Bungalow Park Neighborhood Plan

BUNGALOW BP P ARK

NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN

RUTGERS COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING STUDIO 2016

#ELEVATEBUNGALOWPARK

This report has been made possible because of the support and guidance from many individuals: A special thank you to the City of Atlantic City Planning and Development Department; especially the Director, Elizabeth Terenik, PP, AICP; the Director of Licensing and Inspections, Dale Finch and the Bungalow Park Civic Association, especially Sheila D. Hull-Freeman.

Additional acknowledgments include the support of the Mayor of Atlantic City, Donald Guardian and the City Council.

SPRING 2016 GRADUATE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING STUDIO Daniel Brooks Molly Coon Katelyn Hansen Gabriela Kappes

Instructors: Fred Heyer, PP, AICP and Susan Gruel, PP

CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION DEMOGRAPHICS PUBLIC OUTREACH ASSETS & BARRIERS VISION & STRATEGIES EXISTING CONDITIONS RECOMMENDATIONS FLOODING REDEVELOPMENT STUDY OPEN SPACE OPPORTUNITY SITES STREETS & ACCESSIBILITY NEIGHBORHOOD IDENTITY IMPLEMENTATION REFERENCES APPENDIX BUNGALOW PARK NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN — ATLANTIC CITY

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Bungalow Park Neighborhood Plan aims to transform the historic and longstanding Bungalow Park neighborhood into a safe, mixed-use community that utilizes the neighborhood’s location on the waterfront and strengthens the neighborhood identity. The Plan suggests adding parks throughout the neighborhood, incorporating commercial uses that will benefit residents, increasing street safety, and implementing flood mitigation techniques. The neighborhood will evolve from a place ridden with vacant land and abandoned properties to one that embraces planned community spaces, a strong neighborhood identity, and heightened resident awareness of flood mitigation strategies.

Community input strongly influenced the creation of the Bungalow Park Neighborhood Plan. Public engagement began in the fall of 2015 when Rutgers University's Bloustein School studio members attended the October Bungalow Park Civic Association monthly meeting. Attendance continued throughout the spring of 2016, and other outreach included a community-mapping exercise, neighborhood walk-throughs with Bungalow Park residents, a multi-modal survey, and discussions with the Atlantic City Planning and Development Director Elizabeth Terenik.

The studio members formulated a vision for the Plan based on resident input generated from the survey and discussions. Members also id entified five different strategies on which to base the Plan. The first was to identify all the land and buildings that are now vacant and abandoned, so that a wellthought and focused redevelopment plan could be undertaken. This includes strategic designation of select parcels as areas in need of redevelopment. The second strategy was recognizing the importance of flooding and stormwater resiliency and to propose measures to address this situation in the Neighborhood. Designing neighborhood streets that are safe, enjoyable, and accessible for a primarily residential neighborhood comprised the third strategy. The fourth strategy was to strengthen the neighborhood identity. Expanding the amount of planned open space in the neighborhood for social, communal, economic, resilience, and aesthetic purposes was the final strategy.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Bungalow Park is characterized by two primary features. One being that it is a resid ential neighborhood with a variety of housing types and few commercial uses. A second prime characteristic of the neighborhood is its location on the water. The Neighborhood has two small peninsulas and is surrounded by water on three sides. These features make access to the waterfront no more than a 5-minute walk from anywhere in the area. The existing zoning regulation, land use patterns, along with other current site conditions were analyzed to further determine strengths and weaknesses of the Neighborhood.

Given the close-knit community that comprises the Bungalow Park neighborhood and its prime waterfront location, the area has the potential to enhance the present character through planned community and commercial spaces, increased safety measures, and applying various flood mitigation techniques. To identify opportunity areas the team members analyzed a list of abandoned and foreclosed properties in the neighborhood and marked areas where more than two properties that fit this category were ad jacent to each other. Additionally, the studio members performed a site analysis to identify approximately which homes currently meet city code based on elevation.

According to residents, the Bungalow Park neighborhood has experienced flood ing for d ecad es. The last major flood ing event occurred as a result of Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The Neighborhood has even lost residents due to d isplacement especially since flood ing has increased in recent years. One major factor contributing to the flooding is missing or dilapidated bulkheads that surround much of the Neighborhood’s waterfront. The Plan suggests the City move forward with repairing the bulkheads. Additionally, the Plan suggests incorporating stormwater basins, rain gard ens, bioswales, and looking at incentives for elevating homes to meet city code.

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Due to the Neighborhood’s location across the State Marina Bay from the Gold en Nugget and Harrah’s, people d rive into the neighborhood expecting access to the casinos from the Neighborhood, however there is no connection. These people often speed down streets like North New Jersey Avenue only having to turn around and exit the Neighborhood, unable to reach the destination. The width of the streets, poorly marked crosswalks, and lack of traffic calming measures encourage speeding in the neighborhood and present a safety concern for the resid ents. By exploring d ifferent intersection options for traffic calming, improving road way markings, and providing additional signage, the Neighborhood could become a safer and inviting pedestrian environment.

Expanding the amount of open space within the neighborhood was a major component of the Bungalow Park Neighborhood Plan. The open space plan builds off of the opportunity sites determined from a redevelopment study of vacant and foreclosed properties und ertaken by stud io members. The Plan proposes a park in the northwest corner of the neighborhood on a tract of land that is currently vacant. On North Massachusetts Avenue the Plan recommends a commercial and park space that can be used for a variety of community sponsored activities as well as introduce small neighborhood-friendly commercial uses into the neighborhood. Smaller lots of vacant land are planned to become d og parks, pocket parks, or community gard ens. Preserved, planned open spaces will not only increase activity and facilitate social interactions, but also serve as means of flood mitigation.

The Bungalow Park neighborhood has a longstanding history of being a tight knit residential community. The studio members wanted to strengthen the neighborhood identity by creating a new logo for the Neighborhood. The logo was developed to provide residents and visitors a graphic association with the Neighborhood’s residents, spaces, views, and parks. The team also created a hashtag or slogan, “Elevate Bungalow Park,” that is meant both literally and metaphorically. A newly designed street sign topper will inform people when they are within the Neighborhood limits.

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INTRODUCTION Bungalow Park is a residential neighborhood, with a strong neighborhood civic association and neighborhood identity. The neighborhood’s borders are defined by water on three sides, allowing Bungalow Park to uphold its compact residential character. Though its location on the waterfront puts it in a prime location, it also puts the neighborhood at a disadvantage in terms of traffic, flooding, and other conditions. Bungalow Park must capitalize on its assets and create community amentities to revitalize the neighborhood, strengthen neighborhood identity, and make it a safe and walkable community.

HISTORIC BACKGROUND

NEIGHBORHOOD DESCRIPTION

Bungalow Park was found ed nearly 150 years ago on the back bay of Atlantic City. The community prides itself in being a residential community mad e up of year round resid ents. The neighborhood ’s name reflects the nearly 1500 bungalow-style homes that have historically lined its streets. Since the beginning, Bungalow Park has had a strong resid ential character. Tod ay, that commitment to community is encouraged in many ways, including through the active Bungalow Park Civic Association, their neighborhood association. In ad d ition to a strong civic presence, water is a d efining f eature o f t he n eighborhood . B ungalow P ark i s a m aritime community, with every property no more than a five-minute walk to the surround ing waterfront. However, this natural asset has been a source of severe flood d amage especially after Superstorm Sand y in 2012.

Bungalow Park is a resid ential neighborhood covering 65 acres. The neighborhood ’s bord ers includ e water on three sid es, limiting expansion and allowing Bungalow Park to uphold its compact, resid ential character.

Bungalow Park is a bay-front community, with Delta Basin to the west, Snug Harbor in the center and Gardner’s Basin to the east. The basins establish the Neighborhood’s two peninsulas that extend into the Frank S. Farley State Marina waters. The northern border of Bungalow Park runs along Carson Avenue along the State Marina waters. Med iterranean/ Melrose Avenue establishes Bungalow Park’s southern boundary. The western border at Delta Basin runs along North Delaware Avenue. The eastern border is Gardner’s Basin along North Massachusetts Avenue.

The Bungalow Park Neighborhood Plan is a strategy to enhance Bungalow Park for its resid ents to ensure that it progresses as a thriving, resilient community. Community input is the backbone of this Plan. It is imperative that any plan addresses the residents’ concerns and recommends improvements that align with the community’s values. The resid ents of Bungalow Park are also members of Atlantic City, and many of them have lived in Atlantic City for generations. Bungalow Park is an Atlantic City asset that can’t be ignored and must be celebrated . The Plan reflects a commitment to enhance the neighborhood for its people and their homes, while upholding a commitment to environmental sustainability and fostering community engagement across all ages. The Plan is a collaboration with the Bungalow Park Civic Association, the city of Atlantic City, and Rutgers University.

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DEMOGRAPHICS

I. NEIGHBORHOOD SETTING: SMALL URBAN Bungalow Park is a predominantly residential, small urban neighborhoodwith a few commercial/industrial businesses located throughout the neighborhood.

II. NEIGHBORHOOD POPULATION According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Bungalow Park has 916 residents.

From 2000 to 2010, Bungalow Park experienced a 7.3% population decrease, which was larger than Atlantic City’s overall population d ecline of 2.4% for that same period. However, Atlantic County and New Jersey saw a population increase of 8.7% and 4.5% respectively. The 2014 ACS 5-year estimates suggest a population growth during the current decade with a 2014 estimate of 965 residents for Bungalow Park, equivalent to a 5.3% increase from 2010.

Bungalow Park’s estimated population increase is higher than the City, County and State, all of which fail to reach a 1% increase. Atlantic City has an estimated 0.1% d ecrease in population from 2010 to 2014. Historically, Atlantic City has deviated from the County and State trends of population increase since the 1950s. Despite slowed growth, the county and the state have maintained an increase over the past 60 years. Atlantic City on the other hand , has experienced a population d ecrease from 1950 through today (with the exception of 1990-2000’s 6.7% increase). Atlantic City saw the greatest percent loss of population in the 1960s and 1970s.

III. NEIGHBORHOOD AGE + GENDER DISTRIBUTION Based on the 2010 U.S. Decennial Census, Bungalow Park is 52% female and 48% male. There is a high concentration of children under 17 years old and ad ults 28 to 64-years old . 2010 census d ata shows that 48% of

the community’s population are adults of child rearing age (28 to 64 years old). Children under 17 are nearly one third (31%) of the local population.

School-aged children, those over 5 and under 18 years old, make-up 18% of the Bungalow Park population and are three quarters of the overall youth population. These figures depict the family character of this residential neighborhood. Senior citizens, those over 65, account for 15% of the population. Young adults aged 18 to 24 are only 5% of Bungalow Park’s population. More specifically, the largest age group, as seen in the figure below, is 50 to 60 year olds. The large female presence of those aged 50 to 54 and 30 to 34 contributes to women out numbering men in the community. Over the next decade, Bungalow Park will have to address the needs of those nearing retirement in order to allow for aging in place.

Currently, the population shrinks as residents age into their 70s, 80s and beyond. Also, Bungalow Park should focus improvements and programming that cater to the needs of children and their parents in order to maintain its familial residential tradition.

PARK: AGE/SEX DISTRIBUTION, 2010 Figure 1.BUNGALOW Sex/Age D istribution, 2010 85 years and over 80 to 84 years 75 to 79 years 70 to 74 years 65 to 69 years 60 to 64 years 55 to 59 years 50 to 54 years 45 to 49 years 40 to 44 years 35 to 39 years 30 to 34 years 25 to 29 years 20 to 24 years 15 to 19 years 10 to 14 years 5 to 9 years Under 5 years

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Table 1. Historic + Population Change BUNGALOW PARK Year

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61,657

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132,399

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4,835,329

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160,880

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6,066,782

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175,043

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7,171,112

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Source: Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts & American Community Survey: U.S. Census Bureau

IV. NEIGHBORHOOD RACIAL + ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION Overall, Atlantic County and New Jersey have a similar racial composition.

They are each pred ominantly white, with African Americans making up the largest minority group. Atlantic City is more racially d iverse than the County, the State and Bungalow Park, with no race making up the majority of the population. In Atlantic City, African Americans are 38% of the population and 27% of the population identify as white. In addition, Atlantic City’s Asian population percentage (14%) is double that of the county and the state. Bungalow Park’s racial composition d eviates from the county and state trend s and is not as racially d iverse as Atlantic City as a whole. At 73% of the resid ential population, Bungalow Park is a pred ominantly African American community. The neighborhood ’s African American population is relatively large compared to the City, County and State, which are 38%, 16% and 14% INTRODUCTION

African American respectively. Those identifying as “white alone” are 18% of Bungalow Park’s population, which is significantly less than the City (27%), the County (66%) and the State (69%). Bungalow Park’s remaining minorities only make up 9% of the population with those identifying as “some other race” making up the next largest racial group (4%).

17% and 18% of the County and the State, respectively, identify as Hispanic/Latino. Atlantic City is the most diverse of the geographies, with the Hispanic/ Latino population making up nearly a third of the population (30%).

Bungalow Park has the smallest percent of Hispanic/Latino resid ents at only 13%, leaving an overwhelming majority, 87%, identifying as “Not Hispanic/Latino.”

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Racial Distribution, 2010

Figure 2. Racial Distribution, 2010 White Alone Black or African American Alone American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Asian Alone White alone

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Source: 2010 U.S. Decennial Census

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V. NEIGHBORHOOD INCOME According to the 2014 ACS 5-year estimates the median household income in the past twelve months for Bungalow Park was $31,208. This is roughly $4,000 greater than Atlantic City’s med ian household income. However, Bungalow Park’s med ian household income is approximately $23,000 less than Atlantic County’s med ian household income; New Jersey’s med ian household income is more than d ouble that of Bungalow Park.

VI. NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING

Table 2. Median Household Income Median Household Income BUNGALOW PARK $31,208.00 ATLANTIC CITY $26,936.00 ATLANTIC COUNTY $54,392.00 NEW JERSEY $72,076.00 Source: 2014 ACS 5-year Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau

Bungalow Park has 497 housing units within its 65 acres and an average household size of 2.57 persons. The neighborhood is experiencing a 28% vacancy rate, which is higher than Atlantic City, Atlantic County, and New Jersey. Bungalow Park is a unique neighborhood for Atlantic City, with a preference for homeownership. The majority of homes are owner occupied (60%), and the remaining 40% of occupied units are rentals. Bungalow Park’s 60/40 owner to renter distribution closely aligns to Atlantic County and New Jersey’s housing tenure trends. However, Atlantic City lies in stark contrast with a stronger rental culture at 71% leaving the owner occupancy rate at 29%. The predominance of homeownership in Bungalow Park, the collapse of housing market at the close of the 2000s and Superstorm Sand y d amage in 2012 all may contribute to Bungalow Park’s higher vacancy rate compared to Atlantic City. At the same time, Bungalow Park’s preference for homeownership has helped preserve the neighborhood ’s resid ential character and community prid e. Other d emographic analysis, includ ing de ucational attainment and transportation to work, are presented in the Append ix.

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PUBLIC OUTREACH A strong and widely supported neighborhood plan is based on community engagement, input, and participation. As such, the Bungalow Park Neighborhood Plan relies heavily on public involvement. To integrate the public into the planning process, several steps were taken to support broad outreach efforts.

SITE EXAMINATION Planning team members visited the entirety of Bungalow Park several times.

The physical surveys of every block allowed the team to closely examine how the physical infrastructure of the neighborhood looks, as well as how the many aspects of the neighborhood work in concert with one another.

Important neighborhood services such as parking, parks, the quality of the pavement on neighborhood road s, and the variety of the housing stock were all directly examined by planning team members. After an initial site assessment of the neighborhood , team members returned to cond uct a survey of the elevation of the existing structures in the neighborhood .

BUNGALOW PARK CIVIC ASSOCATION MEETINGS The historical and geographic d elineators of the area helped form a strong neighborhood civic association that cites high membership rates and high levels of attend ance at monthly meetings. The planning team attended 3 of the Bungalow Park Civic Association meetings. In October 2015, team members attend ed a meeting to gain initial insight into the Bungalow Park neighborhood . During this meeting team members d iscussed with resid ents what they felt were major issues within the neighborhood . An open d iscussion with attend ees id entified strengths and weaknesses in the neighborhood . Stud io members also provid ed a map of the neighborhood and encouraged residents to come up and mark assets and concerns; resid ents envisioned a safer, walkable community

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Community members placed stickers to show places they liked or disliked

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that may includ e amenities like a d og park and a community gard en.

In February 2016, team members presented two boards to about 50 attendees at the meeting. One was a collaborative mapping board where resid ents could mark areas in Bungalow Park that were either areas of concern or areas of neighborhood pride. The second was an idea board where residents could write down their thoughts on any of four major neighborhood themes: Housing, Transportation, Safety and Accessibility, and Food and Amenities.

These four themes were basedupon the resident discussion from the October 2015 meeting. The planning team also distributed a survey to local residents.

In March 2016, team members attend ed the monthly Bungalow Park Civic Association meeting to present initial id eas for the neighborhood and receive feed back. Members also cond ucted an extensive survey of structures in the neighborhood to id entify structures that are elevated to meet city cod e and those that are not. In ad d ition to compiling this information, team members also record ed and took pictures of various lots and properties that are listed as aband oned or foreclosed .

October 2015 neighborhood meeting. These questions identified how people accessed and moved throughout the neighborhood and the greater Atlantic City area.

The second section focused on flooding. Resident discussion coupled with Bungalow Park’s location on the back bay and several recent storms have mad e flood mitigation a priority in both the city and neighborhood . This section of the survey asked respondents about how and if their property had been affected by flooding, the physical results, costs to resid ents, and governmental assistance.

The survey was mad e available through two mod es. An email with a link to a d igital version was sent to the presid ent of the Bungalow Park Civic Association for d istribution through their email list and Facebook group. Postcard s with a link to the survey were also d istributed and available at the February 2016 meeting by the planning team.

NEIGHBORHOOD SURVEY I. SURVEY DESCRIPTION

The survey d istributed by the planning team was based upon a general survey d istributed by the Wells Fargo Regional Found ation.

This survey asks general questions about the respond ent and the neighborhood . It begins with d emographic questions includ ing age, gend er, marital status, household income, and the primary language spoken at home. The next section of the survey refers to the neighborhood itself. These questions cover for how long residents have lived there, why they chose to live there, what they like and dislike about the neighborhood, their relationships with other neighborhood resid ents, and how they see the neighborhood changing. Two Bungalow Parkspecific sections were d eveloped and append ed to the Wells Fargo survey. The first section was transportation-focused , an output of the 14

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Ad d itionally, paper copies were available at the meeting for resid ents who wished to fill out a hard copy. A copy of the survey is available in the Appendix.

II. SURVEY RESULTS

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Flooding was a major issue for respondents, with over 70% reporting damaged belongings or negative outcomes as a result of flooding Over 71% of respondents reported that their fear of floodin affects their pe ception of Bungalow Park.

Twenty people answered the survey. 18 people used the web form and two people filled out paper surveys. Item nonresponse was low, with 14 people completely filling out the survey. Three of the respond ents d o not live in Bungalow Park, but own property there; everyone else was a neighborhood resident.

Demographically, the respond ents were quite d iverse. They were all above 21, but represented all 10-year age brackets above 21 except 35-44 years old. Total household income was also quite varied, with answers in all classes starting at $20,000. Respond ents id entified with three d ifferent racial or ethnic background, and two different languages were chosen as the primary language spoken at home.

Some highlights of the results are below: • 71% of respondents are slightly, moderately, or extremely satisfied living in Bungalow ark.

• Respondents most like their house or home, neighbors, or proximity to the water.

• Respondents least like the level of safety in the community, the high number of vacant lots or abandoned properties, floodin issues, and the lack of access to amenities.

• 50% of respondents think Bungalow Park is worse off than i was 3 years ago, but 57% of respondents expect it to improve in the next 3 years.

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ASSETS + BARRIERS ASSETS • • • • •

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Bungalow Park Civic Association

Edith Donaldson Playground

Elevated home on waterfront

Waterfront view on North Massachusetts Avenue

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Waterfront Access Housing Variety Edith Donaldson Playground Interest in New Development Sense of Community

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Flooding, Bulkheads Blight, Vacant Lots Speeding/Circulation Safety Neighborhood Identity Water damage to houses on Carson Avenue

Townhouses Vacant lots on S. New York Avenue

ASSESTS + BARRIERS

Incidences of crime at Bungalow Convenience Store

Abandoned home

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ISSUES Bungalow Park has many assets and a few barriers. The studio team took these assets and barriers, as well as resident concerns, into consideration to delineate some overarching issues for the neighborhood.

I. FLOODING

have priced long time resid ents out of the area.

Other properties were left vacant after Superstorm Flooding is a principal concern for property owners Sand y caused severe flood ing in October 2012. and residents of the Bungalow Park neighborhood. The vacant lots and aband oned properties tend Nearly the entire area is located within the 100-year to invite crime and litter into the neighborhood , flood plain (FEMA Zone AE), making it especially both of which are concerns of the resid ents. vulnerable to flood ing. The neighborhood lies about 3-5 feet above sea level. Due in part to missing III. SPEEDING + CIRCULATION and d ilapid ated bulkhead s and low elevation, the neighborhood experiences regular flood ing in The neighborhood is primarily auto-d epend ent, ad d ition to flood ing d uring extreme storms. The and the excessive width of some streets, as well as Base Flood Elevation (BFE) set by FEMA averages the lack of traffi calming measures, serve as an around 10 feet for the area. The city code states that indicator of this. The wide streets encourage drivers structures must be elevated two feet above BFE. to speed through the neighborhood. Additionally, Many of the structures in the area were built before people speed d own the streets thinking they can these new FEMA stand ard s, meaning they are at get to the baysid e casinos, although there is no grade and not elevated to the level required by city connection between the neighborhood and the code. The low elevation of these structures leaves baysid e casinos. Resid ents ind icate that speed ing these structures at the greatest risk of flood ing. cars is a major safety concern in the neighborhood, especially given that there are many families with small child ren. Limited street signs make wayII. ABANDONED + VACANT LOTS find ing throughout the neighborhood d ifficul Presently there are a hand ful of vacant lots and properties in Bungalow Park. Some of the vacancies IV. WATERFRONT ACCESS are d ue to the financial and economic burd ens citizens face includ ing high property taxes that A primary asset of the Bungalow Park neighborhood

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is its prime location on the bay. Unfortunately, resid ents are not able to easily access the waterfront unless they own a property on it or go over to Gard ner’s Basin. There is no community space along the waterfront in the neighborhood .

V. LACK OF COMMERCIAL USES THAT BENEFIT PUBLIC Although there are some commercial uses in the neighborhood , resid ents generally complain about their presence. Resid ents specifically state that deliveries to these properties result in a large truck blocking the street. They also complain that workers park on the street taking up parking spaces for the residents. Aside from the Bungalow Park Convenience Store, there is no commercial retail space in the area. Lastly, the neighborhood has no commercially zoned spaces, making the commercial uses that are present non-conforming.

Bungalow Park is a tight knit community that would grow even stronger if provid ed with variety of commercial and community spaces.

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VISION + STRATEGIES The Bungalow Park Neighborhood Plan encourages the community to reinforce its strong residential character by expanding public spaces, increasing waterfront access, improving streets and streetscapes, creating additional community programming, developing a limited number of neighborhood-focused commercial establishments, and enhancing policies and programs for neighborhood safety. All projects in Bungalow Park must utilize strategic design that addresses necessary resiliency measures. Its location on the bay and frequent flooding make stormwater management and flood mitigation central components of this and future plans.

Through these foci Bungalow Park can bolster a neighborhood with a long history and a high level of resident participation to reshape a cohesive neighborhood identity that will strengthen resident connections, revitalize the physical landscape, and invigorate the community.

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STRATEGIES FLOOD MITIGATION

ACCESSIBILITY + SAFETY

1. Stormwater Management i. Bioswales, rainwater capture

1. Improve street conditions to create a safe and accessible community

2. RREM & LMI Funding 3. Design Standards/precedents for elevating homes

REDEVELOPMENT STUDY 1. Strategically identify and improve areas of unused, neglected, and non-conforming properties 2. Target areas for opportunity sites

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2. Strengthen bicycle and pedestran infrastructure 3. Increase streetscape: street sign, NJT/Jitney shelters, lighting

STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOOD IDENTITY 1. Revitalize community through branding techniques 2. Build community awareness and improve safety and mobility through wayfinding

1. Introduce green space and park plan to serve community, strengthen flood management and neighborhood beautification

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VISION + STRATEGIES

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DESCRIPTION OF PLANS GOVERNING THE NEIGHBORHOOD I. AC MASTER PLAN (2008) Adopted in 2008, the Atlantic City Master Plan is the most comprehensive of all the plans concerning Bungalow Park. It meets the Municipal Land Use Law requirements for Master Plans (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28). The 2008 Master Plan reiterates the vision statement from the 1978 Master Plan: “Unlike conventional beach resorts subject to the seasonal variations of busy summers and slow winters, and unlike the intense specialization of Las Vegas as a gambling strip, the Atlantic City community desires to create a total and diversified city for all seasons, for all ages and all social classes.” To achieve the vision statement, the plan focuses on improvements to benefit the City’s resid ents while also acknowled ging the City’s strong tourism economy.

Elements in the plan include land use, transportation and streets, economic development, recreation, community facilities, housing, and natural features.

The Plan encourages the creation of attractive, mixed-use neighborhoods through the use of existing assets and introd uction of new amenities. In terms of housing, the plan suggests preserving the established resid ential character of the city, creating a balance of housing options, and addressing substand ard housing cond itions. The circulation elements involve the creation of ped estrian-oriented neighborhood s and the promotion of a multi-modal transportation system. The economic objectives acknowledge the need to diversify the economic base. It works to promote Atlantic City as an attractive location for professional services, resid ents, and visitors by exploring art and cultural opportunities to create a more attractive environment. Included in the space and recreation objectives is the expansion of parks and recreational facilities as well as the creation of links between parks and open spaces to residential neighborhoods and commercial centers.

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The plan specifically includ es Bungalow Park in its recommend ations for zoning changes. As of the creation of the Master Plan, the entire Bungalow Park neighborhood was zoned Resid ential 1 (R-1). An analysis of the neighborhood indicated that the R-1 designation was inappropriate for the lots as they were. Most of the lots in the area are between 3000 and 3500 SF and did not meet the R-1 minimum lot size of 4500 SF. To alleviate the existing large amount of existing, non-conforming land use situations and und ue hard ship for homeowners, the Plan proposes changing the zoning to Residential 2 (R-2). Additionally, the Plan proposes the northwest corner of the neighborhood to be changed from Residential 1 (R-1) to Residential 3 (R-3). The R-3 d esignation permits attached resid ential d evelopment.

Both of the aforementioned proposals were passed successfully and is currently reflected the zoning of the neighborhood tod ay (2016).

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II. ROLE OF THE CASINO REINVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (CRDA) The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority CRDA was established in 1984 to develop more precise guidelines for the reinvestment of gambling revenues; the Casino Control Act (1977) required casinos to reinvest 2% of gross gaming revenue. According to the act, a casino has the choice to pay 2.5% of its gaming revenue to the State or to reinvest 1.25% of its gaming revenues through the CRDA, which will help community and developments projects in Atlantic City and around the state.

In February 2011, the New Jersey Legislature adopted Bill S 11, P.L. 2011 c.18, which provided for the establishment of the Atlantic City Tourism District.

The Act charged CRDA with developing a Master Plan for the Tourism District and adopting the plan by February 2012. CRDA inherited most land use control functions within the Tourism District, including jurisdiction over traffic control and imposing land-use regulations that supersede municipal zoning. The Act also allows CRDA to implement development and design guidelines; promote cleanliness, commercial development and safety; and undertake redevelopment projects.

While Bungalow Park does not fall within the Tourism District, it is surrounded by the District.

III. TOURISM DISTRICT MASTER PLAN (20 12) The most recently completed master plan is the Tourism District Master Plan. The CRDA’s Atlantic City Tourism District Master Plan proposes improvements for an area designated as the “Tourism District”, which consists largely of waterfront areas and nearby streets. The Tourism District Master Plan overrides the 2008 Master Plan for the areas that are

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designated as being located within the Tourism District. The Plan focuses on expanding the city’s tourism and economic bases beyond gambling through entertainment and event programming, improving street-level experience on major thoroughfares, introducing dynamic retail offering , and increasing cleanliness and safety. Initiatives are presented in phases as

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near term, mid-term, or long-term, with near-term initiatives addressing the most urgent needs.

The Boardwalk and beach are viewed as the District’s most valuable assets. To activate the entire length of the Boardwalk, three key areas area suggested for the focus of large-scale attractions: Downbeach, Mid Town, and the Inlet areas. Although the Bungalow Park neighborhood is not in the Tourism District, the nearby Gardner’s Basin is, and the plan identifies it as one of the city’s “best kept secrets.” The area has the potential to be a unique tourist attraction given the waterfront location and absence of casinos, and the commercial fishing indust y and maritime education opportunities nearby. Another site-specific a ea mentioned is Bader Field.

The long-term vision for Bader Field includes the development of a new “green” neighborhood with diversity in housing stock and water access.

well as City residents. The plan supports several of the CRDA’s Tourism District Master Plan goals involving biking and walking and also supports improvements specific to creating Complete Streets (a policy the City adopted in 2011). Additionally, the plan identifies pedestrian safety as a critical element of the City’s redevelopment efforts, given the City’s low rate of vehicle ownership and alternative commuting means.

The plan contains the following general recommendations: • • • •

Improve pedestrian safety and access, especially in areas with high accident rates Install bike facilities in the existing street network Allow bicyclists greater access to the Boardwalk Introduce an ongoing education and enforcement program to increase bicycle and pedestrian safety

IV. BICYCLE + PEDESTRIAN PLAN (20 13)

Bicycle routes within Bungalow Park are on Connecticut Avenue and Melrose Avenue. Prior to the writing of the plan both were identified as least suitable bike routes. The plan proposes to add a 5’ bike lane on Connecticut Avenue and remove parking on one side between Madison Avenue and Barrett Avenue. These changes would classify Connecticut Avenue, within Bungalow Park, as a most suitable bicycle route. The Proposed Compatibility Matrix in the plan proposes to maintain the existing cross-section while introducing a bike boulevard-sharrow at Melrose Avenue, which would increase the route to moderately suitable for bicyclists. North Maryland Avenue and North Rhode Island Avenue, adjacent to the Bungalow Park Neighborhood are classified as most suitable bicycle routes.

The City of Atlantic City Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan aims to increase the safety and mobility of walking and biking throughout the City. Presented in May 2013, the plan was guided by a steering committee consisting of representatives and stakeholders from various agencies as

Atlantic City previously explored the concept of a designated bike loop linking the Boardwalk and Gardner’s Basin. The study team working on the Master Plan recommended specific st eets and on-road bicycle facilities

To help facilitate the revitalization of the Tourism District, the plan proposes several infrastructure improvements. One such improvement is a project to reconstruct/rehabilitate the gates at both ends of the Baltic Avenue Canal.

The Fisherman’s Park-end of the canal lies adjacent to the Bungalow Park neighborhood border. Select transportation initiatives mentioned in the plan include: a dedicated bike lane on the Boardwalk, upgrading the City’s traffic signaling work, and public docking fields at Bader Field and the Marina District.

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for the loop. The connectivity of what is referred to as the “24-hour Loop” depends on the reconstruction of the Boardwalk and improvements within the Gardner’s Basin property.

V. ATLANTIC CITY STORM DAMAGE MITIGATION PROJECT REPORT (20 12) Issued in November 2012, less than a month after Superstorm Sandy, the Storm Damage Mitigation Project was an effort by CRDA and the City of Atlantic City. The report provided damage estimates from Sandy and recommended initial steps to mitigate the impact of future severe storms.

According to the report, the City suffered approximately $75.2 million in damages from Superstorm Sandy. Implementing recommended storm mitigation and flood protection measures would cost over $237.5 million.

A recently constructed dune enhancement project along the ocean side of the City shielded many oceanfront neighborhoods from the worst impacts of Sandy. However, poor conditions and the lack of seawalls and bulkheads along much of the inlet and back bay made these areas most vulnerable to the impacts of the storm surge. The Baltic Avenue Canal allowed extreme flooding in the City. Due to its inoperable floodgates, the storm surge caused the canal to backflow stormwater into the City through the storm drains connected to it. One of the floodgates is at Fisherman’s Park, adjacent to Bungalow Park.

The report recommended a number of flood mitigation measures, including: • Repairs to the Baltic Avenue Drainage Canal, including the addition of operable floodgates • Bulkhead construction and repair along Gardner’s Basin, Snug Harbor, and Delta Basin (Stormwater Mitigation Project Zone B map) • Construction of a new pedestrian and bicycle promenade from

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North Rhode Island Avenue to North New Hampshire Avenue at the point of Gardner’s Basin Seawall construction along the inlet from Oriental Avenue to Atlantic Avenue, from Madison Avenue to Melrose Avenue, and from Caspian Avenue to the point of Gardner’s Basin at North New Hampshire Avenue

VI. STRUCTURES OF COASTAL RESILIENCE Supported by The Rockefeller Foundation, Structures of Coastal Resilience (SCR) was launched under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s National Disaster Resilience Competition. SCR is a research initiative between four universities and in partnership with various agencies to assess climate change and propose resilient design for urban communities on the Atlantic Coast. Atlantic City, New Jersey was chosen as one of four urban environments that demonstrate social vulnerability

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and high flood risk. One of the goals of SCR is to recommend projects to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for climate adaptation and superstorm protection that could lead to USACE feasibility studies. SCR mentions the limitations and flaws of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in light of climate change and its impacts on severe weather events and recommends the program be re-evaluated as a result.

Phase 1 Context, Site, and Vulnerability Analysis The Phase 1 Report was presented February 2014 and provides various assessments including superstorm, sea level rise, storm surge, and mapping of the four chosen areas. The report mentions the unique identity of Atlantic City being that it is a city for tourists and residents alike. Unlike other beach towns, there are not a large number of seasonal residents in the City. Atlantic City is a low-lying barrier island and has been in path of several historic storms (most recently Superstorm Sandy in 2012), which have significantly altered its coastline. Over the past several decades the iconic Boardwalk has taken a hit from severe weather events. The CRDA has been an active agent in enhancing the City’s economic growth since the 1980s. Likewise, the USACE took on a beach and dune nourishment project along Absecon Island that was completed shortly before Superstorm Sandy, protecting much of the City’s oceanfront properties.

The City is aware of the increasing risk of coastal flooding and severe weather threats and understands. The Phase 1 report explores potential solutions aside from the traditional protective measures that serve as a wall between the City and the water, specifically along the back bay and inlet areas where conditions remain unaddressed.

in Phase 2 “emphasize planning for controlled flooding as well as flood control, and they build on the USACE’s use of natural and nature based features (NNBFs) for storm energy attenuation.” In Atlantic City, the back bay and inlet communities are the focus, where long-term measures are applied to reduce the risk of flooding from storms. The team recommends an approach to resiliency that acknowledges long-term rising sea levels.

The approach includes elevating houses and infrastructure as well as incorporating wetlands and a canal system in order to create a livable future in the back bay.

Phase 2 Detailed Design Executive Summary The Phase 2 Report has not yet been released, however the Executive Summary has been available since June 2014. Phase 2 includes detailed designs for the four urban coastal areas. The SCR’s methods developed

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housing market categories in Atlantic City. These clusters identify areas with similar trends. Bungalow Park is made up of 3 clusters. According to the draft MVA, the middle section of Bungalow Park is classified as Cluster F, the top half of the top peninsulas in Bungalow Park are part of Cluster A, and the southwest corner of Bungalow Park is classified as Cluster H. In addition to providing the MVA, TRF presents ways other cities are using their MVAs. This includes including developing applications for Community Development Block Grants, informing comprehensive plans, evaluating development activities, targetings demolition and acquisition activities, and selecting transformative, tipping point projects.

VII. TRF MARKET VALUE ANALYSIS (APRIL 20 15) The Reinvestment Fund (TRF) is a community development financial institution involved in neighborhood revitalization. Developed by TRF, Market Value Analysis (MVA) is a tool based on local administrative data sources that helps identify areas suitable for investments that could be leveraged for revitalizing neighborhoods. The MVA for Bungalow Park highlights critical housing data for the entire neighborhood. Localized statistics show the median home sales price for a majority of Bungalow Park in 2011-2014 to be between $50,000-$100,000 dollars. The tips of the two peninsulas are outliers with median sales prices escalating above $300,000. The peninsula portion of Bungalow Park with the higher median sales price actually has a lower owner-occupancy rate (40-60%) than the rest of Bungalow Park, which is over 60% owner-occupied. In a large area of Bungalow Park, there is 1.5%-6.5% publicly subsidized housing units.

Based on the various housing datasets, the MVA identifies 8 "clusters � of

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LAND USE The Bungalow Park neighborhood has a very d istinct character. The neighborhood is 65 gross acres. All of the parcels in Bungalow Park cover 54.2 acres. The primary land use in this area is low-d ensity resid ential, comprising 29.3 (55.9%) acres of the neighborhood ’s 54.2 acres. The second largest land use in Bungalow Park is vacant land , making up 26.6% of the neighborhood . The majority of the vacant land is along the bay. Commercial land use, which is mostly warehouses or auto-oriented businesses, account for 12.4% of the area. There are small amounts of public property (3.3% public and 1.6% are other exempt). There is one public park at the corner of North New Jersey Avenue and Wabash Avenue and all of the other public property is currently und eveloped .

Bungalow Park has a neighborhood feel, but is lacking in diversity of land use. There is a lack in retail commercial development use and in public and community space. The residential uses are primarily single-family structures that are two or three stories high. The overall quality of the buildings ranges from well-constructedandmaintainedto dilapidatedandflooddamaged. The majority of houses in the neighborhoodwere built prior to 1950, but there are a group of new houses that were built after 2012 (the year of Superstorm Sandy).

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Table 3. Land Use LAND USE/CLASS* ARES IN ACRES Residential (2) Vacant (1) Commercial (4A) Public Property (15C) Other Exempt (15F) Church/Charitable (15D)

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COUNT OF PARCELS 420 148 31 32 16 2

% OF TOTAL AREA 55.9% 26.6% 12.4% 3.3% 1.6% 0.2%

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ZONING As shown in the Existing Zoning map, the majority of Bungalow Park is zoned as Single Family Detached (R-2). The rest of the neighborhood is either zoned Single-Family Detached (Townhouse) (R-3) or Multi-Family Walk-up Apartments (RM-1). The purpose of the R-2 Single-Family detached Residential District is to provide for detached dwellings in areas of the City where this type of housing has traditionally succeeded. The R-3 Single-Family Attached Residential District was created to foster townhouses and duplexes in areas where these housing types could succeed as well as in other areas for attached single-family dwellings. In the R-2 and R-3 Districts the maximum height for the principal building is 35 feet.

The minimum total lot area is 4,500 sq. ft. and the minimum front yard requirement is 20 ft. The maximum density (dwelling units per acre) is 9.68.

The RM-1 Multifamily District has been established principally to encourage family-oriented walk-up apartments. It resembles the R-3 Single-Family District of townhouses in terms of density, height and other aspects. The RM-1 District has a height maximum of 40 feet for the principal building.

The minimum lot area is 20,000 sq. ft. and the minimum front yard requirement is 25 feet. The maximum density (dwelling units per acre) is 26.

permitted in these districts. All commercial uses that are currently in these districts are non-conforming, as these uses are not permitted or conditionally permitted. All other existing uses are permitted or conditionally permitted.

VACANT + ABANDONED LOTS Vacant and abandoned properties are an increasing problem in Atlantic City. In December 2015 the city passed an ordinance to establish a list of abandoned properties throughout the city, and to create an avenue to deal with these properties, in accordance with the state of New Jersey’s Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act. The goal of this ordinance was to overcome the barriers to redevelopment and neighborhood beautification imposed by these neglected buildings and properties.

An initial review of properties across the city resulted in 521 properties being identified as properties that are abandoned and in a state of disrepair. Of these 521 properties, 55 are located in Bungalow Park.

In the R-2, R-3 and RM-1 Districts, home occupation offices , day nurseries and kindergartens, elementary and high schools (public, private, and parochial), rectories, parks and playgrounds are permitted. In the R-2 District only single-family detached dwellings are permitted. In the R-3 District, multi-family dwellings, single-family attached dwellings and single-family townhouses are additionally permitted. In the RM-1 District, multiple-family dwellings plus all residential uses permitted in the R-3 District are permitted.

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There is limited public transportation in Bungalow Park. There is one NJ TRANSIT bus route that has a stop within Bungalow Park, Route 504.

This route has low frequencies, at most once every hour between 7:20 AM and 11:20 PM. The route runs from Ventnor Plaza, Ventnor to/from Bungalow Park.

All of the roads within Bungalow Park have speed limits of 25 mph and are 2 lanes. All roads are bi-directional, except Massachusetts Ave. There is street parking on both sides of the roadway on almost all of the roads. As identified in the Bicycle and Ped estrian Master Plan (2013) there is one “Bicycle Network” route that runs down N. Connecticut Avenue in Bungalow Park. There are no marked bicycle lanes. Absecon Boulevard (Route 30), which is a six lane roadway, ends to the west of Bungalow Park.

This roadway would make it difficult to cross into the rest of Atlantic City to the south/southwest and may act as a barrier to important resources and community facilities.

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There are two Atlantic City Jitney routes, the Blue Route and the Green Route, that run near Bungalow Park but not within it. Although the routes run near Bungalow Park, they do not stop in close proximity to the neighborhood.

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Bungalow Park’s resid ential built environment is characterized by the bungalow style homes, which are still seen throughout the neighborhood tod ay. Despite the neighborhood d ating back 150 years, there are no landmarked properties on either the New Jersey State or National Historic Registers. However, there are two State Historic Preservation Office ( SHPO) Opinions of eligibility issued in October 2014 for two historic districts: the Carson Avenue Boathouse District and the Atlantic City Beautiful District.

The Carson Avenue Boathouse District addresses the maritime tradition of Bungalow Park as many of these structures support the clam industry found along Gard ner’s Basin. The Atlantic City Beautiful District includ es many of the existing bungalow homes that are the neighborhood 's namesake. Together they cover nearly half of Bungalow Park. SHPO opinions are in response to a federally funded activity that would have an effect on historic properties not listed on the national register. These districts have a State-level opinion of eligibility, but are not officially registered as New Jersey State Historic Districts.

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While it is important to uphold the history of Bungalow Park, a State Historic District designation would be an obstacle to stormwater management and resiliency strategies. Specifically, an historic d istrict d esignation would be a barrier to elevating existing homes to be cod e compliant with FEMA regulations.

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PROPOSED + APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS There are many development projects that are proposed or approved around Bungalow Park, but none in the community. There are four flood mitigation projects in the surrounding area. The Baltic Avenue Canal is one of Atlantic City’s largest flood mitigation projects and was awarded over $6 million from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The funding will support the second phase of the project and will reduce flooding over an 850-acre portion of Atlantic City. The canal runs from Fisherman’s Park, which is at the southwest corner of Bungalow Park, to Atlantis Avenue.

There was also funding for the Gardner’s Basin Living Shoreline design, which is a project on the bay to the east of Bungalow Park.

Uptown Complex, a park to the southeast of Bungalow Park received funding for basketball court rehabilitation. The No. 1 Fire House Station and the Boys and Girls Club received funding for improvements. There were roadway improvements on both Atlantic Avenue and North Maryland Avenue.

There are several new affordable rental housing units that were recently built or are scheduled to be built in Atlantic City. These units were built from funding received as a result of Superstorm Sandy. There are three affordable housing buildings that are to the south or southwest of Bungalow Park (HOPE VI and the Connecticut Site). There are also three more buildings further to the west. Although these buildings are not within Bungalow Park, they will increase the density around Bungalow Park and will create more foot traffic on surrounding streets.

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EDUCATION There are three schools nearby that range from Kindergarten-twelfth grade. The schools are all in walking distance from Bungalow Park. There are also four daycare and after-school facilities in the surrounding area, as well as a Boys and Girl Club. None of these facilities are within the Bungalow Park boundary.

HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL SERVICES, + COMMUNITY ASSETS There are no hospitals or health care facilities in the vicinity of Bungalow Park. However, there are three senior living/care centers to the southwest of the neighborhood. There are no police stations within the vicinity of Bungalow Park either, however there is a fire station nearby that also operates as emergency services.

There is one convenience store within Bungalow Park. There are various small grocery stores and convenience stores that are surrounding the area.

But, because of the large arterials and Route 30, they are difficult to access.

In terms of social services, there may be services available within the affordable housing buildings that are close to Bungalow Park. Other than these, there are no municipal services nearby. Child support and Social Services, the Office of Community Development and other municipal facilities are near City Hall which is about one mile away to the southwest.

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OWNER OCCUPIED

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Bungalow Park values homeownership, which helps foster the neighborhood’s family centered resid ential environment. Bungalow Park is 60% owner occupied leaving 40% rental.

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ASSESSED VALUE OF LAND Bungalow Park‘s average assessed land value per square foot is $47.50. This figure is nearly four times higher than the City’s average assessed land value per square foot of $12.90. In the Assessed Value of Land Per Square Foot map the lightest shades of pink indicate Bungalow Park properties under $23 per square foot and the darker pinks correspond to an increase in land value. The smaller lots have an inflated per square foot value and many of these correspond to the neighborhood’s vacant or abandoned properties. The lighter pinks along North Massachusetts Avenue at Caspian Avenue, the Delta Basin waterfront in the northwest corner, and the parcels along Absecon Boulevard correspond to the opportunity sites discussed later on in the Plan.

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Sources: NJ Tax Assessment Database (2015), *Some parcels did not contain this information.

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IMPROVEMENT TO LAND RATIO The map of Improvement Value to Land Value Ratio d epicts trend s in the neighborhood’s assessed improvement value to assessed land value ratios. The lightest blue represents improvement value to land value ratios under 0.2 and the d arkest blue is the highest bracket ind icating ratios above 4. The stretches of land with the lowest improvement to land ratio mimic the trend s seen in the average assessed value of land per square foot map. Many of the parcels with low ratios are the vacant properties seen throughout the neighborhood . A low ratio may be an ind icator of a good investment opportunity to increase the property’s overall value.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS I. SUPERSTORM SANDY In 2012, Superstorm Sandy’s destruction surpassed almost all disasters in the City’s recorded history. With winds exceeding 70 mph and 85% of the city experiencing flooding, Sandy passed many records set by the 1962 winter storm. Tide height reached 8.9 feet, just shy of the record set by the 1962 storm. The 1962 winter storm cost the city $10 million (approximately $76 million in 2013 dollars) and resulted in the loss of three lives. Fortunately, no lives were lost to Superstorm Sandy, although its economic impact on Atlantic City was just as damaging. The City’s 2012 Storm Damage Mitigation Project plan estimated an economic loss of $75.2 million, including a portion of its famous Boardwalk. Specific storm damage records in the Bungalow Park area do not exist from either event, however the neighborhood suffered extensive flooding due to the lack of or dilapidated bulkheads and the inoperable floodgate at the Fisherman’s Park end of the Baltic Avenue Canal.

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The Storm Damage Mitigation Project acknowledges that the back bay area of the City is the most vulnerable given it has some of the lowest lying areas and a shoreline with missing or dilapidated bulkheads. The Project recommends an extensive system of new bulkheads that would extend from Gardner’s Basin to the City of Ventnor.

II. STORM SURGE Coinciding with the normal high tide, Supestorm Sandy storm surge left the area completely inundated. The storm surge map shows the impact of the 4.83 feet storm surge from Sandy. All but a small section of the neighborhood off of Carson Avenue is within the storm surge area. FEMA defines storm surge as the amount of water, combined with the effect of normal tides that are pushed towards the shore during a storm. When combined with heavy precipitation, a storm surge is of particular concern as this doubles the strain of the City’s stormwater management infrastructure. Not only is it raining heavily, but tide levels are also high.

Both conditions occurring together can result in devastating flooding. A storm surge of 4.83 feet means that tides were 4.83 feet higher than they would have been without the storm.

III. FEMA FLOOD ZONES/FLOOD HAZARD DESIGNATION FEMA identifies Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) on Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM). SFHAs are the areas of the flood that have a 1 percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. The most common SFHAs are A, AO, AH, AE, VE, and V. The application of flood hazard areas in our study area is shown in the FEMA flood zones map. All of Bungalow Park with the exception of the northwest corner is in Zone AE: an area subject to inundation by the 1% annual-chance flood event.

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The northwest corner of the neighborhood lies in Zone VE: the 100-year flood and storm wave zone. This area is subject to inundation by the base flood event in addition to hazards from storm wave action and is known as a coastal high hazard area. Chapter 132 of the city code describes regulations governing SFHAs within the jurisdiction of the City of Atlantic City. A few of these regulations are described in the “Environmental Legal Frameworks Section.”

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As a city with a long history of commercial and tourism-related uses, Atlantic City has several sites with confirmed contamination that must be assessed and remediated. The New Jersey site remediation program (SRP) was established to address contaminated sites throughout the state.

According to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) records, 6 contaminated sites are in the Bungalow Park neighborhood. These sites have one or more active cases or remedial action permits where contamination has been confirmed. All of the sites with the exception of the “Vacant Structure” on North Maryland Avenue are locations of present or former commercial uses. All remediation in the state (with limited exceptions) are required to proceed under the

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Sources: FEMA Modeling Task Force Hurriacane Sandy Impact Analysis (2013), Atlantic County Department of Regional Planning and Development (2011)

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supervision of a Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) following the NJDEP requirements set forth in N.J.S.A. 58:10B-1.3b(1) through (9).

One contaminated site in the neighborhood is Kammerman’s Marina located on Carson Avenue. The marina is a family owned and operated business since 1961 and offers seasonal docking, marine mechanics, bait, fuel, and other marine services. Kammerman’s Marina is still in operation today while the other 5 sites are no longer operating. The Exxon Company USA site, at the location of North New Jersey Avenue and Magellan Avenue, is the largest contaminated site, and upon successful remediation could provide additional development opportunities for the neighborhood. The second largest contaminated site is the Texas Bulk Storage Facility at the corner of Adriatic and North Maryland Avenues.

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VI. WETLANDS Of Atlantic City’s approximately 10,163 acres, about 6,786 acres are wetlands and waterways. With almost 68% of the City’s area designated as coastal wetlands and waterways, Atlantic City understands that the City must be a steward in preserving theses natural resources.

100 Year Flood Zone and Storm WAvenue Zone Sources: FEMA Region II Coastal Analysis and Mapping (2015), Atlantic County Dept. of Regional Planning and Development (2011) EXISTING CONDITIONS

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One wetland area is within the Bungalow Park boundary. Located off of Delta Basin in the western part of the neighborhood is a coastal wetland and is subject to the law governing wetlands in New Jersey, the Wetlands Act of 1970 (N.J.S.A. 13:9A).

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Some homes throughout the neighborhood are raised to meet the City’s Code for structures in flood hazard areas.

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Bulkheads currently exist around most of the waterfront areas of the neighborhood. However, the bulkheads are in various states of disrepair at many locations.

The Baltic Avenue Canal, completed in 1912 to help with stormwater management, runs from N. Rhode Island Avenue at Fisherman’s Park (adjacent to the Bungalow Park neighborhood) to Atlantis Avenue. With an expanse of 1.8 miles, the canal has the potential to hold 1.1 million cubic feet of water. The canal has been inoperable for several years mainly due to its broken floodgates. Efforts to rehabilitate the canal existed years before Superstorm Sandy made landfall. The City Engineer’s office prepared a cost estimate for the Fisherman’s Park end of the canal (May 2010) of $4.3 million. At a meeting in 2011, a cost estimate for the Atlantis Avenue of the canal was provided at $2.0 million. The project is currently underway.

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stormwater pumps, a pump drive system, and a structure for the pumps and drives and the control systems.

VIII. IMPERVIOUS SURFACE While impervious surfaces are necessary in the form of streets, sidewalks, and rooftops, areas with extensive impervious surfaces do not allow water to soak into the earth naturally. This in turn leads to flooding and water quality issues (from the water rushing across surfaces carry contaminants and any pollutant it picks up into waterways).

According to the NJDEP, New Jersey’s Stormwater Management rules (N.J.A.C. 7:8) define an impervious surface as “an area that has been covered by a layer of material that is highly resistant to infiltration by water.” Approximately 45% of the Bungalow Park neighborhood is impervious surface. The large amount of impervious surface makes the area even more vulnerable to flooding.

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL FRAMEWORKS THAT AFFECT THE BUNGALOW PARK AREA I. COASTAL AREA FACILITIES REVIEW ACT (CAFRA CAFRA (N.J.S.A. 13:19) is a NJDEP administered program that is intended to protect New Jersey coastal zones from harmful development.

CAFRA requires NJDEP to not only consider environmental impacts generated by a development proposal, but to also consider aesthetic and land use factors. NJDEP created special rules specific to Atlantic City that allow for a greater degree and intensity of development than is permitted EXISTING CONDITIONS

under CAFRA rules for other coastal communities in New Jersey. The Bungalow Park Neighborhood falls within the CAFRA boundary therefore the Act’s regulations are applied. Included in the Act’s regulations is that a permit must be obtained for: • • • •

Any development on a beach or dune Construction of structures between mean high water line (or landward limit of beach/dune) and a point of 150 feet landward.

A residential development having 25 or more dwelling units if it is to exist within the CAFRA boundary Commercial development of 50 or more parking spaces in the CAFRA area

II. THE WETLANDS ACT OF 19 70 The Wetlands Act (N.J.S.A. 13:9A) requires NJDEP to regulate activities within coastal wetlands. The Act authorizes the Commissioner to oversee activities such as dredging, filling, e cavating, or polluting coastal wetlands.

III. WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT LAW The Waterfront Development Act (N.J.S.A. 12:5-3) authorizes NJDEP to regulate development in waterfront areas. The waterfront area is divided into three sections, one of which is the CAFRA zone. Within the CAFRA zone, the regulated waterfront includes any tidal waterways of the State and all lands up to and including the mean water line. Development includes any part of a plan that involves the construction or alteration of a dock, wharf, pier, bulkhead, bridge, pipeline, cable, or any other similar waterfront development. No development or improvement can be conducted without the approval of NJDEP. BUNGALOW PARK NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN — ATLANTIC CITY

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Development in areas that are highly vulnerable to flooding can magnify the intensity and frequency of flooding by reducing flood storage, increasing stormwater runoff, and/or by obstructing the movement of flood waters. Additionally, structures improperly built in flood hazard areas are likely to flood and threaten the health, safety and welfare of those who use them. The Flood Hazard Area Control Act (N.J.S.A. 58:16A) includes strict standards for development in flood hazazd areas in order to mitigate adverse impacts.

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plus two feet or be flood-proofed so that below BFE, plus two feet the structure is watertight with walls impermeable to water flow.

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Coastal high hazard areas (V or VE Zones) include more stringent standards. In these areas, manufactured uses are prohibited except where they already exist. In addition, all new construction in these zones, no matter the use, must be elevated on pilings or columns so that the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest flower is elevated to or above the BFE, plus two feet. All space below this support member must also be kept open so as to not impede the flow of water.

V. RIPARIAN ZONES

VI. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE ACT OF 1968 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administers the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which was authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968. With the goal of reducing the impact of flooding on structures, the program enables property owners in participating communities to purchase flood insurance as a protection against loss from flooding and encourages participating communities to adopt and enforce ordinances that meet or exceed FEMA requirements for flood risk reduction. Atlantic City joined the program in 1970.

Communities participating in NFIP must define regulations for floodplain management (44 CFR 59.2b). Structures built in accordance to FEMA and the city’s regulations have a lower risk of flooding and can be insured at lower rates.

Bungalow Park’s location on the water exposes development to riparian regulation. Chapter 7 of the New Jersey Administrative Code regulates riparian zones. There are three waterfront areas surrounding Bungalow Park. Using 1906 and 1921 Sanborn Maps, it was determined that Delta Basin and Snug Harbor are man-made lagoons. Man-made lagoons are not subject to riparian zone legislation according to 7:7-9.26a. Gardner’s Basin is a natural bay off of the Absecon Inlet, which means the land and vegetation is subject to regulation.

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RECOMMENDATIONS The Bungalow Park Neighborhood Plan aims to transform the historic and longstanding Bungalow Park neighborhood into a safe, mixed-use community that utilizes the neighborhood’s location on the waterfront and strengthens the neighborhood identity. The Plan suggests adding parks throughout the neighborhood, incorporating commercial uses that will benefit residents, increasing street safety, and implementing flood mitigation techniques. The neighborhood will evolve from a place ridden with vacant land and abandoned properties to one that embraces planned community spaces, a strong neighborhood identity, and heightened resident awareness of flood mitigation strategies.

FLOOD MITIGATION

I. FUTURE RISK OF FLOODING The prospect of future flood ing in Atlantic City is of utmost concern. In January 2016, the Bungalow Park neighborhood experienced flood ing d ue to a significant amount of precipitation combined with the presence of a full moon, which produces the highest tides of the month. Since 1912, sea level around Atlantic City has risen 18 inches. Flooding has increased rapidly over the past several decades. According to the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA), Atlantic City now experiences 24.6 days of “nuisance flooding” per year. “Nuisance flooding” is defined as floodingthat does not cause significantdamage, but inconveniences residents.

This is a nearly 700% increase from the 3.1 days of “nuisance flooding” per year the city saw in 1960 and is the third-largest increase of any area in the country.

The Structures of Coastal Resiliency Phase 1 Report states that since

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1990, mean sea level has been rising at 1.7 mm/yr and 3.2 mm/yr since 1993 and this trend is increasing. Ad d itionally, the 2014 National Climate Assessment notes that incid ence of heavy precipitation events in the northeast has increased by 71 percent since 1958. Both of these measures are concerning for coastal areas, in particular the back bay area of Atlantic City, where the most severe flood ing occurs.

II. ELEVATING STRUCTURES A primary recommendation to alleviate the impact of flooding in the neighborhood is to elevate homes. In order to meet city code, structures should be elevated to 2 feet above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE). A home can be elevated on piles or on a built-up foundation. Parking could be located underneath the structure. The picture on page 52 is of a house in the process of being elevated in Bungalow Park. The picture also shows how much higher the home will be elevated compared to the home next to it.

The Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, Elevation and Mitigation Program (RREM) is a $1.1 billion state program providing grant funds to homeowners whose primary residence was impacted by Superstorm Sandy.

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Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds. Grants up to $150,000 are awarded to eligible homeowners for rehabilitation, reconstruction or elevation. According to the Department of Community Affairs, the program funds are meant to “fill the gap” in costs left after FEMA, SBA and/or insurance funds are taken into account. The home must have at Full Verified Loss of at least $8,000 in damage from Superstorm Sandy or incurred more than one foot of water in the first floor of the structure. 7,781 RREM grant agreements have been signed and 3,077 RREM homes have been built across New Jersey as of April 2016.

The application period ended on August 1st, 2013. There are 16 RREM applicants in Bungalow Park in various stages of construction. Seven RREM applicants are in pre-construction, three properties are in the construction phase and six properties have completed construction.

The Low-to-Moderate Income Homeowners Rebuilding Program began in 2015 with $40 million in federal Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds. Grants up to $150,000 are awarded to homeowners in the nine Superstorm Sandy impacted counties.

According to the Department of Community Affairs, the program is intended to, “supplement other funds the owner has received to repair or reconstruct the structure.” The home must have suffered at least $8,000 in damage from Superstorm Sandy or incurred more than one foot of water in the first floor of the structure. The homeowner must meet LMI income limits. The LMI Income Limits as of April 1st, 2016 correspond to the HUD 2016 Income Limits for each county. The program is also designed to aid Low-to-Moderate Income homeowners of Limited English Proficiency and specifically set aside $10 million for mobile homeowners.

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INCREASE + RE-CREATE WETLANDS The Plan recommends building additional wetlands off of the existing wetland on the western edge of the neighborhood. Wetlands serve as a natural buffer, provide flood protection, shoreline stabilization, water purification, and increase aesthetics.

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DESIGN

P STORMWATER DETENTION/RETENTON BASINS A storm water basin is designed to store, and/or slow storm water runoff, thus reducing flooding. A storm water basin can be either a retention or detention system.

A retention system is designed to collect and store runoff as a permanent pool of water that removes pollutants through settling and biological uptake

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A detention system collects runoff and slows the flow of water before releasing it into a smaller outlet. An infiltration system is like a detention basin except it is designed to allow infiltration of runoff into permeable soil. Storm water basins are suggested in the newly proposed parks, especially the coastal park in the northwest. Additionally, bioswales proposed along the streets will also act as a type of storm water (detention) basin.

RAIN GARDENS A Rain garden is a natural feature that stores water. Rain gardens are proposed in the coastal park in the northwest and could also be incorporated in the N. Massachusetts Avenue commercial park or on currently vacant lots. A rain garden is a shallow depression planted with vegetation that absorbs water and allows it to drain directly into the soil.

Both rain gardens and bioswales are low maintenance, self-sustaining flood mitigation measures.

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The detailed inventory of the 148 vacant lots and 55 abandoned properties was based on a site visit, analysis of property inspection data from the City of Atlantic City, and 2015 property tax assessment data for each property.

The full redevelopment study and property inventory can be found in the Appendix. The redevelopment study and inventory identify the nonconforming, vacant, and abandoned properties as areas with potential to change as seen in the Potential to Change map. Since most of the lots in Bungalow Park are rather narrow, identifying clusters of abandoned and

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The purpose of the Bungalow Park Redevelopment Study is to establish a suitable redevelopment designation platform for the improvement of specific blocks and lots within the Bungalow Park neighborhood that is sensible to the neighborhood’s character, building heights, and land uses.

The study proposes these designations to support the City’s efforts to revitalize the area while conserving and cultivating the quality of life in Bungalow Park and therefore Atlantic City. The study includes an overview of the locations of the specific parcels identified for potential redevelopment within the Bungalow Park Study Area, a description of existing land use and zoning characteristics, an analysis of environmental characteristics and floodplains in the area, an overview of the existing redevelopment criteria, a section on the applicability of the criterion to the area of study, a section on subsequent procedural steps and includes an inventory of the vacant and abandoned properties within Bungalow Park.

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vacant properties will be critical for development. In some instances where vacant and abandoned property surrounded a parcel that is neither vacant, abandoned, nor non-conforming, the use of condemnation by the City may be necessary to aggregate larger parcels for development into new housing or public open space.

Over the past year, the City has passed two ordinances to help mitigate the negative impacts on neighborhoods associated with abandoned and vacant properties. The inventory in the redevelopment study is to be an aid utilized by the City to further the processes established in the following two ordinances and help with the process of revitalization. Specifically, Atlantic City’s “Abandoned Properties List” was referenced in the inventory found in the appendix for the purposes of defining a property as “abandoned.”

I. ABANDONED PROPERTIES ORDINANCE Ordinance No. 92, adopted by the Council of the City of Atlantic City on December 9th, 2016, “establish[es] an abandoned property list and designat[es] a public officer authorized to exercise the powers set forth in the state of New Jersey’s Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act, N.J.S.A 55:19-78, et seq.” The ordinance is aimed at helping the city “address the conditions created by these buildings, and further their reuse for productive purposes.” Abandoned buildings can be an obstacle to revitalization, decrease neighborhood property values, threaten the safety of a community and be a source of public health issues.

been legally unoccupied for 6 months, the property must meet one of the following secondary criteria: 1. Property is in need of rehabilitation in the reasonable judgment of the public office, and no rehabilitation has taken place during that six (6) month period.

2. Construction was initiated and discontinued prior to completion, leaving the building unsuitable for occupancy, and no construction has taken place for at least six (6) months as of the date the building was determined to be abandoned.

3. At least one installment of property tax remains unpaid and delinquent as of the date the building was determined to be abandoned.

4. The property has been determined to be a nuisance by the public officer in accordance with the nuisance criteria below.

The ordinance also defines criteria for determining a property a “nuisance.” Finally, the ordinance further supports the city in utilizing its powers granted by New Jersey’s Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act under Article 9: “The City may exercise its rights under the Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act directly, or the City may designate a qualified rehabilitation entity to act as its designee for the purpose of exercising its rights under state law where that designation will further the rehabilitation and reuse of the property consistent with municipal plans and objectives.

This designation shall be made by resolution of the governing body.”

The ordinance aims to mitigate such conditions. The ordinance lays out specific criteria for determining a property as “abandoned” for inclusion on the “Abandoned Property List.” In addition to the property having

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OPEN SPACE

Expanding the amount of open space within the neighborhood is a major component of the Bungalow Park Neighborhood Plan. It addresses several of the barriers identified in the neighborhood analysis and also satisfies requests generated by conversation with residents and the resident survey.

The open space plan is partly informed by the redevelopment study done by the team members. The redevelopment study identified all properties within Bungalow Park that are vacant, abandoned, foreclosed, or nonconforming uses. The plan recommends turning a majority of these properties into a variety of different parks throughout the neighborhood to increase open space, facilitate social interactions, increase activity, and abet flood mitigation techniques.

There are many benefits to creating more green space in the neighborhood. Increasing the amount of pervious surfaces will assist with storm water runoff and flooding issues. New, and an increased number of, parks will create more social interactions among neighbors. Different amenities within the parks will attract residents and improve the overall aesthetics. In general, more parks and delineated, purposeful green space will make Bungalow Park a nicer and more enjoyable neighborhood in which to spend time.

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corner of the neighborhood by Delta Basin and one to the east along Gardner’s Basin. In the northwest, the park would be designed as a combination of reintroduced, natural wetlands and the construction of a pier park. Currently, this former Exxon site is an empty brownfield going through the process of remediation. Constructing terraced wetlands would facilitate the growth and expansion off wetlands. This natural vegetation would help filter through chemicals of the site. It will slowly create a neighborhood asset on what is now an unused and unsightly piece of land.

Paths would be constructed within the park so that people could walk around and enjoy the bayside.

An optional expansion to the park on the former Exxon site is a pier park set into the bay. This would be a small space where people could walk, sit, fish or enjoy the bay in different ways. Planters and benches would be built into the park. The park would act as an additional protection against flooding and waves. An example of a park such as this exists in Hoboken, New Jersey, where the 14th Street Pier has been successfully turned into the popular Shipyard Park. New York City has installed similar parks beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, and there is a proposal for a pier park along Pier 51 on the Hudson River. The addition of this pier park could significantly reduce storm wave impact in the northwest corner of the neighborhood and potentially allow for this area to be reclassified as Special Flood Hazard Area (SHFA) Zone AE. Currently this section of the neighborhood is the only area that is in Zone VE. This classification greatly restricts development of that land.

Along Gardner’s Basin, a large park with a gazebo is proposed alongside a new commercial space. This open space would be able to accommodate many people for a variety of uses ranging from concerts to picnics to fishing to musical or theatrical performances. This would also reclaim

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vacant land that is currently unused. The park also has the potential to contain smaller flood mitigation measures such as storm water basins.

lacking. Additionally, residents could choose the different parks and specific placement to satisfy the articular desires of the neighborhood.

While the two large parks in the proposal are most eye-catching, the majority of new park spaces would be much smaller. There are 180 parcels of land in Bungalow Park that are either currently vacant or are public property. These parcels are in many different shapes and sizes, and are dispersed throughout the neighborhood. This allows for an expansive open space plan that can cover the entire neighborhood. Parks would not be limited to one corner or street within the neighborhood.

Different types of parks would be appropriate for the needs of the neighborhood, and the diversity of land makes this possible. Pocket parks could be installed on smaller pieces of land. Residents have frequently mentioned a desire to have a dog park, which would be appropriate in several different locations. Rain gardens are a flood mitigation technique that could be placed throughout the neighborhood to assist with flood reduction. A community garden would allow for a shared activity that could be used to create a sense of community, improve aesthetics and teach agricultural skills to people from the neighborhood and across the city.

The open space plan reflects a solution to several stated desires of Bungalow Park residents. These different parks could provide different social, recreational, and cultural opportunities in the neighborhood, increase environmental resilience, and improve the aesthetics of the neighborhood.

Survey respondents noted that a lack of amenities and the presence of vacant and abandoned lots, which often contribute to a diminished feeling of safety, were the two things they liked least about Bungalow Park. By converting current vacant, abandoned, foreclosed or current public space to parks will give the neighborhood important amenities that it is currently

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I. EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PATTERN The existing Bungalow Park development pattern is low-density condensed residential development on narrow lots. Shown in the Existing Development Pattern massing model of the current built environment, the existing buildings are depicted in beige. Development trends range from one story at grade bungalow homes to three story elevated townhouses with garages at the ground level. The orange buildings in the Existing Development massing model identify the abandoned homes and the dark green parcels are the vacant properties scattered throughout the neighborhood. GIS mapping of abandoned properties and vacant lots, previously discussed, shows clusters of vacant and abandoned parcels in the southern portion of the neighborhood as well as the northwest corner along Delta Basin and along Massachusetts Avenue at Caspian Ave. In addition, there are 35 non-conforming commercial properties as the entire neighborhood is zoned residential. Approximately, one third of Bungalow Park’s land is vacant, abandoned or non-conforming.

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II. OPPORTUNITIES IDENTIFIED In order to enhance the vibrancy of Bungalow Park a diverse approach was taken in addressing how to mend the areas of abandonment and vacancy. Bungalow Park’s 148 vacant properties and 55 abandoned properties offer opportunities for investment in new housing stock, commercial spaces that provide community amenities, and civic space along the waterfront for community programming. The Opportunity Sites massing model depicts the opportunity sites where various development scenarios are recommended, and the overall proposed Site Plan shows the various opportunities including new housing development and proposed green space.

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III. COMMERCIAL SPACES As discussed in Existing Conditions, community amenities and local retail establishments are predominantly outside of the neighborhood’s borders.

Strengthening Bungalow Park’s mixed-use nature will allow for integration of small-scale restaurant/retail uses, as well as activate the waterfront through community programming. In order to sustain Bungalow Park as a thriving neighborhood, two new commercial sites were identified to create space for community amenities within Bungalow Park. The two spaces are represented by the purple structures in both the Site Plan and the Opportunity Sites massing model, but are specifically highlighted on the Proposed Commercial Site Plan. The commercial space along Gardner’s Basin will activate the waterfront as a community place. Another fronting Absecon Boulevard will provide internal retail space while taking advantage of business from those driving or walking along that main arterial road. Commercial uses are currently non-conforming uses. In order to encourage commercial uses that serve the neighborhood in these two strategic spaces, the Plan recommends rezoning these clusters of parcels for local commercial uses.

The Plan recommends a three-story waterfront commercial space along Gardner’s Basin. This will transform existing, undeveloped vacant land into a vibrant destination for residents and visitors to enjoy the Neighborhood’s natural asset. The building ideally would house small cafes and a mid-sized restaurant. These establishments would take advantage of a rooftop for additional seating and a green roof. Also, an outdoor deck at the second story would slightly extend out over the water providing a new vantage point and more direct interaction with Gardner’s Basin. At three stories tall the building could accommodate parking at the ground level. The ground floor walls would provide an opportunity to showcase local artists through mural space. Finally, the outdoor paving area could also act as outdoor market space, where fresh produce and other goods could be sold.

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In response to community input the plan recommends a Wawa at the corner of Absecon Boulevard at the southwest corner of Bungalow Park.

The prime frontage on Absecon Boulevard will allow the business to gain customers off Absecon, in addition to providing residents with much needed access to small grocery and take away meal options within its borders. Keeping the Wawa at a local retail scale will ensure that the building’s design is sensitive to the residential nature of the surrounding neighborhood.

IV. NEW HOUSING STOCK Bungalow Park has an established residential development pattern and street network. Therefore, the Plan’s housing recommendations focus on enhancing this established community. New housing stock must be integrated into the existing neighborhood fabric. The yellow structures in the Opportunity Sites massing highlight clusters of underutilized abandoned and vacant property where new housing stock should be created. Adding new housing will strengthen Bungalow Park’s residential character and expand the city’s tax base. The recommendations for the various sites suggest a context sensitive density that reflects the existing scale of the surrounding homes.

The Plan recommends three building typologies, all which would be elevated to comply with the code regulations for living space to be 2 feet above base flood elevations. The first is the elevated bungalow with the attached garage along Delta Basin to accommodate the smaller lot size and continue the Bungalow tradition. Second, is the duplex building with either a first story garage or utilizing an existing garage alley system.

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The duplex building is a larger structure than a single-family home so they are recommended on the fringes of the neighborhood facing the Gardner’s Basin waterfront or fronting Mediterranean Boulevard. The final typology is the three-story single or attached townhouse which is already a common new construction building type in Bungalow Park. Constructing single townhouses can be an acupuncture approach to filling in narrow single vacant lots. Attached townhouses can occupy the larger clusters of parcels, especially along Mediterranean Boulevard. All three typologies could be used to replace existing housing stock throughout Bungalow Park beyond the opportunity sites, and all are compliant with the new zoning regulations previously discussed. Additionally, any new residential development plans should incorporate workforce housing to preserve housing affordability in Bungalow Park.

V. WATERFRONT ENGAGEMENT Every property in Bungalow Park is less than a five-minute walk to the waterfront. However, there is no civic space for community programming or gathering along the waterfront besides Fisherman’s Park to the southeast of the neighborhood. The Plan recommends two new waterfront public spaces: a public plaza adjacent to the Gardner’s Basin commercial site and a pier park in order to truly activate the waterfront. This space reclaims underutilized waterfront property for the enjoyment of Bungalow Park residents. The hand drawn rendering on page 68 illustrates the waterfront’s potential. The space would be more than a park. It would be a public plaza and special events space catering to all ages fostering community engagement. The addition of street furniture such as benches and tables, would entice the community to congregate along the waterfront. Fronting North Massachusetts Avenue, decorative paving would designate a market place for small vendors or local farms to sell their

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goods and provide residents additional access to fresh foods. Just behind the plaza would be a natural open space area for recreation and a community garden. A gradual elevated path in the center of the space creates multiple levels guiding people up to the lawn area landmarked by a gazebo where live music and special events could be held. Eventually the path leads to a viewing deck for increased waterfront engagement. The path terminates at the commercial building connecting the park/plaza with the cafes and restaurants.

The transformation of vacant waterfront lots into various green spaces is a primary resiliency, beautification and community enhancement strategy of the Bungalow Park Neighborhood Plan. There are three opportunity sites where the Plan suggests the removal of abandoned buildings transforming the parcels into interior green space or waterfront open space. The farthest north site, as open space along Snug Harbor, creates a larger waterfront view inside the neighborhood. The central site adds green space to a block that otherwise lacks open space. The southwest site creates a natural break in the density added by the recommended townhouses across Drexel Avenue. The opportunity sites, open space plan and redevelopment study mold a comprehensive strategy for improving the neighborhood for its residents.

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STREETS + ACCESSIBILITY II. STREET HIERARCHY

I. STREET CIRCULATION The Plan proposes changes to the circulation pattern aimed at increasing the safety of the streets for all users and reducing overall speeds in this residential community. These improvements to the street network will also increase accessibility and make Bungalow Park a more walkable community.

Two major issues discussed throughout the report were flooding, condition of sidewalks, and the high-speed traffic that attempts to drive to the casinos which are actually across the bay. These issues are both addressed through the proposed improvements outlined in the intersection improvements and the street sections.

Mediterranean Avenue/Absecon Boulevard is Bungalow Park’s southern border and Maryland Avenue is Bungalow Park’s western border. This border creates a barrier for the community members to easily access the rest of Atlantic City by foot. All other sides are surrounded by water.

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The street hierarchy that currently exists in Bungalow Park does not directly influence the problems that are being addressed, therefore the proposed improvements are suggested within the existing right-of-ways (ROWs). ROW is the width between the property lines on either side of the street. The Street Hierarchy map displays the four main road types broken down by color.

The streets indicated in green are alleys that are 12.5’ in width. These are currently small paved roadways that run between blocks of homes. Streets that are shown in purple are the widest roadways in the neighborhood, at 60’ of ROW. Caspian Avenue and Adriatic Avenue are the only 60’ right of ways which run east/west in the neighborhood.

The roadways which are colored blue are 50’ ROWs. This is the most common type of roadway in Bungalow Park. Most of the 60’ and 50’ ROWs function as bi-directional roadways with one lane of street parking on either side.

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The proposed 12.5’ alley is a shared street where there would be an at grade road to be used for all motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians. This would make the alleys more accessible and safer. Street trees and lighting would be included to ensure these are safe routes.

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IV. PROPOSED INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS

IMPROVEMENT OPTION 1

In the report, various levels of infrastructure improvements were laid out to make major intersections safer and to slow down traffic. The first intersection improvement includes curb extensions, improved crosswalks, and extended sidewalks. These types of changes will minimally affect the existing infrastructure, and they all act as traffic calming measures.

Option 1: Curb extensions, improved crosswalks, extended sidewalks

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The second level of intersection improvements includes the same techniques as previously laid out but also includes crosswalk beautification. This can further represent the neighborhood identity and show anyone in the neighborhood that they are in Bungalow Park.

Option 2: Curb extensions, crosswalk beautification and branding, extended sidewalks

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IMPROVEMENT OPTION 3

The third option includes all of the previous techniques, but has added vertical elements: speed bumps. There are also added street markings which will warn drivers of the upcoming speed bumps.

Option 3: Curb extensions, crosswalk beautification , extended sidewalks, speed bumps and street markings

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The final option includes curb extensions, improved crosswalks, crosswalk beautification, extended sidewalks, street markings and additional vertical elements. This final option would elevate the entire yellow portion of the intersection to the same grade as the sidewalks. This technique creates a semi-shared space that would be separated from the sidewalks by bollards.

There would be additional street markings to warn the vehicles of this change, which would cause them to slow down at these intersections. This final option would make the most changes to the existing infrastructure.

Option 4: Elevated intersection, curb extensions, ballards, and street markings

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V. PUBLIC TRANSIT This neighborhood is currently lacking public transit connections. Though public transit is not a large part of the recommendations of this report, it is proposed that bus shelters be built at the existing NJ TRANSIT bus stops. Additionally, added Atlantic City Jitney stops should be explored.

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REVITALIZE + STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOOD IDENTITY

Bungalow Park is easily demarcated by its natural boundaries and the presence of Mediterranean Avenue to the south. Despite this and a distinct neighborhood character, several residents discussed the lack of cohesion amongst residents. While interpersonal relationships are abstract conditions that planning cannot often affect, it is possible to try and create a shared identity through planning.

The new Bungalow Park logo aims to use graphic association to show residents and visitors that this is a unified neighborhood that prides itself upon being comforting and welcoming. The image of a bungalowstyle house reflects the historic character of the houses that comprised Bungalow Park when settlement began in earnest in the 19th century. The logo depicts a raised house standing on the letters “BP”, with a small, cresting wave next to the ”P”. This illustrates the historic neighborhood rising above the flooding that is a modern threat. The hashtag “ElevateBungalowPark” was meant literally and metaphorically. While the homes must be raised against the threat of flooding, it showcases that the neighborhood is dedicated to improving economically, culturally, and aesthetically. It indicates that residents value Bungalow Park; it is part of their identity that is above other traits or conditions.

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In addition to the new community logo, a street sign topper was developed to be placed on all street signs within Bungalow Park. The design features the same bungalow-style house as the logo, this time in front of a sun; waves crest to either side. This would create another, visible graphic identity for all parts of the neighborhood. It would also to signal visitors that they are within Bungalow Park, and it could help make the neighborhood more prominent.

To support the open space plan and the creation of more parks within Bungalow Park a new sign indicating neighborhood parks was developed.

This sign features a stylized “BP”, as featured in the logo, with a leaf in the lower corner of the “B”. It also spells out “parks” using the “P” from “BP”.

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GATEWAY TO BUNGALOW PARK Finally, a new neighborhood entrance sign was envisioned for the intersection of Mediterranean Avenue and North New Jersey Avenue.

Currently a wooden sign sits in a vacant lot at that intersection.

Placement of the new logo within a similar style sign would revitalize this intersection and create a welcoming atmosphere at the entrance to the neighborhood.

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IMPLEMENTATION Implementation of the Bungalow Park Neighborhood Plan will require the collaboration of a strong network of supporters and partners including municipal representatives, residents, and small businesses. In order to prioritize strategies for development, there must be a priority of short-, medium- and long-term actions. The Implementation Matrix below outlines planning and implementation actions developed during this plan as well as past initiatives. Successful initiation of this neighborhood plan will entail strong local support and resident involvement, as well as assistance and funding from Atlantic County, the State of New Jersey, federal aid and possibly private and/or developer funding. The Implementation Matrix refers to short term as one year or less, medium term as one to three years, and long term as over three years.

FUNDING One major source of funding that can be tapped to initiate the Bungalow Park Neighborhood Plan are Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), specifically Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR), managed by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the development of residential units and infrastructure. The City may also be able to obtain funds from the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust (NJEIT) to support more extensive infrastructure improvements, like proposed bioswales.

Other funding options, which are identified in the Implementation Matrix, to explore are: • New Jersey Transportation Alternatives Program (NJ TAP) • NJ DOT Safe Routes to School (SRTS) • Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) • United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) • Atlantic County Open Space Trust Fund • Academic Institutions

Atlantic City is identified as a Priority Area Distressed Municipality Exclusive of Transit Hub by the NJ Economic Development Association (NJ EDA) und er its Grow NJ program and therefore may be able to access potential fund ing from NJ EDA for economic improvements. In ad d ition to these sources, funding could be obtained from NJ Department of Transportation (NJDOT) or US DOT (USDOT) Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grants by adopting a complete streets policy and the NJ Department of Environment’s (NJDEP) Green Acres program by creating an open space network plan.

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Use of Statutory Redevelopment

Introduce Flood Mitigation Techniques

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STEPS

REPONSIBLE PARTY

SOURCE OF FUNDING

SHORT/ MEDIUM/LONG TERM

Prepare redevelopment study and designate the area Department of Planning and as a Redevelopment Area Development, City of Atlantic City

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Short

Prepare and adopt redevelopment plan for the area

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Short

Incorporate bioswales, stormwater retention/detention basins, and rainwater gardens to the streetscape and infrastructure

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Department of PlanMedium ning and Development, City of Atlantic City, NJEIT, CDBG- DR), NJ TAP Grant

Repair and replace damaged bulkheads

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Department of PlanMedium ning and Development, City of Atlantic City, USACE, CDBG-DR

Add new planned green spaces

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

NJ DEP Blues Acres or Short Green Acres, CDBG, Atlantic County Open Space Trust Fund

Study financial incentive programs for flood mitigation (Stormwater Management Tax Credit) and rebates and installation financing

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Academic Institutions (Stockton College, Rutgers University)

Short

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STEPS

SHORT/ MEDIUM/LONG TERM

Department of Public Works, City of Atlantic City

Developers, NJEIT, Medium CDBG, NJ TAP Grant

Target identified opportunity sites for private

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City, Atlantic County

CDBG, Developers

Short

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Developers, CDBG

Medium

Ensure that RREM and LMI funding is used to strategically elevate structures

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Medium

Utilize waterfront locations for commercial development

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Long

Provide access to fresh food (farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market and convenience store)

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City, NJ EDA

Medium

Rezone parcels to allow for commercial uses

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

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Create new infrastructure and streetscapes according to the recommendations in the Bungalow Park Neighborhood Plan

Enhance Neighborhood development to Attract & Retain Residents Release RFPs for residential development in the

Integrate Community Amenities through Commercial Spaces

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Create a Pedestrian and Bike Friendly Environment

IMPLEMENTATION

STEPS

REPONSIBLE PARTY

SOURCE OF FUNDING

SHORT/ MEDIUM/LONG TERM

Apply principles of crime prevention through Department of Planning and environmental esign to promote ‘eyes on street’ in Development, City of Atlantic order to change the perception of the area as unsafe City

NJDOT, TIGER Grant Short

Propose an innovative sidewalk lighting plan

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Medium

Adopt complete streets policy, and utilize potential funding from agencies who advocate for this policy

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City, Safe Routes to School

Medium

NJDOT, TIGER Grant, Safe Routes to School, NJ TAP

Medium

Calm local street network to improve pedestrian and Department of Public Works, bicyclsit environment City of Atlantic City Install street way-finding and signage

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City, CBDGDR, CRDA, TIGER Grant, NJ TAP

Short

Widen sidewalks, add high visibility crosswalks, and bus shelters

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

NJ TAP, Safe Routes to School

Medium

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STEPS Introduce curb extensions and expanded sidewalks

Mitigate High-Speed Traffic T ough Neighborhood

Create Green Spaces

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REPONSIBLE PARTY

SHORT/ MEDIUM/LONG TERM

TIGER Grant, NJ DOT TAP Grant, NJ DOT Safe Routes to School

Medium

Add vertical elements to intersections such as speed- Department of Planning and bumps or elevated intersections Development, City of Atlantic City

Department of Public Works, City of Atlantic City, NJ DOT Safe Routes to School

Medium

Add way-finding and signage to make visitors aware Department of Planning and they are in Bungalow Park and cannot access casinos Development, City of Atlantic City across the bay

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City, CDBG DR, CRDA, TIGER Grant, NJ DOT TAP Grant

Short

Improve and preserve access to the waterfront

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City, NJDEP Blue Acres, NJDEP Green Acres

Long

Acquire parcels where green spaces have been proposed in the Plan

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City, NJDEP Blues Acres, NJDEP Green Acres

Medium

Create Public Private Partnerships with commercial developers to develop & maintain these green spaces by promoting them as an important factor in attracting potential residents

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City, Developers, NJ EDA, NJ OPA

Long

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SOURCE OF FUNDING

IMPLEMENTATION

STRATEGY

Green Infrastructure

IMPLEMENTATION

STEPS

REPONSIBLE PARTY

SOURCE OF FUNDING

SHORT/ MEDIUM/LONG TERM

Rollout new development incentive programs to include holding workshops/meetings with property owners regarding incentives to incorporate green building techniques

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Short

Reduce impervious surfaces & surface runoff through the use of bioswales and other green infrastructure techniques.

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City

Department of Planning and Development, City of Atlantic City, NJ EIT, NJDOT TAP

Medium

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APPENDIX TABLE OF CONTENTS

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