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I~~~~~~Ov Donown Water front I Redeveopmet Pan I~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~-Fl 168 H7)isnDsgGru I 5 __cue/ra pann U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NOAA COASTAL SERVICES CENTER 2234 SOUTH HOBSON AVENUE CHARLESTON, SC 29405-2413 "";" Mayor Jack McGuire City of Hoquiam Hoquiam City Hall kasprisin design group Hoquiam Washington, 98550 RU-- AR4MTUFZE.IBAN PLANNIG-CONHUINITYDF.GN architects and urban planners 30 June 1986 2510 fairview ave. e. seattle, wa. 98102 206.328-0900 Dear Mayor McGuire: THE KASPRISIN DESIGN GROUP is pleased to submit this Downtown Waterfront Redevelopment Plan for the City of Hoquiam. The recommendations presented in this document are the results of five months of research and design assisted by an intense and successful community involvement effort. The people of Hoquiam, along with City staff and downtown owners and merchants, helped make the project a success in terms of public input, ideas and enthusiasm. The design open house Pr,_'crty of CSC Library was the most successful we have ever conducted and we are truly gratified. While many of the recommendations may seem ambitious given the present resources of the City, please remember that each project has numerous phases which will permit reasonable and affordable progress. The planning cost estimates are to be used only for future planning and setting priorities. The City of Hoquiam, like other waterfront mill towns, is undergoing a transition both economically and physically. That transition need not be a death nell. Quite the contrary, the energy of its people, the physical setting of the City on the Hoquiam River and in the Harbor all indicate the potential for a re-emergence of the vitality that once marked the downtown and the river. The Downtown Waterfront Redevelopment Plan is a starting point of exciting proportions. The City of Hoquiam at this time is a high priority community regarding State of Washington programs designed to stimulate both public waterfront access projects and local private sector job producing facilities. The document discusses these programs U0 in detail. They should be aggressively pursued by the City as a means of assisting the public and the private sector with a The Hoquiam On The Harbor Revitalization effort.I The next step for the City should be an adoption of this document ~with any amendments the City deems appropriate); and decisions on projects and priorities. With those actions, we and your staff can begin the technical steps required to begin final design and construction on priority To maintain community momentum and motivation, the City should strive to have in place at least one, perhaps three,I smaller projects at the end of one year from the City's adoption of this plan.i On behalf of myself and my staff I would like to express our appreciation to you, the City Council and City Planning Commission, to your very capable Public Works staff and to the residents of Hoquiam for making this an excitingI beginning to the next five years of revitalization action. The KDG team- looks forward to assisting you during this upcoming implementation phase. RonaldJ s ii AI V,~~~~~ acknowlegements HOQUIAM, WASHINGTON CITY OF HOQUIAM A J.E. McGuire, Mayor city council A1 Izat Ralph Olson Robert Hyde Glen Clevenger Phyllis Shrauger Geraldine Youmans Geraldine Youmans This project was supported, in part, by funds Gary Burnette from the Office of Coastal Zone Management, Carl Wilson National Oceanic and Atmospheric Bob Tompkins Administration, U.S. Department of Ecology, Ron Tibbetts State of Washington. Frank Stringer Wally Sherman planning commission Use of graphics within this document in any plann~~in g commission way may only be with the written permission Ruth Nielson, Chairperson of the City of Hoquiam or the Kasprisin IJohn Hart Design Group. These graphics may not be used Rose Reed in the production of any artifact for sale, Sally Allen trade, or commercial gain or use. Bob Meier Ken Ashlock A1 Carter Alice Boerner Paul O'Brien Jim Heikel public works department Dennis N. Priebe, Director Lance "Cap" Caputo, City Planner Donna Chase Antone Watters Tim Smith CONSULTANTS the kasprisin design group Ron Kasprisin, Architect/Planner Principal-in-Charge Christopher Peragine, Architect/Urban Designer Julia Walton, Urban Designer laura arnold Shoreline Management table of contents letter of transmittal acknowledgements table of contents purpose and use of this document . .............. existing conditions . ..................... Open Space ............................ 6 Ownership ............................. 7 Open Space/Built Form ....................... 8 design districts ........................... 14 1.. Riverside - Sumner ...................... 16 2. Polson Crossing ....................... 17 3. Emerson Plaza ........................ 19 4. 7th Street .................... ...... 23 5. 8th Street Landing ...................... 24 6. 9th Street Landing ...................... 27 Parking Conditions ...................... 27 7. Mayr Brothers Site ...................... 30 8. "J" Street Corridor ..................... 33 unifying design elements .................... 34 implementation .......................... 37 Possible Project Phasing ................... 38 Hoquiam Improvements Schedule . . . . ............ '. . . 40 Priority Projects ......................... 41 Costs ............................... 42 Relevant Programs ......................... 43 Applicable Funding Sources .................... 51 appendix ............................... 54 I I I I I purpose and use of this document I I I I I I I I I I I I I "~We've seen proposals before ... lay it out ... don't know about tourism; gets pretty gloomy here0 .. . I remember the big painted sign 'Billion or Bust'...they wanted to cut a billion board feet of lumber for California. Gray's Harbor was number one supplier for a long time: they did it, and got both-I went bust when there were no more trees"'. in conversation with Werner Mlayr May, 1986 [purpose ~~~~~~~One perceived immediate remedy for the economic downturn that has dramatically affected Hoquiam and the other cities on the purpose and use of this industrially based Robert Gray's Harbor wouldI document ~~~~~~~~be to garner more of the visitor traffic that nt ~~~~~~~~presently and potentially will pass through on its way to Ocean Shores and up theI northern coast. Visitor improvements such as This project was supported, in part, by funds improved walkways, landscaping, better from the Office of Coastal Zone Management, lighting, scenic vantage points, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric recreational facilities have been proposed inI Administration,, U.S. Department of Ecology, our plan not only as benefits for tourist State of Washington. traffic but for the citizens of Hoquiam as The purpose of this document is to provide well. Many realize that careful developmentI for the City of Hoquiam an assessment of the which emphasizes the unique resources of this existing conditions along its urban area will make it a better place to live, to waterfront and to identify, describe, and work, and to visit. Throughout, the planI prioritize specific waterfront public access, demonstrates how both future commercial public recreation, and other development activity and recreational activity can be projects. successfully mixed by being part of directed development. An underlying assumption of theI The demise of the Hoquiam River's plan is that the urban waterfront can assist shipbuilding works and the decline, as yet in the revival and health of the downtown unabated, of the wood products industries has business district. If the waterfront isI left the City's waterfront largely appreciated as the extraordinary resource it underutilized. The downtown business is, it will do much to re-invigorate all of district which had historically been Hoquiam.I attendant to the bustling waterfront has turned its back to the river to face Simpson The project study area was expanded to Avenue, the major thoroughfare. The downtown include not only the shoreline of the west now finds it difficult to compete with other bank from the riverside Bridge to the Simpson retail centers located along Gray's Harbor Bridge, but also the east bank dike and the arterials. Mayr brothers site, (former Northwest Mill),, south of the Simpson Avenue bridge thatI extends downriver to the Burlington Northern Railroad bridge. Furthermore, the study area was expanded "to include areas of the downtown "interior"' that can effectively be connectedI to the waterfront. HOQUIAM IS LOCATED ON ROBERT GRAY'S HARBOR - WASHINGTON'S ONLY DEEP WATER PORT ON THE PACIFIC COAST. IT IS THE WESTERN PART OF A METROPOLITAN AREA THAT EXTENDS FROM HOQUIAM'S DOWNTOWN ON THE WEST BANK OF THE HOQUIAM d RIVER EAST ALONG NORTH CHANNEL TO NEARBY ABERDEEN ON THE CHEHALIS RIVER. f purpose I ______ ___ ___ _ __ _ I D I ------ cosmopolis =5000 l sdurce kaspr signgroupc p locatIon m p3 The Plan, to best benefit the City of Hoquiam, its image, employment, and economy: 1. should be adopted as an integral part of the City of Hoquiam public policy naive .. "WROW3 2. should be circulated to the library and school systems for public access. Within the study area the plan identifies eight locations that are considered important sites for improvements. These "design districts" are individually analyzed and have proposed uses recommended. Specific designs for these individual developments areas are described. Most importantly, these specific "design districts" were selected because, as well as being critical locations within and near the downtown waterfront, they are capable of being interconnected over time through the unifying elements depicted in this document. The "design district" approach to improving Hoquiam's downtown waterfront allows for incremental progress, phased construction, that can be immediately visible and beneficial as well as being part of a larger overall improvement Master Plan. The urban design proposals depicted herein are intended to serve as impetus and direction for the City and for private property owners and developers. The Plan describes the manner in which and by which its various projects can be accomplished, both through local efforts and financing, and through assistance from federal, state and other non-local sources. The Plan is intended to serve as a promotional document for the City and citizens as they proceed with public and private revitalization efforts. I I I I I I existing conditions I I I I 1 I I I I" I 1 * 5 I existing conditions open space Hoquiam's waterfront has been abandoned as an industrial location. The wharfs and storefronts, landscaping and street improvements that once faced the river have been removed. The riverfront is presently underutilized. OPEN SPACE IS EXTENSIVE. IT NEEDS TO BE USED existing conditions WHERE POSSIBLE TO REINFORCE THE RELATIVELY SCARCE RESOURCE OF SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS AND THE, UNTIL RECENTLY, NEGLECTED RIVERFRONT RESOURCE. 100 4_0 I 1il : Me open space ......... MV Amn= KAdPRM DESIGN GROUP i_ _= source: kasprisin design group 6 X ownership Ownership in the study area is primarily private. Fortunately, as it might affect future improvements, many of the affected properties are in large parcels controlled by large local businesses and industries. PUBLIC OWNERSHIP IN THE STUDY AREA IS VERY LIMITED AND EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR THE CITY TO WORK CLOSELY WITH PRIVATE INTERESTS TO SECURE EFFECTIVE PUBLIC ACCESS AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND RE-INVIGORATE exstn conditions DOWNTOWN BY CONNECTING IT WITH THE RIVERFRONT. _12 3,.11 E]l E:=�3 __ 7 E r --E 1 ownersh= E== I _~c~ 't / I _ I1 1 L--~~~~~~~~~~[I 7 | sourceI: kaspri i source: kasprisin design group [existing conditions ~ V _________________~~ ~~~~ 40080 WWAMIMI~~~~~~~ s c~~~~~~~~~e i ~~~~~~~~~~~nffe 7~~~~~~~~~~~S open~~_ __ _ saebiltfr ~r ~pii eingu H [~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~existing conditionsI I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~4 I ______~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Zl * >~~~~~-~~~--___ __~~~~~~4 I~~~~~O Retaft__ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cm=ia I ~uses 9 existing conditions open space I built form The building form and open space patterns Otherwise, the west bank downtown side of the within the study area are those of a central Hoquiam River is populated by an active business district that is deteriorating as a fishing boat's mooring, the back side of the result of major shifts in population density Swanson Supermarket, the parking lot of a and in the transportation network. Simpson nearby police station, and overgrown vacant Avenue is a major one-way commercial arterial parcels. A railroad Ispur of the B.N.R.R.I that cuts through the downtown one block from presently occupies a portion of Levee Street the urban riverfront further separating the and extends along the west bank for a a major downtown from the river. The urban renewal length of the study area. project area near 6th Avenue and "J" street I has remained mostly unfilled. Parking The east bank's flood protection was improved throughout the downtown is plentiful. Most ten years ago by a Corps of Engineers dike blocks are greatly under-developed. The project that was part of the Riverside AvenueI development along Simpson Avenue only modification fifteen years ago. The swing attempts to serve the highway traffic. The bridge at 8th Street that spannea the Hoquiam pedestrian network within the downtown is was abandoned in favor of a new route forI bisected by Simpson Avenue which Riverside that crossed at Sixth Street. The significantly deters pedestrian traffic that width of the east bank,' the distance from the might otherwise extend across to Levee Street dike to Riverside Avenue, is on the average and the river one block away. less than 100 feet. Much of this shorelineI is part of the dike project easement and is The only buildings of possible historic publicly controlled. Private properties architectural significance within the study adjoin this easement to the north near the area are the Emerson Hotel at 7th and Riverside Bridge and to the south approaching Simpson, the old Grayport Hotel building next the Simpson Avenue bridge where the shoreline door to the south on Simpson, the ITT widens as Riverside Avenue turns to the east.I Rayonier building on the corner of Levee and 8th Street, and the complex of buildings that are partially over the river at the end of 7th Street on Levee that include the Allman-I Hubble Tugboat Co. operation. Another building potentially of historic architectural significance is the presentI Dillingham-Foss headquarters, a historic wharf building whose profile has been ,,radically modified over the years.I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~maIL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- A# xmw0 50 100 2001 N~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ore ksexisting codeignigoup THIS DIAGRAM DEPICTS EXISTING CONDITIONS AT HOQUIAM'S URBAN WATERFRONT; THE HEAVILY TRAVELED ONE-WAY HIGHWAYS GOING EAST AND WEST, THE RIVERFRONT VIEW OPPORTUNITIES, THE RETAIL CENTER THAT IS GROWING SMALLER AND MORE ISOLATED AND THE NEARBY GOVERNMENTAL CENTER. existing conditions heavy industrial traffic retail center- study area access point ,governent %cen e ''~ t heavy industrial traffic future industrial bypass existing conditions -Z =: -0 0 1200 0 Q O 12 - source: kasprisin design group 12 ,scm'n feet THIS DIAGRAM DEPICTS KEY LOCATIONS, VIEW POINTSAND HOW THEY MIGHT BE INTERCONNECTED. existing conditionsd traffic one way west PUb ic buildings 9hs trfficone * ~~~~~~~~~way east problems and potentials I~~~~~~~~~~~P 0 600 1200 I ~~~~scale in feet 13 I ~~~~~source: kasprisin design group I _________________ i;. * a -- I I * design districts I I I I I I I I I I I I 14 I THE EIGHT DESIGN DISTRICTS ARE LOCATIONS THAT CRITICALLY AFFECT HOQUIAM'S URBAN WATERFRONT.f I design districts 2 ~ I riverside - sumner~~~~~~ 2 poison cross~~~~~~~~in 3 emerson plaza 4 7th st 5 8th st landing _____ 6 9th st 0 400 800 z i7 7 mayr brothers r~ae'fh et- 15 8 j st corridor____ source: kasprisin design group m RIVERSIDE- SUMNER The one way loop of often heavy traffic that approaches Hoquiam from the east on Sumner presently rounds the curve onto Riverside and continues unchecked for about seven city blocks before the Riverside Bridge. This bend in the roadway from Sumner to Riverside could become a location that gives an important first impression of downtown Hoquiam and its waterfront. The property that faces 20th Street and that lies in the shadow of the Simpson Avenue overpass to the south could be developed as an endpoint for a design st walkway along the dike project extending upstream. Buildings set back from the river would have dramatic views of the downtown waterfront from a second story. First story uses could cater to the needs of citizens using the dike walkway and the traffic attracted by a visitors' center on this site. A visual easement from highway to river could \ersi t sumner extend across the site as shown. Parking would be located out of direct view and as far away from the river as possible. A dike walkway would start at this site. This might simply be a eight foot wide path for pedestrians, bicyclists, and joggers with a railing at the river edge, occasional seating, and lighting. After crossing behind some privately held properties that presently easement face Riverside Avenue and as Riverside significantly narrows the dimension of the east shore, landscaping and bermed earth sumner ae. would separate the walkway from Riverside Avenue traffic. For the traffic that rounds -____ the bend, and as a foreground to the _ tm improving downtown beyond on the far shore, e___ rm u s i there would be a deep and long bed of Rhododendrons extending all the way to the Polson Museum crossing site. =. ~~ simpon ave. I___EE_ RIVERSIDE-SUMNER DESIGN DISTRICT - AN _ IMPORTANT END FOR THE RIVERSIDE DIKE PATHWAY AND ENTRY PORTAL TO THE DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT. - 16 design districts W KOLSON CROSSING Even now, small groups of visitors brought to The entire edge should have pedestrian scaled town by Ed's Charter's across the river brave lighting at a regular interval. The existing the traffic to visit this special place. A pathway width should be increased to about' I crosswalk on Riverside Avenue for pedestrian eight feet. Occasional seating could also be traffic attempting to visit the Polson Museum provided. The entire length of the dike is needed. Perhaps this would be a good easement along Riverside should be plantedI place to begin controlling the speed of with Rhododendrons in as deep a bed as traffic heading west. Vehicular traffic's possible. At the Poison Crossing the pathway brief wait could call attention to the Museum along the dike could be interrupted by a and to the East side Dike walkway and the slightly raised platform of "puncheon"I prospect of Hoquiam 's waterfront. boardwalk modules that would accommodate the Furthermore, if fed by the pedestrian traffic potentially heavy traffic using the Crosswalk of the Museum and of visitors on the walkway, at Riverside Avenue and travelling over toI this might be a good location for a floating the floating landing or the platform on the barge landing that might, perhaps in east bank's buttress. "Puncheon" was the conjunction with the Museum, provide moorage name for the river plank roads that were usedI for boats that would tour the river and ferry on Robert Gray's Harbor as the forests were people across. The Sumner Riverside Park and cleared. The Plan calls for the construction the Folson Crossing & Landing would provide, of "puncheon" boardwalks at areas of heavy at each end, destinations for the eastern pedestrian use and as walkways connecting theI bank imp rovement. design districts. Improvements to the dike itself are mostI needed; specifically, the temporary plywood pile caps that have been in service for years should be replaced and a continuous rim and guardrail should be provided for the entire length of the dike. POLSON ~CROSSING AND TEVIEW ACROSS THE VE ACOS HOQUIAM. I __ __ s - _. ! design districts[ * east side buttress pavilion design districts * riverside crosswalk * puncheon platform i s floating landing * lighting and seating * view of downtown waterfront 1* polson crossing design t source. kasprisin design group [EMERSON PLAZA As one crosses the river one sees dilapidated buildings sitting over the levee, the back of the Safeway grocery, and an uninviting view of 6th Street. Consequently, much traffic is immediately turned northward onto Lincoln Street and toward the State Highway going west to the Ocean. EMERSON PLAZA - THIS IS THE ENTRY TO THE DOWNTOWN. THE SECTION OF LEVEE STREET FROM 7TH TO RIVERSIDE SHOULD BE OPEN ONLY TO SERVICE VEHICLES. IN THIS SCHEME A PAVILION, WHARF, AND COVERED WALKWAY WOULD ALLOW PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE RIVERFRONT; COULD BE PART OF A PRODUCE MARKET COMPLEX THAT COULD FILL, IN THE "SHORT TERM", THE PRESENTLY VACANT SOUTHEAST CORNER LOT. LARGE SHEDS AND COVERED WALKWAYS WOULD SUPPORT ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD DRAW PEOPLE TO THE DOWNTOWN AND RIVERFRONT "PUNCHEON". 9 o0 100 200 emerson plaza option 1 sewin feet transit jonall~ 19 7th street design district source: kasprisin design group A potentially important open space exists here and could be highlighted by and be a benefit to future downtown development. The riverbank immediately adjacent to the bridge on the south could be improved as a wharf and covered walkway with observation decks for viewing downstream. An open space, visual easement, extending diagonally across the * ~presently vacate site alongside the Safeway building could draw attention to the Emerson Hotel building beyond on 7th Street. The --- " remainder of this area, which is presently vacant, might in the short term best be used as a public marketplace. In these proposals_________ Levee Street traffic in the block between 7th &desin d and 6th Streets would be closed except toI ditcs service vehicles. In one scheme the plan illustrates how produce trucks could be backed up to the inland side of the covered pedestrian walkway overlooking the river or I. brought to other covered pavilions whose the City. It could highlight the "puncheon" infrastructure would be provided by the City. walkway system that would link together the In another, the diagonal open space extending projects to the south in Phase I and that I ~to 7th Street is given greater emphasis with could extend northward in Phase II. What the proposed future infill buildings set back plan refers to as Emerson Plaza would also be toward the north and west. This site is an appropriate termination for the 7th Street I ~another potentially important entry gate to design district. view of o en air market-- znz- ~~~~~0 THE "DIAGONAL" OPEN SPACE AT EMERSNULAZA emei son Plaza jdesign districts 0 50 10source k asps ingou entry to levee street kasprisi deingu a traffic bollards * symbol - shelter ENTRY TO THE WATERFRONT AND DOWNTOWN i 21 o rhod odendron park EMERSON PLAZA - IN THIS SCHEME THE OPEN SPACE THAT COULD EXTEND TO THE EMERSON HOTEL BUILDING IS EMPHASIZED. "LONG TERM" BUILDING DEVELOPMENT COULD BE SET BACK AS SHOWN. I_ � hoquiam on the harbor' logo * pedestrian lights with banners � rhododendrons * emerson harbor-place - new r design districts shops or offices � shelter includes game tables, nighttime lighting, heating elements, and logo vie of diago:-na o phecn cro aS: ew of diagonal open spce souce: kaspisi desgn group 22 events in the evening. Additionally the theater is flanked with spaces appropriate for retail shops that could enhance 7th Street and turn the corner to face "J" Street. The block between "J" and "K" Street on both sides of the street is composed of relatively healthy retail establishments in two and three story structures. At "K" street there is a notable Public Library building across from the stately half- timbered building housing the Elks Club. We have depicted traffic and streetscape modifications that could help tie 7th Street and the downtown bank to the riverfront. One block of 7th Street, between Simpson and "J" Street could be designated as a transit mall. Traffic for this one block of 7th Street 7TH STREET adjacent to Simpson Avenue would be open only to transit vehicles. This would be the central step for public transportation with pavilions providing cover for waiting DOWNTOWN RESOURCE. passengers. The cartway would be narrowed and the sidewalk widened and improved with special surfacing, landscaping and lighting. A larger pedestrian area in front of the 7th Street boasts a number of buildings of Theater would help emphasize and facilitate special urban importance.. These are, from this building's urban function. the east, The Emerson Hotel, the Dixie's Clothing Store building, The LaVogue This one block interruption of normal Building, all at the corner of Simpson Avenue vehicular traffic could cause little if any and 7th Street. Further down, the 7th Street hardship to the businesses adjacent, and Theater is of significant local historical works well with the one-way loop proposed for importance. It is an important downtown 7th Street on the other side of Simpson. building because of its renowned atmospheric Relocating the transit mall here might better theater which might again, as it used to, serve the elderly population housed in the draw people to the downtown for special Emerson. see site plan page 19 23 7th street design district source kasprisin design group W~ 8TH STREET LANDING The present landing owned by the City and used by Ed's Charter Service, a seasonal ferry to Westport and Aberdeen, is an important asset that we feel should be highlighted and improved. The "puncheon" could connect this site to other sites along the river. A pavilion could be provided that would house a ticket office and waiting area. A covered platform could be built on the concrete buttress that remains from the old 8th Street bridge. This covered platform design districts could provide a viewpoint for public access to the river. It might as well be used as a fishing platform or location for fish breeding pens below for public recreation and could also serve as an expanded terminus for an expanded ferry service operation. This site would be prominent from across the river and from the center of the central business8 district as well. 8th Street, with its 8th street landing design district concentration of public buildings at its far end and relatively healthy number of office and retail buildings could be effectively O drawn across Simpson Avenue and terminated by this actively populated. pavilion, bridge- walkway, and overlook. 8TH STREET FERRY LANDING - THE PUNCHEON EXTENDS NORTH TO EMERSON PLAZA AND SOUTH TO 9TH STREET AND BEYOND. A SHORESIDE PAVILION AND A VIEW PLATFORM ON THE OLD BRIDGE BUTTRESS WOULD SUPPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, RECREATION, AND ACCESS. - Is ; ) I l sth St. desin gro u source: kaspris design group 50 10024 IALme 24 puncheon walkway _______________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~source,. kasprisin design gru Jdesign districts 8th street ferry landing THE DOWNTOWN BEFORE THE SIMPSON AVENUE rsn i1nhm-fs IARTERIAL WITH BUILDINGS AND STREETS prsndilghm-fs ADDRESSING THE RIVERFRONT.' tug Co. location __________ -~~~~~~ old 8th street bridge Bull~ ~~~~~~~ill 29 25~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ qu wtr190 source kapi esg ru I I I I III "WI, I * I design districts) I I _________ REUSING THE OLD 8TH STREET BRIDGE BUTTRESS. I I I I _________________ I _____ __________ I _____ ________ _ I ___ I ____________________ ____ I viewing she1te on bridge buttress I and fishing pier soue: kprisin desi gmup I I parking conditions In the four downtown riverfront blocks there is presently not enough parking spaces based on Applied Parking Standards. Loss of parking within the Design Districts occurs at Emerson Plaza where Levee Street is closed between 6th and 7th and along 7th Street in the one block proposed as a transit mall. 74 spaces are presently available. 9 spaces would be lost on the section of Levee Street to be closed. _design districts I I0 ! i I I LJ9TH STREET LANDING The area behind the Swanson's Supermarket at Levee Street and the B.N.R.R. easement could be closed to through traffic and, with buildings built on top of a wharf structure, th could provide for the City a centrally o located, easily accessible, and highly visible landing for unique vessels. The vessels that would moor here would be in prominent view by the traffic across the river and on the Simpson Avenue overpass. The City might instigate this development by building a street end wharf and floating dock 0 100 200 landing with private developers building -' support buildings that would house lofts, I machine shops, stores and museums that would scalde in feet answer the needs of visiting vessels. C7/~' ' 9TH STREET LANDING - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS COULD PROVIDE A LANDING FOR UNIQUE VESSELS THAT WOULD BE IN PROMINENT VIEW FROM RIVERSIDE AND PART OF THE DOWNTOWN. source: kasprisin design group 27 9th street design district 9th street deign district. The one way loop proposed for seventh street should provide diagonal parking on 7th and on 8th Streets. This would allow 12 more spaces than presently exist. There should be drop- off and pick-up areas designated. Transit service should have stops on this loop to provide access to the market and landing. The sidewalk improvements on 7th Street allow parking further within the business district. Employees Parking should be provided in peripheral lots. The 9th Street Wharf, while closing Levee to through traffic does not eliminate any parkingsign ist spaces. However the plan does recommend that existing parking layouts within blocks be reconsidered - as development occurs more efficient organizations will be possible. PUNCHEON WALKWAY LOOKING SOUTH TOWARD SIMPSON AVENUE BRIDGE I A_. ,*# 1 28 ew wn puncheon walkway to simpson bridge source: kasprisin design group )design districts 9TH STREET LANDING -SHOWING HOW BACKS OF f jBUILDINGS CAN BECOME FRONTS ADDRESSING RIVER tall sh~~ipladn ~~~~bhnd Iwno /aiiemsu botretl 29 view downstream from *9tal street landingI [MAYR BROTHERS SITE The "puncheon" riverfront walkway could well extend south from downtown and the City Landing at 9th past the Police Station under the Simpson bridge and onto the former N.W. Mill site presently vacant and owned by Mayr ' i- Brothers. The inclusion of this site in the study area is to demonstrate that given the site's close proximity to the downtown it should not revert exclusively to industrial . use. The south edge of this site is now bound by the B.N.R.R. bridge, but will eventually be sign istcts crossed by an industrial bypass system overpass and bridge. The rest of the site, is the end point for the avenues and streets that run through the downtown parallel to the MAYR BROTHERS SITE - THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF river. This site constitutes the DOWNTOWN. IT IS PRESENTLY VACANT BUT IS AN southernmost west bank of the Hoquiam before IDEAL LOCATION FOR MANY ACTIVITIES IMPORTANT the mouth of river. Further south, the TO THE DOWNTOWN. Hoquiam joins North Channel and the Chehalis and property is controlled by the Port of Grays Harbor. *souse: kasprisin design '>~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ / ~ ~~~~~~~ o / "o rv park site plan mayr-.br'thers design district b3 ; ; a v : 9 ~~~~~~~~~~3 0 Schemes for this site dep'ict a zoning of the site such that a public boat launching facility with appropriate staging areas and ramps could be a part of a natural buffer zone separating the site from the future industrial bypass. Adjacent to the public launching area to northwest, towards downtown, there might be a historical compound of artifacts relevant to the history of Hoquiam and river. Perhaps houses that might otherwise be destroyed, like those in Finn Town, could be relocated here. The B.N.R.R. Depot building, these sketches suggest, might effectively be relocated as a esign districts AN OVERVIEW OF THE DESIGN DISTRICTS AND HOW THEY COULD BE INTERCONNECTED AND TIED INTO THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. :SI view of mayr brothers site and downtown 31 terminus for (at least) a "visual reopening" of "J" Street. A building here could serve as a visitor center, museum, and perhaps even office for a recreational vehicle park located nearby on the interior of the site near .the boat launching facility. At the water's edge at the boat launching area there could be, on wharfs and floating docks, businesses that would serve the recreational - boater who was setting out to explore the Robert Gray's Harbor or the Hoquiam River. _____-- These might include such operations as a fuel dock, engine sales and repair shops, grocery, and equipment stores. Adjacent, and to the north along the river there might be wharfs sign d it and docks more appropriately dedicated to the use of larger recreational vessels and commercial vessels. There is a greater depth of site at this location available for support buildings such as warehouses, processing, and repair facilities. Further north, close to the Simpson Avenue overpass, set back from the river but commanding a view of the Hoquiam, Chehalis, and North Channel, is an appropriate location for a restaurant with its parking located inland and toward the bridge. The "puncheon" would extend from the downtown all along the river edge through * cleared area 20' x 20' these various waterfront improvements. * campfire pit * eating table * parking strip � small cooking table typical r v park entry station typical campsite. l souce kasprisin ..sign grup .'s : group Ei J STREET CORRIDOR A two block length of "J" Street was abandoned as part of an Urban Renewal .. ~--_ .~ *District years ago. The land remains underutilized but is centrally located relative to the Hoquiam riverfront two blocks to the east and the Mayr Brothers site two blocks south. Perhaps in exchange for areas of this block set aside as a visual and/or limited transit and pedestrian easement, the City might allow higher density development (especially of housing) for the remainder of si gn districts the site. This area could, in the long term, become an important hub connected to the 7th Street Theater and Fire Station and High School to the north, across 9th and 10th to the river, and south to Mayr Brothers site. 33 souse kasp oup kasra'isi *.~~~~ \ /x . m i n~ ~ ~~~~ �~~-""~,'~cS~ 4a~~~ ~~ - ~ I I I I I * unifying design elements I I I `I I I I I I unifying design elements All of the design districts described, despite their separate and likely-to-be- phased development, can be visually connected through the use of consistent and appropriate construction materials and architectural forms. This would expand the importance of each site by making each district distinct yet part of interconnected benefits that would characterize Hoquiam's downtown waterfront. unifying design elements I ............ ............. -.__'.'._-..... :;.' -:: . : ......:- b~rI source kasprisin design group ) dsg35 . itit wihuiyn dsgiI design districts with unifying design"l-''; ~S~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unifying design elements include those depicted throughout the plan such as gazebo- like pavilions of various sizes with steeply pitched and brightly colored metal or fabric roofs with large overhangs and projections and exposed wooden or metal frames. . Enclosed activities could be located within these pavilions sheathed in clapboard with wide and deep trim at corners and fenestration surrounds. The "puncheon", a boardwalk constructed in | modules approximately 8 feet wide and 24 feet long can be positioned a bit at a time over paved or unpaved areas. Curbs, ramps, rails, seating, and covers could all be consistent and identifiable elements of the overall Master Plan that would inter-connect all the design districts. _ Rhododendrons should be nurtured at all PUNCHEON, RAILINGS, PAVILIONS, MATERIALS, AND par, bs, ad"entrances". BUILDING ASSEMBLIES COULD BECOME IMPORTANT parks, buffers, and "entrances"LEMENTS. UNIFYING ELEMENTS. Pedestrian centers should be marked by not only the "puncheon", but also by lighting standards and flagpoles that would fly banners and a Hoquiam logo. In all of the design districts there will be spaces available that are appropriate for the display of Hoquiam and Harbor artifacts such as those from the timber industry, commercial fishing, and railroad. Signage, for directions and information, should be designed and constructed to be effective and consistent. Street trees will highlight the design Deta of districts and Hoquiam's pedestrian amenities that connect downtown to the riverfront. kS~�J~3~~viewing platform 3puncheon w kway k a'ism 6s'ifi'6ou puncheon walkway source kasprisin design group Unifying design elements include those depicted throughout the plan such as gazebo- like pavilions of various sizes with steeply pitched and brightly colored metal or fabric roofs with large overhangs and projections and exposed wooden or metal frames. Enclosed activities could be located within these pavilions sheathed in clapboard with wide and deep trim at corners and fenestration surrounds. The "puncheon", a boardwalk constructed in modules approximately 8 feet wide and 24 feet long can be positioned a bit at a time over paved or unpaved areas. Curbs, ramps, rails, seating, and covers could all be consistent and identifiable elements of the overall Master Plan that would inter-connect all the design districts. PUNCHEON, RAILINGS, PAVILIONS, MATERIALS, AND Rhododendrons should be nurtured at all BUILDING ASSEMBLIES COULD BECOME IMPORTANT parks, buffers, and "entrances" UNIFYING ELEMENTS. Pedestrian centers should be marked by not only the "puncheon", but also by lighting standards and -flagpoles that would fly banners and a Hoquiam logo. In all of the design districts there will be spaces available that are appropriate for the display of Hoquiam and Harbor artifacts such as those from the timber industry, commercial fishing, and railroad. Signage, for directions and information, should be designed and constructed to be effective and consistent. Street trees will highlight the design Detail of Framing districts and Hoquiam's pedestrian amenities that connect downtown to the riverfront. '"' " lI e"'it~~p~'/i~/ platfonnwg rm puncheon walkway source: kasprisin design group I I I - I implementat ion I I I I I I I I I I I I I 37 I 3 install traffic control1 and pedestrian crossing on Riverside at Polson Museum. The City might access Highway Main- tenance Funds for this improvement. access pavilion at 8th Street landing. The City might find matching funds for this building through IAC and DNR. ~~ ,,~~~~~ 5 ~~ Build viewing platform, pavilion, and connecting bridge on west bank buttress. This project could provide for public _______________________ ~~access, recreation, and also be a land- ing for public transportation. The City implementation ~~~~~~could work with IAC and DNR agencies for 6 Provide new floating docks for expanded ferry services and for public access toI fish spawning pens. The City could implementation C work with IAC, DNR, and DOT agencies. Additionally, private improvements might be assisted by Development Loan Fund monies. 7. Acquire property abutting Riverside bridge. Build entry "pavilion", and covered puncheon. Close Levee Street from 7th to Riverside to through traf-I fic. IAC funds would assist in clear- ing debris from this site and in pro- viding public access to the riverfront. 8 Acquire Allman-Hubble facility and 8 adapt into a maritime museum. Using this facility and these workboats asI the core of a museum would be afford- able reuse of an existing resource. The City could raise funds for thisI locally with the help of service clubs to attract further funding from private po~ssible project phasing fudtos Install public safety and access im- 9 7 th Street improvements - transit mall provements at entire edge of east side at Theater, sidewalk modifications, one dike. Improve pathway. The City could way loop to Levee Street. The City work with the Corps of Engineers and could establish an LID for this State agencies such as IAC and DNR for district or it could be phased into funding. Highway Maintenance Fund projects.I Also the City might sponsor, for this 2 Plant Rhododendron buffer between design district, a General Bond. Riverside Avenue and dike pathway. The City could work with local service clubs to accomplish this. 38 10 Connect puncheon, landscaping. and street improvements all along Levee Street. The City could enlist the assistance of service clubs in conjunction with an LID or General Bond. Acquire street end of 9th Street. I1 Close this section of Levee Street to I MI WM through traffic. Landscape and improve ,/I as shown. Build street end wharf and floating landing concurrent with development of other wharf buildings. ___________ LDMF monies could produce an economic and physical program for the site with ipeetto initial financial strategies.A General Bond could provide for the landing with Development Loan Fund monies assisting private projects. 17 7th Avenue Theater is a private project Acquire prperties orestablishimportant to the 7th Street design 12zAqiepoetiso sals district and "J" Street corridor necessary easements at Sumner-Riverside enhancement. DLF and LDMF programs dsgn district. Provide open space as well as SBA type funding could be parking improvements. Building by private developers. IAC and DNR moniessohtwhteasianefteCty I ~~could help finance Visitors' Center and open space improvements. Summary: 13 Install floating landing with-.ramp to The City needs to establish priorities for Poson Crossing. Build public access the projects described in the Plan. The City platform or last bank buttress. The could decide to use its resources to help City could likely access IAC and DN provide the unifying elements that tie the I ~~funds. districts together while assisting with In aditio to te Alman-Hbbleprivate development of the various districts 14 Inadto oteAla-ubeor it could decide to itself sponsor the facility project that might house a development of one or two related projects maritime museum. The 9th Street with high visibility and public use. Wharf Project might also include such afacility through private foundations an local service organizations. 158th Street corridor improvements could 15 be made through Highway Maintenance Funds or an LID. 3 16 R~e-establish 12th Street and provide infrastructure as required to encourage development of the Mayr Brothers site. Begin enhancement of "J" Street cor- I ~~ridor; acquire visual and other ease- ments across privately held properties. LDMF monies could produce economic and * ~~physical program for area with fi- nancial strategies. DLF programs could assist private developments within the * ~~design districts. 39 hoquiam improvements schedule Project 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 riverside-smnr park land aqvidti : dike rim, edge, trail-entire length path dearing landscaping, planting of buffer zone pedestrian lighting U seating arm 'visual easemrent, 'open space parking lot visitor center .. � I Mstarwmt poison crossing traffic control at riverside 'pmbcbeon' lpatorm pedestrian lighting floating - landing eeast side buttress piatform C ; S emerson plaza land - muisitio entry' puncheon & pavilions 7kI dose levee st. at riverside ptmcheon on levee st. to 8th st. one way traffic loop - 7th st. improvements SN temporary or permanent infill allman-hubble maritime museum 8th st. landing pavilion for waiting area at street end landscaping & street changes for drop-off area viewing platform & pavilion - floating docks 9th st. wharf land aluisition ,~ ~~ ~ ~ o,,,,,,,,_ I street end whar f-- floating docks traffic modifications lighting &r landscaping on 9th & levee st. -� wharf building .5 40 source: kasprisin design group priority projects I a Manufacturing or other industrial pro- duction Agricultural development or food pro- I- cessing Aquaculture development or seafood pro- cessing * d Development or improved utilization of natural resources Tourism facilities [aimelmation f Transportation or freight facilities Retail or service enterprises which will expand the community's economic base rather than primarily redistribute existent customer base h Other activities which represent new technology or a type of economic enterprise that is needed to diversify the economic base of an area Emerson Plaza option I puncheon platform wharf $249,000.00 pavers pavilions 7th Street transit mall cartway shelter $250,000.00 lighting & landscaping & sidewalk improvements for 3 blocks implementation 9th Street Landing cartway & sidewalk changes costs street and wharf, floating dock $280,000-00 pavilion I This is a chart of Design Districts, their elements, and approximate costs. This Riverside Sumner Park listing is intended only as a comparative and i general quideline. The cost estimates are pvisiors center for general priority purposes only. Specific visitors center. cost estimates will be required during the parking lots design will development phase of each landscaping project. Dike Improvements Project Phased implementation at each Design District guardrail & rim is possible and preferred. Detailed cost pathway estimates by phase and project can be pedestrian lighting prepared during design development. landscaping seating areas Polson Crossing District crosswalk & traffic control (not included) puncheon platform landing & ramp east buttress pavilion $84,000.00 lighting & seatingI 8th Street LandingI shoreside pavilion puncheon platform 600.00 covered bridge $139,600 buttress pavilion floating dock 42 U relevant programs EC on'omi c__DeveIlopmeint Administra~t ian~ Public Works Assistance Program: Many communities within an economic development district are eligible to participate in the Economic Development I ~Administration Public Works Assistance - - Program and other EDA funding. Most of these ~ programs direct funding towards such projects '. * ~as: A. Making land suitable for industrial or I implementato commercial use, or providing utilities, access, and site preparation. B. Building facilities and providing equip- oprtnie. Te rgamhsfacd I ment for ob trainin programs.downtown and waterfront improvement programs C. Improving public facilities at airports in ohrcmuisatiound.h tt nh and harbors. nto. D. Providing a very poor community with a basic infrastructure that is a pre- requisite to initiating or stimulating Bureau of Outdoor Recreation: economic development.. E. Renovating inner city buildings for The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation) Department I ~ ~special development purposes. of the Interior., now referred to as Heritage Conservation and Recreation Services (HCRS) F. Building or improving publicly-owned is an available resource for various elements recreational facilities to build up the of the proposed program for small parks, items can be assisted on a 50/50 matching G. Improving the appearance and efficiency bass. The availability of funds should be of public facilities in run-down, con- pursued with the State of Washington, as in gested areas. most cases the State of Washington Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~manages and disburses the funds. The City These types of projects are evaluated by the needs an improved parks and recreation plan amount and quality of the benefits that can on file with the State Interagency Committee I ~be expected from the federal investment. In for Outdoor Recreation, and the plan as well many cases, Economic Development as this document should be updated and Administration funds can be used as a submitted to them for its inclusion with mechanism for improving the vitality and applicable projects. Recent projects funded competitiveness of the business district. by the Interagency Committee for Outdoor However, it must be noted that a commercial Recreation include waterfront improvements, or waterfront project may have a lower degree riverfront parks and walkways , swimming I ~of profitability for funding than an pools, bike paths, play fields, trail industrial project. The Economic Development systems, and other general parks and Administration program may be used to recreation improvements. Recent guidelines I ~construct streets., sewers, water lines, and for eligibility include projects which are other necessary public facilities directed family oriented, participatory, active yet towards improving economic development not athletic and waterfront access oriented. 43 Small Business Administration 503 Loan Program: The SBA 503 Loan Program is fixed asset financing mechanism which offers small market rates. The purpose of the programf is to stimulate local investment, and to create new or save existing jobs. Loan proceeds can f be used for building construction orU __________________ ~~~~acquisition and rehabilitation, leasehold improvements, and machinery and equipment. _________________________Not more than 50% of the total project cost ____________________ ~can be financed by the SBA, the maximum implementatI being $500,000. The business must provide a- minimum of 10% equity contribution, and a- I ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~private financing source, usually a- conventional lender, provides the remaining Small Business Administration TA Loan funds. Guarantee Program: The program is available to small businesses The Small Business Administration's 7A Loan planning an expansion or relocation. The SBA guarantee Program can provide assistance to size criteria for small business in thisI small businesses in obtaining financing in instance is broad: Any business qualifies capital, fixed asset acquisition (including whose net worth is less than $6,000 ,00 and equipment, land, and buildings), and lease- whose profits after taxes 'are under hold improvements. Working capital includes $2,000,000 for the previous two years.I acquisition of inventory, financing Businesses with a three-year track record are receivables, and reducing trade debt. The desirable, but not mandatory. There are no SBA 7A Program guarantees up to 90% of a loan limitations on the personal net worth of the made by a commercial lending institution. business owners. The 503 Program is limited The business must contribute some equity, the to- owners/usr:sj _developers do not qualify amount varying with the project and lender's for loans under this program. The-building requirements. owners along Levee Street would be eligible for these funds. For-profit businesses, particularly those who are unable to obtain conventional financing, The 503 Program is one which involves the SEAI can receive this loan guarantee assistance. and a private lending source. The private A small business, for this purpose, is lending source generally is a bank, although defined as a retail, service, and seller financing is an option. The rateI construction business whose sales do not charged on the private loan is set by the exceed $2,000,000; a wholesale industry whose private lender and may be fixed, variable, or sales do not exceed $9.15 million; or a floating. The term is set by the lender, manufacturing industry whose employees do not subject to a ten-year minimum. exceed 250 people. The SEA loan is subordinated to the private The program allows real estate loans of up to loan and is offered at an interest rate of 25 years and working capital loans of up to 7 .625% over the U.S. Treasury bond rate. The years. The rate for an SEA 7A guaranteed rate fluctuates with the market and is set loan may not exceed the prime rate by more once a month for loans that are closed inI than 2.7%. Loans may be for either a fixed that month. When a loan is closed,, the rate or variable rate. Collateral may include is fixed and remains constant over the life personal assets; mortgages on commercial of the loan. The loan's term is tied to the land, buildings, or equipment; or assignment life of the loan. The loan's term is tied to of receivables. There is a minimum loan the life of the asset and is either 15, 20, amount which applies to this program and this or 25 years. should be verified with the stateI communities' development financing assistance 44program. Internal Revenue Service: The Internal Revenue Service is identified as a resource in preparing funding strategies available for downtown programs because of I specific portions of IRS laws that provide investment incentives. Specifically, investment tax credits (ITC's help stimulate the investment decisions regarding rehabilitation of commercial and rental property structures. I A 10% investment tax credit is provided for - rehabilitation expenditures for all types of businesses and productive buildings. memnt tio I Eligible buildings include factories, warehouses, hotels, and retail and wholesale stores. Only the rehabilitation This program is presently recommended for expenditures, not the acquisition costs, are termination by the Reagan Administration. If I eligible and, if more than 25%10 of exterior it is sealed in the Tax Reform Act, the ITC walls are replaced,.the expenditures will not may drop to 20%, still an attractive ITC for qualify. In addition, the building must have the 7th Avenue Theater. been in use for at least 20 years after the last rehabilitation was completed. The credit is available for qualified expenditure Parking and Business Improvement Areas (SBIA) I ~incurred after October 31, 1978. In aditin, he At aendstheIntenalIn order to aid economic development and to Revnu Codeition make' Act clarmnd theaItera facilitate business cooperation, Washington E evendiures Code th raespc ito which theatve State law (ROW 35.87A) authorizes all expeditreswit repec towhih te fve- counties and all incorporated cities and year amortization is elected under Section towns to establish Parking and Business 191 (Rehabilitation of Certified HistoricImrvenAeafothflowgpuos: Structures) will be recaptured in accordance ImrvenAeafothflowgpuos: with the provisions applicable to Section A. The acquisition, construction, or main- 1250 property (real property), rather than tenance of parking facilities for the provisions applicable to Section 124.5 benefit of the area. I property (personal property). This means that only depreciation in excess of straight- B. The decoration of any public place in * line depreciation is recaptured. The Act, the area. however, makes such excess depreciation a tax reference item. Further, the Act makes it C. Promotion of public events which are to clear that long-term leases of historic tk lc nDbi lcsi h ra structures may claim the .five-year tk lc npbi lcsi h ra amortization, if they incur rehabilitation D unsigo ui naypbi lc expenses and comply with various technical D Funsing ofmuhei arepblcpace aspects of the historic structure definition, nteae. I These elements of investment tax credits andE.Poingpfesnamngmntpl- Revenue Act provisions present available ninProvidin professionaloranagement, iln- resources and positive cash-flow benefits to c uingtemngmn and promotionfotharin business persons involved in rehabilitation o frealutrdeciiising the maareentandpomto or improvements of existing structures.ofrtitadacvtesnthae. These elements of the revenue Code deserve I ~attention and research by business people in the community and their particular * ~accountants and auditors. 45 area. The resolution shall state the time and place of hearings to be held by legislative authority to consider establishment of an area. It shall state all the information contained in the initiationI petition or initiating resolution regarding .... ..... ~~~~~~~boundaries, projects and uses, and estimated rates of assessment. ~~~III~~~~~~w ~~In establishing the special assessments, the ____________ ~~~~~~law has been amended to clarify alternatives available to the program. The legislative authority establishing such assessments mayI make a reasonable classification of businesses, giving consideration to various implementation ~ ~~~~factors such as business and occupation taxes imposed, square footage of the businesses, number of employees, gross sales, or other In order to assist in the cost of achieving reasonable factors relating to the benefit these purposes, cities are authorized to received., including the degree of benefit levy special assessments on all businesses received from parking. within the area specifically benefited by the parking and business improvement assessment. The bill also elaborated on the purposes The City, in accordance with the special served by the previous amendments andI provisions of the statute authority, may refined., without limiting the scope of) issue and sell revenue bonds for some of the permissible purposes to be served by the costs involved in the parking and business business improvement area assessment I improvement area. district. Specifically, it added for that assessments could aid general economic To initiate such a process in the -------------- an-fciitte mechnt an establishment of an area, a petition must duievelcopmentatind faciltemrchassits tande contain the following: through "providing professional management~ 1. A description of the boundaries of the - lnig n rmto f te area L including the managejjmen and( promotion ofI proposed area. retail activities-in-th~e area" 2. The proposed uses and projects to which Telgsaieatoiyo ahct hl proposed special assessments and Thae slegdiscretion asuthort hofwac ctyhel reeu revenues shall be put, and the total d erved fromlte dspcreial asseseto how the beveu estimated cost thereof. drvdfo h pca seseti ob used within the scope of that purpose.I 3. The estimated rate of levy of special However., the legislative authority can also assessments with a proposed breakdown appoint existing advisory boards or commission to make recommendations as to by class of business and the assessment Is classification to be used. issues, or the legislative authority, such as the City of Hoquiarn, could create a new advisory board or commission for such The initiating petition shall also contain purposes.I the signatures of persons who operate businesses in the proposed area which will Local Improvement Districts: pay 50%/ of the proposed special assessments.---- The City, after receiving a validation Local Improvement Districts are widely used in initiation petition or after passage of an the State of Washington to provide for public initiation resolution, shall adopt a improvements, particularly streets, sewers, resolution of intention to establish such an and water programs. A local improvement 46 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~district is formed and assessments are 46~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ applied to the property owners for the cost of the improvements, based on the amount of I ~benefits they receive from the improvements. Often these improvements are done on a footage basis; i.e., the amount of property frontage in the case of the street improvement, or the direct cost of the water il lines or sewer lines that serve the project on a pro rata basis. Any LID should be developed with the affected property owners well before any formal action ____________ is proposed. - ~In complex situations, ofe eea mlmentationI * assessment roles are developed based on formula that attempts to determine a 5. Bulkheads and retaining walls. particular property's benefit from the public improvement. One example is the construction 6. Dikes and embankments. of parking lots, the cost of those lots, and the distance of the parking lots from 7. Drains, sewers, and sewer appurtenances individual property and the nature of the which as to trunk sewers shall include property being served. ~~as nearly as possible all the territory Chapter35.43 n the Rvised ode ofwhich can be drained through the trunk I ~Washington establishes authority for local s wr adsbeescnetdteeo improvement districts and the requirements 8. Escalators or moving sidewalks, for initiating the above proceedings. together with the expense of Authority generally includes the operation and maintenance. I ~construction, reconstruction, repair, or 9. Parks and playgrounds. renewed landscaping relative to the following: ~~~~~~~~10. Sidewalks., curbing, and crosswalks. 1. Alley, avenues, boulevards, lanes, park 11. Street lighting systems, together drives, parkways, public places, public with the expense of furnishing squares, public streets, their grading, eetia nry aneac regrading, planking, replanking, ectcand opergy ationteane paving, repaving, macadamazing, an prain remacadamizing, graveling, regraveling, 12. Underground utilities, transmission I ~~piling, repiling, capping, recapping,or lines. other improvements; if the management and control of Dark drives, parkways, of ~13. Water mains, hydrants, and appurtan- and boulevards is vested in a board o f cswihatorukwtemin park commissioners, the plans and cshl winclud as ttrne atrl mas psible specifications for the improvement must sall thlue terriarly inash zossible befapovedb theiprk adommisioner district to which water may be before their adoption. ~distributed from the trunk line 2. Axlaywtrsse.mains through lateral service and Auxiliary water system. distribution mains and services. 3. Auditoriums, field houses, gymnasiums 14. Fences, culverts, siphons, or cover- swimming pools, or other recreation or ings or any other feasible safe- I ~~playground facilities or structures. guards along, in place of, or over 4. Briges, ulvert, andtrestls andopen canals or ditches to protect appBridgschlersn threstlesan the public from hazards thereof. . ... - ~ ~~~~~~~~4 7 The Community Economic Revitalization Board is an independent commission established by the State of Washington legislature and served by the staff of the Department of commerce and Economic Development. It provides low interest loans through .... .....!.. **c~t~iN~hGES: municipalities for public improvements necessary to stimulate private investment and job creation. Established by the legislature in 1982 as the successor to the Economic .____ Assistance Authority, the Board is able to respond fairly rapidly in providing low interest loans relating to specific project actions. ~inaenentation Guidelines for evaluating proposed projects include a number of short-term and long-term jobs. related public and private investment; 15. Road beds, trackage, signalization, economic conditions and unemployment in the storage facilities for rolling stock, community; project feasibility ability of overhead and underground wiring, and applicant to repay loan; and value to local any other stationary equipment reason- economically disadvantaged groups. The City ably necessary for the operation of is the official applicant. electrified Dublic streetcar lines. Washington State Community Development Block Section 35.43.070 specifies action on Grant Program: petition or resolution for such an ordinance to establish an LID. A l'ocal improvement may The Washington State Community Development be ordered only by an ordinance of the City Block Grant Program assists in the or Town Council, pursuant to either development and maintenance of strong, resolution or petition. The ordinance must independent communities by providing funding receive the affirmative vote of at least the for local housing, economic development, majority of the members of the council. public facilities, and comprehensive projects Charters of cities of the first class may which benefit low and moderate income prescribe further limitations. In cities and citizens, eliminate or prevent slums and towns other than cities of the first class blight, or resolve problems which pose an may prescribe further limitations. In cities immediate threat to public health and safety. and towns other than cities of the first class, the ordinance must receive the The City of Hoquiam is presently a recipient affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of of this program. the members of the Council if, prior to its passage, written objections to its enactments The State of Washington's Community are filled with the City Clerk by or on Development Block Program is a successor to behalf of the owners of the majority of the the Department of Housing and Urban linear frontage of the improvement and of the Development's Entitlement and Small City area within limits of the proposed Community Development Program, itself a improvement district, successor to the Urban Redevelopment Program launched by the Housing Act of 1949. Activities assisted included: _____I____________________ ____ State Department of Commerce and Economic Development ______-Community Economic 1. Acquisition of property. Revitalization Board (CERB7 2. Construction, reconstruction, installation of public works facilities and citied other improvements. 48 3. Code enforcement in deteriorating * ~~areas. 4i. Clearance, demolition, removal, andLL rehabilitation of' building improvements including i-nterim assistance and financing public or private acqu- isition for public rehabilitation. !- W 1IhiI! 5. Rehabilitation of privately owned pro- perties, including renovation of closed school buildings. L 6. Special projects directed to the re - mlmetto moval of material and architectural I ~~barriers which restrict the mobility and accessibility of elderly and Applications can be either single purpose or handicapped persons. comprehensive ones which include a variety of 7. Disposition of any real property activities whose sum is greater than the acquired pursuant to the program. impacts of the individual activities, and can be single or multi-year in nature. Funding 8. Provisions of public services. is on an annualized basis. 9. Pamentof nnfedral h a re reqiredApplicants are evaluated on the basis of City in connecinwth othernfederal grant eqie Need, project strategy, project results, and Ii~nd aoncion withoghram undertakela parat ofbenefit to low and moderate income and id rogams ndetakn aspar ofindividuals. The City is the applicant for activities assisted under this title. aypoet 10. Activities which are carried out by All the above program opportunities are public or private nonprofit entities, appropriate for specific portions of the including acquisition of real property; downtown program. Each must be analyzed in acquisition, construction, recon- context of the entire plan. struction., rehabilitation, or instal- lation of public facilities, site improvements, and utilities, and New State Programs commercial orr industrial buildings or structures and other commercial or The following two programs have been approved I ~~industrial property improvements and by the 1985 State legislature: planning. 1. (CRT Community Revitalization Team I ~11. Grants to neighborhood based nonprofit organizations, local development corpor- 2. Development Loan Fund (Private Sector ations, or entities organized under A~s~siJs tanc eT Section 301D of the Small Business Bt rgashv iia lgblt I ~~Investment Act of 1958 to carry out Bothuprograms which sinclardeliiilt a neighborhood revitalization orreuemnswihncd: community economic development or poieassac odsrse energy conservation project in further- -cpommniides asitndcountoistes.e ance of the objectives of Section 101C;comnteadcutes 12. Provisions of assistance to private, - a distressed county is one which I ~~for-profit entities when the assistance has an unemployment rate of 20% is necessary or appropriate to carry in excess of the state's average out an economic development project.fothtrepevusya. 49 implementation a distressed city or town is one which has experienced a sudden and severe loss of employment (to be defined by the State at a later time). a distressed area within a county (or city) which 1) is composed of contiguous census tracts; 2) has a minimum population of 5,000; 3) has 70% of its families and unrelated individual households below 80% of the county's median income; 4) has an unemployment rate at 40% higher than the county's. All of these four requirements must be met for eligibility. Hoquiam should meet all eligibility requirements. State of Washington Development Loan Fund (LDF) Department of Community Development Type of Financing: Provides capital for business in distressed areas which will create new jobs, particularly for lower income persons. DLF provides funding for the difference between the total project cost and the level of financing and equity available to the project. FEDERA STATE L OCAL F M R1 Uapplicable funding source *Iad.iaquisition1 dierim, egc 111ciz 1nr ia~got 2 4 411 v~ cente 1 1 2 22 poison crossig traffic contro at riverside- Puncion iatorm 91 1 * pe~smhgnUng 1-12 3 11 2 ~~~~~~~~~3 3 cm side burties Dmorm1 'emrson plana 'Mary' PUMMMo & PWAWU1 3 close Ln=e s. at river%&e I pjxuidc on Levee st. t 8th st.1. Om~ way , FFic loop 1 7th sr. improvements11 1 I temporary or =ermm=Tn innil1 111~I2 1 211 I th st. landing (ferrY) Wavilin f or waiting at Steet end11.1 landscaung & stree dimges for drop-aff mea 1 ~ ~22 ""M Pieigattom~pvjo 11 13IM floatin docks111 21 * ts hr hnd aquisidon 3 31 S*M wharf 112 - 22 Uztrfi mdif~doH bghum&wndmmmcmno 9th & ineye 1 1 whaf building 1112 115 * Private wharfs & building's 12 ~ N ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~souwe kaspnisi design group jimplementation I i applicable funding sourc DE / LOC -FEDERAL /STATE / LOCAL / PRIVATE mte numbers indicate priority with ( / /1)p; P the highest and (S) the lowest mO it *0- Project I 7th ave. theater 1 1 1 1 1 1 mayrjros. (nw mill) v park 1 1 1 1 1 I commertial/office 1 1 2 1 utilities 1 1 boat industry improvements 2 1 1 1 waterfront improvements 2 1 1 source: kasprisin design group I Funds Available: I- Loan up to $350,000 Must leverage at least $2 of private capital for every public loan dollar i- The loan amount is determined by the "gap" and competitive factors Use of Funds: Funds can be lent for the acquisition, engineering, improvement, rehabilitation, implementation construction, operation or maintenance of any property, real or personal, that is used or is suitable for use by an economic enterprise. Working capital term loans are eligible costs. DLF funds are meant to finance that portion of a project which cannot be financed through other sources but which is the last gap needed to be filled before the overall investment can occur. Rate of Interest: - Determined by the need of the project and by the competitive factors - Typically, DLF rates will be 6 - 9 percent annum - Deferral of principal may be negotiated, as appropriate - Rate could be stepped up toward market rate over time FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Department of Community Development 9th and Columbia Building Mail Stop: H-51 Olympia, Washington 985o4-4151 (206) 586-8976 or 1-800-562-5677 Attention: Joan Machlis, Manager Development Loan Fund Cost Analysis of Planning Alternatives Review of Shoreline Master Program Implications Public Workshop List Implementation * .., -..- * * -~~~~~~~~~. ~5 3 I I *1 I I appendix I I I I I I I I I I I I I 54 I APPE[NDIX Recommerndations for ShoreliEne rMaster Program Am erndmrent Review INTRODUCTION Because the Hoquiam Shoreline Master Program (SMP) is the local management plan and regulation for the riverfront, it is an important tool for making the Downtown Riverfront Redevelopment Plan successful. The City can address many of the complex development and redevelopment issues described in the plan by adopting special SMP amendments. Design concepts for the Redevelopment Plan (Phase I) present to conflicts with existing City SMP policies or regulations; they represent, however, significant refinements to the stated intentions of the Program. Since specific elements of the plan are designed to serve specific purposes, it is recommended that the City consider ways to incorporate these into the SMP and thus gain successful, long-term use of the plan. Then, as new development and redevelopment occur, the City would have a clear and defensible guide to decision-making for the area and for making individual development actions work together effectively. RECOMMENDATIONS This outlines recommendations for using the City SMP to put the redevelopment Plan into effect, but is does not represent specific amendment proposals. It is anticipated that any amendment actions will follow completion of work on Phase II of the riverfront project. The Phase I study area is designated Urban in the Hoquiam SMP, a general classification applied to all of the City shoreline. The designation indicates that the shoreline is appropriate for the full range of use and development activities but does not recognize distinct differences between segments of the riverfront. An approach to this problem is to create sub-designations for the Urban Environment in the SMP. Hoquiam should consider use of the Phase I plan as the basis for refining the SMP by creating a "designated design district" provision as a sub- category of the Urban Environment designation. With such a district established, the City may then adopt a set of design guidelines and use specifications to apply to all proposed shoreline developments in the designated district. The following describes how to create a design district, sample amendment language (placed in borders) and two examples of how the City might use the district approach to apply design recommendations in the redevelopment pian. CREATING A DESIGNATED DESIGN DISTRICT 1. Using the Phase I study area boundaries, create a District Map to establish the district location and extent. 2. Develop a policy section for the SMP to support adoption of a district and accompanying guidelines and use regulations. Chapter 2 of the Hoqulam SMP and the state Shoreline Management Act establish that regulations and standards are to be based on and carry out stated policies. The policies typically set out what purpose the regulations and standards are to serve and aid in interpreting how regulations should be applied. A policy for creation of a design district should establish teat the elements of the Redevelopment Plan constitute the desired development program for the area and should outline what general purposes the district should accomplish. An appropriate place for this policy would be in the Environment Policies section of the SMP. after the Urban Environment. This would not change the Urban designation applied to the area but would provide the legal basis for adopting a new ordinance section with recommended design guidelines and use regulations. For example: 1. Urban Environment - General 2. Urban Environment - Designated Design District(s) (a) Downtown Waterfront Design District (1) In order to promote development of the downtown waterfront in a manner which will enhance long-term economic opportunities and create a unified commercial center attractive to residents and visitors, a design district should be designated for the area described in Figure- Page_- (2) The district map should be made part of the official SMP Map. (3) Based on the Downtown Waterfront Redevelopment Plan, desirable locations for new commercial, industrial and public recreational development should be identified and special permitted use and conditional use provisions established for the district; and design guidelines and standards should be established to ensure coordinated, attractive development of the district and adjoining uplands. 3. Amend the SMP ordinance to create a design district designation and effect a set of specific design guidelines and use regulations. Reference could be made in Section 1.140 to the relationship of design districts to the Urban Environment regulations. This might be followed by a new section to describe the purpose of design districts, the method of adoption and then the design guidelines and use regulations specific to each district. For example: 1.140 - Urban Environment Regulations (1) Purpose (2) Uses: All uses listed as permitted in Section 1.060 are permissable outright in the Urban Environment and conditional uses as specified in Section 1.060 are permitted subject to approval of a conditional use permit; provided, that any development proposed within a designated design district shall be subject to use regulations and design guidelines specified for the district in Section 1.141. 1.141 - Designated Design District(s) (1) Purpose: Designation of design districts is to create specific sub-areas within the Urban Environment for which special waterfront redevelopment plans are made by the City. Development regulations and design guidelines adopted for each district shall constitute provisions which apply in addition to the general Urban Environment regulations and which shall supercede Section 1.140 where conflicts exist. (2) Adoption: Design districts shall be created by amending this Master Program and Map in accordance with Section 1.230. (3) Downtown Waterfront Designated Design District: (a) District boundaries are as described in Figure , page ; this map is made a part of the official SMIP Map. (b) Use Regulations: (c) Design Guidelines: 3 OPTIONS FOR USING DESIGN DISTRICTS If a district is established for the downtown waterfront, the City can then establish design recommendations and use regulations in the SMP. Depending on the degree of detail desired in addressing design elements and preferred land use types and locations, there are several different directions that might be taken. The following are two alternatives for setting out requirements and guidelines. 1. List permitted uses and conditional uses for the district and write a set of guidelines to address recommended design elements. These would be applied district-wide. Use regulations could take the same form as in the tables in Section 1.060. The City should consider refining the tables for application to a district, to disallow some uses or change permitted uses to conditional uses. For example. a solid waste landfill, allowed conditionally on Urban shorelines, would be inappropriate in a location planned for public recreation or for a restaurant. Further, the City may benefit by making these lists more elaborate, such as to distinguish between uses permitted over water, on waterfront land and on shoreline property which does not abut the river. Recommended design elements can be promoted by establishing guidelines and may be in the form of a checklist or set of principles to be satisfied in approving new shoreline development in the district. Elements such as the design and location of public access areas; design and orientation of buildings; construction materials and scale of ferry terminal additions and viewing platforms, and physical and visual continuity between shoreline developments and adjacent uplands can be addressed in this way. Illustrations can be helpful to describe desired design features, such as building facade types and walkway improvements. In addition, a public access location map could serve as a guide to acquisition and improvement of key locations described in the redevelopment plan. 2. Break the district shoreline into segments in order to allow more detailed treatment of recommended design features and design considerations as well as use regulations. The redevelopment plan includes specific use recommendations (ferry terminal, boardwalk and walking paths, "tall ships" display, launch ramp, RV park and restaurant). The City should consider using a design district provision in the SMP to promote these and other uses in locations where they will be most desirable and effective. An example is the triangular area at the southeast edge of the study area, seaward of Riverside Avenue. This area is noted in the plan as an important visitor entrance to the downtown, with a view across the river. As part of the effort to redevelop the downtown riverfront in a way that will attract visitors to it, this triangular area would be developed most effectively 4I with commercial activities which invite visitors to stop (e.g., grocery, sporting goods) long enough to become aware of other attractions across the river and of a pleasant, riverside trail to the museum. Use regulations could specify types of development appropriate for this segment of the district and could prohibit conflicting uses (e.g., land-based heavy industry, single family housing). The Designated District Map would describe each segment. For example: I _ I! I~~~~SE1 IFi Recommended design elements could then be keyed to separate shoreline segments, such as the location, type and scale of ferry terminal development (Segment 2 on the map below), placement of a crosswalk (Segment 6) and standards for renovating existing building features and facades (Segments 1-3). In the following example, design elements are discussed generally. Use of more specific standards shou]d also be considered. 1.141 Designated Design District(s) (1) Purpose (2) Adoption (3) Downtown Waterfront Designated Design District: (a) (b) Segment 1 ((1)) Recommended Design Elements: Segment one includes railroad right- of-way which splits the waterfront from shoreline area landward of Levee St. This right-of-way south from the 6th St. intersection should be converted to pedestrian access only, except emergency and service vehicles. The walkway is to terminate at the 6th St. intersection, with a viewing platform to be constructed over water. Waterfront land is planned for City acquisition and redevelopment. Water access to waterfront development is to be provided where conflicts with other water uses will not occur. An outdoor retail space, open to the public, is planned for the area across Levee St. from the planned 6th St. viewing platform. Walkway and other development should be designed and landscaped in a manner to promote physical and visual continuity of pedestrian traffic areas along the 1st block of 7th St. 6 I I I I I I I I I '7 �, I \S4 I N I I I / I / U I I I ((2)) Use Regulations: Permitted uses: Commercial Development - a) water- dependent permitted over-water and on waterfront land; b) water-related permitted on waterfront and inland; c) other commercial on landward side of Levee St. Docks & Piers Educational, cultural and historic sites Marinas Recreational - outdoor, public Utilities Conditional uses: Bulkheads Dredging Industrial Development - water-dependent, waterfront & over-water Landfill (except solid wastes and wood wastes) OTHER ITEMS FOR AlMENDMENT CONSIDERATION1 Aside from the organization and use of design districts the City should consider several general amendment items that would assist in carrying out the redevelopment plan: 1. Strengthen and clarify public access acquisition regulations for use within designated design districts. Section 1.090 of the SMP establishes a method for evaluating and acquiring access areas as part of the permit approval process but does not offer guidance for applying the method. This section would be improved by adding a prescription for acquiring and improving planned access areas (as identified in the district section). For example, easement dedication requirements might be tied to specific types of uses or to mapped locationsrather than applied on a piecemeal basis according to the scale of a project as in the existing provision. 7 2. Develop new shoreline restoration provisions or add special ones for a design district. While Section 1.100 of the SMP says shoreline areas should be restored it does not require removal of hazardous or abandoned structures unless a new use of the site is planned. Further, as no standards for clean-up after construction or for maintenance are included, provisions of this section may be difficult to enforce or simply disused. To assist revitalization efforts, special standards for clean-up of shoreline areas should be considered. 3. Add a statement to the SMP ordinance to require consideration of SMP policies and regulations in review of proposed upland developments, adjacent to the shoreline jurisdiction, to ensure that conflicts with the intent and purposes of the SMP can be minimized. This would help in coordinating redevelopment of the downtown waterfront with adjoining development, particularly with design recommendtions in the plan for areas more than 200 feet inland from the river. 4. Some terms used in district regulatiuns and design guidelines may benefit from definition in the SMP to avoid interpretation problems. These may include: water-dependent use, water- related use (a list of examples is often used), public access and public access area. DOWNTOWN IN HOQUIAM, WASHINGTON circa 1910 Publication of this brochure was made possible by a grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology under their Coastal Zone Management Program and by the generosity of Washingtonian Print, 608 8th Street, Hoquiam. 'i b~ ~ YESTERDAY... Days gone by; when Hoquiam's downtown and its waterfront were bustling with activity. Back TODAY... then our downtown was the center of activity: trade, commerce, parades, recreation and visiting with one's neighbors occurred at such places as the City Dock, the Northwest Mill Yard, the old Hoquiam Opera House, the Northern Pacific Railroad Depot, as well as the numerous cigar stores and saloons lining 8th Street. Presently downtown Hoquiam is no longer the center of activity. The number of businesses in the downtown has diminished. Elegant buildings have disappeared and ac- tivities are conducted elsewhere. AND TOMORROW?? The City is currently developing plans to stop these trends and to revitalize our downtown waterfront. On Thursday, June 5th from 8:oo a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Friday, June 6th, from 8:oo a.m. to 12:oo p.m., the City will be con- ducting an open house at the Seventh Street Theater. The purpose of the open house is to provide you with the opportunity to meet our Downtown Hoquiam does not have to continue designers and planners and to tell them what on its present course. It can be an enjoyable you would like to see in our downtown and on place to shop, work and play.Please attend the our waterfront. open house and give us your ideas. COMPLETION REPORT CITY OF HOQUIAM'S DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PLAN July 9, 1986 Lance "Cap" Caputo; City Planner 609 - 8th Street Hoquiam, WA 98550 (206) 532-5700 Scan: 325-9378 COMPLETION REPORT CITY OF HOQUIAM'S DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT STUDY JULY 9, 1986 The City of Hoquiam's Downtown Waterfront Redevelopment Study began in February and was completed in June of 1986. The five month study was an intensive effort by the City of Hoquiam and the Kasprisin Design Group. Representatives of the business sector, outdoor sporting groups, citizens, City staff and the Kasprisin Design Group comprised the Waterfront Redevelopment Task Force. The goal of the Task Force and of the study was to formulate a redevelopment strategy for Hoquiam's Urban Water- front. The Task Force developed a workplan with specified completion of tasks by general dates. The Task Force held several public meetings and one very successful workshop. As outlined in the scope of work, the final document was to contain two work elements: Task #1, Waterfront Inventory and Task #2, Analysis and Plan Development. Task #1 involves an inventory and identification of all existing buildings and structures; especially those with historic restoration potential. (Please refer to pages 5-8 Exis- ting Conditions and page 23, Design District - 7th Street.) It also involves an inventory of all existing and potential public access sites as well as all potential points of interest (pages 13, Existing Conditions; Design Districts: pages 17-18 - Polson Crossing, pages 24-26 - 8th Street Landing, pages 27-29 - 9th Street Landing, pages 30, 31 - Mayr Bros. Site). Task #2 entails an analysis of existing structures and sites as to their potential for redevelopment. Pages 14-33 enumerates eight design districts for potential redevelopment. In addition to the above work tasks, the final product contains a Cost Analysis of Planning Alternatives (page 42), a Review of Shoreline Master Program Implications (Appendix A), and an Estimated Timeline for Development (page 38). The final document and the printing of a brochure (five copies of which are enclosed) are the only tangible results of the study. Obviously, the final document is in published format. The brochure was developed to be at the disposal of local busi- nesses to announce our open house. TITLE: City of Hoquiam's Downtown Waterfront Redevelopment Plan AUTHORS: Ron Kasprisin; Architect/Planner, Principal-in-Charge, Kasprisin Design Group L. "Cap" Caputo, City Planner, City of Hoquiam SUBJECT: Downtown Waterfront Redevelopment DATE: June 30, 1986 APPLICABLE DEPARTMENTS: State of Washington Department of Ecology and the Planning Department, City of Hoquiam, WA SOURCES OF COPIES: City Planner Kasprisin Design Group City of Hoquiam 2510 Fairview Ave. E. 609 - 8th Street Seattle, WA 98102 Hoquiam, WA 98550 PROJECT NUMBER: CZM Grant #G0086050 SERIES NUMBER: NUMBER OF PAGES: Final document - 60 ABSTRACT: The goals of the study were to formulate redevelopment strategies for the City's Downtown Waterfront and for reclaiming access to the City's most valuable resource - the Hoquiam River. The study pro- vides an assessment of the existing conditions along its urban water- front and identifies, describes, and prioritizes specific waterfront public access, public recreation and other development projects. The study consists of two parts: an inventory of existing conditions of buildings, structures, properties and the like which have either restoration potential or should be removed or acquired (pages 5-13) and the formulation of a redevelopment strategy (pages 38-40). The study area encompasses approximately 25 city blocks and is delineated by the Riverside Bridge to the North, the East Bank of the Hoquiam River, the Simpson Avenue Bridge to the South and "L" Street to the West. State Highways 101 and 109, which pass through the heart of the CBD, serve as the primary transit corridors for visitors travelling to the resort community of Ocean Shores and to the coastal areas of the Olympic Peninsula. Eight locations within the project area were identified as significant sites for redevelopment and public access (pages 14-36). Recommendations for redevelopment of these "Design Districts" include: The reconstruction of the old City dock, the placement of a restaurant/visitors information center, construction of pavilions, wharves and a public boat launch for access to the river, implementation of a R.V. park, enhancement of the existing pedestrian ferry landing, relocation of current bus transfer center, utilization of rear building facades, and construction of a "puncheon" or wooden boardwalk to connect the CBD with the river. Also included in the study were cost estimates of implementation (page 42), an iden- tification of applicable federal and state funding sources (pages 43-53) and an appendix of recommendations for policy changes to the City's Shoreline Master Pro- gram (appendix A).