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Cot LWRP DRAFT Desktop.Pub WORKING DRAFT - MARCH 18, 2016 CITY OF TONAWANDA LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM LWRP Adopted: City of Tonawanda Common Council, November 19, 1991 Approved: NYS Secretary of State Gail S. Shaffer, December 27, 1993 Concurred: U.S. Ofice of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, June 8, 1994 Amended LWRP Adopted: City of Tonawanda Common Council, XXX Approved: NYS Secretary of State Cesar A. Perales, XXX Concurred: U.S. Ofice of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, XXX Consultant Team: This Local Waterfront Revitalization Program was prepared for the City of Tonawanda and New York State Department of State with fund provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund. Table of Contents Section 1: Waterfront Revitalization Area 1.1 Introduction and Background ................................................................................................... 1 1.2 City of Tonawanda Local Waterfront Revitalization Area ............................................... 2 Section 2: Inventory and Analysis 2.1 Regional Setting, Historic Context and Community Characteristics ............................ 3 2.2 Overview of Coastal Resources Planning Efforts ............................................................... 6 2.3 Demographics ............................................................................................................................... 14 2.4 Existing Land and Water Uses ................................................................................................. 19 2.5 Surface Water Uses, Navigation and Harbor Management ........................................... 44 2.6 Natural Resources ....................................................................................................................... 54 2.7 Water Quality ............................................................................................................................... 69 2.8 Historic, Cultural and Scenic Resources ............................................................................. 74 2.9 Public Infrastructure ............................................................................................................... 82 2.10 Summary of Jurisdictional Agencies .................................................................................... X Section 3: Waterfront Revitalization Program Policies 3.1 Developed Waterfront Policies ............................................................................................... 90 3.2 Fish and Wildlife Policies ....................................................................................................... 102 3.3 Flooding and Erosion Control Policies .............................................................................. 108 3.4 General Policies ......................................................................................................................... 119 3.5 Public Access Polices ............................................................................................................... 120 3.6 Recreation Policies ................................................................................................................... 127 3.7 Historic and Scenic Resources Policies ............................................................................. 129 3.8 Agricultural Policies ................................................................................................................ 135 3.9 Energy and Ice Management Policies ................................................................................. 135 3.10 Water and Air Resources Policies .................................................................................... 136 3.11 Wetlands Policies ................................................................................................................... 148 Table of Contents Section 4: Proposed Land and Water Uses and Projects 4.1 Placeholder .................................................................................................................................. 149 Section 5: Techniques for Local Implementation 5.1 Placeholder ....................................................................................................................................... X Section 6: State and Federal Actions/Programs Likely to Affect Implementation 6.1 Placeholder ....................................................................................................................................... X Section 7: Local Commitment and Consultation with Federal, State, Regional and Local Agencies Techniques for Local Implementation 7.1 Placeholder ....................................................................................................................................... X MAPS 1. Local Waterfront Revitalization Area ........................................................................................... 3 2. Existing Land Use ................................................................................................................................. 19 3. Public Access & Recreation ............................................................................................................. 29 4. Public Lands ........................................................................................................................................ 33 5. Zoning (by others) ................................................................................................................................. 39 6. Natural Resources ............................................................................................................................... 55 7. Underutilized, Vacant, and Environmental Sites ..................................................................... 67 8. Transportation Network ................................................................................................................... 85 9. Waterfront Future Land Uses & Key Projects (PENDING) ........................................................ X APPENDIX A. Outreach Plan (May 2015) B. Standards for Docks on the Canal System (NYS Canal Corporation , May 2001) Section 2 Inventory and Analysis Niagara River @ Niawanda Park Section 2 Section Two of the document “sets the stage” for the remainder of the LWRP, identifying the existing assets of the community, both on the land and water side, Fact Behind the City: as well as the local characteristics that make up the waterfront. Knowing what the Origin of the Name community has to work with in terms of culture/historical context, infrastructure, land uses, people, neighborhoods, and natural resources provides the right According to a foundation for future policies and projects. pamphlet written by Willard B. Dittmar 2.1 Regional Setting, Historic Context and Community Characteristics entitled A History of the City of The City of Tonawanda is located within the northern portion of Erie County Tonawanda, the (Figure 2‐1, top). It is bordered by the Town of Grand Island and the Niagara River origin of the name to the northwest, the City of North Tonawanda to the north, and the Town of “Tonawanda,” which Tonawanda to the south, west and east. The City is situated equidistant from the means “swift running City of Buffalo and the City of Niagara Falls (about 10 miles south and northwest, water,” is derived respectively). It is part of the Buffalo‐Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. from the Iroquois Indians who named The City is situated along the southeastern shoreline of the Niagara River and is the this area after gateway to the Erie Canal/Tonawanda Creek (Figure 2‐1, bottom). Two‐Mile Creek Tonawanda Creek. It also borders the City to the west. The City occupies approximately 3.6 square is also noted that the miles of land area, with about two miles of shoreline along the Niagara River, one Tuscarora Indians mile of shoreline along the south bank of the Erie Canal/ Tonawanda Creek, and called the creek approximately one mile of shoreline along both sides of Ellicott Creek. “Tahnawá‐teh”, meaning “conluent The City’s history is rooted in its relationship with the Niagara River and stream”. Tonawanda Creek. Settlement began along the shoreline in the early 1800’s. Growth in the hamlet of Tonawanda increased upon the opening of the Erie Canal, which was completed within the course of Tonawanda Creek in 1825 and continued on to Buffalo. The Erie Canal, and the railroads that soon followed it, provided economic opportunity. By the end of the 19th century, both sides of the Erie Canal were devoted to commerce that resulted from the completion of the canal, which extended from Buffalo to Albany. Tonawanda (which included both North Tonawanda and Tonawanda at the time) became an active port and handled vast shipments of lumber that came on great lakes cargo ships from the west. Lumber and other materials were transferred to canal barges and steam ships for transport along the Erie Canal to coastal cities to the east. This resulted in the recognition of Tonawanda as the lumber capital of the nation. In 1854, Tonawanda separated from the Town of Tonawanda and the hamlet of North Tonawanda (which later became an incorporated village and city) and was 3 Inventory and Analysis Figure 2‐1: Regional location of the City of Tonawanda (top) and local map (bottom). 4 Section 2 incorporated as a Village and then a City in 1904. Following this Tonawanda Then ... change in municipal status, the City lobbied the State of New York for approval to reconstruct the
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