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October 2011 Schlumberger Site Assessment 36 Old Quarry Road Ridgefield.

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1 October 2011 Schlumberger Site Assessment 36 Old Quarry Road Ridgefield

2 REGIONAL CONTEXT  40.25 acres  Good Local and Regional Accessibility

3 LOCAL CONTEXT  Between Old Quarry Road and Sunset Lane  Large Parcel with Redevelopment Potential Adjacent to Town Center

4  State-Owned Open Space to East  Commercial Office to West  Municipal Uses to North  Multi-Family and Single-Family Residential to South ADJACENT LAND USES

5  Significant Slopes (>25%) Bisect Property  Western Upland  Eastern Lowland SITE CONDITIONS - TOPOGRAPHY

6  12 Acres of Wetlands on Site  Concentrated in Eastern Lowlands  Transport Stormwater Runoff to Great Swamp  Limited Value for Nutrient and Sediment Removal, Species Diversity and Flood Flow Alteration MAP HERE SITE CONDITIONS - WETLANDS

7  Driveways Off Sunset Lane and Old Quarry Road  Close to Route 7, interstate 84, Merritt Parkway and Interstate 95  Branchville Metro-North Station Nearby  HART Bus Service  Rail Trail SITE CONDITIONS - ACCESSIBILITY View from the Site’s Old Quarry Road Driveway

8  16 Acres of Site Developed  Research Facility  Sewer, Water, Gas and Electric Service SITE CONDITIONS – CURRENT DEVELOPMENT Parking Area

9  Several Buildings Built in 1948 and 1950s  Major Exterior Renovation in 1979  Additional Buildings Constructed in 1984  Specificity to Research Uses BUILDING CONDITIONS

10  Outlived Life Expectancy or in Poor Condition  Entrance Bldg.  Formation Evaluation Bldg.  Experimental Research Bldg.  Sonics, Barn and Chapel Experimental Research Building Entrance Bldg. Interior – Transition from Original to 1979 Addition BUILDING CONDITIONS

11  Sound Buildings with Design Specific for Intended Use so that Conversion is Inefficient  Sky Dome Bldg.  Library Sky Dome Building Library BUILDING CONDITIONS

12  Valuable Buildings with Potential for Re-Use  Philip Johnson Bldg. – Winner of AIA Merit Award for Outstanding Architecture  Howard Barnstone Bldg. - Auditorium Only Philip Johnson Building Interior Philip Johnson Building BUILDING CONDITIONS

13 PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS  Local Plan of Conservation and Development Designates Site as Commercial and Desirable Open Space  Regional and State Plans Designate as Infill Commercial and/or Mixed-Use Development

14  B-2 Business Zone  Non-Retail Businesses: Professional Offices, Personal Services, Recreational Businesses, Restaurants, etc.  Light Industry  Municipal Uses  Mixed Commercial and Residential PERMITTED USES Internal Sidewalk System

15  Affordable Housing Option  Estimated 290 units POTENTIAL PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT

16  Known to Have Several Areas of Groundwater and Soil Contamination  Schlumberger Will Certify Restoration to the Most Stringent Clean-Up Criteria  Clean Up Must be Complete 8 Years from Transfer or Schlumberger Will Be Subject to Damages and/or Penalties  Redevelopment and Clean Up Can Proceed Concurrently ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

17  Central Buildable Piece – Approximately 13 Acres  Development Potential – Approximately 130,000 sf  Re-Usable Office Building, Library and Auditorium  Potential Trail Extension REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL

18 Shall the Town appropriate $7,000,000 for the Acquisition of 45± acres of land from Schlumberger Technology Corporation on Old Quarry Road in the Town of Ridgefield and authorize the issuance of $7,000,000 bonds of the Town to meet said appropriation and pending the issuance thereof the making of temporary borrowings for such purpose BALLOT RESOLUTION


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