envision adams morgan: environment and sustainability working group baseline report

7/28/2019 Envision Adams Morgan: Environment and Sustainability Working Group Baseline Report

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EnvisionAdamsMorgan:EnvironmentandSustainabilityOuroverarchingmissionintheEnvironmentandSustainabilityworkinggroupistoensurethatresidentsandbusinessesintheneighborhoodhaveaclearunderstandingoftheir

relationshipwiththeunderlyingenvironmentalassetsoftheneighborhoodandtheDistrictatlarge.Weseekto:

Transferknowledge/awarenessofplaceandnaturalenvironmenttobusinessesandresidents.

Buildaplatformforcontinuedlong-termgrowthanddiscussionasacommunity. Becomeaneighborhoodthatidentifiesitselfasbeingenvironmentallyprogressive. Fixwhatsbroken(treehealth,waterrunoff,erosion,waste,awareness,

weatherization)andrevitalizeunderusedspacesascommunityassets.Wehavealignedourbaselinedatafortheneighborhoodwiththegoalsandtargetslaidout

intheSustainableDCplan,releasedinFebruary2013. 1

ENERGY&BUILTENVIRONMENT

Cutcitywideenergyuseby50%. Increasetheuseofrenewableenergytomakeup50%oftheDistrictsenergy

supply.

Reduceannualpoweroutagestobetween0and2eventsoflessthan100minutesperyear.

Retrofit100%ofexistingcommercialandmulti-familybuildingstoachievenet-zeroenergystandards.

Meetnet-zeroenergyusestandardswithallnewconstructionprojects.

OverallEnergyUse

WhilewecanttracktheamountofenergyusedwithinourANCboundaries,wedoknowhowmuchenergywasusedoverallinthezipcode20009,asMWCOGreceivesthesenumbersinreportsfromPepcoandWGESeachyear.Customersin20009accountedfor2.45%ofcitywidenaturalgasuseand3.6%ofcitywideelectricityusein2012.2

1http://sustainable-dc.org2https://ncrportal.mwcog.org/sites/surveys/climate/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?RootFolder=

2https://ncrportal.mwcog.org/sites/surveys/climate/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?RootFolder=%2Fsites%2Fsurveys%2Fclimate%2FShared%20Documents%2FUtility%20Data%20Request%2FZIP-Level%20Data&View={249AE023-2823-48BB-9118-481AEF8B40CE}


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Figure1:NaturalGasusedwithin20009boundariesin2012

ZipCode

20009

#ofMeters

10942

Therms

10,452,470.7

Commercial 891 4,495,565.8

Master-metered 287 1,493,453.2

Industrial 12 1,180,796.0

Residential 9,752 3,282,655.7

Figure2:Electricityusedwithin20009boundariesin2012

ZipCode

20009

#ofMeters

25,558

kWh

389,649,118

Master-meterednon-governmentcommercial 102 28464254Non-master-meteredgovernmentcommercial 43 37045037

Non-master-meteredgovernmentresidential 1 4582Non-master-meterednon-governmentcommercial 2,497 178605342Non-master-meterednon-governmentresidential 22,915 145529903

BuildingEfficiency

Privatebuildingsover50,000sq.ft.andpublicbuildingsover10,000sq.ft.arerequiredtotrackandreporttheirannualenergyandwateruseusingEPA'sPortfolioManagertrackingtool.ThisrequirementisaresultoftheGreenBuildingActof2006.Asbuildingsaccountfor

75%oftheDistrict'senergyuseandgreenhousegasemissions,trackingourmajorbuildings'energyuseandfindingawaytoincentivizereductionscouldmakeasignificantenvironmentalimpact.Therearecurrently21privatebuildingsinAdamsMorganthatwererequiredtosubmitbenchmarkingdatabyApril1,2013(seeFigure1).Alistofbuildingsover50Ksqftwillbereleasedshortly,andthesebuildingswillberequiredtosubmitbenchmarkingdataby2014.Smallerbuildingsover10,000sqftarealsoabletousethetool,andwewouldencourageallsuchbuildingsinAdamsMorgantodoso.RequirementsandinstructionsforusingthebenchmarkingtoolareoutlinedontheDistrict'swebsite:http://green.dc.gov/energybenchmarking.


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Ofthegovernmentbuildingsthathavereportedtheirenergyusefor2012,thefollowingareinAdamsMorgan:

Figure3:BenchmarkingdataforgovernmentbuildingsinAdamsMorgan

FacilityName Address

TotalFloorSpace(Sq.Ft.)

ENERGYSTARScore

CurrentWeather

NormalizedSourceEnergyIntensity

(kBtu/Sq.Ft.)Electricity

UseGasUse(therms)

CurrentTotalGHG

Emissions(MtCO2e)

EngineCompany#21

1763LANIERPLACENW

12,800 N/A 186.2 157,699 6,200 109.18

EngineCompany#9

1617USTREETNW

10,476 N/A 205.6 159,132 4,357 100.07

AdamsElementary

202019THSTREETNW

59,400 63*(temporary

score)

143.4 479,058 25,402 366.60

MarieReedElementary

2200CHAMPLAINSTREETNW

162,700 4 221.8 3,470,257 44 1,676.95

3rdDistrictHQ

1620VSTREETNW

38,852 N/A 276.00 840,177 15,912 490.60

Source:http://green.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ddoe/publication/attachments/DDOE-DGS_PublicBenchmarking_013113.pdf

Comparedtoschoolsnationwide,MarieReedscoredinthe4thpercentileforenergyefficiency.Thisisquitelow,andthereshouldbelotsofroomforimprovement.H.D.CookeElementarySchoolwasnotincludedinthebenchmarkingreport.Buildingsinthe75%

percentileandhigherareeligibleforEnergyStarcertification.

Figure4:AdamsMorganbuildingsover100Ksqft

973,414 1919CONNECTICUTAV CJUFIIDESTINATIONHOTELLLC

519,484 1875CONNECTICUTAVNW UNIVERSALBUILDINGNORTHINC

421,800 1825CONNECTICUTAVNW UNIVERSALBUILDINGINC

236,646 2101-2201CONNECTICUTAVNW 2101CONNECTICUTAVENUE

272,449 1600BEEKMANPLNW BEEKMANPLACECONDO

276,092 240016THSTNW ENVOYASSOCIATESLTDPTSP

439,502 248016THST DORCHESTERHOUSEASSOCIATESLLC277,426 1629COLUMBIARDNW PARKPLAZAAPTSIILLC

187,707 1884COLUMBIARDNW ADAMS-MORGANASSOCIATES

198,381 2853ONTARIORDNW ONTARIOOWNERSINC

174,971 1650HARVARDSTNW HARVARDHALLLLC

127,257 1954COLUMBIARDNW DAVIDHORNSTEIN

122,062 2022COLUMBIARDNW THEWYOMINGHOUSE


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116,748 2031BELMONTRDNW VALLEYVISTACONDOMINIUM

130,541 1900KALORAMAPL KALORAMAPLACE

120,650 1841COLUMBIARDNW UIP1841COLUMBIAROADLLC

118,686 1661CRESCENTPLNW 1661CRESCENTPLACENWINC

116,689 1641-1681KALORAMARDNW JEMAL'SCITADELLLC

114,441 1707COLUMBIARDNW NATIONALSAVINGS&TRUSTCOMPANY

104,040 1673COLUMBIARDNWNATIONALSAVINGS&TRUSTCOMPANYTRUSTEES

120,823 1801CLYDESDALEPLNW SAXONYCOOPERATIVEAPARTMENTSINC

Fuelcontamination

Fuelstoredinundergroundcontainerscanasourceofgroundwaterandsoilcontamination.TherearethreeopenLeakingUndergroundStorageTank(LUST)sitesinAdamsMorgan,asofAugust2012.

6/20/1996 2329ChamplainStL.P. Other 2329ChamplainStreet.,NW 1 Soil/GW

2/11/1993 Chevron GasStation

1827AdamsMillRd,NW 1 Soil/GW

3/6/1991 DPW DCGovt 1630VStreet,NW 1

Soil/GW

Renewables

Wind

Withinthe20009zipcode,weknowwehaveatleast80businessesandover141residentsthatsupportwindpower.InAdamsMorganspecifically,weknowwehave34businesses

alongthe18 thStcorridorand6localnonprofitsparticipatinginacommunitypowerpurchaseagreementforwindpower.JoellaMosely,withNewGreenIndustries,reportsthat,sincebeginningin2011,we'vegeneratedover$1,500,000insavingsandbusinessrevenueforcommunitymembers,andconvertedabout15,000,000kWhor8,346tonsofCO2.Thissavingsisequivalentto:

Removing1604.22carsfromtheroadforayear Eliminating1105.49homes'electricityforayear Saving43.58railcars'worthofcoal,or Turningoff0.001797coalplantsforayear.

Solar

Whilethereare36solarinstallationsinthe20009zipcode,webelievethatonly8are

withintheboundariesofANC1Catthepresenttime.InDCoverall,thereare667solarinstallations.DCSunisalocalsolarcooperativenetworkthatcanbearesourceforsingle-familyhomesorlargeapartmentbuildingsthatwanttoinvestigatesolarinstallations.TheycanissueaRequestforProposalonbehalfoflargebuildingsandsolicitbidsfromareainstallersforasystem.Theycanthenhelpthebuildingreviewthebidsandselectaninstallerthatwillmeettheirneeds.


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Analternativetoowningsolarpanelsistolease,whichispossibletodothroughSolarCity.UnfortunatelySolarCitydoesnotworkwitheithercondominiumsorapartmentbuildings.

SolarThermal

Thereare37solarthermalinstallationsinDCatthistime.TwobuildingsinAdamsMorganhaveinstalledsolarthermalarraystoreduceelectricityusedtoheatwater:

ParkTower,244016thStNW 1825VernonStNW

SkylineInnovationsdoescommercialsolarthermalwaterinstallations-dependinguponbuildinginfrastructure.Theirmainclientsarelargeapartmentandcondominiumbuildings.Theydonotworkwithsingle-familyhomesbutcanputcustomersintouchwiththose

companieswhodo.

Reliability

MostofourpowerlinesinAdamsMorganareunderground.Asaresult,wedontoftenlosepowerduringstormemergencies.

WATER

Make100%ofDistrictwaterwaysfishableandswimmable.


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Use75%ofthelandscapetocapturerainwaterforfiltrationorreuse. Decreasetotalwateruseby40%.

PollutantsandStormWaterRunoff

AdamsMorganliesonaboundarylinebetweentwowatershedsRockCreekandtheWashingtonMetropolitanwatershed.AdamsMorganisalsowithintheboundariesofDCs

CombinedSewageOverflowsystem,meaningthatduringheavyrains,whenstormsewersbecometoofull,sewageismixedinandreleasedintothesewatersheds.ThismakesitparticularlyimportantinAdamsMorgantodowhatwecantoreducestormwaterrunoffbycapturingrainfallwithbioswales,raingardens,greenroofs,orrainbarrels.Wecanalsomitigatestormwaterrunoffbyreplacingimpervioussurfaceswithpermeablepavementorplants.Todate,onlyonehouseinAdamsMorganhasinstalledarainbarrelandnootherimprovementshavebeenrecordedthroughtheRiverSmartHomesprogram.AnerosioncontrolprojectwasundertakeninKaloramaParktocontrolexcessivestormwaterrunofffromslopesandhardsurfaceswithintheparkin2010-2011,butwasunsuccessful.DPRandDGSarenowworkingtofundrepairsandhavepostedapageontheirwebsitetotrackdevelopmentsintheproject.3Pesticidesareanothercommonwaterpollutant.Recently,DCpassedapesticidereformactthatrequiresIntegratedPestManagementandlimitsuseofsyntheticpesticidesonallgovernment,school,andchildcarefacilitygrounds.Thisisprimarilytolimithumanexposuretotoxics,butwillalsoservetoreducetheamountofpesticidesthatwashoffofthosegroundsintonearbybodiesofwater.WeencourageadoptionofintegratedpestmanagementororganicapproachesforallparksandgreenspacesinAdamsMOrgan.

3http://dpr.dc.gov/page/kalorama-park-erosion-control


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Watersheds

DecreasingWaterUse

Wateruseisincludedinthebenchmarkingrequirementsforlargebuildings.Weexpectthattrackingwateruseandmakingtheinformationpubliclyavailablewillhelpbuildawareness

andencouragebehaviorchange.

WASTE

Sendzerosolidwastetolandfillsperyearandreducetotalwastegenerationby15%.

Reuse20%ofallconstructionanddemolitionwaste. Achieveatotalwastediversionrate(recycling,composting,andconversion)of80%.


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DisposalResponsibility

WasteishandledbothbytheDepartmentofPublicWorksandbyprivatehaulersinDC.Allresidenceswith3orfewerunitsarecoveredbycitycollectionandareofferedrecyclingandlandfillservices.District-wide,DPWhandles103,00residences.

Allbusinesses,schools,churches,andresidenceswith4ormoreunitsarerequiredtocontractwithprivatewasteandrecyclinghaulers.Recyclingisarequiredservice,buteachhaulermaycollectdifferentmaterials.AccordingtoDPW:

ItemsthattheDistrictrequirescommercialpropertiestorecycle TheDistrictregulatesrecyclingbottles,cansandpaperinallbusinesses.Glass,metal,paper,corrugatedcardboardandnarrow-neckedplasticbottlesmustbeseparatedandcontainerizedindependentlyofothersolidwaste.Enforcementactionsthatcanbetakenifacommercialpropertydoesnotrecycle

Acommercialpropertycanbefinedforfailingtocomplywiththerecyclingregulations.Thefinesrangefrom$200forafirstoffenseto$1500forthethirdviolationofthesameregulationwithin60days.

BecausetherearesomanybuildingsinAdamsMorganthatarerequiredtocontractwithprivatehaulers,itsalargetasktoaccountforallcompaniesworkinginAdamsMorgan.Wedoknowthereareatleast11companiescollectingfromrestaurantsandbusinessesontheEastsideof18thStreet,alongwith4differentgreasecollectors.Ofthe11,only6areonthelistofcommercialhaulersregisteredwithDPW.Theconsequenceofhavingsomanydifferentcompaniesservingonestreetisincreasedtrafficinthealleyways,andincreasedfuelusebythosehaulers.Legalrequirementsforcommercialwastedisposalandrecyclingcanbefoundhere,alongwithalistofauthorizedhaulers:http://dpw.dc.gov/service/commercial-recycling

StreetRecyclingCans

Aspartofthestreetscaperenovation,newrecyclingbinswereinstalledallalong18 thStreet,finallybringingpublicrecyclingtoAdamsMorgan!TheAdamsMorganPartnershipsClean

TeamworkstocollectrecyclingfromStreetCans.CleaningservicesareprovidedbyReady,WillingandWorking,awork-readinessprogramoftheCapitolHillBID.

TapIt

TapItisanationalprogramthathighlightsrestaurantsandbusinessesthatwillfillupvisitorswaterbottlesforfree.Thisencouragesuseofreusablebottlesasanalternativetoplasticwaterbottles(whichareoftendisposedofratherthanrecycled).Thereare10businessesparticipatinginAdamsMorgan.

Composting

WearestilltryingtodeterminethenumberofresidentsandbusinessesthatcompostinAdamsMorgan.AsofApril1st,DPWwillallowcommercialhaulerstousetheBenningRdtransferstationtodropofforganicsforcomposting.


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FOOD

Put20additionalacresoflandundercultivationforgrowingfood. Ensure75%ofresidentslivewithinmileofacommunitygarden,farmersmarket

orhealthycornerstore.

Produceorobtain25%offoodwithina100-mileradius.CommunityGardens

TheonlycommunitygardeninAdamsMorganistheoneatKaloramaPark,withonly19plots.Rulesprovidethatgardenersonlygettheirplotsfor5years,butthatcanbeextendedforadministrativeworkdoneforthegarden.AlotteryisheldtoallocateavailablegardenplotsinFebruaryofeachyear.TherewaspreviouslyacommunitygardeninWalterPiercePark.Itwasclosedin2005(?),ostensiblyforerosioncontrolpurposes,butactuallytopreservegravesitesfromthehistoriccemeteriesonthesite.AlthoughaDCgovernmentmapindicateditwouldreopenin2007,thathasnotyethappened.TherearealsotwosmallCommonGoodintheCityplotsinfrontoftheKaloramaRecCenter.TheplansforthenewsoccerfieldatMarieReedEducationCenteralsoincludesmallplotsforschoolgardening.Otherpotentialsites:

HDCookeElementarySchool RockCreekPark(areaadjacenttosouthsideofDukeEllingtonbridge) Otherfederalsitesat16th/ColumbiaRd,triangleparksouthofKalorama Largeresidentialbuildingswithrooftoppotential

FarmersMarkets

18thandColumbiaRd.Saturdays9AM-1PM,AprilthroughDecember.Since1973,thevendorsincludeLickingCreekBendFarmandStarHollowFarm.

Groceries(local,sustainable,organiclist)

Yes!OrganicMarket,1825ColumbiaRd.NWRestaurants(local,sustainable,organiclist)

CashionsEatPlace1819ColumbiaRd.NW202/797-1819 OrganicNorthSeaThaiRestaurant247918thStNW202/332-7628

Groceries(conventional)

7-Eleven1900WyomingAveNW 7-Eleven1755ColumbiaRdNW HarrisTeeter1631KaloramaRdNW Safeway1747ColumbiaRdNW ArgonneMarket1629ColumbiaRdNW


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HomeFood221618thSt.NW Mr.TGroceryStore(akaTs)1795LanierPlNW SantaAnnaGrocery1664ColumbiaRdNW MetroKSupermarket1864ColumbiaRdNW

NATURE

IncreasetheacreageofwetlandsalongtheAnacostiaandPotomacRiversby50%. Cover40%oftheDistrictwithahealthytreecanopy. Provideparklandornaturalspacewithina10-minutewalkofallresidents.

CaseyTreesprovidedasatelliteviewofchangesinthetreecanopyovertime,atreecanopyanalysisidentifyingtotalcoverageandopportunitieswhereadditionaltreescouldbeadded,andanadditionalover-headviewofthespecificopportunitiesforaddingtothetreecoverinschoolsandparks.Accordingtotheseimages,theavailablespacesforplantingmoretreesaremostlyinAdam'sMorgan'sparksandschools.KaloramaParkoffersrealopportunities.Themany

publicspaceswithouttrees-liketheplazasnear18thandColumbiaRoad-areanother.Otheropportunitiesarespreadthroughoutresidentialareas,inthesmallyardsthroughouttheneighborhood.CaseyTreeshasofferedtoplanttreeswhereverthecommunityrequestedthem.TheysaidtheyoftenworkwithneighborhoodgroupstoplanttreesandthengetpermissionfromtheDCgovernmentgroupstodoso.Thetreecoverimageshavebeenaddedtothisdocumentasanappendix.

TRANSPORTATION

Increaseuseofpublictransitto50%ofallcommutertrips. Increasebikingandwalkingto25%ofallcommutertrips. Reducecommutertripsmadebycarortaxito25%. Eliminateallunhealthyairqualityindexdays,includingunhealthyforsensitive

groups.AdamsMorganiswellservedbypublictransportation,with7WMATAbusroutes,onecirculatorroute,and4metrostopswithinwalkingdistance.Inaddition,bikesharingandcarsharinghavebecomepopular.Thereare6CapitalBikesharestationsintheneighborhoodwith90bikes.Therearealso29Zipcarswithpermanentparkingspotsthroughouttheneighborhood.Car2Go,theotherlocalcarsharingservice,ispopularinthearea,buttheircarsdonothaveanypermanentlocation.WABAandCityBikesarealsogreat

bikingresourcesintheneighborhood.


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CapitalBikeshareLocations


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ZipcarLocations

HEALTH

Cutthecitywideobesityrateby50% RequireallnewhousingprojectsintheDistricttomeetHealthybyDesign

standards.

Lead-freeWaterDCWatergenerallytestssingle-familyhomes(SFHs)withleadservicepipeseverymonth.Theydropoffatestkit,withinstructionsfortheresidents,andDCWaterpicksthemupandteststhesamples.ThecustomersinSFHscollecttheirwaterfirstthinginthemorning,afterthewaterhasbeensittingsixhours.Actionlevelforleadindrinkingwaterisover15ppblead.Largebuildings-apartmentbuildingsandsomecondos-generallydonotuseleadpipessoleadisnotaproblem.Theselargebuildingsusuallyhavecopperpipes.Butifacommercialbuildingsownerwouldliketo,he/she/theymaytestonceperyear.Butitis


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imperativethatthewaterbestillforsixhours,sothiscouldbetrickyforlargebuildingswithmanyresidents.ForthoseSFHsthatdotesthighforlead,DCWaterwillthenstepuptesting,andtheythemselveswillcometotheresidencetodomoreintensetestinginordertoidentifythesourceofthelead.Bywayofbackground,intheearly2000s,WASA(thenameofDCWaterinthosedays)

changedthedisinfectantfromchlorinetochloramineintheirwatertesting,causingleadfrompipestobegintoleachintothewater,todangerouslyhighlevels,inthousandsofDChouseholds.In2004,chloraminewasdiscontinuedasadisinfectant.And,accordingtoDCWater,In2004,theWashingtonAqueductbeganaddingorthophosphateforcorrosioncontroltreatmentandtoreduceleadreleaseinwater.Orthophosphateisatasteless,odorless,food-gradeadditiveusedtopreventpipecorrosioninthedistributionsystemandinhouseholdplumbing.Itworksbyformingaprotectivecoatinginsidepipesandplumbingfixtures,thatreducestheamountofleadreleasedinwater.TheadditionoforthophosphatehasbeeneffectiveinreducingleadlevelsinDistricthouseholdswithleadservicepipesandotherhouseholdleadsources.AtCongressionalhearingsin2010,concernswereraisedabout9,100residencesintheDistrict.Alsoin2010,theCDCreportedthat15,000homesintheDCareamightstillhavewatersupplieswithdangerouslevelsoflead.TherewereseveralhomesinAdamsMorgan.DCWaterencourageseveryonewithleadservicelinestotest,andtoalsousefilters.Drinkingwaterislead-freepriortoenteringindividualpipes.

AccesstoHealthyFoodAswevepointedoutintheFoodsection,AdamsMorganhasafarmersmarketandtherearehealthyfoodoptionsintheneighborhood.

AccesstoParkSpace

Weplantoconductananalysistoseeifthereisparkspacewithina5minutewalkfromallhomesinAdamsMorgan.


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H.D. Cooke

Elementary

School

Education

Strengthens

Families PCS (ESF)

Marie Reed

Elementary

School

Oyster-Adams

Bilingual

School (Adams)

ANC 1C

Schools and Parks

Legend

ANC 1C (318.6 ac)

Schools (5.5 ac)

Parks (63.3 ac)

Plantable Space (29 ac)1,000

Feet

300

Meters

N

Map by MK Potts, Casey Trees

Data from Casey Trees, UVMSAL

Created March 2013

Canopy Coverage: 32%; 102 ac

Possible Canopy: 41%; 131 ac

Plantable Space: 9%; 29 ac


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ANC 1C Land Cover

Legend

Tree Canopy

Grass

Bare Earth

Water

Building

Road

Other Pavement1,000

Feet

300

Meters

Map by MK Potts, Casey Trees

Data from Casey Trees, UVMSAL

Canopy Coverage: 32%; 102 ac

Possible Canopy: 41%; 131 ac

Plantable Space: 9%; 29 ac