Salem Harbor Plan Update Harbor Plan Committee Meeting July 15, 2021

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• Updates • North River • Crescent Lot • DPA Principles & Offshore Wind • Planning Area Review • Community Waterfront • Industrial Port • North Commercial Waterfront • Tourist Historic District • South Commercial Waterfront • Timeline and Next Steps

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Under Consideration:

• Substitute provision to allow flexibility in the depth of the Water Dependent Use Zone

• Possible benefits might include improved public access to the waterfront, improved visual and physical access from Franklin Street.

• Challenges: Crafting a substitute provision in the absence of a specific development proposal, CZM reluctance to grant a substitution without a specific spatial vision for the area

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Specific Considerations:

• The parcel is landlocked by the MBTA access road and a rail line.

• There are unique challenges related to grade change from Bridge Street that currently hinder pedestrian access.

• The site represents a unique opportunity for visual access to the North River from Bridge Street and Downtown as an important “gateway” location.

• The proposed development offers multiple public benefits, including affordable housing, pedestrian-friendly improvements to the public realm, publicly accessible open space, improved connectivity, and ground floor activation.

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Amplification:

• An amplification that provides more pedestrian-based open space than required under the Chapter 91 regulations

• On Commonwealth tidelands, the building footprint may not be more than 50% of the project site, with a minimum of 50% of the project site as open space. Of that 50% open space, no more than half (25% of the project site) may be devoted to public vehicular use. This amplification would limit the maximum amount of open space used for public vehicular use to 12.5% of the project site, providing more open space for pedestrian use

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Conditions:

• Provide a pedestrian and bike accessible ramp from the bridge street level down to the level of the MBTA parking access to facilitate access to future harborwalk improvements along the north edge of the North Street overpass and existing pathways along South River. The upper level of the ramp should be located as close as possible to the intersection of Washington Street and Bridge Street to encourage pedestrian use and increase the visibility of other open spaces and the water.

• Provide open space at the Bridge Street level with direct views to the water and protected from long-term increases flood events.

• Provide active uses and building entries on the Bridge Street to enhance the pedestrian realm.

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• City has been actively engaged with state leadership and others to better understand the role of Salem in the development of offshore wind.

• The City and the Commonwealth are entering into a partnership to explore the development of offshore wind (OSW) port facilities on the 42-acre Footprint property in the Port of Salem.

– The partnership includes: the City, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED), and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (CEC)

– Work will continue at the local level with the Salem Harbor Port Authority and through the municipal harbor planning process to share information

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Reviewed and revised principles with the HPC and the following principles will guide the development of the Salem DPA:

• Preferred Water-dependent Industrial Uses , Other Allowable Uses Within the DPA, and Design Principles

Comments included:

• For the Preferred Water-dependent Industrial Uses section the first bullet “Renewable energy, including offshore wind, tidal, or wave energy sources, along with associated manufacturing and O&M uses” there was concern that transitional energy would be interpreted to mean that OSW might be a transitional use vs. a long-term use

• For Education within the Preferred Water-dependent Industrial Uses section a few comments came up including, could it also be an educational use with withdrawal/discharge of large volume of water and could we incorporate supporting educational uses within the “other allowable uses”? I.e. jobs training, vocational programs, maritime academy programs, etc.

• For Supporting use can we fold it into with multiple benefits? I.e. indicated a preference for office buildings or educational buildings to be located along Derby to provide visual buffers and attenuate noise?

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Preferred Water-dependent Industrial Uses

• Renewable energy, including offshore wind, tidal, or wave energy sources, including associated manufacturing and O&M uses.

• Marine-related education and training, including marine science and research, as long as these activities require over-the-dock transfers from ship to shore or the withdrawal and/or discharge of large volumes of water.

• Expanded cruise ship and ferry activity, and other passenger-related water transportation including whale-watch vessels.

• Bulk cargos and other temporary shipping activities, excluding regular hazardous waste transfer, but only if these activities avoid heavy use of local roadways, for example, by relying on water transportation to move cargo to and from the Salem DPA.

• Dockage and other land support for local commercial fishing boats, exclusive of large-scale seafood processing facilities that require large trucks to reach markets.

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Other Allowable Uses Within the DPA

• The existing Footprint power facility and related infrastructure, as authorized by DEP’s Chapter 91 variance dated November 1, 2013.

• In conformance with Chapter 91 regulations, up to 25% of the Salem DPA may be used for supporting DPA uses.

– In general, supporting DPA uses shall be located away from the shoreline and shall not compromise large areas that may be used for water-dependent industrial uses. In particular, reasonable efforts shall be made to locate and design supporting DPA uses on landward edges of the DPA to provide visual buffers and attenuate noise between the Derby Street neighborhood and portions of the DPA located along or adjacent to the waterfront

– Activities under the municipal zoning code that qualify as supporting DPA uses include: small-scale commercial, retail, or office space; research and development; and general education and jobs training.

• Temporary or seasonal uses, as long as they do not conflict with water-dependent industrial uses.

• Public access, as long as it does not conflict with water-dependent industrial uses, with an additional goal of providing alternative public access routes to minimize the potential for conflicts.

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Design Principles

• To the extent practicable, activities and development within the Salem DPA shall be designed and carried out based on the following principles:

– Climate resiliency: the Salem DPA shall be redeveloped to protect against flooding and extend such protections to adjacent neighborhoods.

– Carbon footprint: port operations shall follow best management practices to decrease its carbon footprint.

– Multiple uses: where possible, DPA infrastructure shall be designed to allow for multiple uses, such as flood control berms and public access, subject to the operational requirements of the DPA; all DPA uses, and in particular supporting DPA uses, shall be located and designed with the intent of providing visual buffers and noise attenuation between the DPA and the Derby Street neighborhood.

– Minimize conflicts with residential neighborhoods: Salem DPA developments and activities should minimize impacts on adjacent residential neighborhoods through location of supporting DPA uses, screenings, plantings, traffic circulation plans, etc.

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This area occupies the northernmost portion of Salem Harbor and includes Cat Cove, Winter Island and Smith’s Pool.

• Winter Island is the largest recreational space on the inner harbor and is used for camping, picnicking, recreation and numerous marine related activities mostly supporting recreational boats.

• Bordering the Community Waterfront are the South Essex Sewage District treatment plant, the west end of the Salem Willows Park, the Winter Island neighborhood and Juniper Cove.

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• Control has shifted from Salem State to Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF)

• The facility will continue to be used for research and education

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• Located at the end of the deep-water channel encompasses the 42.3-acre Footprint Property, the new Salem Harbor Station, the Deepwater Berth, the South Essex Sewage District Treatment Plant (“SESD”), and the Federal Channel.

• The DPA comprises most of this district with the exception of the SESD.

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Supporting Commercial Uses:

• The portion of the DPA located within the Industrial Port district, will be available exclusively for water-dependent industrial or temporary use (as temporary use is defined in 310 CMR 9.02). It is envisioned that facilities on this site will continue to be primarily employed in the production of electrical energy for public consumption. The Plan supports future use of the site for infrastructure to convert alternative energy sources (e.g. solar, wind, tidal) to electric power.

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• Extends from Hawthorne Cove Marina to the edge of the Power Plant property and includes the ferry facilities and commercial marina of the Salem Wharf.

• The DPA extends into this planning district.

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• The Tourist Historic Harbor centers around Derby Wharf and includes waterfront historic sites, such as the Salem Maritime National Historic Site to the House of the Seven Gables.

• Landward, this sub-area extends to Derby Street and the adjacent waterfront neighborhood.

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• NPS is in the process of advancing a roughly $15M rehabilitation project at the wharf to stabilize and elevate the structure to be more resilient.

• The wharf is a key feature of the Salem National Historic Site, a major waterfront asset and tourist attraction.

• NPS and the City should work collaboratively to support improvements to access and resiliency of this important community and regional asset.

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Major focus of last Harbor Plan, adjacent to and on the waterside of the Point Neighborhood.

• Includes: Pickering Wharf, the South River Basin (defined by Congress, Peabody, Lafayette and Derby Streets), Shetland Park, Palmer Cove Yacht Club and the Palmer Cove Playground out to the public streets immediately surrounding the playground

• New harbor walk

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Water Dependent Use Zone: -Allow minimum of 20’ as opposed to 25’ in the standard The public benefit is the creation of specific 20 ft wide regs (Sub Area “A”) view/accessway corridors as defined in the plan.

-Removed the substitution included in the 2000 Plan that had reduced the width of the WDUZ on the west side of the DPA.

Open Space: -Removed the substitution included in the 2000 Harbor Plan that had allowing the distribution of open space on an aggregate basis throughout the entire District.

Building Height: Additional open space required to offset increased -Allow non water-dependent use buildings up to a height of shadow impacts 70 feet within 130 feet of the high water mark. This is consistent with the City of Salem’s Zoning. (Sub Area “A”)

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Public Access and Rights to On-foot Passage:

• Requirement for a dedicated 20-foot wide public accessway along the shoreline of the entire South River

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