Civic master plan overview presentation - March 20, 2013

Planning Context: Past, Present & Future

2009 Comprehensive Plan

Key Recommendations:1. Leverage the Historic and Natural Resources of the

Community2. Focus on Infill and Redevelopment

The Purpose of the Plan

Prioritize And Implement Public Infrastructure Investments Incentivize And Facilitate Private Infill And

Redevelopment Create A Predictable Regulatory Framework Seek Partnerships For Success

The Sector Plans, Process & Content

Charrette Process

Sector Plans

Regional Waterfront Connectivity Plan

Marina Redevelopment

Bay Street Boardwalk

existing

proposed

Waterfront Access Opportunities – Sectors 4 & 5

Redefining Downtown

Downtown Parking Structure

existing

Other Key Development Opportunities

Boundary Street East of Ribaut Road

Green Infrastructure

Park Improvement OpportunitiesWashington Street Park Boundary Street Tennis Center Basil Green Park Pigeon Point Park

Horse Trough Park/Bladen Street

Southside Park

Urban Agriculture / Community Gardens

Natural Stormwater Infrastructure System

Pedestrian & Bicycle Infrastructure

Spanish Moss Trail

Street Regulating Plan Standards

Street Regulating Plan Standards – Ribaut Road Strategy

Street Regulating Plan Standards – Specific Sections

Boundary Street Improvements

Boundary Street at Jean Ribaut Square

Boundary Street at Jean Ribaut Square

Boundary Street at Jean Ribaut Square

Sector 1 Neighborhood Strategies

Midtown Square Development

Higginsonville Infill and Redevelopment

Higginsonville Infill and Redevelopment

Sector 2 Neighborhood Strategies

Harvey Property & North End

Sector 3 Neighborhood Strategies

Sector 3 Neighborhood StrategiesMystic Drive Infill Rogers Drive Redevelopment Plan Battery Creek Rd Redevelopment

Southside Park Area

Sector 4 Neighborhood Strategies

Boundary Street Urban Residential

Sector 5 Neighborhood Strategies

Whitehall & Hamilton Village Housing

University of South Carolina – Beaufort

Technical College of the Lowcountry

Beaufort Memorial Hospital

Fire & Public Safety

Major Corridors

Ribaut Road

Conceptual Redevelopment of County Government Complex

Conceptual Redevelopment of Ribaut Road and Boundary Street

Ribaut Road South

Boundary Street

Robert Smalls Parkway

Conceptual retrofit of a shopping center along Robert Smalls – Phase 1

Conceptual retrofit of a shopping center along Robert Smalls – Phase 2

Shopping center along Robert Smalls –Existing

Robert Smalls Parkway/Parris Island Gateway Intersection

Cross Creek Infill – Commercial Strip Infill Alternative

Cross Creek Infill – Mixed Use Redevelopment Alternative

Sea Island Parkway & Lady’s Island Village Center

Phase 1

Phase 2

Sea Island Parkway & Lady’s Island Village Center

Example of strip center conversion on Lady’s Island

Potential Economic Development Locations

Depot Road Area

Burton/Robert Smalls Industrial Area

Burton/Robert Smalls Industrial Area

Bostick Property

Commerce Park

Grey Property Office Park

Transect – Based Planning

Regulating Plan & Transect-based Districts

Regulating Plan & Transect-based Districts

New Zoning Ordinance and Maps

Civic Infrastructure

Implementation – Sector 1

Implementation – Sector 2

Implementation – Sector 3

Implementation – Sector 4

Implementation – Sector 5

Next Steps – Key Implementing Tools

Annual Budget and 5 Year Capital Improvements Program SCDOT/SC State Grants Federal Infrastructure

Grants Private Funding Sources

(e.g., Spanish Moss Trail-Phase 1)

Projects by regional partners (BHA, BMH, TCL, USCB, County, etc.) A New Beaufort Code

(estimated 9-12 months) RFPs for Developer Interest

(e.g., Marina Parking Lot) Aggressively Marketing the

Vision

Waterfront Park – Pre-1950’s

Waterfront Park – A Bold Vision

Waterfront Park Today

Waterfront Park in the Future