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BROCKTON DOWNTOWN/TROUT BROOK REDEVELOPMENT PLAN DOWNTOWN / TROUT BROOK REDEVELOPMENT PLAN BROCKTONDRAFT: DECEMBER 2020 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 CSX MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE Jeffrey Thompson, Brockton City Council, Ward 5 In Memoriam: Mayor Bill Carpenter Anne Beauregard John Channell, Banner Systems CITY OF BROCKTON Amanda Chisholm, MassDevelopment Chris Cooney, MetroSouth Chamber of Commerce Robert F. Sullivan, Mayor Frank Davin, Elliot Street resident, property owner Brian Droukas, Real Estate BROCKTON CITY COUNCIL George Durante, MassDevelopment Shirley Asack, Ward 7, Council President Dan Evans, Evans Machine Company Moises Rodrigues, Councilor-at-Large Angela Gallagher, Massachusetts Department of Winthrop Farwell Jr., Councilor-at-Large Environmental Protection Tina Cardosa, Councilor-at-Large Matt George, Elliot Street, property owner and resident Rita Mendez, Councilor-at-Large Emily Hall, Brockton Redevelopment Authority Timothy Cruise, Ward 1 John Handrahan, Massachusetts Department of Thomas Monahan, Ward 2 Environmental Protection Dennis Eaniri, Ward 3 Richard Heieh, Elliot Street property owner Susan Nicastro, Ward 4 Jeffrey Thompson, Ward 5 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC John Lally, Ward 6 DEVELOPMENT Rob May, CEcD, Director of Planning and Economic BROCKTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Development Philip Griffin, Chairman Shane O’Brien, Staff Planner Suzanne Fernandes, Treasurer Megan Shave, Conservation Agent Eugene Marrow, Clerk Pam Gurley, Administrative Assistant Richard Johnson, Member Robert Jenkins, Executive Director MASSDEVELOPMENT BROCKTON PLANNING BOARD Amanda Chisholm, Vice President Bob Pelaggi, Chairperson Christine Madore, AICP, Vice President Toni Goncalves George Durante, TDI Fellow Larry Hassan Craig Pina CONSULTANT TEAM Reggie Thomas 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 December 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 .................................................................................................................................................................................17 Current Zoning ......................................................................................................................................................................................17 Other Regulatory Requirements .......................................................................................................................................................18 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 ............................................................................................................................48 Plan Objectives .......................................................................................................................................................................................48 Proposed Zoning Changes ..................................................................................................................................................................48 Design Guidelines ..................................................................................................................................................................................48 Proposed Redevelopment ...................................................................................................................................................................50 Job Retention, Creation, and Elimination..........................................................................................................................................50 12.02(5) Acquisitions ..........................................................................................................................50 12.02(6) Relocation ............................................................................................................................50 Draft Plan December 2020 Downtown / Trout Brook Redevelopment District Plan, Brockton, Massachusetts iii 12.02(7) Site Preparation ..................................................................................................................51 12.02(8) Public Improvements ..........................................................................................................54 12.02(9) Disposition ...........................................................................................................................54 12.02(10) Redeveloper’s Obligations ................................................................................................58 12.02(11) Time Frame .......................................................................................................................59 12.02(12) Financial Plan .....................................................................................................................60