5HF G-XO\ 1<6'26&=0 FORDHAM UNVIERSITY SAILING AND CREW TEAM PROJECT NYSDEC 2-6006-00050 Ecological and Environmental Assessment and Permitting EcoAssessment, LLC 18 Maple Ave., Tarrytown, NY 10591 845-222-6135 [email protected] Fordham University Sailing and Crew Team Facility Project Joint Application TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION Cover Letter Table of Contents A Joint Application: NYSDEC, NYSDOS, NYSOGS, USACE, Permission to Inspect B NYSDEC Supplement D 2, Perimeter Plan, NYSDOS FCAF C Location Maps: Section NOAA Chart 12366, USGS Base Map, Survey of 3341 Country Club Rd., Bronx, NY 10465 D Narrative and Work Plan: Project Design Consideration, Environmental Enhancement and Educational Opportunities, Construction Sequence E Engineering Drawings, Perimeter Drawing (to scale), Survey (to scale) F Short Environmental Assessment Form G 12$$௅10)6(VVHQWLDO)LVK+DELWDW$VVHVVPHQW:RUNVKHHW H Natural History Summary I Literature Cited and Reviewed Appendices: 1 Letter from Sr. Teresa Barton, CND, Principal Villa Maria Academy 2 Dimensions for sailing dinghies: 420 and International FJ 3 Concrete Float System 4 Typical sailing dinghies in cradles, on float. 5 Helical pile cutsheets 2.875” and 3.5” 6 NYC Dept of City Planning WRP NYC CAF 7 NYS OPRHP and NYC Landmarks Commission letters 8 Property Owners with water rights within 300 feet of 3341 Country Club Rd. 9 NYC BSA Special Permit Resolution 2019-7-BZ 10 Phase I, Phase II, CHASP, NYCDEP Letter 11 Photographs of 3341 Country Club Rd., Bronx, NY SECTION A JOINT APPLICATION NYSDEC 2-6006-00050 NYSDOS USACE NYSDEC Permission to Inspect SECTION B NYSDEC Supplement D-2 Facility Perimeter Plan NYSDOS FCAF NYSDOS FCAF Supplement FACILITY PERIMETER FORDHAM UNIVERSITY WATERFRONT CENTER DOCK XX-XXX P-001 500 Summit Lake Drive ▪ Valhalla, NY 10595 ▪ 914.747.1120 BRONX, NY 1 1 C. MELE AS SHOWN 7/2/21 E. TUJAK-WEISS PERIMETER LAYOUT M. MOSLEY ##-##-X-### 0 New York State Department of State Coastal Zone Management Program Section C Supplemental Information Fordham Sailing and Crew Teams Facility Project 3341 Country Club Rd. Bronx, NY 10465 Applicant Fordham Waterfront Holdings, LLC Fordham University Bronx, NY NYSDOS Application No. NYSDEC ID# 2-6006-00050 USACE (number unassigned) Timothy K. Judge EcoAssessment, LLC Agent for the Applicant Page 1 of 5 Policy 1 Restore, revitalize, and redevelop deteriorated and underutilized waterfront areas for commercial, industrial, cultural, recreational, and other compatible uses. The property at 3341 Country Club Rd., Bronx, the former Westchester Country Club Land Association (WCCLA), was significantly damaged during hurricane Sandy in 2012. The WCCLA did not have the financial resources to return the property to its pre-Sandy condition. The purchase and donation of the property by an alumnus to Fordham University for use by the sailing and crew teams will require that the existing, dilapidated pier be removed and replaced with a pier in its original configuration. The replacement pier and the restoration and rehabilitation of the buildings on the property is designed to meet the Community Risk and Resiliency Act. This project continues the historic recreational use of the property. Policy 2 Facilitate the siting of water dependent uses and facilities on or adjacent to coastal waters. Fordham University is committed to returning this property to a useful condition and one that promotes sailing and rowing for the students and the community. Policy 3 Further develop the State's major ports of Albany, Buffalo, New York, Ogdensburg, and Oswego as centers of commerce and industry, and encourage the siting, in these port areas, including those under the jurisdiction of State public authorities, of land use and development which is essential to, or in support of, the waterborne transportation of cargo and people. The location of the Fordham Sailing and Crew Teams Facility is within the jurisdictional boundaries of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and will not have an impact on commercial waterborne transportation activities. Policy 7 Significant coastal fish and wildlife habitats will be protected, preserved, and where practical, restored so as to maintain their viability as habitats. Reviews of expected species for this location using mapper platforms based on data from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Natural Heritage Program, and from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA – NMFS) do not show protected or critical habitat for terrestrial or aquatic species. During the concept design process, a priority was given to keeping all in water structures away from a small patch of Cord grass (Spartina alternaflora) on the neighboring property. Fordham University will be installing an Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) nesting platform on the lands underwater deeded to the neighboring property to the north. Additionally, Fordham University Page 2 of 5 will make its location available to the Billion Oyster Project for hanging cages for Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) as either adults or splats. Policy 11 Buildings and other structures will be sited in the coastal area so as to minimize damage to property and the endangering of human lives caused by flooding and erosion. The two story stucco building was damaged during Hurricane Sandy. The rehabilitation and repurposing of the building for the Fordham Sailing and Crew Teams will be compliant with all applicable regulations of the NYC Department of Buildings Neither the footprint, exterior envelope or height of the building will be changed. The external stairs to the second story will be reconfigured to have a 90º turn and be parallel to the building. This is being done to facilitate access to the pier and docks. The current first story will be altered to fully comply with current flood zone regulations, and as such, will serve as only a storage area for sailing equipment. The equipment, such as rudders, booms and running rigging are exposed to water in normal use and will not be damaged by exposure to high tide events, storm surges or flooding. The design will allow flooding and the ebbing of water through the first story. All mechanicals and utilities currently located on the first story will be moved to the second floor in compliance with best design for resiliency practices. The Design Flood Elevation (DFE) of 19 ft. is two feet below the second story at 21feet. The second floor will be used for team meetings and provide desk space for the coaches of the teams. Policy 12 Activities or development in the coastal area will be undertaken so as to minimize damage to natural resources and property from flooding and erosion by protecting natural protective features including beaches, dunes, barrier islands and bluffs. The replacement of the pier and the addition of concrete floats for storage and launching sailing dinghies, and launching rowing shells, will reduce the energy of waves approaching from the south. This will play a role in protection of the cord grass (Spartina alternaflora) area north of the pier. Policy 17 Non-structural measures to minimize damage to natural resources and property from flooding and erosion shall be used whenever possible. Not applicable. Page 3 of 5 Policy 22 Development when located adjacent to the shore will provide for water-related recreation whenever such use is compatible with reasonably anticipated demand for such activities, and is compatible with the primary purpose of the development. The replacement of the pier and the land side restoration of the existing buildings will return this property to the historic use as a center for water based recreation by providing a permanent facility for the Fordham University’s Sailing and Crew teams. Policy 25 Protect, restore or enhance natural and man-made resources which are not identified as being of statewide significance, but which contribute to the overall scenic quality of the coastal area. The property at 3341 Country Club Rd. is not listed as or eligible to be considered a New York State or Federal Historic Resource. The New York City Landmarks Commission also found the property not to be of historical or archaeological significance. Policy 32 Encourage the use of alternative or innovative sanitary waste systems in small communities where the costs of conventional facilities are unreasonably high, given the size of the existing tax base of these communities. The property was not connected to the municipal sanitary waste system, instead used a septic system. Based on the Phase 1 and 2 investigations and the approved Construction Health and Safety Plan, the septic tank will be cleaned, filled with sand or crushed stone and abandoned. The building will be connected to the City of New York sanitary waste system as part of the rehabilitation of the buildings. Policy 37 Best management practices will be utilized to minimize the non-point discharge of excess nutrients, organics and eroded soils into coastal waters. There are no significant sources of organic materials on site that could discharge into coastal waters. Storm water will be allowed to go to ground through the use of permeable surfaces where practical, or will be collected and discharged to the sanitary system as per New York City Department of Environmental Protection. Page 4 of 5 Policy 41 Land use or development in the coastal area will not cause national or State air quality standards to be violated The boiler will be similar to that used for a single family home. No significant sources of air pollution will be generated. Policy 43 Land use or development in the coastal area must not cause the generation of significant amounts of acid rain precursors: nitrates and sulfates. No significant NOx or SOx emission will be generated from any activities at this site. Policy 44 Preserve and protect tidal and freshwater wetlands and preserve the benefits derived from these areas.