for the
  park. These factors would disqualify the park
  as a Section 4(f) resource.

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Land Use and Zoning Analysis Background Meetings

• Representatives in Attendance
• Greg Maust, P.E., Township Manager
• David Davidson, P.E., Township Engineer
• Holly Gumke, Director of Business Services
• Daniel Mahan, Asst. Director of Business Services
• Dr. Kenneth Martin, Dean of Campus Operations
• James Gross, Director of Public Works
• Kevin Schreiber, Development Coordinator
• Raymond Rosen, VP of Operations
• Bruce Yeseth, VP of Operations Manager Security
• Patrick Ball, Director of Planning for Wellspan
  Health
• Darrell Auterson, President CEO
• Kenetha Hansen, VP, Economic Development
• Blanda Nace, Redevelopment Manager

• Organization
• Spring Garden Township
• Penn State York
• York College of Pennsylvania
• York City
• York Hospital
• York County Economic Development Corp.

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Land Use Findings

• Smurfit Stone will be acquired by YCP and
  developed with a mixture of uses.
• YCP is building 364 new dorms on the west campus
  site.
• The Old York Narrow fabrics site will be
  developed with a new engineering building by YCP.
• YCP expects slow but steady enrollment growth.
• PSY may add a 10,000 sf engineering wing in 5 to
  10 years, but they will experience little to no
  increase in student population.

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Land Use Findings Cont.

• York Hospitals parking garage is nearing
  capacity and it could be expected to accommodate
  300400 additional spaces in the future.
• The Johnson Control site could experience growth,
  though not to the level of employment from years
  past.
• Development of the Croy Industrial Park located
  on the NW corner of Richland Ave. and Kings Mill
  Road is unknown at this time.

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Land Use Findings Cont.

• Regents Glen residential community has about 20
  of the development left to build.
• A neighborhood grocery store or drug store site
  is a possibility on the tract west of the
  Rutters Store.

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Land Use Summary

• The Rathton Road / Country Club Corridor is
  mature and relatively densely developed.
• The opportunity for growth along the corridor is
  limited.

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