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The
PS/21 is a performance venue integrating
the beautiful rural quality of the Town of Chatham with
state of the art technology hosting both world class music
and dance performers and local professional, amateur and
student artists, providing a unique opportunity for the
community to have increased access to the arts.
The location is in a unique transitional zone between the Village of Chatham,
an area with high density and mixed land use, and the Town of Chatham, which
is predominantly developed for residential and agricultural use. The project
improvements ultimately will affect just 18.38 acres of the 107.2 acre site,
creating 4.71 acres of developed land (i.e. buildings, parking areas and driveways)
and improving the remaining 13.67 acres as open meadow or lawn, thus creating
a valuable buffer between the differing land uses.
PS/21
a not-for-profit organization is proposing to construct
a 28,420 square foot performing arts building with a 19,930
square foot footprint. Presently there is a Saddle
Span concert tent, with approximate dimensions of 80-feet
by
60-feet
and
a seating capacity of approximately 300 for outdoor performances.
The
main building, like the tent, will be used as a venue for
public performances of music, dance, film and other performance
arts. In addition to its use for public performances, it
is anticipated that the building will also be used for
instructional, rehearsal, meetings, on-going fund-raising
and other related purposes.
It
is hoped that the facility will be able to present several
performances a week. Maximum seating within the main building
is expected to accommodate up to 405 patrons, although
the typical performance is anticipated to be much smaller,
drawing approximately 100-150 patrons. Hours would be from
8 a.m. until midnight with public performances occurring
between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.
The
development proposed for the site maintains the transition
by preserving over 95% of the existing agricultural and
rural landscape of the site as well as maintaining the
existing corridor adjacent to NYS Route 66. The improvements
to the site, including the tent, the performance facility
and the parking, are located beyond the crest
of a prominent ridge on the property and are designed to
allow visitors to the site to take in the spectacular surrounding
views while screening the improvements from public view.
The
tent, erected as part of Phase I, has a
height of 24 feet and will be screened by the topography
and the existing apple trees on the site. Additionally,
as part of the landscaping master plan for the site, existing
hedgerows located on the site will be maintained and enhanced
where possible as part of the long range site improvements.
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