Village of Lewiston Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Draft Amendment Adopted: Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees, December 18, 1989 Approved: NYS Secretary of State Gail S. Shaffer, February 26, 1991 Concurred: U.S. Office of Ocean and Coastal Resources Management, April 24, 1991 Adopted Amendment#1: Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees, March 21, 2011 Approved: NYS Secretary of State, Cesar A. Perales, September 23, 2011 Concurred: U.S. Office of Ocean and Coastal Resources Management, December 12, 2011 Adopted Amendment#2: Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees, ……………………………………………, 2021 Approved: NYS Secretary of State, Rossana Rosado, …………………………………………………., 2021 Concurred: U.S. Office of Ocean and Coastal Resources Management, …………………………………………………., 2021 Village of Lewiston Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Acknowledgments This amendment to the Village of Lewiston Local Waterfront Revitalization Program was prepared with funding provided by the New York State Department of State under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund. The development of the amendment was made possible through the efforts of: Village of Lewiston Waterfront Advisory Committee Victor Eydt, Waterfront Advisory Committee Chairperson Anne Welch, Village Mayor Norm Machelor, Planning Board Chairperson H. John Ritter, Zoning Board Chairperson Richard Haight, Chamber of Commerce Frank Campbell, Niagara River Anglers Zach Collister, Historic Association of Lewiston Our special thanks to all who assisted in the creation of this document Anne Welch, Village Mayor Victor Eydt, Nicholas Conde, Daniel R. Gibson, Claudia Marasco, Village Trustees Shannon Fundis, Village Clerk Mike Marino, Nussbaumer & Clarke, Inc., Village Engineer Valeria Ivan, New York State Department of State and the Citizens of the Village of Lewiston Project Consultant Gregory Keyser, Planner at GHD 2 Table of Contents Section I – Waterfront Revitalization Area Boundary ............................................................... 1 Existing Village of Lewiston Waterfront Revitalization Area ................................................................................................................................. 1 Proposed Village of Lewiston Waterfront Revitalization Area ............................................................................................................................ 2 Section II – Inventory and Analysis of Existing Conditions within the Waterfront Revitalization Area .................................................................................................. 1 Regional Context and Historical Development Patterns ......................................................................................................................................... 1 Niagara River ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Overview of Planning Efforts Impacting the WRA ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 Village of Lewiston Master Plan ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Artpark Master Plan ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Western New York Regional Economic Development Strategic Plan ........................................................................................................ 4 Niagara (County) Communities Comprehensive Plan ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Niagara River Greenway Plan .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Niagara River Area of Concern ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Western New York Stormwater Coalition ................................................................................................................................................................... 6 New York State Construction Stormwater Toolbox ............................................................................................................................................. 6 Niagara County Stormwater Management Program Plan ................................................................................................................................... 7 Niagara Falls National Heritage Area and Management Plan ............................................................................................................................. 7 Bike Buffalo Niagara - Regional Bicycle Master Plan 2020 ................................................................................................................................... 8 Reports of the Niagara Power Project Relicensing Process ............................................................................................................................... 9 Niagara River Watershed Management Plan ............................................................................................................................................................. 10 Sportfishery Restoration & Spending Plan for the Lake Ontario System ................................................................................................ 11 Demographic and Economic Considerations .............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Existing Land Use and Zoning Districts ........................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Existing Zoning Districts ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Land Ownership ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Public Lands ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Lewiston Landing Park and Marina ................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Artpark................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Abandoned, Underutilized and Deteriorated Sites and Structures ................................................................................................................ 18 Underwater Lands ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Development Pattern ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19 Existing Water Use ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Boat Launches and Marinas ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Fishing and Hunting ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Swimming and Diving ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Harbor Management Area ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 i Village of Lewiston Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Public Access to Niagara River ...........................................................................................................................................................................................