Borough of Sea Bright Strategic Recovery Planning Report
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BOROUGH OF SEA BRIGHT STRATEGIC RECOVERY PLANNING REPORT May 2014 BOROUGH OF SEA BRIGHT STRATEGIC RECOVERY PLANNING REPORT ADOPTED MAY 20, 2014 Prepared by: NJ Future 137 W. Hanover St. Trenton, NJ 08618 David Kutner, PP, AICP NJ Professional Planner No.: 33LI00617900 The original of this document was signed and sealed in accordance with New Jersey Law. Borough of Sea Bright Strategic Recovery Planning Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................1 Chapter 1 Background/Existing Conditions Analysis/Context ......................................................................2 1. Demographics And Housing.................................................................................................................3 2. Land Use And Zoning............................................................................................................................3 3. Infrastructure And Critical Facilities.....................................................................................................7 Chapter 2 Assessment of Sandy Impacts ......................................................................................................8 1. Impacts on Utility Services....................................................................................................................8 2. Damages to Municipal Buildings...........................................................................................................9 3. Damage to Public Facilities .................................................................................................................10 4. Post-Storm Government Operations ..................................................................................................13 5. Long-Term Recovery Efforts................................................................................................................13 6. New Jersey Future Local Recovery Manager Program .......................................................................14 Chapter 3 Risk Assessment .........................................................................................................................15 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................15 1. Vulnerability........................................................................................................................................15 2. Estimation of Exposure .......................................................................................................................19 Chapter 4 Getting To Resilience Process and Recommendations ..............................................................24 Chapter 5 Assessment of Existing Planning Documents.............................................................................25 Master Plan.........................................................................................................................................26 Sea Bright 2020 ...................................................................................................................................26 Beach Management Plan ....................................................................................................................27 Recovery Management Strategy.........................................................................................................27 Stormwater Management Plan...........................................................................................................27 Adapting to Climate Change in Coastal Monmouth County...............................................................27 Smart Growth Plan/Municipal Facilities Plan .....................................................................................27 Monmouth County All Hazard Mitigation Plan...................................................................................28 Sea Bright, NJ Resilient Rebuild ..........................................................................................................28 Borough Emergency Management Plan .............................................................................................29 Coastal Monmouth Plan Goals & Objectives ......................................................................................29 Assessment of Zoning Ordinance for Borough’s Recovery Strategies................................................29 Comparison with Regional/State (CAFRA, Coastal Monmouth Plan) .................................................29 Chapter 6 Recommendations for Action ....................................................................................................31 1. Enhancing Mitigation & Resiliency......................................................................................................31 2. Promoting Sustainable Land Use & Capital Projects...........................................................................32 May 2014 Page i Borough of Sea Bright Strategic Recovery Planning Report 3. Improving Communications & Engagement .......................................................................................33 Chapter 7 Implementation Matrix..............................................................................................................35 Appendix 1: Getting To Resilience Report Recommendations (draft)...........................................................I Appendix 2 FEMA Flood Zones .....................................................................................................................II Appendix 3 Alternatives Assessment...........................................................................................................IV Appendix 4 Potential Actions......................................................................................................................XII May 2014 Page ii Borough of Sea Bright Strategic Recovery Planning Report INTRODUCTION This Strategic Recovery Planning Report (SRPR) serves as a blueprint for use by the Borough of Sea Bright to address conditions created or exacerbated by Super Storm Sandy. It is intended to identify specific recovery and rebuilding strategies the Borough can take to help ensure that the community will be more resistant to damage from future storm events, and encourage sustainable economic growth. Accordingly, the report: 1. Evaluates Superstorm Sandy’s impacts on community features; 2. Addresses conditions that Superstorm Sandy created or exacerbated; 3. Describes the existing and potential vulnerabilities that the Borough faces from significant storm events, and sea-level rise; and, 4. Articulates planning goals, strategies, and actions to improve public safety, develop resistance to future storms, and stimulate economic recovery; 5. Describes each proposed project at a level of detail that: . Demonstrates how it relates to the storm’s impacts; . Explains why it is important to the Borough’s economic and environmental health; . Lists the major tasks with which it may be associated; . Includes an estimation of the cost of implementation; . Identifies potential or actual funding sources; and . Provides a timeline for implementation. In the course of preparing this SRPR, the Borough participated in the Getting to Resilience (GTR) process, developed by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection and adapted and enhanced by the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JCNERR). Through this process, the Borough was able to identify specific actions that will enhance long term resiliency in the town. These recommendations are integrated into this Report. May 2014 Page 1 Borough of Sea Bright Strategic Recovery Planning Report CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND/EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS/CONTEXT The Borough of Sea Bright is located on a barrier peninsula in the northeastern corner of Monmouth County. At approximately ½ square mile in area, it is one of New Jersey’s smaller municipalities. It is bounded on the north by the Gateway National Park at Sandy Hook, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Borough of Monmouth Beach, and to the west by the Shrewsbury River. The Borough is long and narrow, approximately 3.6 miles in length, with an average width of less than a ¼ mile. The municipality’s year-round population, according to the 2010 Census, was 1,3481, a 26% decrease as compared to the 2000 census count of 1,818. It is a community that is nearly completely developed, other than its beachfront, with only a very small percentage of its land area being vacant and developable. Figure 1 shows the Borough and its regional position. NJ Route 36, also known as Ocean Avenue, is the primary road in and through the Borough. FIGURE 1 – Regional Location 1 American Community Survey, 2008-2012, U.S. Census Bureau May, 2014 Page 2 Borough of Sea Bright Strategic Recovery Planning Report 1. DEMOGRAPHICS AND HOUSING It is important to note that all the demographic and housing data presented herein is based on pre- Sandy counts. Current, reliable demographic and/or housing unit estimates have yet to be released. The Borough’s pre-Sandy year-round population was 1,348 persons (ACS, 2008-2012). Sea Bright had a somewhat older and less wealthy population than Monmouth County as a whole. The median age of the residents in the Borough was 46.6 years of age, more than 5 years older, on average, than