East Shore Resiliency Open House September 26, 2017
A more resilient New York City “ A more resilient NYC is one where neighborhoods, buildings and infrastructure can withstand and recover quickly from flooding and climate events. ” Residents Coastal defenses Buildings Infrastructure is and businesses are designed to protected from are strengthened as first are prepared line of defense against withstand and climate hazards flooding and sea level recover from rise flooding 2
DCP Climate Resiliency Initiatives Flood T Text t (2013) initial, SRNR R (2015) provides Flood T Text I t II (2018) to Loc ocal l Rezonings gs (2017) temporary regulations additional zoning relief to In vulnerable areas of be updated and made building off EO 230 expedite recovery permanent Queens and Staten Island 2018 Hamilton Be ac h and Broad Channe l, Que e ns State Buyout Are as, State n Island Executive Order 230 PFIRM + Freeboard SIRR Report (2013) Neighborhood Resilient Retail & One New York Build it Back (2015) (2012) mayoral (2012) DOB requires long-term, citywide Studies (2014-17) Resilient Industry (2015) moves from lessons learned in override of zoning most restrictive map; resiliency framework will inform the text (2014-17) will inform recovery to future rebuilding effort inform additional elevation and local rezonings zoning changes the text resiliency 3
2013 Citywide Flood Resilience Text Amendment *Intended to be updated based on lessons learned, expires 1 year after adoption of PFIRMs. • Height ht: increased the height limit of all buildings in the floodplain by allowing height to be measured from the Design Flood Elevation (DFE), and in some cases, a higher reference point • Floor a area: allowed discounting of floor space when lost in order to come into compliance with the latest building standards (raised entryways, mechanical space, floodproofed areas) • Retrofit ittin ing o older build ildin ings: overrides typical zoning rules for non-complying and non-conforming buildings, giving them wide latitude to retrofit and rebuild. • Desig ign s standards: required elevated buildings to mitigate their impact on the streetscape APPROVED 4
Resilient Neighborhoods Study Areas 5
Flood risk in East Shore of SI 6
Approach to future zoning + land use strategies Where flood risk is exceptional, Where risk from extreme events can be including places identified as buyout managed through infrastructure and areas. context can support growth. Flood r risk a and l local p planning g considerati tions Lim imit it Accom ommod odate Encoura rage Zoning and other tools should limit Adjust zoning to allow buildings to Encourage construction of new exposure to damage and disruption retrofit, by providing flexibility and development built to a higher by limiting the density future removing obstacles to resiliency standard of flood protection. development. investments. 7
East Shore Resilient Neighborhoods Study Community Advisory Business Community Committee Borough President’s Sandy Task Force Interagency Coordination 8
East Shore Resilient Neighborhoods Study Re duc e Advanc e Str e ngthe n Ke y Wate r fr ont Pr e se r ve F lood Risk Re silie nt Building De stinations Natur al E nvir onme nts Army Co rps L ine o f L imit De nsity in NYS E nha nc e d Co tta g e E nve lo pe Ne w Do rp Be a c h Midla nd Ave nue & Sa nd L a ne Pro te c tio n + Buyo ut Are a s Ac c o mmo date Ac c o mmo date E nc o urag e inte rio r dra ina g e L imit L o c a l Zo ning L o c a l Zo ning L o c a l L a nd-Use Ac tio n Citywide F lo o d T e xt L o c a l Zo ning Ac tio n Ac tio n Ac tio n *NYS Buyout Area boundaries shown for illustrative purposes 9
East Shore Projected Milestones 2017 2018 1 st Qtr 1 st Qtr 2nd Qtr Beyond 2nd Qtr 4th Qtr 3rd Qtr East Shore Report City Council adopted East Shore release Buyout Areas text Begin Environmental Review/public review for Midland Ongoing: Draft proposal for Midland Ave/Sand Lane/New Dorp proposal Ave/Sand Lane/New Dorp proposal & DCP Citywide Flood & Text Amendment Update DCP Citywide Flood Text Amendment Update Initial Construction Army Corps Line of Protection and interior drainage - Design Phase Ongoing Execute Construction contract awards Agreement with NYS (Late 2019) & NYC DPR Shoreline Parks Final phase of conceptual plan to begin - Plan Interim Report Stay tuned for kick off community meeting published in June 2017 in Spring 2018 New Creek Bluebelt low flow channel (NC-7 & NC-8, and channel portions of NC-9 & NC-17 - Ongoing Last Chance Pond Park (NC-11 & NC-12) Hylan Boulevard (NC-13) work to begin work to begin Enhanced Buyout Areas Oakwood Beach - Acquired 303 properties & 80% land returned to open space • Graham Beach – Acquired 101 properties & 60% land returned to open space • Ocean Breeze – Acquired 90 properties & 66% land returned to open space • Built it Back City Acquisition & Buyout 100% of City-managed projects started construction Build it Back is purchasing severely • • 92% of City-managed projects in SI are complete damaged homes in SI, continuing • 91% of City-managed projects Citywide are complete to work with homeowners in BiB • 10
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