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How Do We Plan for, Compete and Prosper in a Green Economy Economic and Environmental Benefits of Green Development By: John C. Cappello, Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP Jacobowitz.com
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Green Technology Available to the Hudson Valley
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• • • • •
Solar Wind Geothermal Biomass/Gasification Retro-fitting – Weatherization – Energy Star
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Recycling Facility upgrades Alternative Vehicles Transportation Oriented Development.
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Economic Benefits of Going Green
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Reduced Energy $$$$ • How much energy reduction in a school district is needed to save a teacher’s job?
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How many jobs do we create to create the energy savings that save a teacher’s job?
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Direct Jobs Created • • • • •
Construction Manufacturing Management Sales Installation
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Direct Jobs Created • Maintenance • Distribution • Support Staff
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Green Home Jobs • • • • •
Plumbers Carpenters Electricians Financial Institutions Home Services
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IMPROVED ECONOMY
ENERGY SAVINGS
MORE JOBS
MORE SPENDING
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INCREASED TAX REVENUES
MORE SPENDING
INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES
MORE TAX REVENUE
INCREASED PUBLIC SERVICES
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THEY ALL NEED ATTORNEYS
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How do we effectively attract these technologies and the jobs they bring to the Hudson Valley?
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PLAN PROACTIVELY, NOT REACTIVELY
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WHAT DO WE NEED?
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SOLAR (INDIVIDUAL HOMES/BUSINESSES) • Solar access • Permissive Zoning Codes – Siting – Solar access protection
• Building Codes – Insure Proper Installation
• Promote financing opportunities – NYSERDA assistance – Buy back provisions
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SOLAR FARMS • Comprehensive Planning • Land – 7-8 acres per each megawatt
• End users/distribution system • Zoning – Essential service – Utility – Special Use
• Financing
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SOLAR PANNEL MANUFACTURERS • Comprehensive Planning • Zoning – Does it constitute a nuisance? Modify definition
• Infrastructure – Sewer – Water – Road, railroad distribution
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GEOTHERMAL
• Understand Technology – Educate code enforcement officer
• Permitting – DEC Groundwater protection
• Provision for local manufacturing
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BIOMASS/RECYCLING • Zoning – Nuisance uses? – Where can they be accomodated? – What are appropriate conditions?
• Public Education • Gasification – Ethanol/methane recapture
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WIND INDIVIDUAL TURBINES • Comprehensive Plan – Where are the wind corridors?
• Zoning – – – – –
Height issues Noise Visual impact Environmental Safety
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Commercial Wind Farms • Comprehensive Plan • Zoning – Similar to individual wind turbines
• Large land area • Proximity to transmission lines/distribution
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New Technologies
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Wastewater Improvements • Incorporate green design elements to improve existing plants – Gasification of sludge on site – Geothermal/solar electricity and heating
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Greenhouse Gas Issues • Proposed SEQR mandates to address greenhouse gas emissions • REGI
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PLANNING TOOLS
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Transportation Oriented Development Smart Growth •
Principles of Smart Growth – Provide a Variety of Transportation Choices – Mix Land Uses – Create a Range of Housing Opportunities and Choices – Create Walkable Neighborhoods – Encourage Community and Stakeholder Collaboration – Foster Distinctive, Attractive Communities with a Strong Sense of Place – Make Development Decisions Predictable, Fair and Cost Effective – Preserve Open Space, Farmland, Natural Beauty and Critical Environmental Areas – Strengthen and Direct Development Towards Existing Communities – Take Advantage of Compact Building Design and Efficient Infrastructure Design
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Growth Calculations
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PROACTIVE USE OF SEQRA • GEIS for green corridors – Facilitate green development
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INTER-MUNICIPAL PLANNING TOOLS
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ZONING • Incentives for Green Development – Density increases – Transfer of Development Rights – Fee-bates for LEED certified/green Projects
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BUILDING CODES • Requiring energy efficiency in new homes/rehabs – LEED – Energy Star
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