October 2011

Schlumberger Site Assessment36 Old Quarry Road

Ridgefield

REGIONAL CONTEXTREGIONAL CONTEXT

40.25 acres

Good Local and Regional Accessibility

LOCAL CONTEXTLOCAL CONTEXT

Between Old Quarry Road and Sunset Lane

Large Parcel with Redevelopment Potential Adjacent to Town Center

State-Owned Open Space to East

Commercial Office to West

Municipal Uses to North

Multi-Family and Single-Family Residential to South

ADJACENT LAND USESADJACENT LAND USES

Significant Slopes (>25%) Bisect Property

Western Upland

Eastern Lowland

SITE CONDITIONS - TOPOGRAPHYSITE CONDITIONS - TOPOGRAPHY

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

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SITE CONDITIONS - WETLANDSSITE CONDITIONS - WETLANDS

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 - ACCESSIBILITYSITE CONDITIONS - ACCESSIBILITY

View from the Site’s Old Quarry Road DrivewayView from the Site’s Old Quarry Road Driveway

16 Acres of Site Developed

Research Facility

Sewer, Water, Gas and Electric Service

SITE CONDITIONS – CURRENT SITE CONDITIONS – CURRENT DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

Parking AreaParking Area

Several Buildings Built in 1948 and 1950s

Major Exterior Renovation in 1979

Additional Buildings Constructed in 1984

Specificity to Research Uses

BUILDING CONDITIONSBUILDING CONDITIONS

Outlived Life Expectancy or in Poor Condition

Entrance Bldg.

Formation Evaluation Bldg.

Experimental Research Bldg.

Sonics, Barn and Chapel

Experimental Research BuildingExperimental Research Building

Entrance Bldg. Interior – Transition from Entrance Bldg. Interior – Transition from Original to 1979 AdditionOriginal to 1979 Addition

BUILDING CONDITIONSBUILDING CONDITIONS

Sound Buildings with Design Specific for Intended Use so that Conversion is Inefficient

Sky Dome Bldg.

Library

Sky Dome BuildingSky Dome Building

LibraryLibrary

BUILDING CONDITIONSBUILDING CONDITIONS

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 InteriorPhilip Johnson Building Interior

Philip Johnson BuildingPhilip Johnson Building

BUILDING CONDITIONSBUILDING CONDITIONS

PLANNING CONSIDERATIONSPLANNING 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

B-2 Business Zone

Non-Retail Businesses: Professional Offices, Personal Services, Recreational Businesses, Restaurants, etc.

Light Industry

Municipal Uses

Mixed Commercial and Residential

PERMITTED USESPERMITTED USES

Internal Sidewalk SystemInternal Sidewalk System

Affordable Housing Option

Estimated 290 units

POTENTIAL PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTPOTENTIAL PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT

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 CONSIDERATIONSENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

Central Buildable Piece – Approximately 13 Acres

Development Potential – Approximately 130,000 sf

Re-Usable Office Building, Library and Auditorium

Potential Trail Extension

REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIALREDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL

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 RESOLUTIONBALLOT RESOLUTION