WATERFRONT EDGE DESIGN GUIDELINES (WEDG)

RESIDENTIAL + COMMERCIAL PROJECT TYPOLOGY SCORECARD

Y ? N Category 1. Site Selection & Planning (SS & P)
Possible Points:
30
Y
Prereq 1
Create a Multi-Disciplinary Project Team and Design Process
Required
Y
Prereq 2
Conduct Assessment of Site's Vulnerability
Required
Y
Prereq 3
Avoid "Bluefield" Development
Required
Credit 1.1
Project Siting: Site to Minimize New Water and Sewer Infrastructure
1
Credit 1.2
Project Siting: Site Near Existing Waterborne Transportation
1
Credit 1.3
Project Siting: Site Near Existing Public Access
1
Credit 1.4
Project Siting: Site Near Area Underserved by Open Space
1
Credit 1.5
Project Siting: Site In Area Participating in FEMA's Community Rating System
1
Credit 2.1
Building Siting: Avoid Development in High Potential Erosion Area
2
Credit 2.2
Building Siting: Avoid the 100-year Floodplain
4
Credit 2.3
Building Siting: Maximize View Corridors
2
Credit 3.1
Raise Elevation: Increase Freeboard of Building
4
Credit 3.2
Raise Elevation: Raise at Least 20% of Site
1
Credit 3.3
Raise Elevation: Elevate Grade of Streets
4
Credit 4.1
Building-Scale Protection: Provide Dry Flood Proofing
2
Credit 4.2
Building-Scale Protection: Provide Wet Flood Proofing
2
Credit 5
Site Perimeter Protection: Provide Deployable Flood Barriers
1
Credit 6
Review Design Measures to Mitigate Elevation
1
Credit 7
Participate in FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program
2
Y ? N Category 2. Public Access & Interaction (PA & I)
Y
Prereq 1
Maintain and Provide Safe Public Access
Y
Prereq 2
Engage Local Community and Users
Y
Prereq 3
Conduct Water-Dependant Use Assessment of Site
Credit 1.1

Pier/Wharf: Create/Renovate

Credit 1.2

Pier/Wharf: Design

Credit 1.3

Pier/Wharf: Provide Adequate Shelter from the Elements

Credit 1.4

Pier/Wharf: Provide Perimeter Public Walkways

Credit 1.5

Pier/Wharf: Provide Continuous Public Access Area

Credit 2.1

Floating Dock: Create/Renovate

Credit 2.2

Floating Dock: Design

Credit 3.1

Beach and Get-down: Create/Renovate

Credit 3.2

Beach and Get-down: Design

Credit 4.1

Human-Powered Boat Launch: Create/Renovate

Credit 4.2

Human-Powered Boat Launch: Design

Credit 4.3

Human-Powered Boat Launch: Provide User-Friendly Access

Credit 4.4

Human Powered-Boat Launch: Provide Storage Facilities

Credit 5.1

Community Boathouse: Create/Renovate

Credit 5.2

Community Boathouse: Design

Credit 6.1

Marina: Create/Renovate a Clean Marina

Credit 6.2

Marina: Designate Public Use and Access

Credit 6.3

Marina: Fund for Public Programs

Credit 7.1

Mooring Field: Create/Renovate

Credit 7.2

Mooring Field: Design

Credit 8.1

Ferries: Create/Renovate Docking Facility

Possible Points:

92
Required
Required
Required
2
6
1
4
4
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
4
6
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2
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Credit 8.2

Ferries: Docking Facility Design

Credit 8.3

Ferries: Provide Operating Funds

Credit 9

Provide/Preserve Maritime and Docking Amenities

Credit 10

Accommodate Fishing

Credit 11.1

Public Walkways and Greenways: Ensure Edge Continuity

Credit 11.2

Public Walkways and Greenways: Widen Esplanade

Credit 11.3

Public Walkways and Greenways: Create Waterfront Greenway

Credit 12.1

Visual Corridors/Upland Connections: Create Additional Corridors

Credit 12.2

Visual Corridors/Upland Connections: Increase Width of Existing/Required Corridors

Credit 13

Provide Better Transit to Site

Credit 14

Enhance Shoreline Street Ends

Credit 15

Identify Local Programming Partners

Credit 16

Ground Floor Frontages: Activate Waterfront Area

Credit 17

Provide Appropriate Signage

Credit 18

Public Priority Phasing

Credit 19.1

Incorporate Historical/Cultural Elements: Implement Interpretive Media

Credit 19.2

Incorporate Historical/Cultural Elements: Accommodate Historic Ships

Credit 20

Provide Ecological Educational Opportunities

4
4
4
2
1
2
2
4
4
1
2
1
4
1
2
2
2
2

Y ? N Category 3. Edge Resiliency (ER)

Possible Points:
94
Y
Prereq 1
Assess Waterfront Edge Conditions to Determine Appropriate Design
Required
Y
Prereq 2
Design Waterfront Edge for 2050
Required
Credit 1.1
Shoreline Configuration: Reduce Stream Velocity and Attenuate Wave Action
4
Credit 1.2
Shoreline Configuration: Pull Back Artificial Shoreline
6
Credit 1.3
Shoreline Configuration: Reduce Slope
6
Credit 1.4
Shoreline Configuration: Create a Curvilinear Profile
2
Credit 1.5
Shoreline Configuration: Avoid Using Fill
4
Credit 2.1
Armoring Treatments: Rehabilitate/Replace Deteriorating Edge
6
Credit 2.2
Armoring Treatments: Incorporate Resilient Design Techniques
4
Credit 2.3
Armoring Treatments: Design for Ecological Diversity
4
Credit 3.1
Natural Features: Replace Hardened Shoreline with Softer Edge
6
Credit 3.2
Natural Features: Incorporate Resilient Design Techniques
4
Credit 3.3
Natural Features: Preserve Upland Area for Wetland Migration
6
Credit 4.1
Nearshore Structures: Incorporate Nature-Based Features
4
Credit 4.2
Nearshore Structures: Minimize Hydrodynamic Impacts
4
Credit 5
Create Resilient Landscaped Features on Site
4
Credit 6
Use Multiple Resiliency and Flood-Risk Reduction Techniques
6
Credit 7.1
Sustainable Stormwater Management: Increase Infiltration Area
4
Credit 7.2
Sustainable Stormwater Management: Reduce Runoff Discharge Flow Rate
4
Credit 7.3
Sustainable Stormwater Management: Improve Discharge Quality
4
Credit 7.4
Sustainable Stormwater Management: Improve Retention and Reuse
4
Credit 7.5
Sustainable Stormwater Management: Separate Sanitary and Stormwater
4
Credit 7.6
Sustainable Stormwater Management: Remediate Combined Sewer Overflows
4

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WATERFRONT EDGE DESIGN GUIDELINES (WEDG)

RESIDENTIAL + COMMERCIAL PROJECT SCORECARD
Y ? N Category 4. Ecology & Habitat (E & H)
Possible Points:
82
Y
Prereq 1
Provide Preliminary Assessment of Natural Resources
Required
Y
Prereq 2
Avoid Eco-Sensitive Site
Required
Y
Prereq 3
Preserve and/or Enhance Quality of Existing Natural Resources
Required
Credit 1
Provide Ecosystem Functional Assessment
4
Credit 2
Contribute to a Regional Ecological Restoration Plan
4
Credit 3.1
Fragmentation and Habitat Continuity: Increase Total Habitat Area
4
Credit 3.2
Fragmentation and Habitat Continuity: Increase Continuous Habitat Patches
4
Credit 3.3
Fragmentation and Habitat Continuity: Reduce Distance between Habitat Patches
4
Credit 3.4
Fragmentation and Habitat Continuity: Create Connections between Fragmented Habitats
4
Credit 3.5
Fragmentation and Habitat Continuity: Provide Multiple Types of Habitat
4
Credit 4.1
Habitat Complexity and Robustness: Emphasize Native Vegetation
4
Credit 4.2
Habitat Complexity and Robustness: Incorporate Invasive Species Management
4
Credit 4.3
Habitat Complexity and Robustness: Select Hardy Vegetation
2
Credit 4.4
Habitat Complexity and Robustness: Support Endemic, Endangered, and Migratory Species
4
Credit 5.1
Productive Ecosystems: Perform Multiple Functions and Services
4
Credit 5.2
Productive Ecosystems: Demonstrate Increased Value of Services
4
Credit 6.1
Advanced Mitigation Actions: Design for Avoiding Mitigation
8
Credit 6.2
Advanced Mitigation Actions: Exceed Mitigation Requirements
6
Credit 6.3
Advanced Mitigation Actions: Ensure Mitigation Proximity
4
Credit 6.4
Advanced Mitigation Actions: Contribute Additional Mitigation Banking Funds
6
Credit 7.1
Disturbances and Pollution: Avoid Water Pollution
2
Credit 7.2
Disturbances and Pollution: Reduce Effects of Eutrophication
2
Credit 7.3
Disturbances and Pollution: Limit Light Pollution
2
Credit 7.4
Disturbances and Pollution: Avoid Human Disturbances
2
Y ? N Category 5. Materials & Resources (M & R)
Possible Points:
38
Y
Prereq 1
Provide a Life Cycle and Service Life Assessment of Materials
Required
Credit 1.1
Repurposed Fill: Redistribute on Site
1
Credit 1.2
Repurposed Fill: Use Locally Dredged Material on Site
1
Credit 1.3
Repurposed Fill: Use Local Off-Site Sources
1
Credit 2.1
Repurposed Materials: Salvage Structures on Site
1
Credit 2.2
Repurposed Materials: Use Recycled/Composite Lumber
1
Credit 3.1
Regional Sourcing: Use Local Manufacturing
1
Credit 3.2
Regional Sourcing: Use Local, Native Plants
1
Credit 3.3
Regional Sourcing: Use Local Oyster Spat
1
Credit 4.1
Material Resilience: Select Durable Materials for Auxiliary Structures
1
Credit 4.2
Material Resilience: Use Hardwood Timber
1
Credit 4.3
Material Resilience: Place Electrical/Mechanical Equipment Above Flood Zone
1
Credit 4.4
Material Resilience: Protect/Waterproof Electrical/Mechanical Equipment in Flood Zone
1
Credit 5.1
Low Impact Materials: Verify Environmental Product Declarations
1
Credit 5.2
Low Impact Materials: Use Permeable Pavement
1
Credit 5.3
Low Impact Materials: Use High Albedo Pavement
1
Credit 5.4
Low Impact Materials: Avoid Potentially Toxic, Preserved Lumber
1
Credit 6.1
Ecologically Beneficial Material: Use Supportive Composition
2
Credit 6.2
Ecologically Beneficial Material: Use Habitat Generating Products
2

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Credit 7.1

Renewable Energy: Use Independent Energy Systems for Auxiliary Structures

Credit 7.2

Renewable Energy: Use Water-Related Renewable Energy

Credit 7.3

Renewable Energy: Use Closed-Looped Water HVAC Systems

Credit 8.1

Responsible Construction: Avoid Disturbances

Credit 8.2

Responsible Construction: Use Barging Methods

Y ? N Category 6. Operations, Maintenance, & Monitoring (OM & M)

Y
Prereq 1
Provide Maintenance and Operations Plan for the Waterfront Area
Credit 1

Identify Conservation Easement Opportunities for Open Space

Credit 2

Identify Partners to Study Site (Institutional, Non-Profit, Academic, etc.)

Credit 3

Provide Emergency Preparedness Plan

Credit 4

Provide Long-term Funding/Endowment Plan

Credit 5

Provide Maintenance Plan for Sustainable Stormwater Management

Credit 6

Develop a Conceptual Monitoring Program

Y ? N Category 7. Innovation (I)

Credit 1
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Possible Points:

4
4
6
2
2
12
Required
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

Category
Possible Points:
1. Site Selection & Planning
30
2. Public Access & Interaction
92
3. Edge Resiliency
94
4. Ecology & Habitat
82
5. Materials & Resources
38
6. Operations, Maintenance, & Monitoring
12
7. Innovation
2
Total Points:
350
WEDG Classification
Certification
130 points
Bronze Award
XXX+ points
Silver Award
XXX+ points
Gold Award
XXX+ points
Platinum Award
XXX+ points