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Chelan PUD Commission Update. Waterfront Planning Process. Public Desires. More access to the water. Add adjacent commercial activities. Opportunities for residential. Comments about desired development. We should seek development that: Provides visual access to water
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Public Desires More access to the water
Comments about desired development We should seek development that: • Provides visual access to water • Includes distinctive features • Provides opportunities to mix park and commercial activities • Doesn’t compromise the loop trail’s function and experience • Doesn’t lose intimate atmosphere of riverfront parks
Blank Wall Limitations Encouraging interesting streetscapes No blank walls
Park Interface Existing frontage on Orondo Proposed frontage Proposed Riverside Drive Proposed frontage
Infrastructure Improvements • IAC Grant received to design and permit new moorage at the Orondo Avenue Boat Basin • The City Council is moving forward to relocate our public works operations from the waterfront
Infrastructure Improvements In April, a Growth Management grant was received to define centerline for the development of Riverside Drive
Riverside Drive Process • Public meeting held May 2004
Riverside Drive process • Focus group meetings were held May through July to obtain additional public input • Open House held in July to review alternatives • City Council meeting held in July to select a preferred alternative
Riverside Drive Process • August – Washington State Transportation Improvement Board grant submitted for the design and construction of Riverside Drive • November 11 – TIB decision • Timeline if successful: • Summer 2005 – Design (new public process) • 2006 – Right of Way acquisition • 2007 – Earliest construction