Downtown Waterfront Redevelopment Plan - City of Alma

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Downtown Waterfront Brownfield ProjectC. Planning ProcessDuring the ten months of planning and environmental assessments,five public meetings were conducted to allow stakeholdergroups and the concerned public to help shape theMaster Plan. The kick-off session with the community includeda Visual Preference Survey (VPS) to determine communitypreference for architectural styles, streetscape/publicspace design and building mass and scale. VPS results aresummarized in a subsequent section of this report. Theplanning and environmental assessment team provided moreintensive sessions with the Steering Committee. During thesemeetings, difficult issues were discussed and potential solutionsbrainstormed in an open process. Open engagement ofthe community through the planning process has generatedenthusiasm and excitement to carry forward the recommendedactions of the Master Plan. The planning processchart below summarizes the public involvement process.This planning process began with a focus on implementation. The Master Plan study was prompted by the EPA’sSupplemental Environmental Project Grant commitment of $900,000 to advance redevelopment efforts at theriverfront site. The planning process created tools as a means for present and future decision-making by developersand citizens. The process tested potential development alternatives against physical constraints, impact onadjacent neighborhoods and business district, regulatory controls, the market, costs, benefits, economic feasibility,valuation, phasing, public input, and previous experience. The resulting planning and development frameworkprovides a coherent recommendation for shaping development along Alma’s waterfront.8
Downtown Waterfront Brownfield ProjectD. Initial Redeedevelopment elopment Proposal from SEPThe USEPA Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) Grant, resulting from the consent decree entered by TPIPetroleum, Inc., and the U.S. Department of Justice and USEPA, provided the seed money to begin planning forthe future redevelopment of the waterfront parcels. Redevelopment and revitalization of the waterfront has beena City planning goal for 25 years. The City has remained supportive to Alma Iron and Metal, Inc., (AIM), as asuccessful community-based business. However, with SEP funding in place, the City and AIM began exploring aviable mechanism for relocating the operation to a more suitable location within the City.In addition to initiating relocation options, the City Zoning Code designated the AIM operation as a nonconforminguse, thereby, preventing expansion at its present location. This change in land use policy results fromthe City recognizing and attempting to capitalize on the importance of the Pine River Corridor as a communityasset. The City recently secured Clean Michigan Initiative grants for developing a waterfront park across theriver from the AIM site. This effort set the stage for a long-term goal of creating a more attractive waterfront,which will encourage investment opportunities for recreation, commercial, and residential developments alongthe river corridor. The Master Plan for redevelopment of the downtown waterfront industrial site furthers thelong-term goals of the community including:• Protect the City’s drinking water supply• Successfully redevelop a visible brownfield site• Pursue more compatible land uses along the river• Extend public access along the waterfront• Assist existing business to expand into broader markets9
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