Welcome to ELLA's Site Plan training Program webpage. The information on this page is intended for participants in ELLA's 8-month training program on how to read and interpret site plans.
The schedule for the course is (all sessions will be from 9am – 1pm at Cliffdale (57 Teatown Rd., Croton-on-Hudson, NY)):
June 2 – Wetlands with Bruce Barber
June 16 – Biodiversity with Gretchen Stevens of Hudsonia
July 21 – Stormwater with Barbara Kendall of the Hudson River Watershed Alliance
August 18 - Conservation Planning with Ted Fink of Greenplan Associates
September 15 – How to write an effective comment letter, Instructor(s) TBD
October 13 – Wrap-up
The street address for the site we will be studying is: 109 South White Rock Rd. Holmes, NY
Workshop #1: An Introduction to Site Plans (held on 4/21/12)
Existing Conditions Map: EX-1
Soils and Slopes Map: SS-1
Aerial Photograph: AM-1
Online Resources for CACs: Online%20Resources%20for%20CAC
Presentation by John Watson of Insite Engineering: Teatown-ELLA%20Presentation
Workshop #2: Wetlands and Watercourses (held on 6/2/12)
Incorrect Wetlands Delineation: WL-1
Correct Wetlands Delineation: WL-2
National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) Digital Data: NWI%20Map
DEC Digital Data: DEC%20Map
Presentation by Bruce Barber: Teatown-presentation%20a6-2-12
Workshop #3: Biodiversity (held on 6/16/12)
Presentation by Gretchen Stevens of Hudsonia: Site%20Plans%20and%20Biodiversity
Site Plan Procedures: Procedures%20for%20Site%20Plan%20Review
Conservation Recommendations: General%20Conservation%20Measures
DEC Digital Data for Site: DEC%20Biodiv%20Map
DEC Biodiversity Map for Region: SBA%20map
Workshop #4: Stormwater (held on 7/21/12)
Presentation Overview: ELLA Training 2012 Stormwater Kendall_revised
Presentation by Barbara Kendall of the Hudson River Watershed Alliance: Teatown Lake Site Plan Training 7_21_12
Workshop #5: Conservation Planning (held on 8/18/12)
Presentation by Ted Fink: Conservation-Design-ELLA-sm
Brochure on Conservation Subdivision Process: Conservation Subdivision Process
Site Map Identifying Environmental Constraints: Constraints map