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Brief Description of Proposed Action (include purpose or need): The proposed action involves the adoption of the Town of Hamburg's "Bills Stadium Economic Impact Area Plan" and associated zoning for creation of a new zoning district called the "Stadium Impact Area (SIA) zone.” The action also involves complementary modifications to existing zoning districts in areas adjacent to the SIA. The Area Plan, which will be appended to the Town's existing comprehensive plan, sets forth a vision for the current Erie Community College (ECC), an approximately 100-acre site adjacent to the new Buffalo Bills Stadium. ECC has plans to vacate the property in coming years. The plan sets forth a vision for an innovative, walkable, mixed-use neighborhood. The plan includes a set of programmatic, urban design, mobility, and building guidelines for future developer(s) to implement the vision. The SIA zoning district facilitates creation of new development that aligns with the Plan vision. It sets forth a process for adoption that requires a district-wide conceptual plan to ensure a cohesive development. The district includes allowable uses focused on a midscale, walkable mixed-use environment, as well as transportation network standards that emphasize multimodal travel. North of the SIA, the action includes modest changes to the zoning. A collection of parcels along McKinley Parkway rezoned as MU-1. Further north, at the existing McKinley Mall, the McKinley Mall Incentive Zone would be modified to increase the types of amenities available as part of the incentives intended to spur redevelopment and be more complementary to the SIA. 80