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Churchill

Technology

&

Business

ParkMASTER

PLANFebruary,

2019ACKNOWLEDGMENTSJEFFERSON

EDGE

2020

INVESTORSSTEERING

COMMITTEEJimmy

Baum2018

JEDCO

Board

ChairJEDCO

Board

MemberJoe

EwellTeresa

LawrenceBruce

LayburnMark

MadderraJoe

MarcelloJEDCO

Board

MemberJEDCO

Board

MemberChurchill

Master

Plan

Selection

CommitteeChurchill

Farms

Inc.Councilman

Mark

SpearsJack

StumpfJefferson

Parish

Council,

District

3Jefferson

EDGE

2020

Co-ChairADVISORY

COMMITTEEBuck

BarkleyMarrero

LandCade

BrumleySuperintendent

Jefferson

Parish

Public

School

SystemNOLA

MotorsportsFrank

ChristianKyle

FranceLouisiana

Stadium

&

Exposition

DistrictJefferson

Parish

Public

Works

DirectorJose

GonzalezCouncilwoman

Cynthia

Lee-Sheng

Jefferson

Parish

Council

At-Large,

BJeff

KeeverAvondale

Marine

LLCNatalie

NewtonCouncilman

Chris

RobertsMonty

SullivanJefferson

Parish

Deputy

Chief

Operating

OfficerJefferson

Parish

Council

At-Large,

ALouisiana

Community

and

Technical

College

System

(LCTCS)Jefferson

Parish

Floodplain

Management

DirectorJefferson

Parish

Code

Enforcement

DirectorWainer

EnterprisesMaggie

TalleyAimee

VallotBruce

WainerArlanda

WilliamsTerri

WilkinsonParish

President

Mike

YenniJaime

ZapicoDelgado

Community

College

River

City

CampusJefferson

Parish

Planning

DirectorJefferson

Parish

PresidentPrincipal,

Patrick

F.

Taylor

Science

and

Technology

AcademyJEDCO

PROJECT

LEADERSHIPJerry

BolognaLacey

BordelonAnnalisa

KellyScott

RojasJEDCO

President

&

CEOJEDCO

Vice

President

&

COOJEDCO

Strategic

Initiatives

ManagerJEDCO

Director

of

Facilities

&

OperationsChurchill

Technology

&

Business

ParkMASTER

PLANFebruary,

2019CONTENTS01

INTRODUCTIONSiteLocation003004006010Background&ContextChurchillPark02

THE

CHURCHILL

PARK

STORYVision&Mission013014JeffersonEdge2020016DevelopmentofChurchillParkProcess&EngagementSuitability

Analysis018020022024TheDesignConcept03

MASTER

PLANFrameworkPlan027028030034042044050PlanningforResilienceGreenspaceNetworkUrbanDesignFrameworkRoadway

Hierarchy

&SiteConnectivityPhase104

IMPLEMENTATIONNextSteps055056FirstPhaseInvestments&Funding06405

APPENDIXTransportation&MobilityUtilitiesInfrastructureCC&RsRecommendationsDevelopmentDrivers06907108709911901.01.

INTRODUCTION01.GREATER

NEWORLEANSLEVEE

PROTECTED

AREANEW

ORLEANSINTERNATIONAL

AIRPORTDOWNTOWNNEW

ORLEANFAIRFIELD

PLANNING

AREACHURCHILL

PARKSITE

LOCATIONSituated

on

the

West

Bank

of

the

New

Orleans

Metro

Area

in

Jefferson

Parish,

ChurchillPark

(in

blue)

is

part

of

a

wider

planning

area

known

as

Fairfield

(outlined

in

pink).

Thisland

makes

up

some

of

the

last

significant

undeveloped

area

within

the

levee

protectedareas

of

the

Parish.

As

such,

there

is

a

significant

opportunity,

as

well

as

responsibilityto

develop

this

land

appropriately,

taking

full

advantage

of

this

limited

resource.004NS005Fairfield

represents

the

last

large

greenfield

area

remainingwithin

the

hurricane

protection

levee

system.NEWORLEANSINTERNATIONALAIRPORTDOWNTOWNNEWORLEANSELMWOODHUEYP.

LONG

BRIDGEAVONDALESHIPYARDSCRESCENTCITYBRIDGETPCGOLFCOURSEFAIRFIELDOVERLAYNOLAMOTORSPORTSBAYOU

SEGNETTESTATE

PARKCHURCHILLPARKLAKECATAOUATCHEFairfieldAreaandNewOrleansContext007BACKGROUND&

CONTEXTHUEY

P.

LONG

BRIDGEThere

are

only

two

crossings

of

the

Mississippi

Riverin

theNewOrleans

and

Jefferson

Parish

Metro

area:

the

CrescentCity

Bridge

that

connects

downtown

NewOrleans

to

Algiersand

the

Huey

P.

Long

Bridge

that

connects

ElmwoodtoAvondale.

Originally

builtin

1930,

the

Huey

P.

Long

bridgeopened

an

expansion

in

the

summer

of

2013,

making

theconnection

between

the

East

and

West

Banks

much

faster,safer,

and

more

convenient.

This

projectis

touted

as

animportant

step

in

allowing

the

West

Bank

to

reachits

fullpotential.AVONDALE

SHIPYARDSThe

Avondale

Shipyards,

with

nearly

8,000

feet

of

riverfrontaccess

on

the

West

Bank

of

the

Mississippi,

wasthe

long-timedriver

of

economic

activity

on

the

West

Bank

of

JeffersonParish.

At

itspeak,

the

shipyards

employed

an

estimated26,000

workers

building

barges,

oil

rigs,

and

warships.

Theshipyard’s

closing

in

2014

wasa

big

hit

to

the

economyof

thearea.

The

land

was

purchasedin

October

2018

and

the

newowners

have

plans

to

revitalize

the

206-acre

site

asa

majorplayer

in

the

region’s

shipping

and

distribution

sectors

with

amix

of

both

large

and

small

employers.008CHURCHILL

PARK

>

MASTERPLAN

>

FEBRUARY

2019ELMWOODElmwood,

whichsits

at

the

base

of

the

Huey

P.

Long

bridgeon

the

East

Bank,

has

becomea

major

retail

and

commercialdestinationfor

Jefferson

Parish.

The

areais

looking

atarepositioning,

adding

more

mixed-use

development

and

creatinga

“l(fā)ive-work-shop-dine”

environment.

The

success

of

Elmwoodand

transition

of

land

usesin

the

district,

along

with

theexpansion

of

the

Huey

P.

Long

Bridge,

creates

the

opportunityforexistingactivity

to

spill

overinto

the

West

Bank.REGIONAL

RECREATIONThe

areain

and

around

Fairfield

is

fullof

recreationalopportunities

and

regional

destinations,

including:?TPC

Louisiana,a

championship

golf

course

which

drawsnational-level

tournaments,

including

the

PGA

tour.NOLA

Motorsports,a

world-class

track

that

hosts

bothspectator

events

and

publicdriving

programs

as

well

as

anevents

facility

and

the

largest

karting

trackin

the

U.S.Bayou

Segnette

State

Park,a

Louisiana

State

Park

that

offersoutdoor

activities

such

as

boating,

fishing,

camping,

andpicnicking

as

well

asa

wave

pool.????Alario

Center,a

multi-purpose

complex

with

both

indoor

andoutdoor

venues

for

major

sporting

events

and

expositions.A

major

sports

complex

by

the

Louisiana

Stadium

andExpositionDistrict

(LSED)isplanned

tobe

built

acrossthe

street

from

Churchill

Park

andwill

offer

league

andtournament

play

for

youth

sports.?Lake

Cataouatche

and

the

Jean

Lafitte

National

Park

andPreserve

are

natural

areas

that

can

be

reached

by

boatfrom

Bayou

Segnette

and

arefullof

traditional

Louisianaswampland

withwildlife,

recreational

opportunities,

andcultural

sites.009CHURCHILL

PARKHISTORYChurchill

Farmsis

a

3,000

acre

tract

of

land

that

first

came

to

lightin

the

1920’s

and

1930’sas

reclaimed

swampland

and

offereda

prime

place

for

farming.

This

land

has

played

variousroles

throughout

NewOrleans

history,

and

has

been

identified

asa

desirable

place

for

economicdevelopment

on

the

West

Bank,

asa

part

of

the

Fairfield

Planning

Area.EXISTING

DEVELOPMENTAn

approximately

480-acre

portionof

Churchill

Farms

has

been

slated

to

becomea

commercialdevelopment

known

as

Churchill

Technologyand

Business

Park,

and

40

acres

of

land

alongNicolle

Boulevard

was

donated

to

the

Jefferson

Parish

Economic

Development

Commission(JEDCO)

to

begin

this

work.

JEDCO

exercisedits

option

to

purchase

an

additional

50

acres

twoyears

later,

and

an

additional

~17

acres

has

since

been

donated.

Today,

approximately

60

acres

ofthisland

has

been

graded

and

raised

and

has

seen

some

institutional

development,

including:???The

JEDCO

headquarters

buildingThe

8,000

square

foot

JEDCO

Conference

CenterThe

Patrick

F.

Taylor

Science

&

Technology

Academy,a

magnet

school

emphasizing

STEAMeducation

and

serving

grades

six

through

12?The

Delgado

Community

College

RiverCity

Campus

and

Advanced

Manufacturing

Center

ofExcellence,

the

newest

campus

(opened

in

October

of

2018)

of

the

Louisiana

Communityand

Technical

College

System

(LCTCS)

that

offers

both

technicaltraining

and

academiccredit

programs

focusing

on

advanced

manufacturing

around

the

maritime

and

automotiveindustries.

Delgado

purchased

their

10.5

acre

site

at

Churchill

Park

from

JEDCO.REGIONAL

CONNECTIONSChurchill

Parkis

located

just

twenty

minutes

from

downtown

NewOrleans

and

20-25

minutesfrom

the

Louis

Armstrong

NewOrleans

International

Airport.

This

location

and

the

recentupgrades

to

the

Huey

P.

Long

Bridge

crossing

the

Mississippi,

makes

access

convenient

frommost

major

destinations

inGreaterNewOrleans.THE

FUTUREChurchill

Technologyand

Business

Park,

referred

to

throughout

this

document

as

“Churchill

Park”or

simply

the

“Park”,

has

been

identified

as

the

initial

step

in

an

effort

to

position

Jefferson

Parishand

the

West

Bank

for

future

economic

stability.010CHURCHILL

PARK

>

MASTERPLAN

>

FEBRUARY

2019Churchill

Park

is

home

to

JEDCO

Offices

and

Conference

Center,

the

Delgado

CommunityCollege

River

City

Campus

Advanced

Manufacturing

Center

of

Excellence,

and

Patrick

F.Taylor

Science

&

Technology

Academy.NicolleBlvd.DELGADOCC~

10.5ACRESJEDCO~

96ACRESCHURCHILLPARK~

480ACRESChurchillParkBoundary

andJEDCOProperty

Ownership01102.02.

THECHURCHILLPARK

STORY02.A

VISION

FOR

CHURCHILL

PARKThismaster

planisintended

toserveasaguide

to

theeffectivedevelopmentof

theChurchillParksiteso

thatitisdoneinaway

thatbothutilizes

thelandin

themostefficientway

andalsosupports

thegoalsand

targetindustriesofJeffersonEDGE2020.

In

thatlight,itwasimperative

toestablish

clear

expectationsandapurposefor

themaster

plan.MISSION

&

GOALSAn

important

step

in

the

process

wasthe

creation

ofa

common

mission

statement

and

set

of

goals

specifically

for

Churchill

Park,

presented

onthe

following

page.

The

design

team

created

this

mission

and

these

goals

based

on

what

was

1)

collected

and

analyzed

of

existing

data,

plans,and

documents;

2)

heard

through

stakeholder

listening

sessions;

and

3)

knownthrough

experience

and

researchinga

series

of

local,

peer,

andaspirational

benchmarks

chosen

for

this

project.014THEMISSION

OF

CHURCHILL

PARK“To

sparkdevelopmentinFairfieldbycreatingauniqueidentitythatdrawspeopleandbusinessestoChurchillPark.”PROJECT

GOALS:???Create

a

Story

for

Churchill

ParkCatalyze

Development???Promote

Organized

&

Efficient

DevelopmentShowcase

Opportunity

&

Identity

of

the

West

BankBecome

the

Heart

&

Soul

of

FairfieldSpark

Job

Creation015JEFFERSON

EDGE

2020TARGET

INDUSTRIESJEFFERSON

EDGE2020OVERVIEWHEALTHCAREJefferson

EDGEis

a

long-term

economic

development

planfor

Jefferson

Parish,

originallycompleted

and

adopted

by

JEDCO

in

2000

as

“The

Jefferson

EDGE”

and

subsequently

updatedin

November

2005

(post-Katrina)

as

“The

Jefferson

EDGE

2010:

Road

to

Recovery,”thenlater

in2015

as

“The

Jefferson

EDGE

2020.”

The

2015

update

adjusts

to

local,

national,

and

internationalmarkets

and

is

focused

on

responding

to

current

regional

and

industry

trends.TARGET

INDUSTRIESThe

Jefferson

EDGE

2020

document

identified

five

targeted

industry

clusters,

noted

on

theopposite

page,

and

outlines

goals

that

both

directly

grow

these

industries

as

well

as

strengthenthe

cross-cutting

services

that

are

necessary

to

support

them.

The

Fairfield

Area

and

ChurchillPark

are

noted

asa

physical

place

where

both

sets

of

goals

could

be

addressed.FOOD,

BEVERAGE,FISHING,

AND

SEAFOOD“Fairfield

offers

an

opportunity

for

the

parish

toencourage

a

new

type

of

residential

and

mixed-use

development

while

preserving

green

space

andWATER

TRANSPORTATION,DISTRIBUTION

&

LOGISTICSconnecting

to

the

landscape.“

-

The

Jefferson

EDGE

2020The

Jefferson

EDGE

2020

report

outlines

two

key

actionitems

related

to

Churchill

Park

andFairfield:??Update

the

Churchill

Park

master

planPush

for

the

fulldevelopment

of

FairfieldTHIS

MASTER

PLAN

&

TEAMIT

SYSTEMSAND

PRODUCTSBasedon

thefirstactionitemaboveand

throughfundsprovidedbyJeffersonEDGEinvestors,JEDCOhiredPerkins+Willinearly2018tocreate

thismaster

planandreport.Perkins+Willwas

thedesignleadofa

team

thatalsoincluded:??Nelson\Nygaard,providinganalysisandrecommendationsaround

transitandmobilityPointAConsulting,providingreviewofexistingCC&R’s

andprogrammaticrecommendations?Morphy

Makofsky,providingcivilengineeringservicesandlocalknowledgeWATER,

COASTAL,

ANDENVIRONMENTAL

INDUSTRIES016CHURCHILL

PARK

>

MASTERPLAN

>

FEBRUARY

2019APPROPRIATE

USESA

critical

task

at

the

outset

of

the

process

wasto

align

the

goals

of

Jefferson

EDGE

2020

withthe

mission

and

goals

created

by

the

Churchill

Park

stakeholders

and

design

team.

The

JeffersonEDGE

2020

report

discusses

potential

uses

that

relate

to

each

target

industry,

notallof

whichfit

with

the

vision

of

Churchill

Park.

Facilitated

by

the

design

team,

the

Steering

and

AdvisoryCommittees

participatedin

an

exercise

to

identify

whattypes

of

uses

would

both

support

thetarget

industries

and

be

appropriate

for

the

Park.

The

summary

of

uses

shown

below

areexemplary

and

demonstrative

of

the

types

of

uses

appropriate

at

Churchill

Park;it

isnot

intendedtobe

an

all-inclusive

list

of

allowable

uses.SUMMARYOFPOTENTIALAPPROPRIATE

USESAT

CHURCHILLPARKFLEX

SPACEEDUCATION

&INSTITUTIONOFFICECOMMERCIALRESIDENTIALCIVICFood

IncubatorFood

&AgricultureResearchLogistics

&CustomsHealth

&WellnessSingle-FamilyAttached

/TownhomesTown

CenterCommercial/CommunityKitchenEvents

CenterMaritime

R&DTech

ProductSalesWaterPlanning

andManagementMixed-UseMultifamilyRegionalRecreationArchitecture,Engineering,

&ConstructionFirmsBreweryHospitalityGroceryDistilleryResearchConsortiumHealthcareServiceRestaurantGreenInfrastructurePiloting

&DemonstrationProvidersMedical

R&DTech

&

IT017THEDEVELOPMENT

OFCHURCHILL

PARKANDSIGNIFICANTEVENTSAFFECTINGTHEREGIONIDENTIFIED

CHURCHILLSITE

IN

AVONDALESummer

2003HURRICANEKATRINA*August

2005JEDCO

HEADQUARTERSCOMPLETED20111999

-

2000July

200520072010JEFFERSON

EDGEFILED

DECLARATIONOF

COVENANTS,RESTRICTIONSNATIONALECONOMICRECESSIONBEGINSDEEPWATERHORIZON

OILSPILLAND

RECIPROCALSERVITUDES

FORNEARLY

480-ACRESOF

LANDThe

Jefferson

EDG

EPrepa

red

for:Jefferson

Pa

rish

Economic

Development

CommissionBy:ANGELOU

ECO

NO

MIC

ADVISO

RS

INC.Ma

rch

2000*ChurchillParkand

theWestBankingeneraldidnotfloodduring

thehurricane.018CHURCHILL

PARK

>

MASTERPLAN

>

FEBRUARY

2019HUEY

P.

LONG

BRIDGE

EXPANSION

OPENSJune

2013JEDCO

CONFERENCE

CENTERDELGADO

COMMUNITY

COLLEGERIVER

CITY

CAMPUS

OPENS2018COMPLETED2014CLOSING

OF

AVONDALE

SHIPYARDOctober

20142014August

2015JEFFERSON

EDGE

2020STRATEGY

UPDATEFebruary

2019UPDATEDMASTER

PLANPATRICK

F.

TAYLOR

SCIENCEAND

TECHNOLOGY

ACADEMY

COMPLETEDWE

AREHERE019PROCESS

&

ENGAGEMENTMASTER

PLANNING

PROCESSThe

process

for

this

master

planwas

executedin

fourphases

and

approached

througha

balancebetween

data

and

design.

The

first

two

phases,

nearly

half

of

the

process,

focused

on

informationgathering,

analysis,

and

observations,

ensuring

the

design

team

wasfully

immersedin

the

projectand

the

site’s

physical

and

local

context

before

proposing

design

solutions.

The

last

two

phaseswere

an

iterative

process

of

exploring

and

refining

design

ideas

until

reachinga

point

where

thegoals

of

the

project

had

been

met.????INFORMATIONGATHERING?ANALYSIS?OBSERVATIONS

?BIGIDEA?CONCEPT

?MASTERPLAN

??IMMERSING

THE

TEAMINTO

THE

PRO?ECT,

ITSPLACE,

&

CULTURE?BUILDING

A

GUIDING

VISION,SETTING

PRIORITIES,

ANDANALY?ING

THE

SITE?E?PLORING

BIG

IDEAS

&CREATING

THE

BASEMASTER

PLAN?FINALI?ING

THE

MASTERPLAN

AND

PRODUCINGFINAL

DOCUMENTATIONDISCUSSOPPORTUNITIES,VISION

?DISCUSSALTERNATIVES?

SELECTPREFERREDDIRECTIONLISTENINGWOR?SHOPS

?SITE

VISITSPRESENT

THEFINAL

MASTERPLANSTRATEGYDELIVERABLEDELIVERABLEDELIVERABLEANALYSIS

ANDDELIVERABLEPRO?ECT

DELIVERABLESINITIAL

MEETINGSMASTER

PLANDEVELOPMENTFINALREPORTINITIAL

CONCEPTS&

SITE

VISITCOMMITTEESThe

project

team

also

created

two

specificcommittees

to

assistin

the

master

planning

process.These

included:The

Steering

Committee

served

as

the

project’s

inner-circle,

made

up

of

people

who

are

thestrategic

thinkers

and

convene

at

each

symposium

to

review

progress,

discuss

project

vision

andgoals,

and

look

at

any

issues

or

roadblocks.

The

Steering

Committee

provides

final

direction

andare

the

ultimate

decisionmakers

for

the

project.The

Advisory

Committee

was

made

up

of

the

most

interested

or

involved

stakeholders

whohave

expert

knowledgein

a

variety

of

related

fields

and

can

provide

directed

feedback

to

thedesign

team

regarding

the

physical

location

and

project

vision.020CHURCHILL

PARK>MASTERPLAN>FEBRUARY

2019STAKEHOLDER

ENGAGEMENTEach

phase

of

the

project

included

an

on-site

symposium

that

brought

together

various

stakeholders

to

participate

in

listeningsessions,

discuss

ideas

and

opportunities,

and

review

the

design

team’s

progress.

Stakeholders

involvedin

this

process

included:????????JEDCOstaff,leadership,andBoardJeffersonEDGE2020

InvestorsRepresentativesfromexistingChurchillPark

tenantsAdjacentproperty

owners?RepresentativesfromJeffersonParishFloodplainManagement/HazardMitigationand

theSoutheastLouisianaFloodProtectionAuthority

WestUtility

providers?????ElectedofficialsLocalresiliency

andwater

managementexpertsRepresentativesfrommajor

employersRegional

transitandmobility

authoritiesPublicCommunity

MeetingBusinesscommunity

representativesParishPlanningandPublicWorksLocaleconomicdevelopmentprofessionals021SUITABILITY

ANALYSISIn

order

toinform

the

design

of

the

master

plan,

the

planning

team

conducteda

suitability

assessmentthat

looked

at

several

interrelated

environmental

elements.

This

assessment

considered

existingfloodplains,

soil

types,

and

wetlands

to

determine

the

suitability

for

development.

Based

on

a

weightedassessment

of

these

factors,

the

master

plansought

to

locate

development

within

the

areas

thatreceived

the

highest

suitability

score,

while

locating

parkland,

preserve,

and

water

managementfeatures

on

portions

of

the

site

that

received

lower

suitability

scores.?FloodPlains:Considering

thefrequency

offloodingandimportanceoffloodprotectionin

thearea,avoidingdevelopmentinfloodplainsandprovidingstormwater

managementinfrastructurearethemostimportantaspectsofcreatingaresilientfuture.BasedonLED(LouisianaEconomicDevelopment)criteriaforsiteaccreditation,whichrequiresavoidingdevelopmentin

the100year

floodplain,areasdesignatedas

the100year

floodplaininFEMAmapsare

consideredunsuitablefordevelopment.Areaswithin

the500year

floodplainareadvised

tobeavoideddue

to

their

higher

riskofflooding,

therefore

categorizedasmoderatelysuitable,andareaswithreducedriskdue

toleveesare

considered

themostsuitableonsite.?Wetlands:Wetlanddesignationsin

theChurchillparkareaare

comprisedof

twolayersofjurisdictionalwetlandsandNationalWetlandsInventory

designations.Jurisdictionalwetlandsare

protectedareasandplansmustavoiddevelopmentin

theseareas.AreaswithNationalWetlanddesignationonsiteare

EmergentWetlandsandForestedWetlandswhichare

notprotectedareas;howeverlower

densitiesofdevelopmentare

advisedin

theseareasandinparticular

EmergentWetlands.022CHURCHILL

PARK

>

MASTERPLAN

>

FEBRUARY

2019?Soil:Theexistingsoil

typesonsite,basedonNationalCooperativeSoilSurvey

data,arethreedifferentcategoriesofmuckwhichare

allunsuitablefromastructuralstandpointandany

constructionrequiressignificantsitework.However,

thesesoil

typeshavedifferentwater

infiltrationratesandfloodingfrequency,therefore,varyingscoresofunsuitability

were

assignedforeachcategory

ofmuckavailable.Based

on

scores

given

to

each

environmental

element

anda

weighted

overlay

of

the

three

maps

on

the

opposite

page,withfloodplain

with

the

highest

weight

and

soils

the

lowest,the

land

within

the

site

was

categorized

with

arange

fromsuitable

to

unsuitable.

The

individual

maps

of

each

categoryare

provided

on

the

opposite

page,

while

the

overall

weightedsuitability

mapis

at

left/below.FactorSoilMap

Weight15%AttributeScoreNotesAll

classifications

of

soil

available

onsiteareunsuitablefor

devekopment

and

needs

suitablesoil

piledontopfor

construction.

Variations

ofunsuitable

scores

assigned,

arebased

onfrequency

of

floodingassociatedwitheachsoiltypebased

on

National

Cooperative

Soil

Surveydata.Water121313Allemands

MuckKenner

MuckBarbarry

MuckFlooding

hazard

based

onthenatural

landscapeof

thesitederived

from

FEMA

data.

100

Yr.flood

plains

needtobe

avoided

fordevelopments

tobecome

LED

accreditedsites(unless

largesiteimprovements

areimplemented).

Avoidingthe500

Yr.

floodplainisadvised

for

development.Jurisdictional

wetlands

are

protectedareaswhich

development

shouldnot

occur

on.

Lowerdevelopment

densitiesareadvised

on

wetland100

Yr.

Flood

Plain500

Yr.

Flood

PlainFloodPlains55%30%Areas

with

reducedriskdue

to

leveesEmergent

WetlandsForestedWetlandsJurisdictionalWetlands523WetlandsRestricted

areas

based

ontheNational

Wetlands

Inventory.No

wetlandclassification5ChurchillParkSuitability

Assessment023THEDESIGN

CONCEPTInformed

by

the

vision

for

Churchill

Park,

master

plangoals,

the

suitability

assessment,

and

input

gathered

from

the

many

stakeholdersinvolvedin

the

process,a

design

concept

was

developed

to

guide

the

design

team

in

translating

these

inputsinto

a

design

for

theChurchill

Park

Master

Plan.

This

conceptis

based

on

three

fundamental

ideas:Create

a

central

place

that

becomes

the

heart

of

Fairfield.

Churchill

Park

will

be

the

spark

that

catalyzes

the

development

ofFairfield.

This

central

place

will

functionasa

main

point

of

gathering

within

the

park

and

for

adjacent

properties,

creating

an

iconicpublic

space

for

the

West

Bank.Embrace

the

environment

and

create

a

gateway

to

nature.

The

master

planseeks

to

embrace

the

natural

elements

of

the

sitewhich

makeit

unique

and

connectit

to

the

many

natural

resources

beyond

thesite.

Churchill

Parkis

intended

to

weavea

fabric

ofgreen

spaces

and

trail

connections

throughout

the

development,

and

provide

for

a

variety

of

open

spaces,

fromplazas

and

parks,

toponds

and

wetland

preserves.Create

a

flexible

framework

for

development

of

the

site.

The

framework

for

the

master

planis

based

on

a

flexiblegrid

thatcan

accommodatea

wide

variety

of

potential

development

types.

The

street

hierarchyinformed

by

this

framework

createsa

highlyconnected

site

and

opportunityfor

varying

characteralong

different

streets

within

the