1 4 CANADA 10 11 12 Skagway 7 8 Klukwan Haines L Y N N 15 14 13 18 17 16 G St James Bay L C A C A I N E R A B L A Y Excursion Juneau 22 23 Inlet 24 19 Gustavus 20 21 AIT STR ICY + 26 27 E 25 30 29 28 x c u r s k i e 34 35 o e 36 31 r C 32 33 n th Nor I n l e 3 2 t 1 6 5 4 Creek uth So Ocean Beauty Seafood Processing Plant (private) 12 11 7 8 9 Seaplane Float (state) Hoonah Street Airstrip (private) Figure 7-11 Neva 14 13 18 Haines Borough Lake 17 16 Comprehensive Plan Land Status - Excursion Inlet Borough 23 24 19 Borough Selected 20 21 Private State of Alaska General g Alaska Mental Health Trust Federal US Forest Service 26 25 30 Boundaries 29 28 Haines Borough 0 2,500 5,000 10,000 Feet 35 36 31 32 33 This map was compiledHAINES using BOROUGHthe best available 2025 data COMPREHENSIVEsources and is for illustration PLAN purposes / September only. 2012 page 193 Date: 6/6/2012 1 4 CANADA 10 11 12 Skagway 7 8 Klukwan Haines L Y N 15 14 N 13 18 17 16 G St James Bay L C A C A I N E R A B L A Y Excursion 22 23 Juneau 24 19 Inlet 20 21 Gustavus AIT STR ICY + 27 26 25 30 29 28 Ex c u r k s e 34 35 36 re i 31 C 33 o h 32 ort n N In l 3 e 2 1 6 5 t 4 Creek uth So Ocean Beauty Seafood Processing Pland (private) 11 12 7 8 9 Seaplane Float (state) Hoonah Street Airstrip (private) Neva 14 13 18 Figure 7-12 Lake 17 16 Haines Borough Comprehensive Plan Future Growth - Excursion Inlet 23 24 19 20 Waterfront Development 21 Rural Settlement Multiple - Recreation Emphasis g Multiple – Resource Use Emphasis Drinking Water Protection Area 26 25 30 29 28 03,000 6,000 12,000 Feet 35 36 31 32 33 HAINES BOROUGH 2025 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN / September 2012 page 194 This map was compiled using the best available data sources and is for illustration purposes only. Date: 6/6/2012 7.11 St James Bay The “Boat Harbor” at St. James Bay. St. James Bay is a State Marine Park, surrounded by Tongass National Forest. Privately owned land is to the south and north (Figure 7-13). The park encompasses St. James Bay, the “Boat Harbor,” the tidelands, which are biologically productive and sensitive and the land to the north up the valley that drains into the area. There are abundant protected anchorages, concentrations of fish and wildlife, and beach landing areas here. Several anadromous streams that contain habitat for pink, chum, and coho salmon and Dolly Varden char are in this area. Juvenile pink, coho, and chum salmon rear in this area and adult coho, chum and pink salmon school and spawn here. Heavy concentrations of moose are reported within the northern part of the park. Spring Black bear concentrations occur along anadromous streams. The area is easily visible from the marine highway route in Lynn Canal. Spring and fall concentrations of waterfowl and shorebirds occur throughout the area. A known harbor seal haulout occupies portions of the northwestern part of the park. Dungeness, tanner, and red King crab are commercially harvested here, and Juneau’s DIPAC hatchery has netpens with salmon here in the spring and later a directed harvest. The area is also used by area residents for sport fishing. Bald eagle nests are scattered along the shoreline. Recreational use of St. James Bay is very high. The bay, easily accessed by small boat from the Amalga Harbor boat launch, Auke Bay, or Juneau, is a popular area for wildlife viewing, photography, waterfowl and big game hunting, sport fishing, boating, kayaking, and camping. Access by float plane is also readily available. Bob Hinman Memorial Cabin, available for public use and rental is located here. The cabin sleeps six with a maximum stay of three consecutive nights. It is accessible by boat or float plane and is on the northwest tip of a small island and provides for a good anchorage and beach access. The Future Growth Map (Figure 7-14) designates the area surrounding St James Bay and private land for Rural Settlement, and immediately surrounding land for either Multiple- Resource Use Emphasis or Multiple-Recreation Emphasis. The landowner’s management intent (USFS) for land immediately around St James Bay is Scenic Viewshed, which is to maintain scenic quality in areas viewed from popular land and marine travel routes and recreation areas, while permitting timber harvest. HAINES BOROUGH 2025 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN / September 2012 page 195 35 36 31 32 33 34 35 36 31 CANADA Skagway 4 3 2 1 Klukwan 6 5 4 3 2 Haines L Y N N 9 10 11 12 7 8 9 G St James Bay 10 11 L C A C A I N E R A B L AY Excursion Inlet Juneau T Gustavus RAI 16 ST 15 ICY 14 13 + 18 17 16 15 14 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 28 27 26 25 Boat 30 29 28 Harbor 26 27 33 34 35 36 31 32 Bob Hinman Memorial Cabin (state public use) 35 33 34 != Lynn St James Bay 4 3 2 1 6 5 Brothers 3 2 4 9 10 11 12 Figure 7-13 7 8 9 11 Haines Borough 10 Comprehensive Plan Land Status - St James Bay 16 15 14 St James Bay 13 18 Private 17 16 Federal State Marine Park US Forest Service 15 14 Boundaries g State Parks/Marine Parks 0 2,500 5,000 10,000 21 22 23 24 Feet 19 20 21 22 23 This28 map was compiled27 using the best available data sources and is for illustration purposes only. Date: 4/29/2012 HAINES BOROUGH 202526 COMPREHENSIVE25 PLAN / September30 2012 29 28 27page 196 26 35 36 31 32 33 34 35 36 31 CANADA Skagway 4 3 Klukwan 2 1 6 5 Haines 4 3 2 L Y N N 9 10 11 G 12 St James Bay 7 8 L C 9 10 A 11 C A I N E R A B L AY Excursion Inlet Juneau Gustavus AIT STR ICY + 16 15 14 13 18 17 16 15 14 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 28 27 26 25 Boat 30 29 28 Harbor 26 27 33 34 35 36 31 32 Bob Hinman Memorial Cabin (state public use) 35 33 34 != St James Bay 4 4 3 2 1 6 5 Lynn 3 2 Brothers 10 9 10 11 12 7 8 9 11 Figure 7-14 Haines Borough Comprehensive Plan 16 15 14 13 St James Bay 18 17 Future Growth- St James Bay 16 State Marine Park Rural Settlement 15 14 Multiple - Recreation Emphasis Multiple – Resource Use Emphasis g 21 22 23 24 03,000 6,000 12,000 19 20 21 22 23 Feet 28 27 HAINES BOROUGH 202526 COMPREHENSIVE25 PLAN / September30 2012 29 28 27page 197 26 This map was compiled using the best available data sources and is for illustration purposes only. Date: 4/29/2012 7.12 Other - Prepare a Haines Borough Land Management Plan Haines Borough owns approximately 5,230 acres of land, of which about 3,200 acres was just selected and is pending as a result of 2010 State Legislation. All Borough land is depicted on Figure 4-1; new pending land is all off the road system. The purpose of preparing a land management plan is to help make systematic and decisions regarding Borough land use, including disposal or acquisition, which is easier to do without the pressure of a specific proposal. Haines Borough has a section of its code (Title 14) that addresses Acquisition and Disposal of Borough Property. The general steps to prepare a Land Management Plan are listed below; many steps have been at least partly completed. 1. Identify goals /purposes of owning, using and disposing of Borough land - Done 2. Identify (map) Borough land - Done 3. Identify Borough land needed for future municipal needs (be conservative, once land is disposed it cannot be regained, include sites for future ROW, easements, access corridors, utilities, municipal facilities) - Partly Done 4. Identify suitable purposes (Future Growth designations) for land not needed for municipal purposes – Done. But some areas likely need closer review 5. Identify general considerations/costs and benefits of Borough land disposal and timing (local markets etc.) - Not done The Borough should complete a Land Management Plan. When done one result will be a complete table like the draft partial one below. TABLE 7-4 EXAMPLE HAINES BOROUGH LAND MANAGEMENT PLAN SUMMARY Future Designation on # on Growth Future Growth Figure 4-1 Area Acres Map Map Recommended Disposition Lutak Dock Waterfront 28 68 7-6 Retain area uplands Development Retain, consider future residential disposal N of Skyline if market conditions dictate; however, 18 101 7-6 Residential Subd ample private land more suitable for developable and near utilities is available. Residential and Parks, Retain to protect drinking water, and for 13 Piedad 23 7-4 Recreation or recreation access Open Space Steep land between Parks, Retain for parks recreation or open space. No # Chilkat Inlet 44 7-4 Recreation or Designate beach corridor, corridors for & Jones Pt. Open Space other connecting trails.