Town of Rhinebeck Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Adopted: Town Board, February 13, 2007 Approved: NYS Secretary of State Lorraine A. Cortés-Vázquez, April 24, 2007 Concurred: U.S. Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, July 27, 2007 This Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) has been adopted and approved in accordance with provisions of the Waterfront Revitalization of Coastal Areas and Inland Waterways Act (Executive Law, Article 42) and its implementing regulations (6 NYCRR 601). Federal concurrence on the incorporation of this Local Waterfront Revitalization Program into the New York State Coastal Management Program as a routine program change has been obtained in accordance with provisions of the U.S. Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-583), as amended, and its implementing regulations (15 CFR 923). The preparation of this program was financially aided by a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended. Federal Grant No. NA-82-AA-D-CZ068. The New York State Coastal Management Program and the preparation of Local Waterfront Revitalization Programs are administered by the New York State Department of State, Division of Coastal Resources, One Commerce Plaza, 99Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12231. SECTION I LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION AREA BOUNDARY SECTION II INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS A. OVERVIEW......................................... SECTION II - 1 B. EXISTING LAND USE................................ SECTION II - 3 C. ZONING . .......................................... SECTION II - 8 D. ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES ..................... SECTION II - 11 E. RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE AREAS. ........... SECTION II - 23 F. COASTAL ACCESS POINTS......................... SECTION II - 25 G. HISTORIC AND SCENIC FEATURES ................. SECTION II - 27 H. PUBLIC AND FRANCHISE UTILITIES................ SECTION II - 39 I. TRANSPORTATION................................ SECTION II - 40 SECTION III LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM POLICIES DEVELOPMENT POLICIES. .............................. SECTION III - 1 POLICY 1.......................................... SECTION III - 1 POLICY 1A ........................................ SECTION III - 3 POLICY 2 .......................................... SECTION III - 3 POLICY 3.......................................... SECTION III - 6 POLICY 4.......................................... SECTION III - 6 POLICY 5 .......................................... SECTION III - 6 POLICY 6.......................................... SECTION III - 8 FISH AND WILDLIFE POLICIES........................... SECTION III - 9 POLICY 7 .......................................... SECTION III - 9 POLICY 7A ....................................... SECTION III - 10 POLICY 7B ....................................... SECTION III - 11 POLICY 7C........................................ SECTION III - 11 POLICY 7D........................................ SECTION III - 12 POLICY 7E ........................................ SECTION III - 12 POLICY 8 ......................................... SECTION III - 13 POLICY 9 ......................................... SECTION III - 14 POLICY 10 ........................................ SECTION III - 15 FLOODING AND EROSION HAZARDS POLICIES. ......... SECTION III - 16 POLICY 11........................................ SECTION III - 16 POLICY 12 ........................................ SECTION III - 18 POLICY 13........................................ SECTION III - 19 POLICY 14 ........................................ SECTION III - 19 POLICY 15 ........................................ SECTION III - 20 POLICY 16 ........................................ SECTION III - 21 POLICY 17........................................ SECTION III - 21 GENERAL POLICY...................................... SECTION III - 22 POLICY 18 ........................................ SECTION III - 22 PUBLIC ACCESS POLICIES.............................. SECTION III - 23 POLICY 19........................................ SECTION III - 23 POLICY 20 ........................................ SECTION III - 25 POLICY 20A....................................... SECTION III - 28 RECREATION POLICIES. ............................... SECTION III - 28 POLICY 21........................................ SECTION III - 28 POLICY 21A....................................... SECTION III - 31 POLICY 21B ...................................... SECTION III - 31 POLICY 22 ........................................ SECTION III - 32 HISTORIC AND SCENIC RESOURCES POLICIES. ......... SECTION III - 33 POLICY 23 ........................................ SECTION III - 33 POLICY 23A ...................................... SECTION III - 37 SCENIC QUALITY POLICIES............................. SECTION III - 37 POLICY 24 ........................................ SECTION III - 37 POLICY 24A....................................... SECTION III - 38 POLICY 24B ...................................... SECTION III - 40 POLICY 24C....................................... SECTION III - 41 POLICY 25........................................ SECTION III - 43 AGRICULTURAL LANDS POLICY........................ SECTION III - 43 POLICY 26 ........................................ SECTION III - 43 ENERGY AND ICE MANAGEMENT POLICIES............. SECTION III - 48 POLICY 27........................................ SECTION III - 48 POLICY 28........................................ SECTION III - 49 POLICY 29 ........................................ SECTION III - 49 WATER AND AIR RESOURCES POLICIES................. SECTION III - 50 POLICY 30........................................ SECTION III - 50 POLICY 31........................................ SECTION III - 51 POLICY 32 ........................................ SECTION III - 52 POLICY 33 ........................................ SECTION III - 52 POLICY 34 ........................................ SECTION III - 53 POLICY 35 ........................................ SECTION III - 53 POLICY 36 ........................................ SECTION III - 54 POLICY 37........................................ SECTION III - 55 POLICY 38 ........................................ SECTION III - 55 POLICY 39 ........................................ SECTION III - 56 POLICY 40 ........................................ SECTION III - 57 POLICY 41 ........................................ SECTION III - 57 POLICY 42........................................ SECTION III - 58 POLICY 43 ........................................ SECTION III - 58 POLICY 44 ........................................ SECTION III - 59 SECTION IV PROPOSED USES AND PROJECTS INTRODUCTION A. PROPOSED LAND AND WATER USES................ SECTION IV - 2 B. PROPOSED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROJECTS....... SECTION IV - 4 SECTION V TECHNIQUES FOR LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM A. LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE LWRP. ........................................ SECTION V - 1 B. OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ACTIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE LWRP......................... SECTION V - 7 C. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE LWRP. ....................................... SECTION V - 11 D. SUMMARY CHART OF LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION OF LWRP POLICIES......................................... SECTION V - 12 E. COST IMPLICATIONS OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IN THE LWRP...................................... SECTION V - 20 F. FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IN THE LWRP. ........................ SECTION V - 20 SECTION VI STATE AND FEDERAL ACTIONS AND PROGRAMS LIKELY TO AFFECT IMPLEMENTATION A. STATE AND FEDERAL ACTIONS AND PROGRAMS WHICH SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE LWRP.................................. SECTION VI - 2 B. STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS NECESSARY TO FURTHER THE LWRP. ...................................... SECTION VI - 25 SECTION VII LOCAL COMMITMENT AND CONSULTATION APPENDICES SECTION I LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION AREA BOUNDARY The New York State Legislature in 1981 enacted the Waterfront Revitalization and Coastal Resources Act (Article 42 of the Executive Law) to implement the State Coastal Management Program (CMP) at the State level of administration. The CMP and Article 42 establish a balanced approach for managing development and providing for the protection of resources within the State's designated coastal area by encouraging local municipalities to prepare Local Waterfront Revitalization Programs (LWRPs). A LWRP may expand the coastal boundary to add areas that would contribute to or benefit from the coastal area by amending the coastal boundary to include appropriate adjacent areas. New York State Coastal Management Program Boundary The NYS Coastal Management Program boundary description for Rhinebeck is as follows: Beginning at the Town's municipal boundary with the Town of Red Hook within the mid-channel of the Hudson River, the LWRA proceeds east along the Rhinebeck-Red Hook municipal boundary to a point 500 feet east of the centerline of Lemon Lane; then south along a line 500 feet east of, and parallel to, Lemon Lane to a point 500 feet north of the centerline of Hook Road; then east along a line 500 feet north of, and parallel to, Hook Road to a point 500 feet east of Old Post Road; then south along a line 500 feet east of, and parallel to, Old Post Road to the Village of Rhinebeck municipal boundary; then west, south, and east along