Local Waterfront Revitalization Programs: Integrating Resilience through Community Planning

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1 Local Waterfront Revitalization Programs: Integrating Resilience through Community Planning CaRDI Community Development Institute Cornell University October 12, 2018

2 2 Presentation Outline What is an LWRP? What are the benefits of an approved LWRP? How can an LWRP promote community resiliency?

3 Federal Coastal Zone Management Act Passed in1972 Encouraged Coastal States to develop a Coastal Management Program Incentivized participation by providing funding and regulatory authority to the states (Coastal Consistency) Certain Federal Actions CANNOT be undertaken without a State s consent

4 Waterfront Revitalization of Coastal Areas and Inland Waterways Act (New York State) NYS Executive Law, Article 42 (1981) (NYS Coastal Management Program approved by NOAA in 1982) Article 42 gave the Department of State (DOS) authority to: Implement the NYS Coastal Management Program Assist eligible municipalities with the development of a Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) and a Harbor Management Plan (HMP); 2001 amended to add inland waterways Eligibility: Municipalities on coastal waters and designated inland waterways as listed and amended in Article 42

5 What is a Local Waterfront Revitalization Program? Comprehensive land and water use plan for a community's waterfront area (WRA) Public participation is key Creates a shared vision for the long-term revitalization of the waterfront

6 What is a Local Waterfront Revitalization Program? Refines 44 state coastal policies to reflect local needs and conditions Policies are enforceable statements of action 7 policies address flooding & erosion (Policies 11 17)

7 What is a Local Waterfront Revitalization Program? Includes strategies for addressing critical waterfront issues: Community resilience Enhance public access Improve water quality Revitalize underutilized waterfront areas Protect natural and historic resources Protect open space and scenic resources

8 What is a Local Waterfront Revitalization Program? Inventory of natural and cultural resources and conditions Analyzes waterfront issues, opportunities, constraints and resource protection needs Implemented by local laws (more later)

9 Benefits of Participation Increases a community s ability to attract appropriate development - predictability Increases a community s chances to obtain public and private funding for projects Establishes long-term partnerships among local government, community based organizations, and State agencies Once approved by the Secretary of State and NOAA s Office for Coastal Management (OCM) permitting, funding, and actions by federal and state agencies must be consistent with the LWRP.

10 Benefits of Participation - Funding Annual grant solicitation NYS CFA Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund 75/25 matching grant program 85/15 for environmental justice communities Out of $15 mill, $9 mill available for densely-populated areas with physical deterioration, decay, neglect, or disinvestment; or where substantial population low income or disadvantaged and underserved with respect to recreational opportunities. Eligible Activities (2018): Preparing or Updating a LWRP Implementing a LWRP An Office Preparing of New York Department or of State Implementing a Watershed Management Plan

11 9 How do we integrate resiliency into the LWRP? City of Poughkeepsie Hurricane Irene, 2011

12 Context: Required LWRP Sections Section 1 Waterfront Revitalization Area Boundary Section 2 Inventory and Analysis Section 3 Waterfront Revitalization Program Policies Section 4 Proposed Land and Water Uses and Projects Section 5 Implementation Techniques (incl. Local Laws) Section 6 State and Federal Actions Section 7 Local Commitment and Consultation New LWRP Preparation Guidance Document with resiliency tools, checklists, references (Nov-Dec 2018)

13 Section II - Inventory and Analysis Describes the existing local resources within the WRA Flooding and erosion: State-designated Coastal Erosion Hazard Areas Federally-designated Flood Hazard Areas, floodways, coastal high hazard areas (V/VE zones) Natural protective features: dunes, wetlands, vegetated stream buffers, surface water storage capacity, forested land cover Photo: NYSDEC html 9

14 Section II - Inventory and Analysis Describes the existing local resources within the WRA Flooding and erosion (continued): Critical infrastructure, community assets and services at risk from flooding Critical assets to serve the community during an emergency Impervious surface area, bridges, and other infrastructure Dover 2007 An Office that of New York may Department cause of State flooding impacts 9

15 Section II In-Depth Analysis: Risk and Resiliency Resiliency planning with DOS tools: 1. Asset Inventory 2. Risk Assessment - hazard, exposure, and vulnerability Spreadsheets available at: Resilience (on GIS Gateway) Risk Area Maps available at: Sea level rise projections: Stony Point, Superstorm Sandy,

16 Section II In-Depth Analysis: Risk and Resiliency Resiliency planning steps (continued) 3. Needs and opportunities assessment Short- and long-range needs Assess needs of socially vulnerable populations 4. Strategies for investment and action An 5. Office of Implementation New York Department of State schedule 9

17 Section III LWRP Policies Policy 17: Nonstructural measures to minimize damage to natural resources and property from flooding and erosion shall be used whenever possible. Example: Relocation Dover 2007

18 Section IV - Proposed Land and Water Uses and Proposed Projects Proposed land and water uses Proposed uses: maps can illustrate open space, agriculture, passive parks as uses for floodplains Project: Revise Comprehensive Plan Dover subdivision

19 Section V - Techniques for Local Implementation Existing and proposed local laws to implement the policies and proposed uses in Sections III and IV Local consistency review law Zoning, Flood district/zone Open space subdivision Stormwater management Local management structure described Dover Open space Subdivision law

20 Summary LWRP: Comprehensive land and water use plan for community s waterfront area Many benefits of preparing an LWRP LWRP can be prepared using tools to plan for community resiliency The topics discussed during this conference could be considered and/or incorporated in development of an LWRP

21 Contact Barbara Kendall Coastal Resources Specialist Office of Planning, Development & Community Infrastructure NYS Department of State 99 Washington Ave. Albany, NY