Sesuit Harbor Use and Capacity Study Prepared August 2014 Finalized July 2015 Prepared for: Harbor Study Committee c/o Planning Department Town of Dennis 685 Route 134 (P.O. Box 2060) South Dennis, MA 02660 Prepared by: Woods Hole Group 81 Technology Park Drive East Falmouth MA 02536 (508) 540-8080 In association with: Baxter Nye Engineering & Surveying 78 North Street, 3rd Floor Hyannis MA 02601 Marina/Consult 318 South Old Middletown Road Media PA 19063 Shadley Associates 1730 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington MA 02420 Woods Hole Group, Inc. Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1 2.0 ACCESS AND USE ................................................................................................ 5 2.1 CURRENT ACCESS .................................................................................................... 5 2.2 CURRENT USE .......................................................................................................... 8 2.3 HARBOR CAPACITY ................................................................................................. 9 3.0 GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS .............................................................. 20 3.1 SUMMARY OF CURRENT GOVERNANCE .................................................................. 20 3.2 SUMMARY OF CURRENT OPERATIONS .................................................................... 20 3.3 RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS ............................. 22 4.0 REGULATIONS, BY-LAWS AND FEES .......................................................... 28 4.1 SUMMARY OF STATE REGULATIONS ...................................................................... 28 4.2 SUMMARY OF CURRENT LOCAL REGULATIONS, BY-LAWS AND FEES ...................... 29 4.2.1 Waterways Regulations ............................................................................ 29 4.2.2 Town of Dennis By-laws .......................................................................... 30 4.2.2.1 Town Code .......................................................................................... 30 4.2.2.2 Zoning By-laws ................................................................................... 32 4.2.3 Waterways Fees ........................................................................................ 34 4.3 RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO LOCAL REGULATIONS, BY-LAWS AND FEES ............. 34 4.3.1 Waterways Regulations ............................................................................ 35 4.3.2 Town of Dennis By-laws .......................................................................... 36 4.3.2.1 Town Code .......................................................................................... 36 4.3.2.2 Zoning By-laws ................................................................................... 37 4.3.3 Waterways Fees ........................................................................................ 41 5.0 PERSONNEL ........................................................................................................ 44 5.1 PERSONNEL EVALUATION...................................................................................... 44 5.2 PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................... 45 6.0 ASSETS .................................................................................................................. 48 6.1 ASSET INVENTORY ................................................................................................ 48 6.1.1 Water-based Assets ................................................................................... 48 Sesuit Harbor Use and Capacity Study i August 2014 Town of Dennis 2013-0012 Woods Hole Group, Inc. 6.1.1.1 Inventory ............................................................................................. 48 6.1.2 Land-based Assets .................................................................................... 52 6.1.1.2 Maintenance and Replacement Schedule ............................................ 53 6.2 REVIEW OF PRIOR EVALUATIONS ........................................................................... 53 6.3 OBSERVATIONS OF FACILITY CONDITIONS ............................................................. 55 6.3.1 Water-based Assets ................................................................................... 55 6.3.1.1 West Side ............................................................................................ 57 6.3.1.2 East Side.............................................................................................. 57 6.3.1.3 Other Assets ........................................................................................ 58 6.3.2 Land-based Assets .................................................................................... 58 6.3.2.1 West Side ............................................................................................ 58 6.3.2.2 East Side.............................................................................................. 60 6.3.2.3 Other Assets ........................................................................................ 61 6.4 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................. 61 7.0 PARKING FACILITIES ..................................................................................... 63 7.1 PARKING EVALUATION .......................................................................................... 63 7.2 PARKING RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................. 65 8.0 PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ...................................................................................... 69 8.1 PEDESTRIAN EVALUATION .................................................................................... 69 8.2 PEDESTRIAN RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................... 70 9.0 IMPROVEMENTS AND ESTIMATED COSTS .............................................. 73 9.1 ALTERNATIVE 1 – MINIMUM NECESSARY WATER INTERVENTION .......................... 73 9.2 ALTERNATIVE 2 – MAINTAIN AND REPLACE EXISTING ........................................... 74 9.3 ALTERNATIVE 3A – FULL REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SITE PLAN .......................... 75 9.3.1 Water (3A) ................................................................................................ 76 9.3.2 West Side (3A) .......................................................................................... 79 9.3.3 East Side (3A) ........................................................................................... 79 9.4 ALTERNATIVE 3B – FULL REPLACEMENT WITH REVISED SITE PLAN ....................... 80 9.4.1 Water (3B) ................................................................................................ 80 9.4.2 West Side (3B) .......................................................................................... 83 9.4.3 East Side (3B) ........................................................................................... 84 Sesuit Harbor Use and Capacity Study ii August 2014 Town of Dennis 2013-0012 Woods Hole Group, Inc. 9.5 COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................. 85 9.6 DREDGING ............................................................................................................. 85 10.0 POTENTIAL RETURNS ON INVESTMENT ........................................... 87 11.0 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................. 89 12.0 REFERENCES ............................................................................................... 90 List of Figures Figure 1-1. Sesuit Harbor Locus Map ............................................................................2 Figure 2-1. Existing Navigation Channel and Buoys .....................................................6 Figure 2-2. Existing Municipal and Commercial Berthings ...........................................7 Figure 2-3. West Side Vehicle Parking - 2012 .............................................................11 Figure 2-4. West Side Trailer Parking - 2012...............................................................12 Figure 2-5. West Side Vehicle Parking - 2013 .............................................................13 Figure 2-6. West Side Trailer Parking - 2013...............................................................14 Figure 2-7. Northside Marina Rack Use - 2013 ...........................................................15 Figure 4-1. Zoning Map ................................................................................................33 Figure 6-1. Existing Coastal Infrastructure and Channel Markers ...............................50 Figure 6-2. Existing In-Water Facilities .......................................................................51 Figure 6-3. Existing Municipal Slip Plan .....................................................................51 Figure 6-4. Results of In-Water Asset Evaluation ........................................................56 Figure 7-1. Existing West Side Parking Lot Configuration .........................................64 Figure 7-2. Existing East Side Parking Lot Configuration ...........................................65 Figure 8-1. Walk-shed of Sesuit Harbor .......................................................................70