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New Bedford Waterfront Redevelopment Plan – Focus Area Hold for NBPA logo, City seal NEW BEDFORD WATERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN: FOCUS AREA NORTH Draft March 2020 Prepared for the New Bedford Port Authority and the New Bedford Redevelopment Authority Prepared by Harriman • Sasaki Associates • APEX Companies LLC • FXM Associates Acknowledgments City of New Bedford Prepared for the New Bedford Port Authority and the New Bedford Redevelopment Authority Mayor Jonathan F. Mitchell New Bedford Port Authority City Council Mayor Jonathan F. Mitchell, Chairman Ian Abreu (At-large) Dr. Brian Rothschild, Vice Chairman Naomi R.A. Carney (At-large) Joseph Tavares Treasurer Debora Coelho (At-large) Davis Sullivan, Clerk Brian K. Gomes (At-large) Richie Canastra Linda M. Morad (At-large) James Dwyer William Brad Markey (Ward 1) Edward Anthes-Washburn, Port Director Maria E. Giesta (Ward 2) and NBPA Executive Director Hugh Dunn (Ward 3) Derek Baptiste (Ward 4) New Bedford Redevelopment Authority Scott J. Lima (Ward 5) Paul Chasse, Chair Joseph P. Lopes (Ward 6) Carol Pimentel, Clerk David Kennedy Planning Board Pete Selley Kathryn Duff, Chair John Walsh Peter Cruz Arthur Glassman Participating Organizations Alexander J. Kalife New Bedford Economic Development Council Kamile Khazan Shayne Trimbell, Associate Member Anthony R. Sapienza, President Joseph Nauman, Vice President Department of City Planning David Slutz, Treasurer Carol Pimentel, Clerk Tabitha Harkin, Director Helena Dasilva Hughes Kirsten Bryan, Deputy Director Elizabeth Isherwood Steven Kenyon Office of Housing & Community Development Peter Selley, Loan Committee Chairman John Vasconcellos Patrick J. Sullivan, Director Mayor Jonathan F. Mitchell, ex-officio Derek Santos, Executive Director Angela Johnson, Director of Business Development, Marketing & Communications Massachusetts Seaport Economic Council Consultant Team Harriman Sasaki Associates APEX Companies, LLC FXM Associates NEW BEDFORD PORT AUTHORITY DRAFT MARCH 2020 ii NEW BEDFORD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary ........................................................................................8 2. Characteristics ................................................................................................31 3. Plan Eligibility ..................................................................................................74 4. Plan Objectives ...............................................................................................120 5. Acquisitions ....................................................................................................135 6. Relocation .......................................................................................................137 7. Site Preparation ...............................................................................................139 8. Public Improvements ......................................................................................140 9. Disposition ......................................................................................................142 10. Redeveloper’s Obligation ...............................................................................144 11. Time Frame ...................................................................................................146 12. Financial Plan ................................................................................................147 13. Citizen Participation .......................................................................................151 14. Requisite Municipal Approvals .......................................................................157 15. Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) ..........................................163 16. Process for Future Changes: 760 CMR 12.03 ................................................164 17. Severability ...................................................................................................166 NEW BEDFORD WATERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN: FOCUS AREA NORTH iii List of Appendices (Separately Bound) A. Municipal Approvals and Letters of Support B. 760 CMR 12.00 C. Economic Development and Real Estate Market Conditions and Trends D. Environmental Summary for New Bedford Focus Areas E. Public Engagement Materials F. Public Meeting Notes and Minutes G. Media Reports H. Notifications I. Environmental Notification Form J. Permitting Memorandum. K. Parcel Inventory L. F&B Rubberized Tire Recycling Memorandum M. Waterfront Mixed-Use District Zoning and Design Guidelines NEW BEDFORD PORT AUTHORITY DRAFT MARCH 2020 iv NEW BEDFORD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY List of Tables and Figures Figure 1-1: Boundary of Focus Area North (the Redevelopment Area) ................................................................... 11 Figure 1-2: Conceptual Illustrative Plan: Scenario I ................................................................................................ 18 Figure 1-3: Conceptual Illustrative Plan: Scenario II .............................................................................................. 20 Table 1-1: Implementation Plan ............................................................................................................................. 26 Table 1-2: Commonwealth Sustainability Principles ............................................................................................... 29 Figure 2-1: New Bedford, 1846 ........................................................................................................................... 30 Table 2-1: Focus Area North Snapshot .................................................................................................................. 31 Figure 2-2: Hydrographic Surveyed Depths of New Bedford Harbor ....................................................................... 36 Figure 2-3: Locations of Priority Habitats in New Bedford Harbor ........................................................................... 40 Figure 2-4: Flood Zones ........................................................................................................................................ 41 Table 2-2: New Bedford Waterfront Study Area: Business Profile ........................................................................... 47 Table 2-3: New Bedford Waterfront Study Area: Average Annual Wages and Payrolls by Industry ........................... 47 Figure 2-5: Project Area and Topography .............................................................................................................. 49 Figure 2-6: Property Lines and the Footprint of Buildings and Parking Areas .......................................................... 50 Figure 2-7: Existing Uses ...................................................................................................................................... 51 Figure 2-8: Current Zoning .................................................................................................................................... 52 Figure 2-9A: Proposed Land Uses ........................................................................................................................ 53 Figure 2-9B: Proposed Public Infrastructure .......................................................................................................... 54 Figure 2-10: Proposed Zoning .............................................................................................................................. 55 Figure 2-11:Thoroughfares, Public Rights-of-Way and Easements, Existing and Proposed ..................................... 56 Figure 2-12: Parcels to be Acquired ...................................................................................................................... 57 Figure 2-13: Lots to be created for Disposition ...................................................................................................... 58 Figure 2-14: Buildings to be Demolished or Rehabilitated; New Construction on Acquired parcels .......................... 59 Figure 2-15: Parks ................................................................................................................................................ 61 Figure 2-16: Belleville Playground (Aerial) ............................................................................................................. 62 Figure 2-17: Belleville Playground ......................................................................................................................... 62 Figure 2-18: Boundary of Chapter 91 Jurisdiction and DPA Boundary .................................................................... 67 Figure 2-19: Historic Buildings, Structures, and Areas ........................................................................................... 71 Table 3-1: Findings ............................................................................................................................................... 76 Table 3-2: Characteristics of a Decadent Area ....................................................................................................... 78 Table 3-3: Comparison of Assessed Valuations ..................................................................................................... 80 NEW BEDFORD WATERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN: FOCUS AREA NORTH v Figure 3-1: Buildings Built 1900 or Earlier ............................................................................................................. 82 Figure 3-2: Buildings Built Before 1978 and 1980 ................................................................................................
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