Mountaintop Better Site Design Roundtable
Town of Ashland, Town of Jewett, Town of Lexington, Town of Windham, Village of Hunter, Village of Tannersville
This rain garden at the Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts is an example of a best management practice for mitigating the impacts of stormwater. Mountaintop municipalities will be encouraged to incorporate design ideas such as rain gardens and other best management practices into local codes through this roundtable process.
Better Site Design and Low Impact Development Resources
- Low Impact Development Manual for Mountaintop Communities (2 Mb pdf)
- Appendices to the LID Guide (2 Mb pdf)
- Greene County Soil & Water Demonstration Stormwater Retrofit Projects
- Mountaintop Low Impact Development Resources
- Minor Subdivision Checklist
- Better Site Design Site Plan Review Checklist
The Mountaintop Better Site Design Roundtable series will guide each community through a comparison of the local subdivision and site planning codes against best site development principles that incorporate creative stormwater management and environmental conservation. Model principles will be compiled into a Low Impact Development Manual for Mountaintop Communities to facilitate the development of better site design recommendations.
Mountaintop Better Site Design Roundtable and Subcommittee Meetings
The June 22, 2011 Better Site Design Kick-Off Meeting introduced interested municipal officials, planning & zoning board members, and other members of the community to better site design and low impact development concepts. Attendees were also learned about the goals of the Mountaintop Better Site Design series and were given an overview of the roundtable process.
Kick-Off Meeting, June 22, 2011
- Meeting Invitation
- Executive Summary of Low Impact Development (LID) Manual for Mountaintop Better Site Design Roundtable (2 Mb pdf)
- Better Site Design Overview (1.3 Mb pdf)
- Better Site Design Roundtable Process (1 Mb pdf)
1st Roundtable Meeting, October 26, 2011
Subcommittee Meetings, November 30, 2011
- Stormwater Management/Impervious Surfaces Reduction Subcommittee Notes
- Natural Area Preservation Subcommittee Notes
Subcommittee Meetings, January 25, 2011
- Stormwater Management/Impervious Surfaces Reduction Subcommittee Notes
- Natural Area Preservation Subcommittee Notes
2nd Roundtable Meeting, February 22, 2o12
Subcommittee Meetings, March 28, 2012
Subcommittee Meetings, April 25, 2012
Final Roundtable Meeting, May 23, 2012
Public Information Session, June 27, 2012
The Greene County Soil & Water Conservation District's Watershed Assistance Program is working with Kendall Stormwater Services andMorris Associates on this project. Funding for the Mountaintop Better Site Desgin Roundtable was provided by the Catskill Watershed Corporation and the Schoharie Watershed Stream Management Implementation Program.