Economic Impact of the Adirondack Park Private Land Use and Development Plan, The

By Charles I. Zinser

Hardcover : 9780873953993, 319 pages, June 1980

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Table of contents

I. Introduction

The Study Region

Historical Background

The Private Land Use and Development Plan

Land Use Legislation in Other Parts of the United States

Significance of the Study

Methodology

Summary

II. Local Governments' Perceptions of the Plan's Economic Impact

Familiarity with Plan Familiarity with Real Estate Values

Length of Time in Office

Previous Experience in Local Government

Reassessment of Property

Percentage of Full Market Value at Which Property is Assessed

Impact of Plan on Equalization Rate
Assessment Equitableness

Impact of Plan on Real Property Values

Impact of Recession on Real Estate Transfers
Differential Reassessment

The Plan and the Fisher Tax Law

Impact of Wild, Scenic, and Recreational Rivers Act on Property Values

Impact of Recession on Employment Opportunities
Impact of Plan on Employment Opportunities

Impact of Plan on Stimulation of Growth in Parts of Park Towns Outside Blue Line

Impact of Plan on Land Values in Parts of PArk Towns Outside Blue Line

Status of Planning in Local Government Units

Impact of Plan on Tourism

Overall Economic Impact of Plan

Attitudes Toward Adirondack Park Agency and Plan
Reliability of Responses

Summary

III. Realtors' Perception of the Plan's Economic Impact

Length of Time Selling Real Estate in Park

Reassessment of Property

Impact of Plan on Real Property Values

Impact of Recession on Real Estate Transfers

Impact of Plan on Real Estate Transfers

Differential Reassessment

Impact of A. P.A. Recognized Pre-existing Subdivision Sales on Equalization Rates and Local Taxes

Impact of A. P.A. Permit System on Sales

Impact of Plan on Stimulation of Growth Outside Blue Line

Impact of Plan on Land Values Outside Blue Line

Impact of Plan on Employment Opportunities

Impact of Plan on Tourism
Overall Economic Impact of Plan

Attitudes Toward A. P.A. and Plan

Reliability of Responses

Summary

IV. Employer's Perception of the Plan's Economic Impact

Types of Businesses Surveyed

Impact of Recession on Employment Opportunities

Impact of Plan on Employment Opportunities

Overall Economic Impact of Plan

Summary

V. Impact of Plan on Subdivisions

Status of Approval of Projects

Characteristics of the Developer

Characteristics of Proposed Projects
Demand for Adirondack Property

Economic Impact of Projects

The Permit Systems and Its Administration by the A. P.A.

Impact of Plan on Land Values

Overall Economic Impact of Plan

Summary

VI. The Adirondack Real Estate Market and Other Economic Factors

The Adirondack Real Estate Market

The Real Estate Market in Other Parts of New York

The Adirondack Real Estate Market and the National Economy

The Construction Industry

Other Economic Activity

Summary

VII. Regional Impact of the Plan-- by Town

Clinton County

Essex County

Franklin County

Fulton County

Hamilton County

Herkimer County

Lewis County

Oneida County

St. Lawrence County

Saratoga County

Warren County

Washington County

Summary

8. Conclusions

Appendixes
Interviews

Study of how land use legislation may be affecting the economy of the Adirondack Park.

Description

The purpose of this book is to assess the nature and degree of impact the Adirondack Park Private Land Use and Development Plan has had upon the economy of the Adirondack Park Region in New York State. This Plan regulates land use on the private areas within the Adirondack Park "blue line," lands that occupy 60% of the geographic space within the Park. The Plan, which has been operative since August 1, 1973, represents one of the most significant pieces of land use legislation enacted in the United States.

Data was collected and interpreted on how key groups of local governments perceived the economic impact of the Plan, how realtors and employers perceived it, and the impact on subdivisions. Finally, the net economic impact of the Plan on the Adirondack real estate market and on each of the 90 Adirondack Park towns was concluded with suggestions for remedial action.

Charles I. Zinser is Assistant Professor of Geography at State University of New York College at Plattsburgh.