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BROCKTON DOWNTOWN/TROUT BROOK REDEVELOPMENT PLAN DOWNTOWN / TROUT BROOK REDEVELOPMENT PLAN DRAFT: JUNE 2020 BROCKTON DOWNTOWN/TROUT BROOK REDEVELOPMENT PLAN SOURCE: GOOGLE EARTH GOOGLE SOURCE: Prepared for The Brockton Redevelopment Authority The City of Brockton MassDevelopment Prepared by Harriman RKG Associates ACKNOWLEDGMENTS In Memoriam: Mayor Bill Carpenter CSX MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE CITY OF BROCKTON Jeffrey Thompson, Brockton City Council, Ward 5 Anne Beauregard Robert F. Sullivan, Mayor John Channell, Banner Systems Amanda Chisholm, MassDevelopment BROCKTON CITY COUNCIL Chris Cooney, MetroSouth Chamber of Commerce Shirley Asack, Ward 7, Council President Frank Davin, Elliot Street resident, property owner Moises Rodrigues, Councilor-at-Large Brian Droukas, Real Estate Winthrop Farwell Jr., Councilor-at-Large George Durante, MassDevelopment Tina Cardosa, Councilor-at-Large Dan Evans, Evans Machine Company Rita Mendez, Councilor-at-Large Angela Gallagher, Massachusetts Department of Timothy Cruise, Ward 1 Environmental Protection Thomas Monahan, Ward 2 Matt George, Elliot Street, property owner and resident Dennis Eaniri, Ward 3 Emily Hall, Brockton Redevelopment Authority Susan Nicastro, Ward 4 John Handrahan, Massachusetts Department of Jeffrey Thompson, Ward 5 Environmental Protection John Lally, Ward 6 Richard Heieh, Elliot Street property owner BROCKTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Philip Griffin, Chairman Rob May, CEcD, Director of Planning and Economic Suzanne Fernandes, Treasurer Development Eugene Marrow, Clerk Shane O’Brien, Staff Planner Richard Johnson, Member Megan Shave, Conservation Agent Robert Jenkins, Executive Director Pam Gurley, Administrative Assistant BROCKTON PLANNING BOARD MASSDEVELOPMENT Bob Pelaggi, Chairperson Amanda Chisholm, Vice President Toni Goncalves Christine Madore, AICP, Vice President Larry Hassan George Durante, TDI Fellow Craig Pina Reggie Thomas CONSULTANT TEAM HARRIMAN Emily Keys Innes, AICP, LEED AP ND, Director of Planning Kartik Shah, AICP, LEED AP, Director of Urban Design Phillip Hu, AICP, Urban Designer/Planner RKG ASSOCIATES Eric Halvorsen, AICP, Vice President/Principal Ryan Kiracofe, Senior Urban Planner/Market Analyst ii Downtown / Trout Brook Redevelopment District Plan, Brockton, Massachusetts Draft Plan June 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS 12.02(1) Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................................1 Planning Process .................................................................................................................................................................1 Findings Relative to Future Development ...............................................................................................................................1 Summary of Existing Conditions ...........................................................................................................................................2 Downtown / Trout Brook Redevelopment District Plan ...........................................................................................................4 Implementation Plan ..........................................................................................................................................................10 12.02(2)Characteristics ......................................................................................................................... 13 Description of the redevelopment area ...............................................................................................................................13 History of the Area .............................................................................................................................................................13 Previous Planning and Efforts to Redevelop ........................................................................................................................14 Easements .........................................................................................................................................................................14 Transportation ...................................................................................................................................................................14 Utilities ..............................................................................................................................................................................16 Existing Land Uses .............................................................................................................................................................16 Current Zoning ...................................................................................................................................................................17 Other Regulatory Requirements ..........................................................................................................................................17 12.02(3) Eligibility .................................................................................................................................. 36 Definition and Applications .................................................................................................................................................36 Environmental Justice Populations .....................................................................................................................................37 Inventory and Ownership....................................................................................................................................................37 Wetlands and Flood Zones .................................................................................................................................................42 Activity and Use Limitations ...............................................................................................................................................44 Private Wells ......................................................................................................................................................................44 Implications for the BRA .....................................................................................................................................................44 Local Survey and Conformance with the Municipality’s Planning Documents ......................................................................46 Consistency with Commonwealth Sustainability Principles ..................................................................................................47 12.02(4) Objectives ................................................................................................................................ 47 Plan Objectives ..................................................................................................................................................................47 Design Guidelines ..............................................................................................................................................................48 Proposed Redevelopment ...................................................................................................................................................49 Job Retention, Creation, and Elimination .............................................................................................................................49 Draft Plan June 2020 Downtown / Trout Brook Redevelopment District Plan, Brockton, Massachusetts iii 12.02(5) Acquisitions ............................................................................................................................. 50 12.02(6) Relocation ............................................................................................................................... 50 12.02(7) Site Preparation ....................................................................................................................... 51 12.02(8) Public Improvements ................................................................................................................ 54 12.02(10) Redeveloper’s Obligations ...................................................................................................... 58 12.02(11) Time Frame ............................................................................................................................ 59 12.02(12) Financial Plan ........................................................................................................................ 59 12.02(13) Citizen Participation .............................................................................................................. 64 Public Participation in Project Execution .............................................................................................................................64 12.02(14) Requisite Municipal Approvals ............................................................................................... 65 12.02(15) Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) ................................................................... 65 12.03 Plan Changes ..............................................................................................................................