people to downtowns, historic sites, parks and trailways. The Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Council adopted the Greenway Plan in June 2001. The Village of Croton-on-Hudson adopted the Plan in November 2001, making it the second one to be adopted in the 13-county Hudson River Valley region. Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Croton-on-Hudson and Westchester County are also part of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, a designation that acknowledges the scenic, historic and cultural resources of the area. Local Waterfront Revitalization Program The Village of Croton on Hudson is entirely located within a statedesignated coastal zone (see Figure 3.4), and is therefore subject to the New York State Coastal Zone Management Program, established in 1981 by the Waterfront Revitalization and Coastal Resources Act, and administered by the New York State Department of State Coastal Management Program (CMP). The principal function of the CMP is to provide a framework for government decision-making in the coastal area. It includes 44 policies grouped in ten categories that address: development, fish and wildlife, flooding and erosion, public access, recreation, historic resources, visual quality, agricultural lands, energy and ice management, water and air resources. A Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan was developed for Crotonon-Hudson, and adopted by the Village, the NYS Secretary of State, and the U.S. Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, in 1992. As previously discussed in Section 2.2(c) of this Plan, the LWRP describes specific state and local coastal zone policies in detail, and outlines the following overall objectives for Croton-onHudson’s future: • link waterfront parks and waterfront recreational areas PAGE 31 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN • • • • • • • • increase recreational facilities within the Village and improve waterfront access redevelop or restore underutilized coastal area lands improve the parking situation at the Croton-Harmon rail station assess the air quality of the Croton-on-Hudson area study the stormwater system of the Village protect scenic views of and to the Village study the traffic and roadway conditions within the Village facilitate the planning process by updating the Village’s master plan for consistency with the LWRP and the development goals for the Village. The LWRP lists a series of projects to help implement these policies, a number of which have been completed or are currently underway: • • • • • • • • Croton River Gorge Trail – create walking trail from Silver Lake to Black Rock Investigate additional/alternative sites for waterfront recreation areas (including purchase at fair market value of private property) Improve Croton Bay Boat Ramp & Village-owned land south of Metro-North parking areas (public access of villageowned land for recreational uses) Installation by DEC of Air Quality Monitoring Station Study of Village Stormwater system (discharge into coastal waters) Designation of Route 9 (in Croton-on-Hudson) as NYS Scenic Road Traffic & Roadway conditions study (identify improvements to facilitate traffic flow) Amendment of 1977 Master Plan The preparation of this Comprehensive Plan in itself meets a key LWRP objective: amendment of the 1977 Master Plan to ensure consistency with LWRP. Proposed projects that address LWRP objectives are discussed further in Section 4.3, Recommendations for Natural Resources, Trails, and Open Space. h. Environmental remediation Due to its previous industrial uses, several waterfront areas of Croton-on-Hudson have required environmental remediation. Two formerly polluted sites have been remediated, the landfill at Croton Point and the PCB-contaminated lagoon at the Metro-North repair yard. Both were federally-designated Superfund sites. PAGE 32 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Croton Point Park. The remediation and restoration of 125 acres formerly in use as a landfill was completed in 1996. Former Seprieo Site (Village Waterfront Property). Testing at this location in 1986 indicated the presence of heavy metals and other contaminants in soils, presumably due to the former asphalt plant at that site, and the nearby railroad tracks. The contaminant levels were not high enough to require immediate remediation; however, further soil testing is recommended if any excavation or grading activities that could disturb soils is to be undertaken as part of the waterfront park development. Metro-North repair yard lagoon. Many years of Metro-North railroad repair yard operations have resulted in contamination of its wastewater treatment plant lagoon and pond system, the surface soils located adjacent to the lagoon, and components of the original Wastewater Treatment Plant for the facility. Remediation of these elements was undertaken and substantially completed by May 1996. Subsequent investigation and feasibility studies determined that the non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) located around the former wastewater treatment plant lagoon is the only remaining environmental media requiring remedial action. Remediation of this area was underway as of the writing of this Plan. PAGE 33 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 3.3 Zoning and Land Use a. Land Use and Zoning District Categories The Village covers an area of 4.9 square miles of land, most of it zoned for residential