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6/^10. ;i'.b^b/^ ' f\Mi-^' 31S0bb OSbl blTM 1 *« Master Plan i) V'\Ji V MAY 1 5 1S95 CommonwealthofMassachusetts Executive OfficeofEnvironmentalAffairs Department ofEnvironmental Management Executive OfficeofAdministration and Finance Division ofCapital Planningand Operations Greylock Center Master Plan September, 1994 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Enviromnental Affairs, Department of Environmental Management Executive Office of Administration and Finance, Division of Capital Planning and Operations 100 Cambridge Street, Room 1404 Boston, Massachusetts 02202 Department of Environmental Management Board Adoption of Master Plan: August 26, 1994 Department of Environmental Management Commissioner Approval: September 12, 1994 Digitized by the Internet Archive 2012 with funding from in Boston Library Consortium IVIember Libraries http://archive.org/details/greylockcentermaOOmass ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Advisory Committee Members Peter C. Webber, Chairman Dept. of Environmental Management Paul Boudreau Berkshire County Regional Planning Commission Elisa Campbell Sierra Club Timothy Flanagan Mt. Greylock Protective Association Todd Frederick Dept. ofEnvironmentalManagement Paul Hutchinson Town of Adams George Haddad Town of Adams Thomas Holzer Town of Adams James J. Leitch Town of Adams Rene Lauback Massachusetts Audubon Society & Laurie Martinelli Lawyer Environmental Activist David Opatka Division ofCapital Planning and Operations & Mark Pasquini Northern Berkshire Industrial Park Development Corporation Bernie Pinsonnault Town of Adams Douglas Poland Dept. of Environmental Management & Roger Provost Executive Office of Communities Development Dennis C. Regan AppalachianMountain Club Bruce Stebbens Executive Office of Economic Affairs Michael Tirrell Dept. ofEnvironmentalManagement Howard Wineberg Town of Adams William R. Wilson, Jr. Berkshire Visitors Bureau Department of Environmental Management Staff Peter W. Smith Deputy Commissioner Stephen D. Brown Project Manager Frederick W. Lyman Project Manager Nicholas Vontzalides Legal Counsel Stuart Weinreb Landscape Architect Grateful appreciation is expressed to Senator Jane Swift, Representative Daniel Bosley, and Representative Shaun Kelly for their guidance and support during this plarmingprocess. Appreciation is also expressed to Greylock Center Interns: David Allen, Andrew Bagley, and Greg Palmer. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2 INTRODUCTION 5 I. n. LETTER FROM THE COMMISSIONER 7 m. THE GREYLOCK CENTER CONCEPT 8 A. The Vision 8 B. The Mission 10 C. Project Goals and Objectives 12 IV. THE GREYLOCK CENTER SITE 15 A. Natural Site Features 15 B. Man-made Site Features 19 C. Surrounding Land Use Features 21 THE GREYLOCK CENTER PLAN V. 25 A. Land Use Guidelines 26 B. Development Programming Guidelines 29 C. Site and Building Design Guidelines 36 D. Management and Operations Guidelines 40 E. Public Controls 42 ADDENDA VI. 43 A. Tourism 43 B. Town of Adams Sustainable Development Resolution 47 C. Town of Adams Zoning By Laws 48 D. Chapter 676 of the Acts of 1985 55 LIST OF EXfflBITS Page Regional Location Map 6 Existing Natural Features 17 Site Characteristics 18 Existing Manmade Features 20 Greylock Center Site 23 Abutting Reservation Land 24 Land Use Areas 28 Berkshire County Cultural Attractions 45 Comparable Conference Centers Facility Profile 46