Adopted Port Master Plan 2013
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PORT ST. JOE PORT MASTER PLAN 2013 Port St. Joe Port Authority Port St. Joe, Florida May 2013 Port of Port St. Joe Mission Statement “The mission of the Port St. Joe Port Authority is to enhance the economic vitality and quality of life in the Port St. Joe area and Northwest Florida region by fostering the growth of domestic and foreign commerce.” PREFACE This Port St. Joe Port Master Plan 2013, a significant update of the Port's previously adopted Port Master Plan 2008, was prepared in accordance with Florida Statute 163, Part II. To solicit comment about the document from interested parties, a public workshop was held on November 14, 2012, during a duly noticed Port Authority meeting. In addition to the citizens of Port St. Joe and Gulf County, numerous local, regional, and state agencies as well as private economic development entities were invited to this Stakeholders Meeting. On June 12, 2013, the Port Authority approved the Port Master Plan for transmittal by the City of Port St. Joe to the Department of Economic Opportunity. The first public hearing for the City’s transmittal of the draft Master Plan to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity was held on August 6, 2013. The second public hearing for the adoption of the Master Plan was held on November 21, 2013. At all public hearings, the public were given opportunity to comment. Port St. Joe Port Authority Leonard Costin, Chairman Eugene Raffield, Vice-Chairman Patrick Jones, Secretary Jessica Rish, Treasurer Johanna White Tommy Pitts, Port Director Nadine Lee, Administrative Assistant I The Port Authority and Staff wish to thank all of those who contributed to the preparation of this Master Plan 2013 and particularly to acknowledge those who prepared the previous Port Master Plan 2008: Ms. Joan Sanchez of J. D. Sanchez Consulting, Inc; TEC, Inc.; and Martin Associates. This 2013 update used as its foundation that previous 2008 Plan and some of the text and figures are duplicated herein. Port St. Joe Port Master Plan 2013 i TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ......................................................................................................................................... i TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................... ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 1 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 PORT PLANNING AREA 1-1 1.2 HISTORY 1-4 1.3 INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT 1-6 1.4 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND AGENCY COORDINATION 1-7 Chapter 2 EXISTING CONDITIONS AND FACILITIES ..................................................... 2-1 2.1 LAND USE 2-1 2.2 WATER-DEPENDENT USES 2-3 2.3 EXISTING PORT INFRASTRUCTURE 2-3 2.4 INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK 2-3 2.4.1 Roadway System ................................................................................................................... 2-7 2.4.2 Rail Network ......................................................................................................................... 2-9 2.4.3 Airports .................................................................................................................................. 2-9 2.4.4 Water Access ....................................................................................................................... 2-10 2.5 UTILITIES 2-12 2.5.1 Potable Water ...................................................................................................................... 2-12 2.5.2 Industrial Process Water ...................................................................................................... 2-12 2.5.3 Wastewater .......................................................................................................................... 2-12 2.5.4 Stormwater and Drainage Facilities .................................................................................... 2-12 2.5.5 Solid Waste .......................................................................................................................... 2-13 2.5.6 Energy ................................................................................................................................. 2-13 2.6 SECURITY 2-13 2.7 NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTER PLANNING 2-13 2.7.1 Coastal Flooding .................................................................................................................. 2-13 2.7.2 Coastal High Hazard Area ................................................................................................... 2-14 2.7.3 Hurricane Evacuation Planning ........................................................................................... 2-17 2.7.4 Man-made Disasters ............................................................................................................ 2-17 Port St. Joe Port Master Plan 2013 ii 2.8 PUBLIC ACCESS FACILITIES 2-18 2.9 HISTORIC RESOURCES 2-18 2.10 ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 2-18 2.10.1 Vegetative Cover and Wildlife Habitat ............................................................................... 2-18 2.10.2 Topography ......................................................................................................................... 2-19 2.10.3 Wetlands .............................................................................................................................. 2-19 2.10.4 Restricted Use Areas ........................................................................................................... 2-19 2.10.5 Estuarine Conditions ........................................................................................................... 2-21 2.10.6 Hazardous Materials and Petroleum Products ..................................................................... 2-22 Chapter 3 MARKET ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................ 3-1 3.1 LOCAL AND REGIONAL SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 3-1 3.1.1 Northwest Florida .................................................................................................................. 3-1 3.1.2 Gulf County ........................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 THE COMPETITIVE CARGO ARENA 3-2 3.3 MARKET ASSESSMENT 3-2 3.3.1 Biomass ................................................................................................................................. 3-3 3.3.2 Ethanol................................................................................................................................... 3-5 3.3.3 Oil and Coal ........................................................................................................................... 3-6 3.3.4 Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) ................................................................................................ 3-7 3.3.5 Dry and Break Bulk Products ................................................................................................ 3-7 3.3.6 Offshore Energy Support ....................................................................................................... 3-8 3.3.7 Reliever/Feeder Services ..................................................................................................... 3-10 3.3.8 Secondary Port Opportunities .............................................................................................. 3-11 3.3.9 Summary of Market Opportunities ...................................................................................... 3-12 Chapter 4 FIVE- AND TEN- YEAR DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION PLAN ........... 4-1 4.1 PORT DEVELOPMENT FOR TARGET MARKETS 4-1 4.1.1 Short-Term Development Plan: Years 1 to 5 ........................................................................ 4-2 4.1.2 Long-Term Development Plan: Years 6 to 10....................................................................... 4-3 4.1.3 Dredging Considerations ....................................................................................................... 4-4 4.2 DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND IMPACTS 4-6 4.2.1 Dredging Costs ...................................................................................................................... 4-6 Port St. Joe Port Master Plan 2013 iii Table 4-1 Dredging Costs .................................................................................................................. 4-6 4.2.2 Infrastructure Costs for Manufacturing Sites ........................................................................ 4-6 4.2.3 Economic Impacts ................................................................................................................. 4-7 4.3 IMPACT ASSESSMENT 4-8 4.3.1 Land Use................................................................................................................................ 4-8 4.3.2 Public Access ........................................................................................................................ 4-8 4.3.3 Historic Resources ................................................................................................................. 4-8 4.3.4 Environmental Resources ...................................................................................................... 4-8 4.3.5 Utilities .................................................................................................................................