Environmental Planning

What’s new:

Proposed Zoning Law Resources Page
This proposed law is a revision of the law released for public review by the Planning Board in January 2010. It incorporates many changes in response to both public comments as well as the work of the Zoning Law Task Force.

Mapping-GIS, for more informative maps of the Town of Dryden.

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Town of Dryden Environmental Websites

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Full Document (10.6 MB PDF)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN No Figures (2.7 MB PDF) Adopted December 8, 2005
Design Guidelines

Comprehensive Plan Implementation Project

Dryden Trails Website
Take a look at our website dedicated to trails located throughout Dryden.

Dryden Stormwater
Forms and information on the new Dryden Stormwater Laws.

Dryden Soils
Shows A,B,C soils located in the Town of Dryden

Environmental Map
Take a look at our website that shows wetlands, unique natural areas, hydrography, and floodzones located in Dryden and broken down into tax parcel numbers. Find your area!

OFFICIAL MAP FOR THE TOWN OF DRYDEN
OFFICIAL MAP OF THE TOWN OF DRYDEN was introduced during the Feb. 11, 2009 Town Board meeting and adopted at the March 11, 2009 meeting. 

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Town Documents Related to Environment / Planning

Dryden Stormwater Annual Report 2008
Stormwater NOI
Draft Comprehensive Plan
Open Space Inventory

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Environmental Planner
Dan is originally from Big Flats, NY where he graduated from Horseheads High School, and went on to attend Corning Community College, then Plattsburgh State University (BA Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management and Environmental Planning, minor in Planning), and then to SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry where he earned an MPS degree in Environmental Policy and Democratic Processes.

Dan Kwasnowski began work as Dryden’s environmental planner in October of 2005. Before accepting this position Dan was a Water Resources consultant working on community based river restoration projects as well as hydropower projects nationwide. Before that he was a River Restoration Specialist at the not for profit New York Rivers United where he specialized in restoration through dam removal.

Dan lives in Marcellus, NY with his wife Karen and two children Jonah, 4 and Colden, 10 months. Karen is a Remote Sensing Specialist at the Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology at Cayuga Community College.

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The Environmental Planner’s job includes:

• Helping the town to implement a Stormwater Management Plan (as required by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation).
• Supporting the work of Dryden’s Conservation Advisory Board.
• Supporting the work of Dryden’s Planning Board, and especially helping with the Comprehensive Planning process.
• Working on bicycle / pedestrian trails for the Town.
• Collaborating with USGS on an aquifer study for the Town.
• Assisting the Town Board and Zoning Department as needed.

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Environmental / Planning Web Links

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Recycling Information
http://www.tompkins-co.org/solidwaste/main.html

Tompkins County Vital Communities Tool Box
http://owasco.co.tompkins.ny.us/planning/vct/index.html

Tompkins County Planning Department
http://www.tompkins-co.org/planning/

Tompkins County Soil and Water Management District
http://www.tcswcd.org/

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
http://www.cce.cornell.edu/tompkins/

Environmental Impact Assessment in New York State
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dcs/seqr/index.html

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Water
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dow/index.html

New York State Guidelines for Urban Erosion and Sediment Control
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dow/toolbox/bluebook/bluebook.html#links

New York State Stormwater Management Design Handbook
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dow/swmanual/swmanual.html

Cayuga Lake Watershed Network
http://www.cayugalake.org/

Cayuga Lake Watershed Intermunicipal Organization
http://www.cayugawatershed.org/

Center for Watershed Protection
http://www.cwp.org/

Tompkins County Environmental Health
http://www.tompkins-co.org/health/divisions/environmental.htm

Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council
http://www.tompkins-co.org/itctc/index.htm