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Developers propose turtle curbs, bat habitat and low lighting for Town Center North
Summary
The applicant team told the zoning board it agreed with the Department of Environmental Conservation on environmental mitigation measures including turtle curbs to protect turtles, plantings for bats, wetland buffers and lighting controls to minimize impacts in conserved areas.
An applicant representative described environmental mitigation negotiated with the Department of Environmental Conservation that includes temporary silt fencing during construction and a permanent "turtle curb" to prevent turtles from entering development areas, plantings to support bat nesting habitat, soil preparations for turtle nesting, and reduced lighting levels in conserved open space.
The team said these measures aim to minimize wetland buffer disturbance and keep light levels low at the edge of conserved areas, and that some initially‑proposed lighting on building backs has been removed to meet a target of very low foot‑candle levels in buffer zones. The applicant tied the mitigation to permitting and to ongoing monitoring commitments with DEC.
