Book 1 - City of St. Petersburg

BASIS OF DESIGN BOOK 1
3 GENERAL PLANNING CRITERIA
SITE AND URBAN
DESIGN CRITERIA
(continued)
Building Visibility
The new Pier’s exceptional location within the City and its role
as the primary attraction of the City’s waterfront means that it
will be seen and experienced in a variety of ways. Because of
its centrality in the downtown waterfront area, the 2nd Avenue
North view corridor looking east from Bay Shore Drive should
remain open and free of major obstructions as much as possible,
following the recommendation of the Pier Advisory Task Force
and the Downtown Neighborhood Association (Appendix H: Pier
Advisory Task Force Report, p.38). Figure 3.23 shows the view
looking east along 2nd Avenue NE toward the existing Inverted
Pyramid.
General Security Requirements
The new Pier is an extension of the City’s Waterfront Park
system. The Downtown Enterprise Facilities Department
currently manages the Pier, and the City’s Parks and Recreation
Department maintains the Uplands. It is still to be determined
the best methods, departments and/or subcontracted firms to
manage the New St. Petersburg Pier, but it is anticipated that the
Downtown Enterprise Facilities Department will manage the Hub
restaurant at this time.
City Parks are open sunrise to sunset. It is expected that the
future dining amenities on the overwater portion of the new
Pier will be open until 11 pm on weekdays and 1 am or later on
weekends. The elevator to the Balconies on the Canopy will only
be operable during typical food service times at the Promontory.
Nighttime lighting will provide adequate footcandle levels
to allow safety patrols. The overwater portion of the Pier will
be evacuated in periods of severe weather alerts and closed
until the City determines that the danger has safely passed.
A removable swing gate or retractable bollard system will be
installed at the entrances to the Overwater Drive to prevent
access. Changeable lighted signage, mounted in a conspicuous
place at the Pier entrance, will be used for public communication
purposes. The Pier will have security staff, who will patrol the
Marina at night. If security perceives an unsafe situation after
dark, they can notify the police or marine patrol. Security staff at
the City’s marina are also available to assist.
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