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Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan City of Watervliet LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM City of Watervliet Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLES AND FIGURES iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v PREFACE vii I WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION AREA BOUNDARY Existing Coastal Zone Boundary I-01-1 Proposed Revised Boundary I-02-1 Justification for Proposed Changes I-03-1 Harbor Management Boundary Plan Area I-04-1 II INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS OF EXISTING CONDITIONS Watervliet Overview II-01-1 History of the Watervliet Waterfront II-02-1 Watervliet Waterfront Demographic Profile II-03-1 Existing Land and Water Uses II-04-1 Waterfront Area Zoning II-05-1 Recreational Resources II-06-1 Historic Resources II-07-1 Natural Resources II-08-1 Infrastructure II-09-1 Transportation II-10-1 City of Watervliet Local Waterfront Revitalization Program i Table of Contents Issues and Opportunities II-11-1 III WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION POLICIES IV PROPOSED LAND AND WATER USES Proposed Land Use IV-01-1 Proposed Water Uses Harbor Management Plan IV-02-1 Proposed Park Projects IV-03-1 Proposed Projects to Improve Waterfront Accessibility IV-04-1 Proposed Preservation Projects IV-05-1 Proposed Economic Development Projects IV-06-1 Harbor Management Plan IV-07-1 V - TECHNIQUES FOR LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WATERFRONT PROGRAM How Existing Plans, Laws and Regulations Implement the LWRP V-01-1 Proposed New or Revised Local Laws and Regulations for LWRP Implementation V-02-1 Other Private Activities Necessary to Implement the LWRPV- 03-1 Management Structure Necessary for Implementation of the Program V-04-1 Procedures to Ensure Local Compliance V-05-1 City of Watervliet Local Waterfront Revitalization Program ii Table of Contents Local Review of State and Federal Actions V-06-1 VI STATE AND FEDERAL ACTIVITIES LIKELY TO AFFECT IMPLEMENTATION VI-01-1 VII OBTAINING LOCAL COMMITMENT FOR THE CITY OF WATERVLIET LWRP VII-01-1 City of Watervliet LWRP Schedule of Lot Area and Width, Height, and Yard Requirements Appendix A City of Watervliet LWRP Area Permitted Zoning Uses Appendix A Draft Watervliet Consistency Law Appendix B Draft Zoning Law Appendix C BIBLIOGRAPHY Appendix D City of Watervliet Local Waterfront Revitalization Program iii Tables and Figures Tables and Figures TABLES 1. Historic and Projected Population Trends II-03-1 2. LWRP Area Population by Race and Ethnicity II-03-2 3. Comparison of Population by Age II-03-3 4. Educational Attainment in LWRP Area II-03-4 5. Household Income II-03-5 6. LWRP Area Residents Employment by Industry II-03-6 7. Resident Occupation II-03-6 8. Journey to Work Comparison II-03-7 9. Value of Specified Owner-Occupied Units II-03-8 10. Housing Inventory II-03-9 11. Historic Resources Inventory II-06-4 12. Interstate 787 Traffic Volumes II-07-6 City of Watervliet LWRP Schedule of Lot Area and, Width, Height, and Yard Requirements Appendix A City of Watervliet LWRP Area Permitted Appendix B Zoning Uses V-02-6 City of Watervliet Local Waterfront Revitalization Program iv Acknowledgements Acknowledgements The City of Watervliet Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Advisory Committee would like to recognize and thank the many people and organizations whose assistance has made the completion of the Program a reality. In addition, the Committee would like to thank the residents of the City who took part in the meetings through attendance and provided feedback on development of the Program. Robert D. Carlson, Mayor William Anderson, Councilman Charles J. Diamond, Councilman Paul S. Murphy, General Manager Nicholas Ostapkovich, Deputy General Manager Gerald Beston, Chief of Police James Bulmer, Water System Supervisor Craig Carlson, Historian Christopher Daus, Director of Recreation David Dressel, Commissioner of Public Works Robert Fahr, Director of Finance Mark R. Gilchrist, Assessor Bruce A. Hidley, City Clerk Joseph F. Monaghan, Corporation Counsel Robert Beston Jr. Paul Healey Anthony Medici Marlene OíBrien David Such Laberge Group 4 Computer Drive West Albany, New York 12205 City of Watervliet Local Waterfront Revitalization Program v Acknowledgements Portions of the history included in this report were originally compiled for the Draft Local Waterfront Revitalization Program report completed for the City of Watervliet in 1985 by the Capital District Regional Planning Commission. Excerpts are from The City of Watervliet 19th Street Corridor Strategic Plan completed for the City of Watervliet in 2003 by The Laberge Group. City of Watervliet Local Waterfront Revitalization Program vi Preface Preface Coastal planning in the United States began with the federal Coastal Planning governmentís adoption of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) in 1972. In that Act, Congress identified specific coastal objectives to promote the protection and wise use of the nationís coasts. The CZMA provides federal assistance to states to develop comprehensive coastal management programs for their coastlines. The New York Coastal Management Program (CMP) was developed and subsequently approved in 1982. In 1981, in order to implement the CMP at the State level, the New York State Legislature passed the Waterfront Revitalization and Coastal Resource Act (Article 42 of the Executive Law). This Act encourages municipalities to work with the State in establishing Local Waterfront Revitalization Programs (LWRPs), and requires State agencies to undertake their actions in a manner consistent with State coastal policies or approved LWRPs. LWRPs are comprehensive plans for a municipality's coastal area, allowing waterfront The Hudson River. municipalities to develop a comprehensive strategy for guiding future development along their shorelines. LWRPs include a locally customized set of policies based on and consistent with the State policies. Once approved by the State (NYS Secretary of State) and the federal government (U.S. Department of Commerce), the policies and purposes of LWRPs replace the more general State policies as LWRPs provide more specific guidance on development, tailored to address the unique challenges and opportunities facing each community. The NYS Department of State Division of Coastal Resources administers the CMP and Local Waterfront Revitalization Program for NYS. The Hudson River and its shoreline as far north as the Introduction Federal Dam in Troy is included in New York State's Coastal Area because the river is a coastal "estuary." As an estuary, the Hudson has an unimpaired connection with the Atlantic Ocean and is influenced by daily tides up to the Troy Dam. The City of Watervliet, located across the Hudson from Troy, has the centerline of the Hudson River as its eastern boundary. The Cityís coastline along the Hudson River extends approximately two miles. City of Watervliet Local Waterfront Revitalization Program vii Preface As a voluntary participant in New York's LWRP, the City of Watervliet first initiated planning for its waterfront in September 1984. The City began a yearlong planning process identifying strategies for developing its Hudson River shoreline. Although several draft LWRP reports were completed, none was ever formally adopted. Reinvigorated by a successful corridor study completed in 2003, the City, in early 2004, decided to reinitiate the process and focus once more on identifying both a vision for its waterfront and the implementation strategies necessary to achieve that vision. The 2004 - 2005 planning effort built upon the process that began in the 1980s. An LWRP Advisory Board was created to guide development of the LWRP. Created in spring 2004 to oversee the Cityís planning process, the LWRP Advisory Board held regular meetings at the Cityís Community Center during the course of the planning process. The LWRP Advisory Board, appointed by the Cityís Mayor, consisted of the following members: • Nick Ostapkovich, Deputy General Manager • Peg Germano • Robert Strohecker • Anthony Medici, Sr. • Joseph Zawistowski • Paul Healey • Ellen Fogarty To support the process, several public visioning meetings were held during the spring and summer of 2004. Advertised via flyers at fraternal organizations, nonprofits, and public buildings including City Hall and the Community Center, and via the local Watervliet television channel WVLT, City of Watervliet Local Waterfront Revitalization Program viii Preface Channel 17, each of the meetings was designed to solicit input from the public on specific issues. The intent behind the first public meeting, held on June 17, was to identify the Watervliet waterfront areaís strengths and weaknesses. The focus of the second public meeting, held on July 7, 2004, was to identify possible opportunities to improve the waterfront area. The final draft plan was presented to the public at a third public meeting, held on July 29. Consistent with the outline identified in the NYS Division of Coastal Resources 2004 Guidebook: Making the Most of Your Waterfront, the Watervliet LWRP contains the following five sections: 1. The Local Waterfront Revitalization Program boundary. 2. An inventory and analysis of existing conditions. 3. Waterfront policies. 4. Proposed land and water uses and projects. 5. Implementation techniques. It should also be noted that this planning process comes on the heels of a number of other widely promoted waterfront planning efforts in the City and region. In early 1997, the City of Watervliet pursued funding from the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Canal Corridor Initiative to enhance Hudson Shores Park, its riverfront park. Hudson Shores Park, surplus
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