SR-2 Zone

IV. SR-2 ZONE

SR-2 Zone Amenities

Sidewalks

• Paved sidewalks in a few places, but not throughout

Paths

• Brick
• Dirt
• Paths through backyards and woods rather than along roads
• Bike and walking paths
• Smooth pathways apart from highway
• Keep it to "footpath"
• Pedestrians need safe walkways.
• Gravel footpaths may help safe pedestrian walking, but it is important to maintain quality and beauty of Etna Village area.
• Gravel or dirt walkways might be useful if they don't interfere with the village's ambiance.

Lighting

• Additional lighting only if it is low to the ground and limits obstruction of the sky.
• "Lighting" does not mean traffic light.
• No municipal lights. Keep the night sky dark!

Suggested Additions to the SR-2 Zone

• The community center of Etna is and should be Trumbull Hall and/or the library, not commercial buildings.
• More use of the common area by church and greater use of Trumbull Hall by the community (with contribution to the church for its use).
• The village is pleasant just the way it is. That is part of the charm.
• Expanded handicap access to the library
• Etna social focus seems fine.
• No more retail business on Etna Road.
• The efforts to maintain the historic nature of Etna Village and Hanover Center and all older homes in Hanover should be applauded.
• Permit higher village densities where characteristic 17-19th century town form can be created, extended
• A much larger SR district should be provided along the entire Greensboro-Etna Road corridor.
• SR-2 might be expanded up hill towards Quail Road, but not along Etna Road.
• SR zone should not go out to Ruddsboro Road.
• Don't turn this town into a contrived theme park.
• Should be more freedom to move, alter or replace existing non-conforming buildings to improve ambiance and safety. Village store could be rebuilt beside brook, away from sight lines, to resemble a traditional mill.
• SR-2 zone should not be expanded.
• Prefer no zoning at all.
• The village model requires something other than B-1 zone and rural retail business zone.
• Cluster housing for the financially less fortunate
• Home-based businesses
• Bike path
• Camps for kids and adults
• Outdoor recreation
• Underground utilities
• Planned unit development (PUD), not clustered, multi-family, more like Berrill Farms, less single-family
• Condos, like Berrill Farms
• More dense housing in this area, and in Hanover Center, and less dense housing in RR zone
• Limited number of 2-family dwellings, as families are smaller.
• Library
• All listed uses sound OK.
• No more
• There are too many now.
• SR-2 zone is the wrong model for development.
• Keep facilities small in scale (example: a 6-kid day care center rather than 40 kids)
• Higher density to reduce pressure on outlying areas
• No restrictions on hunting
• Consider the amount of well water in Etna. Our 11-year-old, 340-foot-deep well just went dry, which could be due to new homes going up in the area.
• Someone needs to better define "accessory use".
• Have trouble with accessory use to Special Exception.
• No sidewalks except in Business Zone