CITY OF JAMESTOWN - Chadakoin Revitalization

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CITY OF JAMESTOWN
LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM
MARCH 2014
DRAFT
This report was prepared for the New York State Department of State with funds
provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.
CITYOFJAMESTOWNLOCALWATERFRONTREVITALIZATIONPROGRAM
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTIONANDORGANIZATIONOFTHEREPORT.......................................................................1
INTRODUCTION,GOALS,ANDOBJECTIVESOFTHELWRP....................................................................1
ORGANIZATIONOFTHEREPORT..........................................................................................................3
SECTIONI–WATERFRONTREVITALIZATIONAREABOUNDARY..........................................................7
SUBAREAS............................................................................................................................................8
SECTIONII–INVENTORYANDANALYSIS..........................................................................................15
2.1REGIONALSETTINGANDCOMMUNITYCHARACTERISTICS..........................................................15
REGIONALGEOGRAPHICSETTING.................................................................................................15
COMMUNITYANDWATERFRONTDEVELOPMENTHISTORY.........................................................21
CURRENTDEMOGRAPHICCONDITIONS........................................................................................23
ECONOMICCONTEXT....................................................................................................................28
EXISTINGPLANNINGINITIATIVES..................................................................................................33
2.2EXISTINGLANDUSEANDZONING................................................................................................37
EXISTINGLANDUSE.......................................................................................................................37
ZONINGANDOTHERLANDUSEREGULATIONS.............................................................................41
LANDOWNERSHIPPATTERNS.......................................................................................................46
BROWNFIELD,UNDERUTILIZED,ANDVACANTSITES....................................................................49
WATERDEPENDENTANDWATERENHANCEDUSES.....................................................................58
2.3SURFACEWATERSANDSURFACEWATERUSES...........................................................................63
MARINAS,DOCKS,ANDBULKHEADS.............................................................................................63
VESSELUSEANDNAVIGATION......................................................................................................66
2.4PUBLICACCESSANDRECREATION................................................................................................79
PUBLICACCESS..............................................................................................................................79
RECREATION..................................................................................................................................80
2.5HISTORICANDCULTURALRESOURCES.........................................................................................83
SCENICRESOURCES.......................................................................................................................85
2.6PUBLICINFRASTRUCTURE............................................................................................................93
WATERSUPPLY..............................................................................................................................93
WASTEWATERDISPOSAL...............................................................................................................93
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STORMWATERRUNOFFANDSTORMDRAINAGE..........................................................................94
SOLIDWASTEDISPOSAL.................................................................................................................98
TRANSPORTATIONSYSTEMS..........................................................................................................98
2.7WATERQUALITY..........................................................................................................................116
2.8NATURALRESOURCES.................................................................................................................117
WETLANDS...................................................................................................................................117
FISHANDWILDLIFE......................................................................................................................118
2.9TOPOGRAPHY,GEOLOGYANDSOILS..........................................................................................124
2.10FLOODINGANDEROSION.........................................................................................................125
FLOODING,FLOODPLAINS,ANDSHORELINETOPOGRAPHY.......................................................125
NATURALPROTECTIVEFEATURESANDEROSION........................................................................126
2.11SUMMARYANDDISCUSSION....................................................................................................126
SECTIONIII–LOCALWATERFRONTREVITALIZATIONPROGRAMPOLICIES......................................133
3.1DEVELOPEDWATERFRONTPOLICIES..........................................................................................133
POLICY1:......................................................................................................................................133
POLICY2:......................................................................................................................................141
POLICY3:......................................................................................................................................146
3.2NATURALWATERFRONTPOLICIES..............................................................................................148
POLICY4:......................................................................................................................................148
POLICY5:......................................................................................................................................151
POLICY6:......................................................................................................................................156
POLICY7:......................................................................................................................................163
POLICY8:......................................................................................................................................164
3.3PUBLICWATERFRONTPOLICIES..................................................................................................168
POLICY9:......................................................................................................................................168
3.4WORKINGWATERFRONTPOLICIES.............................................................................................173
POLICY10:....................................................................................................................................173
POLICY11:....................................................................................................................................177
POLICY12:....................................................................................................................................178
POLICY13:....................................................................................................................................178
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SECTIONIV–PROPOSEDLANDANDWATERUSESANDPROPOSEDPROJECTS................................185
4.1PROPOSEDLANDUSES...............................................................................................................185
4.2PROPOSEDWATERUSES/HARBORMANAGEMENT..................................................................186
4.3PROPOSEDPROJECTS.................................................................................................................189
OVERALLGOALSANDOBJECTIVES..............................................................................................190
ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT.........................................................................................................203
QUALITYOFLIFEIMPROVEMENTS..............................................................................................225
NATURAL/ENVIRONMENTALENHANCEMENTSANDIMPROVEMENTS.......................................232
ADDITIONALSTRATEGIES............................................................................................................242
SECTIONV–TECHNIQUESFORLOCALIMPLEMENTATION..............................................................247
5.1EXISTINGLAWS...........................................................................................................................247
5.2PROPOSEDLOCALLAWSNECESSARYTOIMPLEMENTLWRP.....................................................252
CONSISTENCYREVIEWLAW........................................................................................................252
ZONING........................................................................................................................................252
5.3OTHERPUBLICANDPRIVATEACTIONSNECESSARYTOIMPLEMENTTHELWRP........................255
5.4MANAGEMENTSTRUCTUREFORIMPLEMENTINGTHELWRP...................................................256
5.5FINANCIALRESOURCESNECESSARYTOIMPLEMENTTHELWRP................................................257
5.6LOCALREGULATORYCHANGES..................................................................................................260
SECTIONVI–STATEACTIONSANDPROGRAMSLIKELYTOAFFECTIMPLEMENTATION...................263
6.1STATEPROGRAMSTHATSHOULDBEUNDERTAKENINAMANNERCONSISTENTWITHTHELWRP....264
6.2STATEPROGRAMSNECESSARYTOFURTHERTHELWRP............................................................274
SECTIONVII–LOCALCOMMITMENTANDCONSULTATION.............................................................279
7.1LOCALCOMMITMENT................................................................................................................279
7.2CONSULTATION..........................................................................................................................279
LOCALWATERFRONTREVITALIZATIONPROGRAMPROMOTION................................................279
PUBLICMEETINGS.......................................................................................................................280
STEERINGCOMMITTEEMEETINGS..............................................................................................281
STAKEHOLDERENGAGEMENT.....................................................................................................281
APPENDICES...................................................................................................................................283
SUPPORTINGDOCUMENTS(ONCOMPACTDISC)............................................................................283
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TABLEOFFIGURES FIGURE1.WATERFRONTREVITALIZATION................................................................................................9
FIGURE2.SUBAREASMAP......................................................................................................................11
FIGURE3.COMMUNITYCONTEXT...........................................................................................................17
FIGURE4.STUDYAREACONTEXTMAP....................................................................................................19
FIGURE5.CENSUSTRACTSWITHINTHELWRPSTUDYAREA...................................................................24
FIGURE6.LANDUSEMAP........................................................................................................................39
FIGURE7.ZONINGMAP...........................................................................................................................43
FIGURE8.URBANDESIGNGUIDELINEDISTRICTSWITHINTHELWRPSTUDYAREA................................46
FIGURE9.OWNERSHIPMAP....................................................................................................................47
FIGURE10.BROWNFIELD,UNDERUTILIZED,AND/ORVACANTSITES–BOAPRENOMMAP..................51
FIGURE11.BROWNFIELD,UNDERUTILIZED,AND/ORVACANTSITESBOANOMMAP..........................53
FIGURE12.WATERDEPENDENTANDENHANCEDUSESMAP.................................................................61
FIGURE13.PIPELINESANDCABLERIVERCROSSINGSMAP.....................................................................77
FIGURE14.PARKSANDOPENSPACEMAP..............................................................................................81
FIGURE15.HISTORICAND.......................................................................................................................89
FIGURE16.SCENICRESOURCESMAP......................................................................................................91
FIGURE17.WATERMAINSMAP..............................................................................................................95
FIGURE18.VEHICLECIRCULATIONMAP..................................................................................................99
FIGURE19.EXISTINGRIVERWALKTRAILNETWORK..............................................................................111
FIGURE20.NATURALRESOURCESMAP................................................................................................119
FIGURE21.GENERALIZEDLANDUSERECOMMENDATIONSMAP.........................................................187
FIGURE22.PROPOSEDECONOMICDEVELOPMENTPROJECTSMAP.....................................................197
FIGURE23.PROPOSEDQUALITYOFLIFEIMPROVEMENTPROJECTSMAP............................................199
FIGURE24.PROPOSEDNATURAL/ENVIRONMENTALENHANCEMENT&IMPROVEMENTPROJECTSMAP....201
FIGURE25.DOWNTOWNRIVERFRONT&MEDICALAREAOPPORTUNITYZONES.................................205
FIGURE26.DOWNTOWNRIVERFRONT&MEDICALAREAOPPORTUNITYZONESNEARTERM
DEVELOPMENTPOTENTIAL....................................................................................................................206
FIGURE27.DOWNTOWNRIVERFRONT&MEDICALAREAOPPORTUNITYZONESLONGTERM
DEVELOPMENTPOTENTIAL....................................................................................................................207
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FIGURE28.POTENTIALDEVELOPMENTPATTERNVIEWOFDOWNTOWNRIVERWALKNORTHSHORE.......208
FIGURE29.POTENTIALDEVELOPMENTPATTERNVIEWOFDOWNTOWNRIVERWALKFROMSOUTHTO
NORTHSHORE.......................................................................................................................................209
FIGURE30.PHASE1NATIONALCOMEDYCENTERPRELIMINARYSITEPLAN......................................211
FIGURE31.COMPLETEBUILDOUTOFTHENATIONALCOMEDYCENTERPRELIMINARYSITEPLAN..212
FIGURE32.DAHLSTROMCOMPLEXDEVELOPMENTPOTENTIALOPTIONA.......................................221
FIGURE33.DAHLSTROMCOMPLEXDEVELOPMENTPOTENTIALOPTIONB.......................................222
FIGURE34.DAHLSTROMCOMPLEXDEVELOPMENTPOTENTIAL–OBLIQUEVIEW..............................223
FIGURE35.DAHLSTROMCOMPLEXDEVELOPMENTPATTERNSTREETLEVELVIEW..........................224
FIGURE36.RIVERWALKTRAILHEADATTROLLEYBUILDINGSITESTREETLEVELVIEW.......................227
FIGURE37:MCCREAPOINTPARKDEVELOPMENTPOTENTIAL–OBLIQUEVIEW.................................233
FIGURE38.MCCREAPOINTPARKDEVELOPMENTPOTENTIAL–STREETLEVELVIEW.........................234
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LISTOFTABLES
TABLE1.POPULATION.............................................................................................................................23
TABLE2.CENSUSTRACTPOPULATIONCHARACTERISTICS......................................................................24
TABLE3.CENSUSTRACTHOUSEHOLDCHARACTERISTICS.......................................................................25
TABLE4.CENSUSTRACTEDUCATIONANDINCOMECHARACTERISTICS..................................................25
TABLE5.CENSUSTRACTWORKCHARACTERISTICS.................................................................................26
TABLE6.CENSUSTRACTHOUSINGUNITCHARACTERISTICS...................................................................27
TABLE7.JOBINFLOW/OUTFLOWCITYOFJAMESTOWN2010............................................................28
TABLE8.JAMESTOWNCITYSHAREOFCHAUTAUQUACOUNTYJOBS2010..........................................29
TABLE9.PRIMARYJOBTRENDSCHAUTAUQUACOUNTY20022010..................................................30
TABLE10.PRIMARYJOBTRENDSCITYOFJAMESTOWN20022010...................................................30
TABLE11.EMPLOYMENTPROJECTIONSCHAUTAUQUACOUNTY20102020.....................................31
TABLE12.CHAUTAUQUACOUNTYANDTHECITYOFJAMESTOWNRETAILSALES20002009.............32
TABLE13.LANDUSEINTHELWRPSTUDYAREA.....................................................................................38
TABLE14.ZONINGCATEGORIESINTHELWRPSTUDYAREA...................................................................42
TABLE15.PUBLICANDQUASIPUBLICLANDOWNERSHIPDISTRIBUTIONINTHELWRPSTUDYAREA...46
TABLE16.BROWNFIELD,UNDERUTILIZED,ANDVACANTPROPERTIES–CHADAKOINOUTLETDISTRICT........55
TABLE17.BROWNFIELD,UNDERUTILIZED,ANDVACANTPROPERTIES–DOWNTOWNDISTRICTAND
INDUSTRIALHERITAGEANDEASTENDINDUSTRIALCORRIDORS............................................................56
TABLE18.FUNCTIONALCLASSIFICATIONOFROADSNORTHOFTHERIVER..........................................101
TABLE19.FUNCTIONALCLASSIFICATIONOFROADSPRIMARILYSOUTHOFTHERIVER.......................101
TABLE20.SECONDARYROUTESPERPENDICULARTOTHECHADAKOINRIVER.....................................103
TABLE21.PUBLICPARKINGRAMPSANDSURFACELOTS......................................................................114
TABLE22.CITYOFJAMESTOWNLWRP:PROPOSEDPROJECTSIMPLEMENTATIONMATRIX.................191
TABLE23.POTENTIALGRANTASSISTANCEPROGRAMS........................................................................258
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APPENDICES
AppendixA:ConsistencyLawandReviewForm AppendixB:GuidelinesforNotificationandReview
AppendixC:DeterminationofSignificanceandCompliancewithSEQR
SUPPORTINGDOCUMENTS(ONCOMPACTDISC)
Document1:EconomicandMarketAnalysis
Document2:EcologicalConditionsandLivingInfrastructureFramework
Document3:UrbanDesignAnalysis
Document4:InventoryandAnalysisofTransportationandMunicipalInfrastructure
Systems
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INTRODUCTIONANDORGANIZATIONOFTHEREPORT
INTRODUCTION,GOALS,ANDOBJECTIVESOFTHELWRP
TheCityofJamestownanditsvariouspartnershaveundertakenaseriesofplanning
anddevelopmentinitiativesoverthepastdecadewiththeintentofimprovingthe
City.TheCityofJamestownLocalWaterfrontRevitalizationProgram(LWRP)isa
locallypreparedcomprehensivelandandwateruseplanfortheCity'snatural,
public,anddevelopedwaterfrontresourcesalongtheChadakoinRiver.ALWRPis
preparedwithassistancefromtheNewYorkStateDepartmentofState(NYSDOS)in
accordancewiththeNewYorkStateWaterfrontRevitalizationofWaterfrontAreas
andInlandWaterwaysAct(NYSExecutiveLawArticle42).TheLWRPrefinesand
supplementstheState'sCoastalManagementProgramandprovidesaframework
withinwhichcriticalwaterfrontissuescanbeaddressed,andplannedwaterfront
improvementprojectscanbepursuedandimplemented.
TheoverallgoaloftheCityofJamestownLWRPisthecontinuingimprovementof
thequalityoflifewithintheCity,includingeconomic,health,andaesthetic
conditions.TheobjectivesoftheLWRPinclude:
x Formalizingthecommunity’svisionforitswaterfront,whichwillsignificantly
increaseTheCity’sabilitytoattractandmanagedevelopmentactivities
thatcomplementtheuniqueculturalandnaturalcharacteristicsofits
waterfront.
x Identifyinglongtermlandandwaterusesalongthewaterfront.
x Identifyingspecificprojectsandpoliciestoencourageenvironmental
protection,fostereconomicdevelopment,protectvaluablewater
resources,andimprovepublicwaterfrontaccess.
OncecompletedandapprovedbytheNewYorkStateSecretaryofState,theLWRP
willprovidetheCitywiththelocalcontrolstoguidewaterfrontdevelopment.More
importantly,adistinctbenefitoftheLWRPisthelegalabilitytoensurethatall
actionsproposedforitswaterfrontonlyoccurinafashionprescribedbytheLWRP.
This“consistency”provisionisastrongtoolthatassuresthatStateandlocal
governmentworksinunison,andnotatcrosspurposes,tobuildastronger
economyandhealthierwaterfrontenvironment.
SectionI–WaterfrontRevitalizationAreaBoundary
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CITYOFJAMESTOWNLOCALWATERFRONTREVITALIZATIONPROGRAMPROJECT
ThefollowingVisionStatementwascreatedduringthecourseoftheproject:
VISIONSTATEMENT
CityofJamestown
LocalWaterfrontRevitalizationProgram
We see a diverse community of City and County residents
with good paying, valueadded jobs at a variety of
commercialandindustrialbusinesseswithintheStudyArea.
Access to the Chadakoin River has been strengthened in
variousportionsoftheStudyArea,andthecommunityhas
strongconnectionstopointseastandwestviaanetworkof
trails.DevelopmentalongtheRiverhasbeencompletedin
a manner that provides access and draws residents and
tourists with increased retail and entertainment
opportunities. Previously underutilized and brownfield
propertieshavebeenreclaimedforgreenspace,residential,
commercial, industrial, and mixeduse developments.
Manufacturing sector industries are clustered along River
Street and in the eastern section of the City while new
commercialdevelopmentshaveflourishedinthedowntown
and along Harrison Street. The Medical Corridor is
establishedandprovidesadirectlinkbetweenthehospital
andtheRiverwalkCenter.
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OrganizationoftheReport
ORGANIZATIONOFTHEREPORT
ThereportisorganizedaccordingtotheoutlineprovidedbytheNewYork
DepartmentofState(NYSDOS)forallLWRPprojectsinclusiveofaharbor
managementplanfundedunderTitle11oftheEnvironmentalProtectionFund:
SectionI.WaterfrontRevitalizationAreaBoundarydelineatesthewaterfront
revitalizationareaandharbormanagementplanningareaaswellascreatessub
areastofacilitateanalysisofthestudyarea.
SectionII.InventoryandAnalysisinventoriesanddescribesexistingnaturaland
manmaderesourcesandconditionswithinthewaterfrontareaaswellasusesof
thesurfacewatersandunderwaterlandsintheharbormanagementplanningarea.
SectionIII.LocalWaterfrontRevitalizationPoliciesrefinesapplicableState
waterfrontrevitalizationpoliciestoreflectlocalconditionsandcircumstances.
SectionIV.ProposedLandandWaterUsesandProposedProjectsdiscussesthe
proposedlandandwaterusesandproposedprojectsnecessarytoimplementthe
LWRP.
SectionV.TechniquesforLocalImplementationoftheProgramdescribesexisting
andproposedlocallawsandregulationswhicharenecessarytoimplementthe
recommendedpolicies,proposeduses,andprojects.Additionally,thissection
describespublicandprivatesectoractionsnecessarytoimplementtheLWRP,a
localmanagementstructureforreviewingproposedwaterfrontprojectsfor
consistencywiththeLWRP,andthefinancialresourcesrequiredtoimplementthe
LWRP.
SectionVI.StateActionsandProgramsLikelytoAffectImplementationofthe
LWRPprovidesalistofstateagencyactionsandprogramswhicharetobe
undertakeninamannerconsistentwiththeLWRPanddescribesspecificstate
actionsnecessarytofurtherimplementationoftheLWRP.
SectionVII.LocalCommitmentandConsultationdescribesthepublicandmunicipal
consultationeffortsundertakeninpreparationoftheLWRP,includingstudy
promotion,publicmeetings,stakeholdermeetings,andsteeringcommittee
meetings.
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OrganizationoftheReport
SECTION I
WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION AREA BOUNDARY
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SECTIONI–WATERFRONTREVITALIZATIONAREABOUNDARY
Geographically,theCityofJamestownLocalWaterfrontRevitalizationProgram
(LWRP)StudyAreaspanstheentirewidthoftheCityofJamestown,followingthe
ChadakoinRiveroversixandonehalfmileswesttoeastthroughaseriesofwidely
differentcharacterareasrangingfromquiet,woodedriversettingstoanurban
businessdistricttoindustrialareas.TheCityofJamestown’sWaterfront
RevitalizationAreaisdescribedbelowandisshownonFigure1.
BeginningattheeasternboundaryformedbytheCity’scorporateboundaryat
theintersectionofEastSecondStreet(Route394)andTiffanyAvenue;
ThensouthalongTiffanyAvenueuntilitsintersectionwithBuffaloStreet(Route
40);
ThenwestalongBuffaloStreet(Route40)untilitsintersectionwithAllenStreet;
ThensouthandwestalongAllenStreetuntilitsintersectionwithInstituteStreet;
ThensouthalongInstituteStreetuntilitsintersectionwithWashingtonStreet
(NYSRoute60);
ThenwestalongWashingtonStreet(NYSRoute60)untilitsintersectionwith
GlasgowAvenue;
ThenwestalongGlasgowAvenuewhichbecomesMountVernonPlacetoits
intersectionwithSpragueStreet;
ThennorthalongSpragueStreetuntilitsintersectionwithFrontStreet;
ThenwestalongFrontStreetuntilitsintersectionwithHallAvenue;
ThennorthalongHallAvenueuntilitsintersectionwithLivingstonAvenue;
ThennorthalongLivingstonAvenueuntilitsintersectionwithSeymourStreet;
ThennorthalongSeymourStreetandcontinuingpastthestreetendtothe
railroadtracks;
ThennorthwestalongtherailroadtracksuntilitsintersectionwiththeCity
corporatelimits;
ThennorthandnortheastalongtheCitycorporatelimitsuntilitsintersection
withFluvannaAvenue(Route430);
ThensoutheastalongFluvannaAvenue(Route430)untilitsintersectionwith
WashingtonStreet(Route951C);
ThensouthalongWashingtonStreet(Rout951C)untilitsintersectionwithWest
EighthStreet;
ThenwestalongWestEighthStreetuntilitsintersectionwithFairmountAvenue;
ThensoutheastalongFairmountAvenueuntilitsintersectionwithWestFourth
Street;
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ThennorthandnortheastalongWestFourthStreetwhichbecomesEastFourth
StreetuntilitsintersectionwithEastSecondStreet(Route394);
ThennortheastalongEastSecondStreet(Route394)untilitsintersectionwith
theCitycorporatelimitsatTiffanyAvenue.
TheseboundarieswereselectedtoencompasstheentirelengthoftheChadakoin
RiverwithinthecorporatelimitsoftheCityofJamestown.Alsowithinthe
boundariesareallwaterfrontpropertiesorpropertieswithcurrentwaterrelated
uses.TheStudyAreaalsocontainspropertieswiththepotentialforredevelopment
withdirectwaterrelatedusesortosupportuseofthewaterfront.TheStudyArea
encompasses1,413acresandcontains1,879parcels.
ThelandwardboundaryfortheLWRPincludesalllandarealocatedwithintheabove
describedLWRPStudyAreawhilethewatersideboundaryincludesallportionsof
theChadakoinRiverlocatedwithintheboundariesoftheCityofJamestown.The
boundaryalsoencompassestheentireroadwayswithin,andthatform,the
boundaryoftheStudyArea.
SUBAREAS
Tofacilitateanalysis,theJamestownWaterfrontRevitalizationAreawasdividedinto
foursubareasasshowninFigure2.ThisdivisionwasnecessarybecausetheStudy
AreaisrelativelylargeandthecharacteroftheRiver,needs,buildingtypes,landuse
compositionandbusinessmixvariedthroughouttheStudyArea.
ThefourLWRPsubareasinclude:
1. ChadakoinOutletDistrict–thisareastretchesfromthewesternCity
boundarytotheedgeofMcCreaPointPark,fromFluvanna
Avenue/WashingtonStreettotherailroadtracksandincludesthe
ChadakoinRiverandassociatedwetlandscomplexinthewesternportionof
theCity.
2. DowntownDistrict–thisareastretchesfromMcCreaPointParktoWinsor
Street,from4thStreettoAllenStreet/GlasgowAvenue/HallAvenueand
includestheCity’sdowntowncoreandBrooklynSquare.
3. IndustrialHeritageCorridor–thisareastretchesfromWinsorStreettothe
eastsideoftheDahlstromComplex,from2ndStreettoAllenStreetand
includesmanyhistoricmanufacturingfacilitieswhicharecurrentlyeither
vacantorunderutilized.
4. EastEndIndustrialCorridor–thisareastretchesfromtheeastsideofthe
DahlstromComplextoTiffanyAvenue(theeasternCityboundary),from2nd
StreettoBuffaloStreetandincludesmanymodernmanufacturingfacilities
whicharecurrentlyunderutilizedorfullyactive.
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Figure1.WaterfrontRevitalization
AreaBoundaryMap
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Figure2.SubAreasMap
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SECTION II
INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS
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Subareas
SECTIONII–INVENTORYANDANALYSIS
2.1REGIONALSETTINGANDCOMMUNITYCHARACTERISTICS
REGIONALGEOGRAPHICSETTING
TheLocalWaterfrontRevitalizationProgram(LWRP)StudyAreaislocatedintheCity
ofJamestown,NewYork.TheCityofJamestownislocatedinsoutheastern
ChautauquaCountyinthewesternmostportionofNewYorkState.TheTownsof
Busti,EllicottandKiantoneandtheVillagesofFalconerandCeloronbordertheCity
ofJamestown.TheCityisapproximately75milessouthofBuffalo,NewYorkand53
mileseastofErie,Pennsylvania.Figure3illustratestheregionalcontextoftheCity
ofJamestownwhileFigure4illustratestheStudyAreacontext.
TheCityofJamestownisaccessiblefromtheeastandwestfromtheSouthernTier
Expressway(Interstate86).NYSRoute60andUSRoute62aretheprimary
north/southcorridorsintotheCityofJamestown,andstateroadsprovideaccessto
northernChautauquaCountyandtheGreaterBuffaloarea.TheChautauquaCounty
AirportislocatedthreemilesnorthofJamestown,andprovidesregularcommuter
servicetoPittsburgh,Pennsylvania.TheWesternNewYorkandPennsylvania
Railroad(WNYP)operatesashortlinerailroadthatpassesthroughtheStudyArea.
AlthoughrailserviceinJamestownislimitedtofreight,passengerrailserviceis
availableinnearbyErieandBuffalo.
TheCityislocatedapproximatelyonemilewestoftheeasternendofChautauqua
Lake,andisbisectedbytheChautauquaLakeOutlet,alsoknownastheChadakoin
River.TheChadakoinRivermeandersoversixandonehalfmilesinageneralwest
toeastdirectionthroughouttheentirewidthoftheCitycreatingover13.5milesof
shoreline.TheStudyAreaincludesthislengthofRiver,shoreline,andabuttingland
asdescribedinSectionIanddepictedinFigure1.
SectionII–InventoryandAnalysis
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2.1RegionalSettingandCommunityCharacteristics
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Figure3.CommunityContext
Map
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Figure4.StudyAreaContextMap
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COMMUNITYANDWATERFRONTDEVELOPMENTHISTORY
TheCityofJamestown’shistoryiscloselylinkedtothedevelopmentalongits
waterfront,andtheChadakoinRiverwasthesignificantfactorforattractingsettlers
totheareainbothprehistoricandhistorictimes.TheRiverprovidedpotablewater,
food,andatransportationlinktootherareas.
Duringprehistorictimes,theProtoEriegroupofNativeAmericansarebelievedto
haveinhabitedtheregionfromaslongagoas6000B.C.Evidence,datingfromca.
1000A.D.,ofthesouthernOhioHopewellculturehadbeenlinkedtotwosites
withintheCity.OneofthesesitesisincloseproximitytotheRivernearpresentday
SteeleStreet.
Afterthemillennium,theErieTribeofNativeAmericanslivedinvillagesscattered
throughouttheregion.TheseEriepeoplewerelatervanquishedbytheSeneca
NationoftheIroquoisConfederacy.TheSeneca,aswithpreviousgroups,were
attractedherebytheplentifulfishandgamethattheregionoffered.Agroupof
SenecaIndians,underawellknownleaderandafriendofGeorgeWashingtonby
thenameCornplanter,establishedacamponahillside,southoftheChadakoin
River.ThiscampsitewaslocatednearthepresentdayWashingtonStreetBridge.
In1739,explorationbytheFrench,underBarondeLongueuilresultedinthefirst
mappingoftheareaincludingthesiteofpresentdayJamestown.Anexpeditionby
CaptainJosephCelorondeBlainvillein1749renewedFrenchclaimsonthearea.
CeloroncampedwithintheboundsofJamestownonJune23and24ofthatyear.
ThelocationofthisencampmentismarkedonJonesandGiffordAvenue.The
TreatyofParis,signedin1763,endedFrenchclaiminthisarea.Twentyyearslater,
theBritishrelinquishedtheirclaimoverthislandtotheUnitedStatesatthecloseof
theAmericanRevolution.
AftertheRevolution,earlysettlementoftheregionwaspromoteddirectlythrough
Riveraccess.Keelboatsbroughtmanufacturedgoodsfromtheeastandfoodfrom
thesouthtothesettlersintheregion.Thesiteofthekeelboatlandinginpioneering
dayswaslocatedontheRiver,eastofpresentdayMainStreetandis
commemoratedatthatlocationbytheKeelboatLandingpocketpark.The
importingandexportingofgoodsovertheRiverattractedmoresettlerstothe
Jamestownareapromotingthegrowthandexpansionofthecommunity.
AlthoughmanyoftheearlysettlersofJamestownweretransplantedfromtheNew
Englandarea,thepatternofearlydevelopmentdidnotfollowthetypical“New
England”concept.Thetypicalplanforacommunity,withdevelopmentarounda
centralsquareor“villagegreen”wasnotutilized.Development,insteadtookplace
inapatternwhichparalleledtheRivers’edge,alongthenorthshoreoftheRiver.
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Waterpower,andthepotentialitprovidedformillingandotherbusiness
enterprises,wastheimpetusforindustryinJamestown.In1811,James
Prendergast,thefounderfromwhomJamestownisnamed,builtaloghouse,saw
millanddamuponthenorthbankoftheChadakoinRiver.Thesitewherehebuilt
thesestructuresisnearpresentdaySpragueandSecondStreets.Theample
waterpowerandtheavailabletimberwerethekeyfactorsthatpromptedhimto
developthesiteasamillingcenter.
LocallyavailableresourcesspurredthedevelopmentofJamestown’scommerceand
industryovertheyears.Lumber,furniture,andtextileindustriesreliedontheRiver
toshiprawmaterialsinandshipfinishedgoodstooutsidemarkets.Thewaterway
wasthemainstayforthelocalindustry,untilthelatterhalfofthenineteenth
centurywhentherailroadsurpasseditfortransportinggoods.Watertravelupuntil
the1860sremainedakeymodeoftransportationduetoprimitiveroadconditions
andthehillyterrain.Beginningin1828,steamboatspliedthewatersofChautauqua
Lakecarryingpassengerstohoteldocks,picnicandentertainmentsitesallalongits
shores.Thesteamboatlanding,locatedatFairmountAvenueand8thStreets,
operateduntilthelate1950s.
ThecomingofrailtransportationtoJamestownin1860wasamajorfactorinthe
prosperityandexpansionoftheCity.Theadventoftherailroadcreatedrapid
economicchanges,whichenabledsmallfactoriesandartisansshopstoexpandinto
largerplants.However,thesignificantroletheRiverhadplayedinmovinggoods
greatlydecreasedwhentherailroadtookoverastheprimarymodeof
transportationandshipping.TheusefulnessoftheRivercontinuedfurtherto
deteriorateastherailroadandroadsystemscontinuedtoimprove.Theresulting
lossofusefulnessdevaluedtheRivertoapointwherethecommunity“turnedits’
back”towardtheRiver.
Manyofthephysicalsignsofthesehistoricsiteshavelongbeenerased.Oneofthe
fivelocallydesignatedhistoriczoningdistricts,containingaturnofthecentury
textilemillcomplex,andafewkeyhistoricmarkersarewhatremaintodenotethe
importancetheRiverhasplayeduponthedevelopmentofthecommunity.
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CURRENTDEMOGRAPHICCONDITIONS
ThepopulationoftheCityofJamestownhasvariedoverthelast20years(Table1).
Between1990and2000theCitylostnearly3,000residentsor8.5percentofits
populationsettlingat31,730residentsin2000.In2010,thepopulationoftheCity
begantostabilizeasevidencedbythelesssignificantlossof500residentssince
2000.ChautauquaCounty’spopulationhasdecreasedoverthelast20yearsby
nearly7,000residentsendingupatabout135,000residentsin2010.
PopulationintheLWRPStudyArea,asestimatedbyCensusTractpopulationdata,
hasdeclinedinsometractsandgrowninothers.PortionsofCensusTracts301,
303,304,305,and306arewithintheStudyArea(Figure5).Tract303locatedinthe
northwesternportionoftheStudyArealostresidentsatanincreasingrate
between1990and2010,currentlyresidingatabout2,000people.Tracts304and
305locatedinthesouthwesternandcentralportionsoftheStudyArealost
residentsbetween1990and2010butsawasmallerreductionratebetweenthe
latterdecadesettlingatabout4,000and3,500people,respectively.Tracts301and
306,locatedintheeasternportionsoftheStudyArea,experiencedthelargest
populationreductionratesbetween1990and2000,butgainedpopulationby2010
bothendingupwithabout4,000residentseach.
Table1.Population
Area
Tract301
Tract303
Tract304
Tract305
Tract306
CityofJamestown
ChautauquaCounty
NewYorkState
Population(Year)
1990
2000
2010
4,392
3,732
4,024
2,662
2,441
2,132
4,566
4,303
4,152
3,989
3,688
3,519
4,440
3,844
3,964
34,681
31,730
31,146
141,895
139,750
134,905
17,990,455 18,976,457 19,378,102
Change19902000
Number
Percent
660
15.03%
221
8.30%
263
5.76%
301
7.55%
596
13.42%
2,951
8.51%
2,145
1.51%
986,002
5.48%
Change20002010
Number
Percent
292
7.82%
309
12.66%
151
3.51%
169
4.58%
120
3.12%
584
1.84%
4,845
3.47%
401,645
2.12%
Source:USCensusBureau’sFactfinder
CensusTractdemographicsasshowninTables2through6alsocharacterizethe
differencesandsimilaritiesacrosstheLWRPStudyArea.AllfiveCensusTractshave
hadanincreaseinthepercentageofracialminorityandHispanic/Latinoresidents
between2000and2010.Tract303hasthelargestpercentageofraciallyand
ethnicallydiversepeoplewhileTract304hasthelowest.Thepercentageoffemale
populationhasdecreasedinallfiveCensusTracts.Thepercentageofdependent
population(thoselessthan18yearsoldor65yearsandolder)withinCensusTracts
303,304,305,and306hasdecreasedtolevelscomparablewiththeCitywhileTract
301,despiteitsdecrease,stillhasamarginallyhigherdependentpopulation.The
medianagewithintheCensusTractsrangesfrom32.8yearsoldinTract303to39.6
yearsoldinTract304.
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Figure5.CensusTractswithintheLWRPStudyArea
Source:USCensusBureau’sTIGER/Linedatabase
Table2.CensusTractPopulationCharacteristics
Tract
Tract
Tract
Tract
301
303
304
305
MinorityRace(allracesotherthanWhite)
2010
12.20%
27.20%
6.09%
17.87%
2000
8.31%
26.46%
3.88%
13.48%
Change
46.89%
2.80%
57.01%
32.64%
Hispanicand/orLatino
2010
10.06%
18.01%
3.44%
15.32%
2000
5.98%
11.55%
1.81%
10.82%
Change
68.44%
55.91%
90.00%
41.58%
FemalePopulation
2010
50.62%
49.16%
52.12%
51.44%
2000
52.12%
49.77%
53.52%
52.98%
Change
2.87%
1.24%
2.62%
2.92%
Dependents(Lessthan18yrsoldor65yearsandolder)
2010
42.37%
38.79%
37.79%
39.76%
2000
43.35%
39.57%
41.32%
43.06%
Change
2.27%
1.98%
8.55%
7.67%
MedianAge
2010
35.1
32.8
39.6
38.5
2000
34.0
33.2
37.7
38.3
Change
3.24%
1.20%
5.04%
0.52%
Tract
306
9.74%
6.58%
Cityof
Chautauqua
Jamestown
County
NewYork
State
11.56%
8.48%
34.25%
32.05%
47.95%
8.85%
4.55%
36.30%
8.79%
4.94%
94.50%
49.55%
51.20%
51.39%
52.34%
7.67%
6.11%
4.22%
39.22%
41.81%
50.70%
51.24%
1.05%
38.42%
40.50%
6.20%
36.9
36.2
5.15%
40.9
37.9
1.93%
7.92%
ThetotalnumberofhouseholdshasdecreasedmarginallyinCensusTracts301,304,
305,and306(rangingbetween1,500and1,800each)withasignificantdecreasein
Tract303tolessthan900households.Thepercentageoffamilyhouseholdshas
16.69%
51.61%
51.80%
0.37%
35.83%
37.62%
4.76%
38.0
35.9
24
6.85%
17.63%
15.11%
44.67%
1.83%
9.64%
36.5
33.9
24.67%
78.01%
3.22%
37.24%
41.21%
7.43%
5.96%
5.85%
alsodecreasedinallfiveCensusTracts.Tract305’ssubstantiallylower(36%)
percentageoffamilyhouseholdsisindicativeofitsdowntownnature.Average
householdsizeshaveremainedfairlyconstantinallTractsbetween2000and2010.
Table3.CensusTractHouseholdCharacteristics
Tract
301
TotalHouseholds
2010
1,542
2000
1,575
Change
2.10%
FamilyHouseholds
2010
54.02%
2000
57.97%
Change
6.81%
AverageHouseholdSize
2010
2.31
2000
2.31
Change
0.00%
Tract
303
891
1,031
Tract
304
1,838
1,873
13.58%
52.41%
54.12%
3.16%
2.38
2.35
1.87%
58.76%
60.76%
3.29%
2.26
2.27
1.28%
0.44%
Tract
305
1,707
1,734
1.56%
35.85%
37.25%
3.76%
1.93
1.91
1.05%
Tract
306
Cityof
Chautauqua NewYork
Jamestown
County
State
1,521
1,580
13,122
13,558
3.73%
61.47%
63.61%
54,244
54,515
3.22%
56.48%
58.28%
3.36%
2.38
2.41
0.50%
62.87%
65.97%
3.09%
2.29
2.29
1.24%
7,317,755
7,056,860
63.54%
65.74%
4.71%
2.37
2.45
0.00%
3.70%
3.35%
2.57
2.61
3.27%
1.53%
EducationalattainmenthasincreasedinallfiveCensusTractswithalarger
percentageoftheadultpopulationhavingobtainedahighschooldiplomaand/or
collegedegree.Despitetheseincreases,only67percentofadultresidentswithin
Tract303havereceivedahighschooldiploma.Medianhouseholdincomehas
increasedinallfiveCensusTracts;however,Tracts301($25,306)and303($25,991)
haveslightlylowerandTract305($16,312)hasconsiderablylowermedian
householdincomesthantheCity($33,092)asawhole.Percapitaincomeis
substantiallylowerinallCensusTracts(exceptTract304)comparedtotheCityasa
whole.Infact,Tract301experiencedadecreaseinpercapitaincomebetween
2000and2010to$13,000.Notsurprisingly,povertyratesinallCensusTracts
(exceptTract304)arehigherthantheCityasawhole,especiallyinTract305in
whichnearly42percentofindividualsliveinpoverty.Tract303wastheonlyTract
toexperienceareductioninthepercentageofindividualslivinginpoverty.
Table4.CensusTractEducationandIncomeCharacteristics
Tract
Tract
Tract
Tract
Tract
301
303
304
305
306
Education(HighSchoolDiplomaorEquivalentandGreater)
2010
82.56% 67.41% 92.53% 73.98% 81.77%
2000
77.15% 66.37% 86.08% 63.72% 77.72%
Change
7.01%
1.56%
7.50%
16.10%
5.21%
MedianHouseholdIncome(doesnottakeintoaccountinflation)
2010
$25,306 $25,991 $37,813 $16,312 $31,672
2000
$22,490 $17,622 $33,217 $13,830 $26,024
Change
12.52%
47.49%
13.84%
17.95%
21.70%
PerCapitaIncome(doesnottakeintoaccountinflation)
2010
$12,976 $13,513 $21,968 $13,853 $15,613
2000
$13,562 $12,904 $18,394 $11,294 $12,850
Change
4.32%
4.72%
19.43%
22.66%
21.50%
IndividualsBelowthePovertyLevel
2010
34.02% 28.59% 11.90% 41.69% 32.86%
2000
24.40% 32.43% 9.93%
33.93% 24.35%
Change
39.41%
11.85%
19.91%
22.86%
34.91%
Cityof
Chautauqua
Jamestown
County
84.27%
79.42%
6.11%
$33,092
$25,837
28.08%
$18,374
$15,316
19.97%
23.42%
19.55%
19.78%
86.20%
81.19%
84.45%
79.06%
6.17%
$40,639
$33,458
6.81%
$55,603
$43,393
21.46%
$21,033
$16,840
28.14%
$30,948
$23,389
24.90%
17.14%
13.84%
32.32%
14.16%
14.59%
23.79%
NewYork
State
25
2.93%
UnemploymentrateshaveincreasedinallCensusTractsbetween2000and2010,
doublinginTracts301(to20%)and303(to32%)andnearlytriplinginTract305(to
24%).Lessandlessofthosewhoareemployedareworkingwithintheir
neighborhoodofresidence.About50percentofemployedresidentswithinCensus
Tracts301,305,and306workwithintheirneighborhoodofresidence,while60
percentresidingwithinTract303and40percentresidingwithinTract304canclaim
thesame.Themajorityofemployedresidentsdrivetoworkalone(inasingle
occupancyvehicle);however,thepercentageofpeopleusingpublictransit,walking,
orbikingtoworkhasincreasedinallCensusTracts(exceptTract301).Infact,22
percentofemployedresidentsinTract305and24percentofemployedresidentsin
Tract303usepublictransit,walk,orbiketowork.Thepercentageofhouseholds
withoutaccesstoavehiclehasincreasedinsomeCensusTracts(Tracts304,305,
and306)anddecreasedinothers(Tracts301and303).Nearly44percentof
householdswithinTract305donothaveaccesstoavehicle.
Table5.CensusTractWorkCharacteristics
Tract301 Tract303 Tract304
Unemployed
2010
20.03%
32.22%
6.57%
2000
9.89%
17.86%
5.37%
Change
102.49%
80.34%
22.31%
WorkedwithinNeighborhoodofResidence
2010
51.81%
59.71%
39.76%
2000
58.61%
64.02%
52.95%
Change
11.60%
6.73%
24.90%
TriptoWork(DroveAlone)
2010
76.66%
55.18%
78.79%
2000
69.10%
56.69%
83.39%
Change
10.95%
2.67%
5.51%
TriptoWork(Transit,Walk,orBike)
2010
10.19%
24.11%
8.25%
2000
12.50%
20.96%
4.50%
Change
18.45%
15.03%
83.32%
NoHouseholdAccesstoaVehicle
2010
22.36%
29.66%
14.42%
2000
24.95%
36.01%
11.13%
Change
10.38%
17.64%
29.54%
Tract305
Tract306
Cityof
Chautauqua
Jamestown
County
NewYork
State
24.14%
8.52%
15.92%
10.67%
13.76%
8.34%
7.50%
7.08%
183.40%
52.38%
65.12%
19.57%
60.81%
58.76%
3.50%
22.21%
21.26%
4.49%
43.94%
43.60%
0.77%
49.13%
48.27%
61.61%
65.02%
50.15%
58.87%
21.65%
70.81%
72.29%
74.38%
75.09%
39.93%
44.93%
11.13%
78.67%
78.51%
0.94%
10.45%
8.71%
28.32%
23.53%
16.84%
29.95%
14.82%
2.05%
12.05%
9.39%
8.12%
6.25%
0.20%
7.24%
6.50%
19.94%
20.65%
20.03%
39.74%
11.36%
10.86%
11.21%
3.11%
ThetotalnumberofhousingunitshasremainedfairlyconstantinCensusTracts301,
304,and305withasizeabledecreaseinTracts303and306.Vacancyrateshave
increasedinallCensusTracts(exceptTract306),thehighestratefoundinTract303
(over18%).OwnershiprateshavedecreasedinallfiveCensusTractsrangingfrom
14percentowneroccupiedinTract305to61percentowneroccupiedinTract304.
MediangrossrenthasincreasedinallfiveCensusTracts,thelargestincreasein
Tract303tonearly$700amonth.Medianhousingvaluehasalsoincreasedinall
fiveCensusTracts;however,Tract303’s($38,400)medianhousingvalueis
substantiallylowerthantheCity’s($63,500)asawhole.Themajorityofhousing
stockinallfiveCensusTractswasbuiltpriorto1939,thehighestpercentage(74%)
foundinTract303.
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3.15%
6.02%
58.93%
57.38%
2.71%
54.12%
56.26%
3.81%
33.95%
30.97%
9.63%
28.50%
29.66%
3.89%
Table6.CensusTractHousingUnitCharacteristics
Tract
301
TotalHousingUnits
2010
2000
1,774
1,762
Tract
303
1,092
1,219
Change
0.68%
10.42%
HousingVacancyRate
2010
13.08% 18.41%
2000
10.61% 15.42%
Change
23.22%
19.35%
HousingUnitsOwnerOccupied
2010
40.34% 36.14%
Tract
304
2,021
2,012
0.45%
9.05%
6.91%
Tract
305
2,011
2,029
0.89%
Tract
306
1,684
1,768
4.75%
15.12%
14.54%
9.68%
10.63%
31.07%
3.97%
8.97%
60.99%
14.12%
53.45%
2000
45.21% 36.47% 63.32% 17.42% 54.18%
Change
10.77%
0.91%
3.68%
18.94%
1.34%
MedianGrossRent(doesnottakeintoaccountinflation)
2010
$640
$686
$596
$441
$567
2000
$430
$381
$462
$325
$408
Change
48.84%
80.05%
29.00%
35.69%
38.97%
MedianHousingValue(doesnottakeintoaccountinflation)
2010
$55,600 $38,400 $66,200 $49,500 $46,900
2000
$43,500 $36,000 $55,300 $34,900 $43,600
Change
27.82%
6.67%
19.71%
41.83%
7.57%
HomesBuiltPriorto1939
2010
56.14% 74.37% 58.64% 64.49% 65.25%
2000
67.48% 75.00% 57.77% 71.27% 67.14%
Change
16.80%
0.84%
1.51%
9.50%
2.81%
Cityof
Chautauqua NewYork
Jamestown
County
State
14,738
15,027
66,920
64,900
1.92%
10.96%
9.78%
8,108,103
7,679,307
3.11%
18.94%
16.00%
12.16%
5.58%
9.75%
8.11%
18.38%
20.26%
49.15%
67.98%
53.27%
51.35%
69.25%
52.99%
4.29%
$555
$407
36.36%
$63,500
$50,500
25.74%
61.05%
63.97%
4.56%
1.83%
$581
$438
0.53%
$977
$672
32.65%
$79,600
$62,700
45.39%
$303,900
$147,600
26.95%
46.57%
47.28%
105.89%
34.05%
31.23%
1.50%
9.02%
Insummary,CensusTract303hasamuchsmallerpopulationthantheothertracts.
ThereareahighpercentageofracialminorityandHispanic/Latinoresidents.The
Tract’smedianageandeducationalattainmentarelow;whileunemploymentrates
arehigh.Despitethesefacts,thepercentageofresidentslivinginpovertyhas
decreased.Manyemployedresidentsworkwithintheneighborhoodandusepublic
transit,walk,orbiketowork.ThisTracthashighvacancyratesandanoldhousing
stock.Rentpricesarehighwhilehousingvalueislow.CensusTract304hasthe
lowestpercentageofracialminorityandHispanic/Latinoresidents.Thereisahigh
medianage,educationalattainment,andmedianhouseholdandpercapitaincome.
Povertyandunemploymentratesarelow.Manypeopleworkoutsideofthe
neighborhoodandthereforedrivepersonalvehiclestowork.ThisTracthaslow
vacancyrates,highownershiprates,andahighmedianhousingvalue.CensusTract
305hasmanycharacteristicsindicativeofits’downtownnature.Therearealow
percentageoffamilyhouseholdsleadingtoalowmedianhouseholdincome.The
highestpovertyratesarefoundinthistract.Manyhouseholdsdonothaveaccess
toavehicle.Alargepercentageofhousingunitsarerentedwhichiscomplimented
bythelowestmedianrentcomparedtotheothertracts.CensusTracts301and306
wereusuallyinbetweenthehighandlowextremesofthedemographicvariables.
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ECONOMICCONTEXT
WZHAwasretainedtoidentifymarketandeconomictrendsimpactingthe
Jamestowneconomy.Thefollowingemploymentoverviewsectionissummarized
fromWZHA’sreport.ThefullreportisincludedinSupportingDocument1.
TheCityofJamestownhasmorejobs(13,523jobsin2010)thanemployedresidents
(11,152peoplein2010).Thisgapismoreevidentwhenconsideringapproximately
twothirdsoftheCityofJamestown’sjobsareheldbypeoplewholiveoutsideof
thecity.ThemajorityofJamestownresidents(57%)areactuallyworkingoutsideof
theCity(seeTable7).
Table7.JobInflow/OutflowCityofJamestown2010
EmployedinCity
EmployedinCity,LivesOutside
EmployedandLivesinCity
LivesinCity
LivesinCity,WorksOutside
LivesandWorksinCity
Total
13,523
8,716
4,807
11,152
6,345
4,807
Percent
64%
36%
57%
43%
Source:U.S.Census;WZHA
AccordingtotheCensus,in2010,theCityofJamestowncontainedapproximately
onethirdoftheCounty’sjobs(seeTable8).WhiletheCityholdsasubstantialshare
ofmanyofthedifferentemploymenttypes,severalareofparticularimportance.
First,manufacturingisthelargestemploymentindustrywithintheCounty.Despite
significantjoblosseswithinthisindustry,approximatelyoneoutoffourChautauqua
CountymanufacturingjobsislocatedwithintheCityofJamestown.Second,health
care/socialservicesisthesecondlargestemploymentindustrywithintheCounty.
Unlikemanufacturing,thisindustryisgrowingsubstantially.TheCityofJamestown
containsoverhalfoftheCounty’shealthcareandsocialservicesjobs.Major
employersinthisindustrylocatedwithintheCityofJamestownincludetheWCA
HospitalandtheResourceCenter.Lastly,whilenotasignificantjobgenerator,itis
importanttonotethattheCityofJamestownistheculturalandrecreationcenterof
theCounty.TheCitycontains65percentoftheCounty’sarts,entertainment,and
recreationjobs.TheJamestownSavingsIceArenaisamajorrecreationanchorthat
drawsattendancefromthelargerregion.TheDowntownalsocontainstheReg
LennaCivicCenter,theLucilleBallDesiArnazCenter,andtheFentonHistory
Center.
AccordingtotheCensus,ChautauquaCountylostsixpercentofitsjobsbetween
2002and2010,whiletheCityofJamestown,lostonlyfivepercentofitsjobs(see
Tables9and10).Themanufacturingindustryexperiencedthelargestlossofjobsin
boththeCountyandtheCity.WhiletheCountylost25percentofitsmanufacturing
jobsbetween2002and2010,theCityofJamestownlost43percent(or1,620)ofits
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manufacturingjobs.Still,despitethesesignificantloses,16percentofcityjobsare
inthemanufacturingindustrymakingitthesecondlargestemploymentgenerator
withintheCity.ThesecondhardesthitindustrywithintheCityofJamestownwas
retailtrade.Anadditional542retailjobswerelostintheCity.
Table8.JamestownCityShareofChautauquaCountyJobs2010
Agriculture,Forestry,FishingandHunting
Mining,Quarrying,andOil/GasExtraction
Utilities
Construction
Manufacturing
WholesaleTrade
RetailTrade
TransportationandWarehousing
Information
FinanceandInsurance
RealEstate
Professional,Scientific,andTechnicalServices
ManagementofCompanies
AdminSupport&WasteManagement
EducationalService
HealthCareandSocialServices
Arts,EntertainmentandRecreation
AccommodationsandFoodServices
OtherServices(exc.PublicAdmin)
PublicAdmin
Total
County
Jobs
434
170
214
1,263
9,419
1,039
5,434
1,113
625
804
446
860
112
2,247
5,372
7,174
396
3,569
1,861
3,342
45,894
Jamestown
CityShare
0%
28%
7%
18%
23%
27%
21%
24%
40%
38%
28%
40%
36%
57%
27%
52%
64%
20%
35%
8%
34%
Onthepositiveside,thehealthcareandsocialservicesindustrygrewsubstantially
between2002and2010,makingitbyfarthelargestemploymentgeneratorwithin
theCityofJamestown.NearlythreeintenjobswithintheCityareinthisindustry.
Employing3,725individualsin2010,theCity’shealthcareandsocialservices
industrygrewby852jobsbetween2002and2010.Anchoringthehealthcare
industryistheWCAHospitalwhichemploysapproximately1,150peopleatavariety
ofskilllevelsandtheResourceCenterwhichemploysapproximately1,700people
(throughouttheentireCounty)alsoatavarietyofskilllevels.Asistrueinmany
communities,thehospitalandtheResourceCenterareveryimportanteconomic
anchorsthatnotonlyemployresidents,butservicethehealthandsocialneedsof
thecommunity.TheCityofJamestown’sadministrationsupportandwaste
managementindustryalsoexperiencedsignificantgrowthbetween2002and2010
gaining774jobs.
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Table9.PrimaryJobTrendsChautauquaCounty20022010
Utilities
Construction
Manufacturing
WholesaleTrade
RetailTrade
Information
FinanceandInsurance
RealEstate
EducationalService
PublicAdmin
Total
2002
Shareof
Jobs
Total
439
1%
156
0%
289
1%
1,287
3%
12,498
26%
1,447
3%
5,853
12%
1,245
3%
714
1%
711
1%
362
1%
1,021
2%
238
0%
1,179
2%
5,652
12%
5,662
12%
536
1%
3,808
8%
1,919
4%
3,918
8%
48,934
2010
Shareof
Jobs
Total
434
1%
170
0%
214
0%
1,263
3%
9,419
21%
1,039
2%
5,434
12%
1,113
2%
625
1%
804
2%
446
1%
860
2%
112
0%
2,247
5%
5,372
12%
7,174
16%
396
1%
3,569
8%
1,861
4%
3,342
7%
45,894
Change
#
%
(5)
14
(75)
(24)
(3,079)
(408)
(419)
(132)
(89)
93
84
(161)
(126)
1,068
(280)
1,512
(140)
(239)
(58)
(576)
(3,040)
1%
9%
26%
2%
25%
28%
7%
11%
12%
13%
23%
16%
53%
91%
5%
27%
26%
6%
3%
15%
6%
Table10.PrimaryJobTrendsCityofJamestown20022010
Utilities
Construction
Manufacturing
WholesaleTrade
RetailTrade
Information
FinanceandInsurance
RealEstate
EducationalService
PublicAdmin
Total
2002
Shareof
Jobs
Total
24
0%
12
0%
38
0%
184
1%
3,750
26%
343
2%
1,697
12%
232
2%
352
2%
280
2%
122
1%
438
3%
40
0%
514
4%
1,349
9%
2,873
20%
210
1%
765
5%
657
5%
413
3%
14,293
2010
Shareof
Jobs
Total
1
0%
48
0%
16
0%
228
2%
2,130
16%
283
2%
1,155
9%
266
2%
252
2%
304
2%
124
1%
342
3%
40
0%
1,288
10%
1,432
11%
3,725
28%
253
2%
731
5%
652
5%
253
2%
13,523
30
Change
#
%
(23)
36
(22)
44
(1,620)
(60)
(542)
34
(100)
24
2
(96)
0
774
83
852
43
(34)
(5)
(160)
(770)
96%
300%
58%
24%
43%
17%
32%
15%
28%
9%
2%
22%
0%
151%
6%
30%
20%
4%
1%
39%
5%
Despitedecreasesinemploymentlevelsoverthepastfewdecades,Moody’s
Analytics(whichproducesatplaceemploymentprojectionsbyindustry)projects
thatChautauquaCounty’semploymentwillincreasebyeightpercentbetween2010
and2020(seeTable11).Thisrepresentsanimportantturnaroundfromthelast
tenyears.Employmentinhealthcareandsocialservicesisprojectedtocontinueto
growatarapidpace.Whilemanufacturingisprojectedtoloseemployment,the
rateofemploymentlossisprojectedtobeslowerinthecomingdecadethanithas
been.Significantemploymentgainsareprojectedintheaccommodationsandfood
serviceindustries.
Table11.EmploymentProjectionsChautauquaCounty20102020
%Change
Industry
n/a
0%
Utilities
9%
Construction
23%
Manufacturing
8%
WholesaleTrade
6%
RetailTrade
1%
0%
Information
14%
FinanceandInsurance
8%
RealEstate
2%
7%
4%
23%
EducationalService
12%
22%
10%
17%
8%
PublicAdmin
5%
Total
8%
Source:Moody’sAnalytics;WZHA
Sales,Marketing&Management,Inc.tracksretailsalesovertimethroughtheir
“SurveyofBuyingPower”.ThemostrecentSurveydataisfrom2009.Table12
belowsummarizesretailsalesforChautauquaCountyandtheCityofJamestown.1
Thesalesarepresentedin2000dollarsinordertoshowrealchange(netof
inflation).
Duetosubstantiallossesinmotorvehiclepartsanddealerssales,theCityof
Jamestownexperiencedafourpercentdecreaseinretailsalesbetween2000and
2009whileChautauquaCounty’sretailsalesincreasedfivepercentoverthesame
timeperiod.Salesinmotorvehiclesandpartsdeclinedsignificantlyinboth
ChautauquaCounty(a55%decrease)andtheCityofJamestown(a60%decrease).
1
Notallretailcategoriesareincluded,thereforethesubcategoriesinthetabledonotadduptothetotalamount.
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TheCountysawsalesinfoodandbeverageincreasesignificantly(a52%increase)as
didtheCity(a40%increase).TheCity’sretailsalesincreasedineatinganddrinking,
generalmerchandiseandfurnitureandappliancesoverthistimeframeaswell.
WhereCityeatinganddrinkingsalesaccountedfor21percentoftheCounty’s
eatinganddrinkingsalesin2000,thisvaluehasincreasedto24%nineyearslater.
Table12.ChautauquaCountyandtheCityofJamestownRetailSales20002009
ChautauquaCounty
Total
GroceryFood&Beverage
Eat&Drink
GeneralMerchandise
Furniture&Appliances
MotorVehiclesParts&Dealers
CityofJamestown
Total
GroceryFood&Beverage
Eat&Drink
GeneralMerchandise
Furniture&Appliances
MotorVehiclesParts&Dealers
2000
2009*
$134,240,400
$164,710,000
$108,844,000
$235,535,000
$29,147,000
$461,201,000
$372,926,000
$48,795,000
$23,189,000
$0
$5,182,000
$228,999,000
Change
#
%
$1,412,870,000
$250,689,000
$109,139,000
$233,771,000
$16,165,000
$205,273,000
$1,278,629,600
$85,979,000
$295,000
($1,764,000)
($12,982,000)
($255,928,000)
5%
52%
0%
1%
45%
55%
$359,626,000
$68,494,000
$26,638,000
$22,577,000
$5,925,000
$92,173,000
($13,300,000)
$19,699,000
$3,449,000
$22,577,000
$743,000
($136,826,000)
4%
40%
15%
100%+
14%
60%
*2009saleshavebeenadjustedforinflation.The2009salesarein2000dollars.
Source:Sales,Marketing&Management;WZHA
Thetourismmarkethasbeenhurtbytherecession,andtheChautauquaCounty
VisitorsBureau’s“TourismPerformanceMeasure:20072011”reportstates,“One
traditionalmetricoftourismactivityisthenumberofVisitor(Information)packets
mailedout.CCVBreachedahighof27,181in2008,whichwasthestrongestyear
onrecordfortourismnationally,andonastatelevel.Informationrequestsdeclined
duringtheearlyrecession(2009),andthendroppedmoresignificantlyduring2010
asCCVBmarketingresourcesdecreasedduetoStateandCountycutbacks,forced
bytherecession.AsStatefundingformarketingresumedandcountyfundingvia
theoccupancytaxincreasedsomewhatin2011,CCVBachievedresurgenceinvisitor
informationrequests.In2011,thenumberofVisitorInformationpacketsmailed
outwasvirtuallyequaltothe(prior)fiveyearaverageof23,142.”
Despitethesenumbers,theChautauquaCountyVisitor’sBureauconcludes,overall,
thatthetourismindustryisgrowingtwotothreepercentperyear.
AccordingtotheChautauquaCountyVisitor’sBureau,localfranchisehotelshave
beenmaintainingcloseto50percentoccupancyoverthelastthreeyearswith
higheroccupancyratesinthesummerandfallmonthsoffsettinglowerratesinthe
winterandspringmonths.Franchisehotelrevenuehasincreasedoverthelast
threeyearsfromapproximately$22millionin2009to$25.5millionin2011.It
appearsthatthetourismeconomyisrelativelystable.
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EXISTINGPLANNINGINITIATIVES
TheCityofJamestownandChautauquaCountyhavehadsuccessinrecentyears
withthedevelopmentofseveralplanninginitiatives.However,manyofthe
conceptsadvancedintheseplanninginitiativeshavenotbeenimplementedbut
remainontheCity’s/County’sagenda,andmayneedtoberevisitedandprioritized
inlightofcurrentandprojectedeconomicconditionsandcommunityneeds.
JAMESTOWNRIVERFRONTRECLAMATIONANDDEVELOPMENTSTUDY
TheJamestownRiverfrontReclamationandDevelopmentStudywascompleted
duringthelate1980s,updatedin1991,andformallyadoptedbytheCityCouncilin
1994.Theoutcomeofthiseffortwastopromoterecreational,economic,andopen
spaceusesalongtheChadakoinRiver.Thestudysuggestedtheestablishmentofa
seriesofparks,greenspaces,acontinuousbikepathandRiverwalkthroughoutthe
community.Recommendationswerecontextsensitive,consideringthediffering
environsandcharacteristicsoffiveuniquenaturalandmanmadezonesalongthe
River.
CITYOFJAMESTOWNCOMPREHENSIVEPLAN
TheCityofJamestown’sComprehensivePlan(ComprehensivePlan)waswrittenin
1998.TheComprehensivePlanstatesthattwomajorconstraintstothe
developmentofJamestownarethelackofaccesstotheRiverandthepresenceof
hazardousmaterialsalongtheRivercorridor.TheLWRPoffersasolutiontothese
constraintsbyplanningfortheremediationofthesesitestofosterthe
redevelopmentoftheRivercorridorasarecreationalandcommercialresource.
SOUTHERNTIERWESTREGIONALDEVELOPMENTSTUDY
SouthernTierWestRegionalPlanningandDevelopmentBoardisaNYSregional
planningboardthatservesChautauqua,AlleganyandCattaraugusCounties.
SouthernTierWestissuedaComprehensiveEconomicDevelopmentStrategyin
2012.Oneofthegoalsofthisplanistoincreasetheregion’sbrainpower.To
accomplishthisgoal,theplansuggestsactivelyattractingandretainingyoung
professionalstoworkintheregionbymarketingthequalityoflifeintheregion,
includingrecreationalopportunities.Anothergoalistocreatequality,connected
places.Thiscanbeachievedthroughenhancementandutilizationoftheregion’s
naturalresourcesinanenvironmentallysensitivemannerincludingthe
maintenanceandimprovementofnaturalrecreationalandtouristopportunities
andthepromotionoftheregionasadestinationforoutdoorrecreationactivities
(enhancementofaccesstonatureandenvironmentalpreservation).
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JAMESTOWNURBANDESIGNPLAN
TheJamestownUrbanDesignPlan(UrbanDesignPlan)waspreparedinAugust
2006andwasformallyadoptedbytheJamestownPlanningCommissionandthe
JamestownCityCouncilinDecember2006.TheUrbanDesignPlanessentiallyhas
threegoals:totransformtheChadakoinRiverfrontintoaregionaldestination;to
strengthenthedowntowncorethroughnewdevelopment,streetscapingand
programming;andtoadoptandpromotehigherdesignstandardsfornew
developmenttokeepwithJamestown’scharacterandheritage.VolumeIIofthe
UrbanDesignPlansetsforthdesignstandardsfornewdevelopment.Theboundary
oftheareaforwhichthedesignguidelinesapplyconsistsmainlyofdowntown
JamestownandalongtheRivercorridorfromMcCreaPointtoInstituteStreet.The
JamestownRenaissanceCorporation(anotforprofitorganizationcreatedto
supporttheimplementationofthisplan)hascompletedstorefrontrestorations
alongMainandEastandWestThirdStreets.Whilethisplananditsdesign
guidelinesdonotapplytotheentireLWRPStudyArea,itdoesapplytoasizeable
portionoftheLWRP’sDowntownDistrict(seeFigure8).Thegoalsandgeneral
messageofcreatingattractive,green,andmultimodaldevelopmentswhichcenter
onenhancingtheRiverfrontarecriticaltotheCityofJamestownWaterfront
RevitalizationArea.
CITYOFJAMESTOWN:TRAFFICANDSTREETSCAPEENHANCEMENT
PLAN
TheCityofJamestown:TrafficandStreetscapeEnhancementPlanwaspreparedin
2008usingfundsthroughthe20042005QualityCommunitiesGrantProgramand
theGebbieFoundation.Createdasthenextstepinimplementingthevisionofthe
UrbanDesignPlan,theTrafficandStreetscapeEnhancementPlanprovidesa
strategyforimprovingtrafficcirculationandenhancingtheaestheticsandsafetyof
thedowntownstreetscape.Trafficfeasibilitystudieswereconductedforproposed
trafficcirculationchangesfoundintheUrbanDesignPlan.Additionally,guidelines
weredevelopedtoimprovethephysicalstreetscapewithinthedowntown.The
planfocusesonthedowntownpedestriancore,boundedbetweentheRiverfront
andFourthStreet,fromJeffersonStreettoFooteAvenue.Theplanmentionsthe
importanceofcreatingpedestrianconnectionstoRiverwalkandotherRiverfront
areas.SpecificrecommendationsfocusonimprovingRiverwalkthroughthe
installationofwayfindingsignageandtrafficcalmingmeasures,particularlywhereit
crossesMainStreet.
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THECITYOFJAMESTOWN:ALIVABLECOMMUNITY
TheCityofJamestown:ALivableCommunityplanwaspreparedin2010to“set
strategicobjectivesforneighborhoodsinthesamemannertheUrbanDesignPlan
(UDP)haddoneforJamestown’sdowntown.”Comprisedofthreesections,thefirst
entitled“ReinvestinginItself”focuseson“privateandpublicstrategicactionsfor
‘marketbased’neighborhoodrevitalization.”SectionTwodetailstheCity’svision
andplanningprinciplesasrelatedtoneighborhood,housing,andinfrastructure
issueswhileSectionThreeprovidescollaborativeactionsandspecific
recommendationsforimplementationoftheplan.Recommendationsrevolve
aroundtangibleaspects,suchascreatingchoicesinhousingalternativesand
facilitatingeasyaccesstogreenspaces,andintangibleaspects,suchasanurturinga
senseofcommunityandcommunityempowerment.
CHADAKOINRIVERREVITALIZATIONSTUDY:BROWNFIELD
OPPORTUNITYAREASPROGRAM
TheCityofJamestownandJamestownUrbanRenewalAgency(JURA)hasreceived
fundingfromtheBrownfieldOpportunityArea(BOA)grantprogramonnumerous
occasions.In2008,theChadakoinRiverCorridorBrownfieldOpportunityAreaPre
NominationStudywascompleted.Thisstudyfocusedonthegeographicarea
surroundingtheChadakoinRiverfromtheFairmountAvenueBridgetothe
DahlstromComplex.WiththegoalofreconnectingtheCitytotheRiverandLake,
thisstudydocumentedbasicinformationaboutthecharacteristicsofthestudyarea
andprovidedsiteprofilesoftheidentifiedbrownfields.Preliminaryanalysisand
recommendationswerepresentedwiththeunderstandingthattheCitywould
pursuesubsequentstagesoftheBOAprogram.TheCityreceivedadditionalBOA
fundingtomovethePreNominationstudyareaintothesecond(Nomination)study
phase.ThisNominationStudywhichspansalongtheRivercorridorfromMcCrea
PointParktoTiffanyAvenue(theeasternCityboundary)isnearingcompletion.
TheCityalsoreceivedadditionalfundingtoconductaPreNominationstudyofthe
adjacentChadakoinRiverOutletarea.ThePreNominationstudyofthisareaofthe
RivercorridornorthofMcCreaPointParkhasrecentlybeencompletedandtheCity
hasreceivedadditionalfundingtomovethisstudyareaintothesecond
(Nomination)studyphase.ThetwoBOAstudyareas,whencombined,nearly
coincidewiththeLWRPStudyArea.
JAMESTOWNBICYCLEANDPEDESTRIANPLAN
Currentlyindraftform,thePedestrianandBicyclePlanfortheCityofJamestown
aims“toproviderecommendationsforimprovingwalkingandbicyclingconditions
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inJamestownforanyonewhodesirestoliveanactivelifestylebybicyclingor
walkingtoschool,work,andotherlocaldestinations;orbygoingforawalkor
bicycleridetotheCity’sparks,thelibrary,ordowntown.”Theplaninventories
existingconditionsincludingplanningefforts,ordinances,crashdataanalysis,Safe
RoutestoSchoolanalysis,GISanalysis,infrastructureanalysis,etc.Goalsandaction
itemsrelatingtothefiveE’s(Education,Engineering,Encouragement,Enforcement,
andEvaluationandPlanning)arepresented.Additionally,theplandetailsover100
pedestriannetworkrecommendations,over50bicyclenetworkrecommendations,
andnearly40streetintersectionenhancementrecommendations.These
recommendationsincludefillinginthegapsoftheexistingnoncompletesidewalk
network,installingbikelanesandsidewalksalongkeyroutes,constructingshared
usepaths,andinstallinghighvisibilitycrosswalks,countdowntimers,bikeboxes,
signage,andpavementmarkingsatkeyintersectionstonameafew.Theplan
concludeswithimplementationstrategiesandresources.
CHAUTAUQUALAKEWATERFRONTREVITALIZATIONPROGRAM
TheChautauquaLakeLocalWaterfrontRevitalizationProgram(LWRP)coversthe
TownsofChautauqua,Ellery,Ellicott,BustiandNorthHarmonyandtheVillagesof
Mayville,BemusPoint,CeloronandLakewood.TheLWRPestablishesashared
visionforalongtermwaterfrontrevitalizationprogramthatseekstostrengthenthe
localeconomy,expandwaterfrontaccessopportunities,andprotectnaturaland
culturalresources.TheeasternboundaryoftheChautauquaLakeLWRPmeetsthe
westernboundaryoftheCityofJamestownLWRP.
CHAUTAUQUACOUNTYGREENWAYPLAN
TheChautauquaCountyGreenwayPlanwaspreparedin2012toprovide“a
blueprintformakingdecisionsregardinggreenwayandtraildevelopmentthatwill
enhancethequalityoflifeforresidentsoftheCounty.”Theplaninventories
existingnatural,cultural,historic,andrecreationalassetsoftheCounty,analyzes
andsynthesizestheseassetsintotheplan’svision,goals,andobjectives,and
ultimatelyprovidesspecificrecommendationstoaccomplishtheplan’sgoals.Goals
includeprovidingactiveliving/alternativetransportationopportunities,connectivity
andtraildevelopment,andmarketingandtourismtonameafew.Specific
recommendationsinvolvingJamestownincludeadoptionoflocalCompleteStreet
Policies,completionoftheChadakoinParkTrail(RiverwalkTrailextension),creation
ofoffroadtrail/bicycleconnectionstoLakewoodandMasonIndustrialPark,
developmentofonroadbicycletrailstoAshvilleandFrewsburg,developmentofa
railtrailtoMayville,enhancementoftheChadakoinRiverWaterTrail,andcreation
ofaportageareaaroundtheWarnerDamtonameafew.
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2.2EXISTINGLANDUSEANDZONING
Thefollowingsectionsdescribethelandusesandexistingzoningwithintheupland
regionsoftheCityofJamestown’sWaterfrontRevitalizationArea.
EXISTINGLANDUSE
TheCityofJamestownisalargelydevelopedurbanareawiththeexceptionof
undevelopedareasonthewestendoftheCitythatincludesanapproximately350
acrewetlandcomplexsurroundingtheChadakoinRiver.TheCityofJamestown's
LWRPStudyAreaincludesavarietyoflanduseswithinapproximately1,413acresor
2.2squaremiles(Table13).Approximately29percentoftheCity’sStudyAreais
usedforparklandorasopenspace,16percentiscommercialuse,12percentis
roads,11percentisvacantland,ninepercentisindustrialuse,eightpercentis
utility/transportationservices,sevenpercentiswater,fivepercentisresidentialuse,
andthreepercentisgovernment/communityservices.Existinglanduseswithinthe
StudyAreaareshownonFigure6.
ThelandusepatternwithintheStudyAreavariesbysubarea.TheChadakoin
OutletDistricthasthemostsegregatedlandusepatternintheStudyArea.Along
thesouthsideofJonesandGiffordAvenue,historicindustrialsites(manyofwhich
arenowunderutilizedorvacant)areadjacenttotherailroad.Thenorthsideof
JonesandGiffordAvenueispredominantlyvacantduetopoorsoilstability.The
ClintonStreet,IsabellaAvenue,LafayetteStreet,and8thStreetareaischaracterized
byamixtureofpoorlymaintainedcommercial,residential,andvacantproperties.
WashingtonStreetandFluvannaAvenuearelinedwithcommercialproperties,a
numberofwhichareautomobiledealerships.TheChadakoinRiver,associated
wetlands,JonesMemorialPark,andChadakoinPark(formerCityLandfill)dominate
thecentralportionofthesubarea.
TheDowntownDistricthasthemostcomplicatedlandusepatternintheStudy
Area.TheChadakoinRiverbisectsthissubareaintonorthandsouthsections.The
northsideoftheriverislinedbyrailroadtracks.Tothefarwestofthissubarea
McCreaPointParkwelcomesriverusersfromChautauquaLakeintotheCity,while
theWeitsmanScrapYard(locatedjustacrosstheRiver)isanondesirable/non
compatiblelanduse.Thedowntowncorewithitsmixtureofcommercialand
governmentusesislocatedonthenorthsideofthissubarea.Thesouthside
containstheBoardofPublicUtilities(BPU)electricalgeneratingstation,Brooklyn
Square(anurbanrenewalprojectwhichincludesretailspaceandtheJamestown
AreaMedicalAssociates),PanzarellaPark,andlargeportionsoftheexisting
RiverwalkTrail.Thewestandeastendsofthissubareacontainamixtureof
residential,commercial,lightmanufacturing,andvacantuses.Thefuture
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developmentofseverallargevacantparcelslocatedwithintheeasternportionof
thissubareawilldeterminewhethertheeasternendbecomesanextensionofthe
traditionaldowntownandgrowingmedicalcorridororanextensionofthe
neighboringIndustrialHeritageCorridor.
LandusesintheIndustrialHeritageCorridoreastoftheDowntownDistrictare
muchlessvaried.TherailroadseparatesslightlyfromtheRiver’sedge,sandwiching
themanyhistoric,underutilized,andobsoletemanufacturinguses.Atthenortheast
endofthesubarea,theDahlstromComplex(largeportionsofwhichhaverecently
beendemolished)islocatedonbothsidesoftheRiver.Amixtureofcommercial,
residential,andvacantpropertiesarefoundalongEastSecondStreetandthenorth
sideofCrescentAvenue.
MuchliketheIndustrialHeritageDistrict,theEastEndIndustrialCorridorprimarily
consistsofmanufacturingusesbetweenandalongtheRiverandrailroad.However,
manyofthesemanufacturingfacilitiesaremoremodernandfullyutilized.Thefew
thatareunderutilized(i.e.,BushIndustriesandCrawfordFurnitureManufacturing)
canbeeasilyretrofittedforreusebynewindustrialbusinesses.Residential
propertiesarepepperedthroughoutthishighlyindustrialareaandcommercial
propertiesarelocatedalongEastSecondStreet.Thereisalsoafairamountof
importantopenspace/floodplainonthesouthernedgeoftheRiver,alongthe
Hope’sWindowsproperty(whichisgenerallylocatedalongthenorthernsideof
HopkinsAvenuefromAngoveAvenuetoBigelowAvenue).
Table13.LandUseintheLWRPStudyArea
LandUse
Acres
Parcels
Residential
69.3
536
Commercial
223.0
501
Industrial
134.7
91
Utility/TransportationServices
116.4
71
Government/CommunityServices
41.8
50
Vacant
154.9
545
Park/OpenSpace
405.5
85
Roads
163.0
Water
104.3 Total
1,412.9
1,879
Source:ChautauquaCountyRealPropertyTaxService
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2.2ExistingLandUseandZoning
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Figure6.LandUseMap
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ZONINGANDOTHERLANDUSEREGULATIONS
InOctober1998,theCityofJamestownadoptedanewZoningOrdinanceandMap.
TheZoningOrdinancehasbeendesignedtopreserveexistingopenspaces,lessen
congestioninthestreets,securesafetyfromfire,floodandotherdangers,and
facilitatetheadequateprovisionoftransportation,parks,utilities,schools,and
otherpublicservices.TheOrdinanceservestoprotectandenhancetheexisting
characterofeachdistrictandconservethevalueoflandwhilepromotingthemost
appropriateuseoflandthroughouttheCityofJamestown.TheZoningOrdinanceis
administeredbytheZoningBoardofAppeals,thePlanningCommissionandthe
BuildingInspector.TheBuildingInspectorisempoweredastheenforcingofficerfor
theprovisionsfortheZoningOrdinance.TheZoningBoardofAppealshasthepower
toauthorizeuseorareavariancesincasesofhardshiporpracticaldifficultiesand
specialusepermits.Lastly,thePlanningCommissionoverseesthesiteplanreview
processandultimatelyischargedwithapprovingorrejectingthesiteplanin
accordancewiththeCity’sZoningOrdinance.
ZONINGCATEGORIES
ZoningintheCityofJamestown’sWaterfrontRevitalizationArea,asshowninFigure
7,isgenerallyreflectiveofcurrentlanduses.ThirtysixpercentoftheStudyAreais
designatedasLandConservationZones,primarilysurroundingthewesternportion
oftheRiver.ManufacturingandLightManufacturingZonessurroundthe
remainderoftheRiverandthesouthsideofJonesandGiffordAvenue,accounting
for35percentoftheStudyArea.VariousCommercialZonesdominatethe
downtowncore,BrooklynSquare,andalongFluvannaAvenue,WashingtonStreet,
andEastSecondStreet,accountingfor19percentoftheStudyArea.Theremaining
10percentoftheStudyAreaisdesignatedasvariousResidentialZones(Table14).
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Table14.ZoningCategoriesintheLWRPStudyArea
Zone
PrincipalUses
AccessoryUses
Acres
LCLandConservation
Noncommercialagriculture,parks,playgrounds,marinas,
gamepreserves,firestations,policesubstations
Signs
R1SingleFamily
Residential
Singlefamilydwellings,placesofworship,schools,parks,
playgrounds,plannedunitresidentialdevelopments
Privategarages,offstreet
parking,private
swimmingpools,signs
R2TwoFamily
Residential
R1uses,twofamilydwellings,owneroccupiedbeauty
parlors/barbershops(withspecialusepermit)
AspermittedinR1,signs
RCMultipleFamily
Residential
R2uses,multifamilydwellings,mortuaries,
medical/professionaloffices,daycarecenters,hospitals,
publicparkinglots,B&B(withspecialusepermit),
boardinghouses/nursinghomes(withspecialusepermit)
AspermittedinR2,signs
C1Neighborhood
Commercial
RCuses,businessoffices,personalserviceestablishments,
enclosedretail,banks,commercialswimmingpools,B&B's
AspermittedinRC,
coffee/snackbars,
manufacturing/processing
ofarticlesforonsite
retailsale,signs
C2Community
Commercial
C1uses,gasstations,autorepair,restaurants,hotels,non
publicschools,bowlingalleys,theaters,unrestrictedretail
AspermittedinC1,signs
C3CentralBusiness
C2uses,bus/railroadstations,sportsarenas,auditoriums,
conventioncenters,museums,artgalleries,libraries,public
assemblyplaces,lightmanufacturing/warehousing(with
specialusepermit)
C4CentralCommercial
C3uses
CMServiceand
HighwayCommercial
C4uses(providedallnonresidentialusesareprimarily
orientedtowardamajorstreet),auto/marinesaleandservice,
greenhouses,bottlingworks,wholesalebakeryplants,dry
cleaningandlaundry,carwashes,animalhospitals/kennels,
tattooparlors
LMLight
Manufacturing
CMuses(exceptdwellings),research/developmentfacilities,
warehouses,laboratories,assemblyplants,distributionplants,
storagefacilities,lightmanufacturingorcleanindustrial
operations(withapproval)
AspermittedinCM,signs
MManufacturing
LMuses,concretemanufacturing,incinerators,openstorage,
railroadyards,weldingshops,foundries,truckterminals,metal
platingworks,adultuses(withspecialusepermit),junk/scrap
yards(withspecialusepermit)
AspermittedinLM,signs
Source:CityofJamestown
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508.9
30.0
90.1
22.0
0.0
61.9
50.7
60.3
101.4
184.2
307.6
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Figure7.ZoningMap
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HISTORICPRESERVATIONOVERLAYDISTRICT
TheHistoricPreservationOverlayDistrictconsistoffiveseparateareaswithinthe
Citythatwerecreated“topromoteandenhancethearchitecturalheritageofthe
historicallysignificantsectorsoftheCity;andtoencouragethepreservationand
enhancementoffacades,signageandaestheticsoftheexistingbuildings;andto
permitnewconstructioninamannerwhichcomplementstheexistingurbanformof
thedistrict.”ThemajorityofoneandsmallportionsoftwoofthefiveHistoric
PreservationOverlayDistrictsarelocatedwithintheLWRPStudyAreaand
encompassacombined26.1acrearea.Mostofthis26.1acreareaislocated
withinthedowntowncore(seeFigure7).AllprojectswithintheHistoric
PreservationOverlayDistrictswhichrequireabuildingpermitforexteriorworkare
subjecttopreservationandenhancementreviewbyeithertheDepartmentof
DevelopmentandtheDepartmentofPublicWorksorthePlanningCommission.
Projectsmustbeinharmonywiththehistoricallysignificantuseswithinthe
neighborhood,generalcharacteroftheneighborhood,andarchitecturalintegrity
andstyleoftheeffectedstructures.
JAMESTOWNURBANDESIGNPLAN–URBANDESIGNGUIDELINES
TheJamestownUrbanDesignPlan(UDP)(aspreviouslydiscussedintheExisting
PlanningInitiativessectionofthisReport)setsforthurbandesignguidelinesforfive
designareaswithintheCityofJamestown:theRiverfront,theDowntownCore,the
WestEnd,BrooklynSquare,andtheExtendedDowntown.Portionsoftheseareas
arewithintheLRWPStudyAreaandareshowninFigure8.Thedesignguidelines
allowCitystaff,projectproponentsandthecommunitytoworktogethertoward
achievingabetterdowntown.Withtheexceptionofsinglefamilyresidential
projects,theguidelinesapplytoanyproposeddevelopmenttobelocatedwithin
anyofthefivedesignareasandthatexceedsatleastoneofthefollowing
thresholdsundertheformalsiteplanreviewprocedure:
x 12parkingspaces
x 5,000squarefeetofgrossfloorarea
x Expansionofanexistingfacilitybymorethan25%ofthegrossfloorareaof
thefacility
x Newresidentialconstructionwiththreeormoreunits
Additionally,thedesignguidelinesapplytoallproposedmanufacturingorlight
manufacturingdevelopmentorredevelopmenttobelocatedwithinanyofthefive
designareas.
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Figure8.UrbanDesignGuidelineDistrictswithintheLWRPStudyArea
Source:JamestownUrbanDesignPlan
LANDOWNERSHIPPATTERNS
OneuniqueaspectoftheStudyAreaistheamountoflandownedbypublicand
quasipublicagenciesincludingtheCityofJamestown,theCityofJamestownSchool
District,theChautauquaCountyIndustrialDevelopmentAgency,Chautauqua
County,NewYorkState,theFederalgovernment,andtheSouthernTierExtension
RailroadAuthority(STERA)(seeFigure9).Combined,theseentitiesownover50
percent(582acres)oftheStudyArea.TheCityofJamestownisbyfarthelargest
contributorowning42percent(477acres)oftheStudyArea(Table15).
Table15.PublicandQuasiPublicLandOwnershipDistributionintheLWRPStudyArea
Owner
Acres
CityofJamestown
477.3
JamestownSchoolDistrict
18.3
ChautauquaCountyIDA
11.7
ChautauquaCounty
2.7
NewYorkState
3.3
Federal
2.2
Utility/Rail
60.1
Source:ChautauquaCountyRealPropertyTaxServices
46
47
Figure9.OwnershipMap
48
Theremainingnearly50percentoftheStudyAreaisownedprivatelyforresidential,
commercial,andmanufacturingpurposes.
WithintheChadakoinOutletDistrict,publicandquasipublicagenciesown70
percent(428acres)oftheland.Over400acres(66%)ofthelandisownedbythe
CityofJamestownincludingJonesMemorialPark,ChadakoinPark(portionsof
whichweretheformerCityLandfill),andtheChadakoinRiverwetlands.
Additionally,theCountyownstwosmallparcelsandtherailauthorityownsa
portionofanoldrailroadrightofwaywhichiscurrentlyslatedforamultiusetrail
conversion(seethediscussionoftheChadakoinParkBikeTrailinthePedestrianand
BicycleInfrastructuresectionofthisReport).
Alloftheabovementionedpublicandquasipublicagenciesownlandwithinthe
DowntownDistrict.LargecontributorsincludetheCityofJamestown(whichowns
numerousgovernmentbuildings,theBoardofPublicUtilitiesfacilities,andthe
RiverwalkTrail),therailauthority,andtheChautauquaCountyIDA.
WithintheIndustrialHeritageCorridorandtheEastEndIndustrialCorridorpublic
andquasipubliclandownershipislimited.ContributorsincludetheCityof
Jamestown,theCityofJamestownSchoolDistrict,therailauthority,and
ChautauquaCounty.
BROWNFIELD,UNDERUTILIZED,ANDVACANTSITES
Numerousbrownfield,underutilized,andvacantsitesarelocatedwithintheCityof
JamestownWaterfrontRevitalizationArea.Althoughthesepropertiesmay
currentlybeunproductiveandblighted,theremediationandredevelopmentof
thesesitesprovidearealandsignificantopportunitytorevitalizethewaterfront
whileeliminatingpotentialexposuretohazardousmaterialsandothersubstances.
Thebrownfield,underutilized,andvacantsiteswithintheLWRPStudyAreaare
beinginventoriedanddescribedaspartoftheCity’stwoBrownfieldOpportunity
Area(BOA)Programprojects.Thesestudiesarecurrentlyunderway.Thesesites,
includingexistingenvironmentalconcernsandpotentialreuseoptions,are
discussedinextensivedetailwithinthetwoBOAdocuments(ChadakoinRiverWest
PreNominationStudyandChadakoinRiverCentral/EasternNominationStudy)and
thereaderisreferredtothosedocumentsforfurtherinformation.
Toaidinreferencingthevariousbrownfield,underutilized,andvacantsites,
separatemapsandtableshavebeenprovidedforthetwoseparatebrownfield
studies.Table16describesandFigure10depictsthebrownfield,underutilized,and
vacantsiteswithintheChadakoinOutletDistrict,whichcoincideswiththe
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ChadakoinRiverWestBOAPreNominationstudyarea.TheChadakoinRiver
Central/EasternBOANominationstudyareanearlycoincideswiththeLWRP’s
DowntownDistrict,IndustrialHeritageCorridor,andEastEndIndustrialCorridor,
andbrownfield,underutilized,andvacantsiteswithinthesesubareasaredescribed
inTable17anddepictedonFigure11.
TheCityofJamestownWaterfrontRevitalizationAreaincludes65sitescategorized
asbrownfield,underutilizedandvacantsites.BrownfieldsitesaredefinedbyNew
YorkStatelawasanyrealproperty,theredevelopmentorreuseofwhichmaybe
complicatedbythepresenceorpotentialpresenceofenvironmentalcontamination.
Underutilizedsitesarepropertieswhichincludesomeformofphysicalimprovement
(ex.buildings,parkinglots,etc.)butareabandoned,notbeingusedtotheirfull
potential,orarelocatedinprimedevelopmentareasandcontainuseswhichare
inconsistentwiththeCommunity’svisionforthatarea.Propertieswith
developmentpotential,nophysicalimprovementsonthem,anddesignatedas
vacantontherealpropertydata,werelabeledasvacant.Astheabovethree
categories(brownfield,underutilized,andvacant)arenotmutuallyexclusive,sites
werelabeledusingthehighestapplicablecategory.
Thecharacterofthebrownfield,underutilized,andvacantsitesvariesconsiderably.
Thelistofsitesincludesscrapyards,industrialbuildings,warehouses,parkinglots,
autoshops,rowbuildings,officebuildings,gasstations,condemnedhomes,
abandonedbuildings,aformerCitylandfill,andvacantlots.
ThroughouttheStudyArea,35ofthesitesareclassifiedaspotentialbrownfields,29
areclassifiedasunderutilizedandoneisclassifiedasvacant.Theproperty
designationsweremadebasedonevaluationofrealpropertydata,publicly
availableenvironmentalrecords(PhaseIreports,spills,etc.),aerialphotography,
Sanbornmaps,sitevisitsandinformationprovidedbySteeringCommittee
members.
The65sitesoccupyapproximately250acresintheCityofJamestownandare
assessedatalmost$15.2million.Theyrangeinsizefromlessthanatenthofan
acretoover100acres.Themajorityofthesites(30)totaling79.4acresarelocated
intheMManufacturingDistrict.Anadditional18sitestotaling16.4acresare
locatedintheC2CommunityShopping,C3CentralBusiness,andC4CentralRetail
commercialdistricts.Sevensitestotaling26.0acresarelocatedintheLMLight
ManufacturingDistrict.Threesites(13.4acres)arelocatedintheR2TwoFamily
ResidentialDistrict.Sixsitestotaling10.3acresarelocatedintheCMServiceand
HighwayCommercialDistrict.
50
51
Figure10.Brownfield,Underutilized,
and/orVacant Sites– BOAPreNom Map
52
53
and/orVacantSites BOANom Map
Figure11.Brownfield,Underutilized,
54
The12siteswithintheChadakoinOutletDistrictoccupyapproximately133acres
andareassessedatover$2.5million.TheDowntownDistrictcontains30sites
whichcombinedareassessedatover$8millionandoccupyover52acres.The
IndustrialHeritageCorridorcontains15sitesassessedatover$1.5millionon37
acresofland.Finally,theEastEndIndustrialCorridorcontainsonlyeight(8)sites;
however,combinedtheyareassessedatnearly$3millionandoccupy27acres.
TheWaterfrontRevitalizationPoliciesinSectionIIIofthisReportandProposed
ProjectsinSectionIVdiscusspotentialredevelopmentopportunitiesofbrownfield,
underutilized,andvacantsitesrelativetotherevitalizationoftheCityof
Jamestown’swaterfront.
Table16.Brownfield,Underutilized,andVacantProperties–ChadakoinOutletDistrict
Site
Street
1a
2
3
4a
4b
5a
5b
5c
151Jones&GiffordAve
153Jones&GiffordAve
488HallockSt
55Jones&GiffordAve
19Jones&GiffordAve
901Monroe&ClintonSt
ClintonSt
West10thSt
West10thSt
1010MonroeSt
6a
IsabellaAve
6b
LafayetteSt
7
8
9
WashingtonSt
2229WashingtonSt
WashingtonSt
10
11
217FluvannaAve
235FluvannaAve
12a
12b
1b
Owner
LandUse
POTENTIALBROWNFIELDPROPERTIES
CommunityDev.AssocLLC
VacantIndustrial
LightInd.Man.,VacInd&
SuitKoteCorp
DetachedRowBldg
WendonHoldingCorp
LightInd.Manufacturing
WendonHoldingCorp
CityofJamestown
VacantCommercial
Zakriski,PeterA.Jr.
Warehouse
Walden,DanielR
VacantCommercial
CountyofChautauqua
VacantCommercial
Caruso,William
Autobody
SouthernTierExtension
PastLandfill,VacRRROW
RailroadAuthority(STERA)
Acres
Assessed
Value
Zone
Site
Use*
Water
Access
3.18
$9,300
LM
V
No
5.94
$139,700
LM
B&P
No
3.26
1.24
2.21
0.78
0.20
0.11
0.24
$200,000
$200,000
$51,000
$10,000
$5,000
$3,400
$24,000
LM
LM
R2
R2
R2
R2
R2
B&P
B&P
V
B
V
V
B
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
4.79
$132
LC
V
No
PastLandfill,CurrentPark
100.86
$377,177
M
No
VacantCommercial
Warehouse
VacantCommercial
1.30
0.21
0.24
124.56
$119,700
$15,700
$30,000
$1,185,109
V
B
B&P
No
No
No
UNDERUTILIZEDPROPERTIES
HighTraversePropLLC
Commercial
JamestownRegionalPropLLC Restaurant
0.17
0.63
$50,000
$97,500
B&P
B&P
No
No
255FluvannaAve
TopsPTLLC
Supermarket&Parking
6.38
$950,000
B&P
No
245FluvannaAve
PlazaGroup200LLC
RetailServices
1.40
$250,000
CM
CM
CM,
LC
CM,
LC
B&P
No
8.58
$1,347,500
133.14
$2,532,609
CityofJamestown
CityofJamestown
Swanson,Gerald
CountyofChautauqua
TotalAllBrownfieldProperties
TotalAllUnderutilizedProperties
TotalAllBrownfield,UnderutilizedandVacantProperties
LC,
CM
CM
CM
CM
*SiteUseCategories V=vacantB=buildingP=parking M=MunicipalPark
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Table17.Brownfield,Underutilized,andVacantProperties–DowntownDistrictandIndustrialHeritageandEast
EndIndustrialCorridors
Site
Street
Owner
LandUse
Acres
Assessed
Value
Zone
Site
Use*
Water
Access
POTENTIALBROWNFIELDPROPERTIES
825MonroeSt;
610,616,628,629
W8thSt
929MonroeSt;
0W8thSt
0MonroeSt
935MonroeSt
117FairmountSt
0W2ndSt
1a
1b
1c
1d
2
3
4
0W2ndSt
5
9
19a
0NMainSt
406W3rdSt
116E1stSt
106,118E1stSt;
0InstituteSt
124E1stSt
0VictoriaAve;
0FooteAve
0HarrisonSt
0HarrisonSt
133WinsorSt
92WaterSt
1626,40WinsorSt
571607AllenSt
0RiverSt
0RiverSt
43RiverSt
53RiverSt
65RiverSt
71RiverSt
0CrescentSt
111CheneySt
200218CrescentSt;
0CheneySt
113117CheneySt;
34ScottSt
220256CrescentSt
300CrescentSt
443499BuffaloSt;
115BlackstoneAve
20BlackstoneAve
147BlackstoneAve
19b
19c
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38a
38b
38c
39
40
41
44a
44b
48
6
7
20SteeleSt
3034HarrisonSt
33ForestAve;
0HarrisonSt
0ForestAve
318WashingtonSt
111W2ndSt
201CherrySt
1214W2ndSt
8a
8b
10
11
12
13
WebJamestownCorp
Junkyard
2.42
$102,000
R2
B&P
No
5.03
$96,500
R2
B&P
Yes
2.13
0.26
0.80
6.34
$23,300
$20,000
$58,000
Unknown
R2
R2
LM
LM
V
B&P
B&P
B
No
No
Yes
Yes
2.38
Unknown
LM
B
Yes
3.21
0.25
0.47
$308,000
$200,000
$65,000
C4
C2
C3,PE
B&P
B&P
B
Yes
No
No
White,George
Fisher,IrvingE.
EaglesNestPartnersLLC
Unknown
SouthernTierExtension
RailroadAuthority(STERA)
CleaningTechGroupLLC
HawleyDevCorp
AndersonStevenC
Elechydro,Highway
Garage&Vac.Ind.
VacantIndustrial
VacantCommercial
CitySaltStorage& RR
Railroad&Abandoned
TrainCarRepairShed
LightInd.Man.&Parking
MiniMart
ElGrecoWoodworkingInc
LightInd.Man.&Vac.Ind.
2.40
$108,600
C3,PE
B&P
No
GoodwillShaneH&
0.42
$105,000
C3,PE
B
No
DeerviewLLC
VacantCommercial
1.43
$77,400
M
V&P
Yes
201HarrisonStLLC
CountyofChautauquaIda
Washington,SavitriC.
MasonCarvingInc
CompanionResourcesCorp
JamestownAllencoInc
JamestownUrbanRenewalAg
JamestownDevCoIIILLC
Schuver,GeorgeB.
CharlesLawsonRevLivTrust
Dyatel,Julia
CustomProfilingToolCoInc
Jamestown UrbanRenewalAg
MCAGraphicSolutionsInc
ParkingLot
VacantIndustrial
VacantCommercial
Warehouse
VacantIndustrial
UrbanRenewal
ParkingLot
Warehouse
Warehouse
VacantIndustrial
1.52
3.57
2.04
0.13
2.76
2.31
0.78
2.10
3.96
0.37
0.99
0.85
0.17
0.37
$27,000
$44,100
$31,300
$10,000
$309,600
$10,000
$65,800
$32,800
$25,000
$160,000
$12,000
$82,000
$5,200
$96,500
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
P
V
V
B&P
B&P
V
P
P
B&P
B
B
B
P
B&P
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
UnitedIndustriesInc
0.79
$49,400
M
B&P
No
1.32
$183,400
M
B&P
No
2.71
1.63
$25,000
$50,000
M
M
B
B
No
No
M,LM
B&P
Yes
B
B
Yes
No
CityofJamestown
CityofJamestown
Ryan,MarkP.
LightInd.Man,Vac.Ind.&
OfficeBldg
VacantIndustrialw/Imp.
BuffaloStPartnersLLC
10.38
$270,500
Warehouse
1.04
1.42
68.77
$140,000
$112,000
$2,905,400
M
M
1.86
1.55
$432,400
$234,900
C4
C4
B&P
B&P
Near
Near
C4
B&P
No
D&SStorageLLC
JamestownMetalProductsLLC
CustomProductionMfgInc
TotalAllBrownfieldProperties
Sirianno,JamesP.
ChautauquaBrickCoInc
UNDERUTILIZEDPROPERTIES
Storage&Parking
LumberYard/Mill
Duke,Larry
Det.RowBldg&Parking
0.61
$129,300
ChautauquaChemicalsCo
Quick,RobertI.Jr.
USCommHabitatCo
PearlCityArtsBuilding
Johnson,KurtB.
VacantCommercial
VacantSocialOrg.
OfficeBldg
AttachedRowBldg
RowBldg&Vac.Com.
0.89
0.15
0.40
0.37
0.12
$63,600
$90,000
$1,240,000
$125,000
$43,300
V
B
B
B
B
Table17ContinuedonNextPage*SiteUseCategoriesV=vacantB=buildingP=parking M=MunicipalPark
56
C4,PE
C3
C3
C3,PE
C3,PE
No
No
No
No
No
Site
Street
Owner
LandUse
Acres
Assessed
Value
Site
Use*
Zone
Water
Access
UNDERUTILIZEDPROPERTIESCONTINUED
14
15
16
17a
17b
18a
18b
18c
18d
20a
20b
20c
20d
21
22a
22b
22c
22d
22e
22f
23a
23b
23c
23d
23e
23f
24a
24b
24c
43
45
46
47
49
50
51
52
53a
53b
42
326CherrySt
Tc&MaisanoInc
300NMainSt
LucilleBallDesiArnez
26810,12E3rdSt
Manufacturers,TradersTrust
8E2ndSt
Li,WingKam
1012E2ndSt
Schenck,PaulR.III
3638NMainSt
NorthwestSavingsBank
34NMainSt
Morrison,Todd
2632NMainSt
DMMEducationalCenter
24NMainSt
Richter,Rand
201205,209,219,220
E1stSt; JohnGaltHoldingCoLLC
8InstituteSt
0E1stSt
Esquire,Cleaners
216E1stSt
Smith,Poppie
0InstituteSt
CityofJamestown
310322E3rdSt
USPostalService
143HarrisonSt
Lipari,David
141HarrisonSt
Elardo,RichardP.
66FooteAve
JamestownIce&Storage Inc.
0FooteAve
International,Ordinance
101HarrisonSt
CountyofChautauqua
33InstituteSt
FSCSystemsLLC
0FooteAve
ChautRegIndDevCorp
106108,110,116
Schuver,GBarton
HarrisonSt
112HarrisonSt
Oag,AlistairJ.
19BriggsSt
Michel,RealEstatePartnp
25BriggsSt;
ScionMembersLLC
99InstituteSt
100HarrisonSt
Green,MaryE.
0InstituteSt
Toni,Stromdahl'sRestInc
96,100116Institute
Hall,RobertTimothy
0Institute
CityofJamestown
456BuffaloSt
BuffaloStPartnersLlc
0BlackstoneAve
Blackstone,Business
1372E2ndSt
KingPropertiesLLC
168,170HopkinsAve;
RollformofJamestownInc
0BlackstoneAve
150BlackstoneAve
JamestownMattressCoInc
0BlackstoneAve
TitanXEngineCoolingInc
106171AllenSt
CrawfordFurnMfgCorp
10881132,1089Allen
BushIndustriesInc
0CarolinaSt
107InstituteSt
Calimeri,Rosario
10BriggsSt
ScionMembersLLC
TotalAllUnderutilizedProperties
0AllenSt
Det.RowBldgRetail
CultureBldg
BankforSale
Att.RowBldg&Apt.
Att.RowBldgRetail
AttachedRowBldg
AttachedRowBldg
AttachedRowBldg
AttachedRowBldg
0.22
0.10
0.20
0.02
0.06
0.11
0.02
0.22
0.10
$100,000
$98,000
$650,000
$40,000
$9,300
$60,000
$12,000
$25,000
$24,000
C3,PE
C3,PE
C3,PE
C3,PE
C3,PE
C3,PE
C3,PE
C3,PE
C3,PE
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
VacInd,Com,&Res,
Warehouse,2FamRes
0.51
$144,300
C3
B&V
No
VacantResidentialLand
2FamilyResidential
VacantResidentialLand
GovernmentBuilding
AutoBody
AttachedRowBldg
IceManufact.&Storage
ParkingLot
Warehouse
VacantIndustrial
Vac.Ind.,Vac.Com.,Auto
Body,&LightInd.Man.
AutoBody
Warehouse
0.07
0.09
0.05
1.50
0.09
0.04
0.79
0.96
2.41
0.22
0.15
$300
$14,000
$200
$1,250,000
$40,000
$36,000
$95,000
$12,200
$600,000
$60,000
$5,100
C3
C3
C3
C2
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
V
B
V
B&P
B&P
B
B
P
B&P
B
P
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
0.64
$58,400
M
B,P,V
No
0.11
0.56
$72,000
$160,000
M
M
B
B&P
No
No
Warehouse
0.41
$202,000
M
B&P
No
Detached RowBldg
VacantCommercial
RowBldg&Vac.Ind.
Motor VehicleServices
ParkingLot
VacantIndustrial
Warehouse
VacantIndustrial&
Parking
ParkingLot
0.10
0.19
0.20
0.02
3.48
3.62
2.20
$54,000
$15,800
$53,500
$1,500
$39,900
$30,300
$88,000
M
C4
C4
C4
M
M
LM
B
P
B&P
V
P
P
B&P
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
0.50
$18,800
M
P
No
1.18
2.60
2.50
$240,000
$39,200
$500,000
M
M
M
B&P
P
B
No
No
No
13.31
$1,961,790
C2,M
B&P
No
VacantInd.&Parking
1.65
0.30
47.45
$560,000
$12,300
$9,741,390
M
M
B
P
Yes
Yes
M
VACANTPROPERTIES
VacantIndustrial
CityofJamestown
1.14
$8,500
1.14
$8,500
117.36
$12,655,290
TotalAllVacantProperties
TotalAllBrownfield,UnderutilizedandVacantProperties
P
*SiteUseCategories V=vacantB=buildingP=parking M=MunicipalPark
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Yes
WATERDEPENDENTANDWATERENHANCEDUSES
Waterdependentusesaredefinedasactivitieswhichcanonlybeconductedon,in,
overoradjacenttoawaterbodybecausesuchactivitiesrequiredirectaccessto
thatwaterbody,andwhichinvolve,asanintegralpartofsuchactivities,theuseof
thewater.Waterenhancedusesaredefinedasactivitiesthatdonotrequirea
locationonoradjacenttothewatertofunction,butwhoselocationonthe
waterfrontcouldaddtopublicenjoymentanduseofthewater’sedge,ifproperly
designedandsited.
Currently,theCityofJamestownpossessesfewwaterdependentandwater
enhanceduses(seeFigure12).AsdescribedpreviouslyintheCommunityand
WaterfrontDevelopmentHistorysectionofthisReport,despiteJamestown’sinitial
developmentanddependenceonandneartheChadakoinRiver,thecommunity
“turneditsback”towardtheRiverastherailroadtookoverastheprimarymodeof
transportationandwaterpowerwasnolongernecessaryfortheoperationof
industries.OnlyrecentlyhastheCitybeguntofocusonrediscoveringand
promotingtheRiverasacommunityasset.
Waterdependentusesinclude:
1) Fishing–AvarietyofformalandinformalaccesspointsalongtheChadakoin
Riverareusedbylocalfisherman.Formalfishingaccesspointsinclude
McCreaPointPark,PanzarellaPark,KeelboatLanding,andalongRiverwalk
(informalaccesspointstobediscussedinthePublicAccesssectionofthis
Report).
2) BoatLaunches/Docking–Informalboatlaunchesarelocatedoffofan
informaltrailleadingthroughthenorthernportionofJonesMemorialPark
andoffofCliftonAvenueandbothareusedforsmallwatercraftlikekayaks
andcanoes.Aformalboatlaunchanddockforlargerwatercraftislocated
atMcCreaPointPark.AformalboatdockislocatedatPanzarellaPark.(All
tobediscussedinfurtherdetailintheMarinas,Docks,andBulkheads
sectionofthisReport).
3) WarnerDam–TheWarnerDamwasconstructedtomitigatefloodingissues
inChautauquaLakeaswellasmaintainLakewaterlevelsforrecreational
purposes(tobediscussedinfurtherdetailintheVesselUseandNavigation
sectionofthisReport).
4) FireTrainingCenter–LocatedonthesouthsideofHarrisonStreetbetween
FooteAvenueandWinsorAvenue,thisareaisoccasionallyusedbyboththe
JamestownFireDepartmentandotherfiredepartmentsservingrural
communitiestopracticewaterdraftingtechniquesfromtheRiver.
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AlthoughtheBPUelectricgeneratingfacilityonceutilizedwaterfromthe
ChadakoinRiverfornoncontactcoolingpurposes,thispracticenolongeroccurs.
Additionally,noneoftheindustrieswithintheLWRPStudyAreautilizewaterfrom
theRiverforplantoperations.
Waterenhancedusesinclude:
1) McCreaPointPark–LocatednortheastoftheintersectionofJonesand
GiffordAvenueandFairmountAvenue,thisparkoffersboatlaunches,
scenicviewsoftheRiver,andfishingopportunitiesamongothernonwater
relatedamenities.
2) JonesMemorialPark–LocatedoneithersideofJonesandGiffordAvenueat
thewesternboundaryoftheCity,thisparkincludesaninformalpathtothe
RiveronthenorthsideofJonesandGiffordAvenueamongothernonwater
relatedamenities.
3) PanzarellaPark–LocatedadjacenttotheBPUElectricalGenerationfacilities,
thisparkiscurrentlytheterminusofthesouthernportionofRiverwalk,
providesscenicviewsoftheRiver,andprovideslimitedfishingandboat
dockingopportunitiesamongothernonwaterrelatedamenities.
4) KeelboatLanding–LocatedonthenorthsideoftheRiverandeastsideof
MainStreet,thisparkprovidesscenicviewsoftheRiverandlimitedfishing
opportunitiesamongothernonwaterrelatedamenities.
5) RiverwalkTrail–LocatedonthesouthsideoftheRiverfromPanzarellaPark
toHarrisonStreetandonthenorthsideoftheRiverfromKeelboatLanding
toseveralhundredfeetbeyondtheWashingtonStreetBridge,thistrailis
greatlyenhancedbythescenicviewsandfishingopportunitiesprovidedby
theadjacentRiver(alloftheabovewaterenhancedusestobediscussedin
furtherdetailintheRecreationsectionofthisReport).
6) ChadakoinPark–LocatedtotheeastoftheRiver,theparkboundarieswere
recentlymodifiedandtheparknowhasdirectaccesstotheRiver.Although
noamenitieshavebeendevelopedyetfollowingthisrecentchange,the
parkwilllikelyofferwaterfrontaccessinthenearfuture.
Severalrestaurantsandbusinessesincluding,butnotlimitedto,theJamestown
CycleShop,Friendly’sRestaurant,OrientalStarBuffet,5thWheelBar,RoadHouse
BarandGrill,andBullFrogTavernandInnarelocatedadjacenttotheRiver;
however,theydonotcurrentlytakeadvantageoftheirwaterfrontlocation.These
restaurantsandbusinessescouldeasilybecomewaterenhanceduseswithminor
improvements.
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TwoRiverwalkTrailextensionprojectshavebeenfundedandbothwillaugmentthe
overalltrailnetwork’sstatusasawaterenhanceduse.PhaseVoftheRiverwalk
Trail(akatheChadakoinParkBikeTrail)willtravelalongaportionoftheformer
Jamestown,WestfieldandNorthwesternRailroadrightofwayfromWest8thStreet
toCliftonAvenueandpotentiallyprovidespurstotheRiver’sedge.Theprojecthas
beenfunded,designed,andisawaitingfinalNYSDECpermitapproval.Construction
isanticipatedtobegininSpring/Summer2014.PhaseVIoftheRiverwalkTrailwas
awardedfundinginDecember2013.Stillinthepreliminarydesignphase,this
projectincludes:
x ImprovementstoPanzarellaPark(resurfacedockandimprovepedestrian
bridge)
x ConstructionofaconnectortrailfromRiverwalk(eastoftheBPU)toSteele
Street
x Creationofabrandedandsignedtrailnetworkloopwhichutilizes(andwhere
neededremovesandreplaces)theexistingsidewalknetworkalongSteele,
Washington,West2nd,Lafayette,West3rd,andWest6thStreets
x Constructionofaconnectortrailandscenicvistafromtheeasternbaseofthe
3rdStreetbridgealongtheeasternedgeofanexistingguiderail(which
providesseparationfromtheRailroad),undertheWest6thStreetbridgeto
FairmountAvenueandthetrailheadoftheproposedChadakoinParkBike
TrailandalongFairmountAvenuetoMcCreaPointPark
x ConstructionofastairsystemattheWest6thStreetbridge(sitecontrolwill
begrantedbyNYSDOT)toconnectthesidewalktrailnetworkloopwiththe
connectortraildiscussedabove
x CreationoftwoparksalongSteeleStreetatthebaseofWest3rdStreetand
West6thStreetwhichincludeplaygroundequipment,picnictable,trash
cans,scenicvistas,andpotentiallyfishingopportunities
x CreationofascenicvistaalongSteeleStreetseveralhundredfeetwestof
SpragueStreet
x ConstructionoftheMcCreaPointTrailSystemwhichwillmeander
throughouttheparkandincludesa30footpedestrianbridgeandrepairs
andupgradestotheexistingboatlaunchandpavilion
x ConnectiontotheCounty’sLucyTrailproject
BothRiverwalkTrailextensionprojectswillbediscussedinfurtherdetailinthe
PedestrianandBicycleInfrastructuresectionofthisReport.
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Figure12.WaterDependent
andEnhancedUsesMap
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2.3SURFACEWATERSANDSURFACEWATERUSES
SurfacewatersintheCityofJamestownLWRPStudyAreaincludetheChadakoin
River,aclassifiedtributary,andnumerousnonclassifiedwaterbodies.The
ChadakoinRiverisclassifiedbytheNYSDECasaClassCstream,whichidentifiesits
bestusageassupportingfisheriesandsuitablefornoncontactactivities.Water
flowsfromChautauquaLake(locatedwestoftheStudyArea)inaneastward
directionalongtheRiverthroughtheCityofJamestown.TheLake’swaterlevelis
maintainedthroughacombinationoftheRiver’sshallowbedrockchannelandby
theWarnerDam.Thereisanapproximatesixfootdifferenceinsurfacewater
elevationaboveandbelowthedam.
BetweentheLakeOutletandMcCreaPoint,theChadakoinRiverisabroad,
slowmovingriverwithfairlyclearwater.OncetheRiverbeginstonarrowafter
McCreaPoint,waterclaritybecomespoorer,althoughtheRiverstillexhibitsthe
same,slowmovingnature.OncetheRiverpassestheWarnerDamitflowsmore
freelyandincludesrifflesandpools.However,theRiverisgenerallyboundbysome
formofriverwalls,severelylimitedaccesstoitsfloodplain.
WithintheLWRPStudyArea,onlyonetributarytotheChadakoinRiverislistedasa
classifiedwaterbody(ClassC)bytheNYSDEC,beingasmallpipedtributarythat
entersontherightbankbetweenInstituteStreetandFooteAvenue.Historically,
numeroustributarieslikelyexistedwithintheStudyArea,but,basedontheamount
ofindustrializationintheRivercorridor,thesetributarieswouldhavebeenlongago
pipedand/orincorporatedintothestormwatersystem.
Multiplemanmadecanals,drainageditches,andotherNYSDECnonclassifiedwater
bodiesentertheChadakoinRiver,mainlywithintheChadakoinOutletDistrict.
MARINAS,DOCKS,ANDBULKHEADS
TheCitydoesnotpossessaformalmarina;however,numerousdocksand
bulkheadscanbefoundthroughouttheLWRPStudyAreaasdescribedbelow.
DOCKS
PrivateDocksalongCliftonAvenueandSpragueStreet–Anumberofprivatedocks
arelocatedontheRiverabovetheWarnerDam.Sixresidenceslocatedalong
CliftonAvenuehaveinstalleddocksalongthenorthernriverbank.Thereisone
additionalprivatedockforoneofthefewresidentialpropertieslocatedalong
SpragueStreet,whichislocatedalongthesouthbankoftheChadakoinRiver.
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(Left)WaterpatioatCliftonAvenuepublicaccess.(Center)OtherdocksalongCliftonAvenue.(Right)DockforresidencealongSpragueStreet.
DocksatMcCreaPoint–McCreaPointistheCity’sbestdevelopedpublic
waterfrontaccess.AlthoughtheRiverwalkTrailaffordswalkingandbicyclingalong
theRiverandhasamenitiessuchasbenches,tablesandlighting,McCreaPoint
providesopportunitiesforcontactrecreationsuchasboatingandfishing.Thereis
oneboatlaunchanddockageforapproximatelyeightboatsavailableforpublicuse.
Thefacilityalsohasparking,playgroundequipment,agazeboandrestroom
facilities.Additionally,theChautauquaLakeRowingAssociationmaintainsa
boathouseatthislocationtohousetheirracingshells/sculls.
DocksatPanzarellaPark–PanzarellaParkisanimportantnodeontheRiverwalk
Trail.TheParkislocateddirectlybehindtheBPUElectricalGenerationfacility,and
whiletheParkappearstobeanisland,itisactuallyanisthmusandisaccessedbya
singlespanbridge.ThedockatPanzarellaParkservesprimarilyasaplatformfrom
whichtofishandenjoythebeautyoftheChadakoinRiver,butcouldalsoserveasa
placetotieoffsmallwatercraft.
(Left)AviewofthedockatMcCreaPointfromtheFairmountAvenueBridge.(Center)BoatlaunchatMcCreaPoint.(Right)Aviewofthedock
atPanzarellaPark.
BULKHEADS
AlonghistoryofvaryingindustrialusesontheChadakoinRiverhaveledtothe
developmentofaheavilyarmoredRiverbankandsomedramaticchangesinthesite
topographyandassociateddrainage.Overall,thewesternportionoftheStudyArea
isrelativelyflatandcontainswetlandsonbothsidesoftheRiver.Inthisarea,
bulkheadsaregenerallyabsent.AstheChadakoinRiverpassesMcCreaPointit
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2.3SurfaceWatersandSurfaceWaterUses
entersahighlycommercialandindustrialareawithnarrowriparianbuffersand
varyingdegreesofriverwalls.Concreteandstonewalls,gabions,bulkheads,and
buildingfoundationsdominateshorelinesinthisarea.Anumberofthesestructures
areindisrepairandpresentsignificanterosionhazardsthroughpotentialfailure.
Severalretainingwallswereobservedthathadbeenunderminedandwereleaning
intotheRiver.Thereisminimalfloodplaininteractionwithinthereachbelow
McCreaPointastheRiverischannelizedinmostinstancesbelowtheadjacentland.
OnlyinsmallnarrowstretchesdoestheRiverhaveaccesstonarrowfloodplains,
withthemajorityoftheseareasconcentratedintheeasternportionoftheStudy
Area.TheEcologicalConditionsandLivingInfrastructureFrameworkinSupporting
Document2andtheInventoryandAnalysisofTransportationandMunicipal
InfrastructureSystemsinSupportingDocument4describethepresenceand
conditionsofbulkheadsalongtheRiveringreaterdetail.
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(Left)ConcreteretainingwallbelowtheWarnerDam.(Center)SheetpilewallbelowtheInstituteStreetBridge.(Right)Riprapunderthe6 StreetBridge.
(Left)StoneriprapatCliftonAvenue.(Center)ConcreterubbleatBuffaloStreet.(Right)StoneriprapattheSpragueStreetBridge.
(Left)RiversideIndustrialCenterbelowtheFooteAvenueBridge.(Center)SteelpileandrailroadtiearmoroffAllenStreetandnearRiver
Street.(Right)NaturalarmorofrootsbelowHopkinsAvenueBridge.
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VESSELUSEANDNAVIGATION
VesselusealongtheportionoftheChadakoinRiverlocatedwithintheJamestown
LWRPStudyAreaisdependentonboththenavigationchannelsandthedamsas
describedbothbelowandwithintheInventoryandAnalysisofTransportationand
MunicipalInfrastructureSystemsinSupportingDocument4.
TheCityofJamestowndoesnothavelocallawspertainingtonavigationinthe
ChadakoinRiver.However,theboatingspeedlimitwithinthechannelbetweenthe
lakeoutletandMcCreaPointispostedat5milesperhour.
NAVIGATIONCHANNELS
NavigationwithintheStudyAreaislargelysegmentedintothreeregions:above
McCreaPoint,betweenMcCreaPointandtheWarnerDam,andbelowtheWarner
Dam.ThefollowingsectionsdescribetheseportionsoftheRiver.
AboveMcCreaPointTheChadakoinRiverchannelorChautauquaLakeOutlet
betweenChautauquaLakeandMcCreaPointisnavigableformostofthewatercraft
usedinChautauquaLaketoday.Althoughaquaticvegetationcansnarlpropellers
andplugcoolingwaterintakes,allbutthelargestpowerboatsanddeepkeeled
sailboatsontheLakecannavigatethisreachoftheRiver.Fromahistorical
perspective,thisreachofRiverwasheavilytraveledbythesteamboatsthatonce
carriedtouristsandgoodsfromMcCreaPointtothenumerousdestinationsalong
theLake.Althoughthesteamboatswerecommonlyshallowdraftvessels,they
weredrivenbysternwheelsandsidewheelsthatkickedupsedimentsandchopped
aquaticvegetationasthesteamboatschurnedtheirwayupanddowntheRiver.
Todaya“5mileperhournowakezone”isenforcedalongthisreachoftheRiverin
anefforttopreservethesensitiveriverinewetlandenvironment.Thosethathave
traveledthroughthissectionoftheRiverhaveenthusiasticallydescribedits
outstandingscenicquality.
(Left)TheChadakoinRiverChannelasitenterstheLWRPatCliftonAvenue.(Center)ThesidewheeldrivenColonelPhillipsonChautauqua
Lake,circa1875.(Right)TheRiverchannelatMcCreaPoint.
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McCreaPointtotheWarnerDamTheChadakoinRiverchannelbetweenMcCrea
PointandtheWarnerDamisgenerallynavigableforsmallpowerboatsand
manpoweredrecreationalwatercraftsuchascanoesandkayaks.Thedualarch
filledconcretespandrelFairmountAvenueBridgeisthegatewaytothisreachofthe
River.LowbridgesalongthissectionoftheRiversignificantlylimittheheightof
boatsthatcannavigatethearea.
DuringtheStakeholderinterviewsitwasnotedthatboatingconditionsonthisreach
oftheRiverarestronglyinfluencedbytheoperationoftheWarnerDam.Whenthe
DamisclosedorreleasingtheNYSDECrequiredminimum60cubicfeetperminute
ofwaterdownstream,thecurrentisslowandthewaterelevationisstable;
however,whentheDamgatesareopenandreleasinggreaterquantitiesofwater,
thecurrentisswiftandtheelevationofthewaterabovetheDamquicklyfalls.This
conditionhasthepotentialtostrandboatersandcreateunforeseenhazards.
Becausethisrelativelynarrowwaterwayisthesoleconduitfortherunofffromthe
160squaremileChautauquaLakeWatershed,flowcanincreasesignificantlyduring
prolongedperiodsofwetweather.TheWarnerDamisabarrierthatprohibitsany
watercraftfrompassingbeyondthisreachoftheRiver.Noformalportagefor
kayaksandcanoesexistsaroundtheDam.
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(Left)TheChadakoinRiverChannelsouthofMcCreaPoint.(Center)TheRiverchannelsouthoftheWest3 StreetBridge.(Right)TheRiver
channelabovetheWarnerDam.
BelowtheWarnerDam–BelowtheWarnerDam,theChadakoinRiverchannel
meandersthroughreticulatedbends,underbridges,andoverlowheaddams.
Manyoftheselowbridges,thelowheaddams,andthefactthatmanystretchesof
thissectionoftheRiverareextremelyshallow,presentchallengestothesafetyof
recreationalwatercraftandtheiroccupants.SomesectionsoftheRiverare
completelychannelized,whileothersections,(primarilyalongtheoutsideofthe
riverbends)arearmoredwithconcretewalls,sheetpilewallsandriprap.Several
stormwaterdischargesarelocatedalongthisreachoftheRiver.
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(Left)PlungepoolbelowtheWarnerDam.(Center)TheRiverchannelabovetheSouthMainStreetBridge.(Right)TheRiverchannelalong
theChadakoinRiverTrailatBrooklynSquare,whereitoncepassedundertheformerArtMetalfurnituremanufacturingcomplex.
DAMS
Historically,damswereconstructedontheChadakoinRiverforindustries,notably
gristmillsandsawmills,toharnessthepowerofthewatertoruntheirplants.Most
ofthesedamshavesincebeenremoved,althoughafewdamsarelocatedwithin
theCityofJamestownWaterfrontRevitalizationArea.
WarnerDam–ThefirstWarnerDamwasbuilttoreplaceanolderstructureatthis
locationin1915.TheriverchannelbetweenMcCreaPointandChandlerStreetwas
alsorealignedasapartofthisproject.Historicengineeringdrawingsarchivedatthe
officesofGreenmanPederson,Inc.inJamestowndepictthedesignelementsofthe
Damandthealignmentandprofileofthenewchannel.Thedrawingsindicatedthat
sedimentsexcavatedfromthenewchannelweredepositedinspoilareasalongthe
Riverandinthefloodplain,whichwasdevelopedwithchannelsandracesfromthe
earlymills.ThemapalsodepictedthechannelizationoftheRiverundertheformer
ArtMetalfacilityandarmorontheoutsideoftheriverbendatInstituteStreet.
Interestingly,thedrawingsindicatedthatthedamincreasedtheupstreamelevation
oftheRiverbyapproximatelytwofeet.Thischangewouldhavehadsignificant
impactsonthewetlandslocatedalongtheChautauquaLakeOutletandthe
navigabilityofthechannelabovethedam.
Anewdamatthislocationwasconstructedin1978asaNYSDECFloodControl
Project.TheJamestownBoardofPublicUtilities(BPU)ownsandmaintainsthisnew
WarnerDam.ThestatedpurposeoftheDamistomaintainthelevelofChautauqua
Lakeat1308.25feetabovesealevelfromMay1stthroughOctober15thfor
recreationalpurposes;however,theDamisineffectiveatmitigatingfloodingaround
theLakeduringperiodsofhighrainfallandrunoffduetotherestrictedRiver
channelbelowMcCreaPoint.Whenwetweatherisanticipated,theDamgatesare
openedtodroptheLakelevel1to2inchesperdaytoincreasestormwaterstorage.
WhentheDamgatesareopened,thewaterlevelintheoutletchanneldropsand
thewatervelocityincreasessignificantly.Smallcraftsuchaskayaksare
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maneuverableenoughtoescapemosthazards,butlargercraft,suchasmotorboats
orawatertaxicouldbeendangeredifpresentneartheDamwhenfirstopened.
OneoftheoutcomesoftheStakeholderinterviewsandpublicparticipationprocess
wasthatsignificantconcernexistsoverthefloatingtrashanddebriswhichcollects
abovetheWarnerDam.Theamountoftrashcanbesignificant,as187squaremiles
ofwatershedexistsabovetheDam.Thistrashisflusheddownstreamasaresultof
normaloperationoftheDamwhenthegatesareopenedtofacilitateadropinLake
levels.
(Left)ImmediatelyupstreamoftheWarnerDam.(Center)Floatingtrashaccumulationatthecentergate.(Right)Floatingtrashaccumulation
offofAllenStreet.
FormerUnitedLumberLowHeadDam(WinsorStreet)–Thislowheaddamis
locatedupstreamoftheWinsorStreetBridgeandisaremnantofaformerwater
poweredmanufacturingfacilitythathasbeendemolished.TheDam’sgateformsa
plungepoolthatisapopularfishingspotandiseasilyaccessiblebyaninformaltrail
thatrunsbetweenWinsorandHarrisonStreets.TheDamislocatedonatightbend
ontheChadakoinRiver,betweentheHarrisonandWinsorStreetBridgesandposes
ahazardtothenavigationoftheRiverbysmallwatercraft.
(Left)PlungepoolbelowtheFormerUnitedLumberDam.(Center)AerialviewoftheDam.(Right)SpillwayoftheformerUnitedLumberDam.
UtilityCrossingLowHeadDam(BuffaloStreet)–Thislowheaddamislocated
upstreamoftheBuffaloStreetBridgeandistheresultofawastewaterutilityline
crossingthatisownedandmaintainedbytheBPU.TheDamformsaplungepool
thatisapopularfishingspot,accessiblebyinformaltrailsthatleadfromBuffaloand
AllenStreets.TheDamposesahazardtothenavigationoftheRiverbysmall
watercraft.
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(Left)PlungepoolbelowtheUtilityCrossingDam.(Center)ViewoftheDamfromBuffaloStreet.(Right)Northriverbankattheplungepool.
BRIDGESANDBRIDGEABUTMENTS
BecausetheCityofJamestowndevelopedonbothsidesoftheChadakoinRiver,a
numberofbridgeshavebeenconstructedtoconnectthetwosidesoftheCity(for
additionaldetailsseeSupportingDocument4).
FairmountAvenueBridge–TheFairmountAvenueBridgeconnectsMcCreaPoint
(ontheRiver’srightbank)toWest8thStreet(ontheRiver’sleftbank).Thebridge’s
lowclearancemarksthesouthernlimitatwhichpowerboatsarepracticalonthe
ChadakoinRiver.
West6thStreet(NYSRoute394)andWNY&PARailroadBridge–NYSRoute394is
animportanteast–westtransportationcorridorintheCitythatprovideslinkagesto
commercialdevelopmentsintheVillageofLakewood.ThisBridgealsocarriesNYS
BicycleRoute17overtheChadakoinRiver.ThisBridgeisessentiallya“flyover”with
littletoofferintermsofformalaccesswiththewaterfront,withexceptionofagood
viewoftheRiverfromthewalkwaythatrunsalongtheeastboundlane.Withinthe
footprintoftheWest6thStreetBridgeistheWNY&PRailroadBridge.Thisstructure
isatwospanplategirderbridgethatformerlycarriedtwosetsoftracks,butnow
carriesonlyoneactivetrack.Together,thesetwostructurescreateaninformal
shelteredareaalongthewaterfrontthatisapopularfishingspot.
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(Left)FairmountAvenueBridge.(Center)WNY&PARailroadBridgepierandfishingspot.(Right)UndertheWest6 StreetBridge.
West3rdStreetBridge–Animportanteastwesttransportationcorridorthatlinks
theeasternandwesternportionsoftheCitytogether.ItspanstheChadakoinRiver,
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theWYN&PRailroadandSpragueStreet.Thisstructureisa“flyover”without
formalaccesstothewaterfront,withexceptionofagoodviewoftheRiverfromthe
walkwaythatrunsalongtheeastboundlane.
SpragueStreetBridge–TheformertwospanSpragueStreetBridgewasdemolished
andthereplacement(asinglespanbridge)wascompletedin2012.
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(Left)AerialviewoftheWest3rdStreetBridge.(Center)FootprintoftheWest3 StreetBridge.(Right)Constructionoftheabutments
fornewSpragueStreetBridge.
SpragueStreetRailroadBridgeandBPUPipeBridges–Thereareseveralstructures
thatspantheChadakoinRiverinthevicinityofSpragueStreet.TheSpragueStreet
RailroadBridgeisanabandonedandunusedthroughtrussbridgewitha
pronouncedskew.Therehasbeendiscussionregardingdemolishingthestructure
orrepurposingthestructureasapedestrianbridge;however,itisofinteresttothe
NewYorkStateHistoricPreservationOfficeandwouldbeverycostlytomoveand
rehabilitate.ItsveryexistenceisproblematictotheBPUasasecurityconcernand
totheCityasapublicsafetyconcern.Therearealsotwopipebridgesthatcarry
utilitiesfromtheBPUElectricalGenerationfacilitytothenorthsideoftheRiverin
thisarea.Thefirstcarriesasixinchhighpressurenaturalgasline,whichsupplies
theBPU’s43megawatt,naturalgasfiredcogenerationfacilitythatwasconstructed
in2012.Thesecondpipebridgecarriessuperheatedhotwaterfeedandreturn
linesacrosstheRivertoservetheBPU’sdistrictheatnetwork.Thisbridgealso
carriesunusedcementasbestos(Transite)conduitsthatformerlyhousedelectrical
primaries.Theseunusedconduitsarealsohungalongtheconcretewallthatarmors
thenorthsideoftheRiverinthislocation.
(Left)SpragueStreetRailroadBridge.(Center)PipeBridgecarryingnaturalgasline.(Right)Pipebridgecarryingdistrictheatandunused
electricalconduits.
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PanzarellaParkBridgeTheCityofJamestownownsandmaintainsPanzarellaPark,
asmallislandparkthatislocatedintheChadakoinRiverjusttothenorthoftheBPU
ElectricalGeneratingStation.PanzarellaParkisconnectedtothesouthshoreofthe
ChadakoinRiverandtheRiverwalkTrailbyasinglespanwooddeckpedestrian
bridge.
WashingtonStreetBridge–TherecentlyreplacedBridgecarriesNYSRoute60over
theChadakoinRiver,WNY&PARailroadandSteeleStreet.NYSRoute60isthe
busiesttransportationcorridorinChautauquaCountyanditprovidesimportant
linkagestoI86,I90,andPennsylvania,aswellasanimportantconnectionbetween
thenorthernandsouthernportionsoftheCity.Thisstructureisessentiallya
flyover;however,thereisarightturnsliprampthatprovidesaconnectionwith
SteelStreet,andawellexecutedpedestrianwalkwaythatlinksSteelStreetwiththe
RiverwalkTrail.TheBridgealsoprovidesanexcellentviewoftheRiverfor
pedestrianstravelingonthewalkwaythatrunsalongthesouthboundlane.
SouthMainStreetBridgeThisattractivebridgeprovidessignificantaestheticvalue
tothehistoricBrooklynSquareareaandtheRiverwalkTrail.Thebridgeprovidesa
pedestrianconnectionbetweentheRiverwalkTrailandKeelboatLandingPark,as
wellasbetweentheRiverandtheCity’sdowntownbusinessdistrict.
(Left)AviewofthepedestrianbridgethatlinksPanzarellaParktotheChadakoinRiverwalkTrail.(Center)FootprintoftheWashington
StreetBridge.(Right)SouthMainStreetBridge.
HarrisonStreetBridgenearInstituteStreet–TheHarrisonStreetBridgeconnects
BrooklynSquarewithInstituteStreet.Therearetwoinsulatedpipeshungfromthe
northsideoftheBridgethatareapartoftheBPUDistrictHeatingsystem.Public
accesstothewaterfrontisverygoodatthislocation:theRiverwalkTrailbeginsnear
theBridgeonthenorthsideofHarrisonStreetandcontinuesnorthwardalongthe
westsideoftheChadakoinRiver.ThisBridgewouldprovideforanaturalextension
ofRiverwalktotheeast.
InstituteStreetBridge–TheInstituteStreetBridgeisasinglespanstructurethatis
locatedattheapexofanear180degreebendintheChadakoinRiver.
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FooteAvenueBridge–TheFooteAvenueBridgeisasinglespanstructurethat
carriesFooteAvenueovertheChadakoinRiver.Awastewaterpumpstationis
locatedjustsouthoftheBridgeandwater,wastewateranddistrictheatutilitylines
arehungonthesideoftheBridge.
(Left)BPUDistrictHeatpipinghungonthenorthsideoftheHarrisonStreetBridgenearInstituteStreet.(Center)InstituteStreetBridge.
(Right)UtilitylineshungonthesideoftheFooteAvenueBridge.
HarrisonStreetBridgenearWinsorStreet–TheHarrisonStreetBridgenearWinsor
Streetisasinglespanstructure.Informalaccesstothewaterfrontforfishingis
gainedbyafootpaththatrunsbetweenHarrisonandWinsorStreetsandthe
dam/plungepoollocateddownstreamofthislocation.
WinsorStreetBridgeTheWinsorStreetBridgeisasinglespanstructure.Informal
accesstothewaterfrontforfishingisgainedbyafootpaththatrunsbetween
WinsorandHarrisonStreetsandthedam/plungepoollocatedupstreamofthis
location.
ChandlerStreetBridgeandWebberKnappPedestrianBridgeTheChandlerStreet
BridgespanstheChadakoinRiverviaatwospanstructure.Waterandwastewater
utilitylinesarehungonthesidesoftheBridge.TheWebberKnapfacilityhasan
enclosedpedestrianbridgebetweenitsfacilitybuildingsthatspanstheRiverinthis
location.Publicaccesstothewaterfrontisgenerallylimitedinthislocationbychain
linkfencesthatsurroundtheWebberKnappfacilitybuildingsandparkingareas;
however,accesstothesouthsideofwaterfrontisprovidedforWebberKnapp
employeesbyashadedpicnicarealocatedalongaparkinglot.
(Left)HarrisonStreetBridgenearWinsorStreet.(Center)WinsorStreetBridge.(Right)UtilitylinehunginthenorthsideoftheChandler
StreetBridge.
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DawsonMetalsBridgeThereisaprivatelyownedbridgeoffofAllenStreetthat
providesaccesstotheDawsonMetalsmanufacturingfacility.Thisbridgeprovides
vehicularaccesstooneofJamestown’slargeremployers;however,fireand
emergencyservicesprovidersarerestrictedfromcrossingthestructureduetoload
bearingcapacity.
WNY&PARailroadBridgeNearBuffaloStreet–TheWNY&PARailroadBridgenear
BuffaloStreetisasinglespanstructure.Thebridgeformerlycarriedtwoseparate
setsoftracks;however,todayonlyonetrackisused.Apopularfishingspotis
locatedsouthoftheBridgewheretheChadakoinRiverpassesoveralowheaddam.
(Left)EnclosedpedestrianbridgeattheWebberKnapfacility.(Center)TheprivatelyownedbridgefromAllenStreettotheDawsonMetals
facility.(Right)WNY&PARailroadBridgenearBuffaloStreet.
BuffaloStreetBridgeandDahlstromComplex–TheBuffaloStreetBridgeisasingle
spanstructure.UtilitylinesarehungfromtheBuffaloStreetBridge.TheDahlstrom
complexhasaprivatelyownedsinglespansteelbridgethatspanstheRiver.
(Left)BuffaloStreetBridge–Dahlstrombuildinginbackgroundhasrecentlybeendemolished.(Center)ChannelizationoftheRiverasit
passesundertheremainingsupportstructureoftherecentlydemolishedDahlstromcomplex.(Right)Privatelyownedbridgeatthe
Dahlstromcomplex.
HopkinsAvenueBridge–TheHopkinsAvenueBridgeisatwospanstructure.There
isawastewaterpumpstationlocatedalongthewestsideofHopkinsAvenue,north
oftheBridge.WaterandsewerforcemainlinesarehungfromtheBridge.
TiffanyAvenueBridge–TheTiffanyAvenueBridgeisasinglespanstructure.
Accesstothewaterfrontcouldbefacilitatedinthislocationbyclearingthebrush
aroundanexistingsetofconcretestepslocatedatthenortheastabutmentofthe
Bridge.
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(Left)UtilitieshungontheHopkinsAvenueBridge.(Center)AerialviewoftheTiffanyAvenueBridge.(Right)ConcreteStepstotheRiverat
thenortheastabutmentoftheTiffanyAvenueBridge.
UNDERWATERCABLESANDPIPELINES
AnumberofunderwaterutilitycrossingsarelocatedwithintheLWRPStudyArea.
Theseinclude:
x Electric
x FiberOpticCables
x SanitaryForceMains
x GravitySanitarySewers
x WaterLines
x DistrictHeat
Figure13showstheapproximatelocationsoftheseunderwaterutilitycrossings.
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Figure13.PipelinesandCable
RiverCrossingsMap
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