Final General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, California PDF
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I 29.79/3: SA 5 F Final General Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement an Francisee-Mantime "^ National Histo-pica-kPark • California Printed onrecycled paper DOCUMENlbH PUBLIC DEPOSITORY ITEM 1 NOV 1 9 1997 CLEMSON LIBRARY Final General Management Plan Environmental / Impact Statement July 1997 SAN FRANCISCO MARITIME NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK San Francisco County, California TheDraft GeneralManagementPlan IEnvironmentalImpactStatementpresented a proposed action and two alter- natives forthe management, use, and preservation ofresources and developed areaswithin San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. It also presented the purpose andsignificance ofthe park, draftvision and mission state- ments, interpretive themes, management objectives, and managementzoning. The environmental consequencesof the proposed action and the alternativeswereevaluated aswell.ThisFinalGeneralManagementPlan I EnvironmentalImpactStatement includesonlyfactualcorrectionsand textclarifications to the draft documentplus copies ofrepresentativecomment letters and responsesofthe National Park Service to publiccomments. AlternativeA(the proposed action)wouldprovide aplan foremphasizing the preservation andmaintenance ofthe park'scollection, including thefleet ofhistoricvessels, smallwatercraft, library, and archival materials. Minimal measures to slow down deterioration ofthe steam schooner Wapama wouldbe implemented, but thevessel'sunder- lyingstructural decaywould notbe addressed.The shipwouldbe dismantledwhen it could no longerbe maintained in a safe condition. However,before this actionwouldbe taken, effortswouldbe made toseekout otheragencyor private organizations interested in reconstructingorpreserving Wapama as a dryberth exhibit. The parkwould also pursue multiple strategiesfor majorshiprestoration. Greateruseofthe park'scollection by the publicforresearch and interpretive purposeswouldbe provided through the use ofadditional facilities, includingrehabilitation ofthe Haslett Warehouse.The intersection at Hyde andJefferson Streetswould be redesigned toenhance pedestrian access andvisibilityofthe pier and historicships and to expand interpretive opportunities. AquaticParkwouldbe enhanced and maintained as apublic open space, and recreational activities in the lagoon such asswimming, row- ing, and the temporarymooring ofsailboatswould continue tobe provided to all users. Parkvolunteerprograms wouldbe enhanced andvisitorswouldbe encouraged toexperience otherrelated sites in the BayArea. The other alternatives include alternative B, which issimilarto alternativeA,with afewmodifications, andalternative C, which is the no-action, minimum requirements alternative. TheDraft GeneralManagementPlan IEnvironmentalImpactStatementforSan Francisco Maritime National Historical Parkwas released for formal public reviewonAugust2, 1996, as announced in theFederalRegister. The draft documentwas on public reviewfor60days. Arecord ofdecision on the final planwillbeissued 30daysafterthisfinal documenthasbeen made availablefor public review, as announced in theFederalRegister. Forfurtherinformation about thisplan, pleasecontact San Francisco Maritime NHP at the following address: Superintendent, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park National Park Service BuildingE, Fort Mason San Francisco, California 94123 Telephone: (415) 556-1659 Q. CD United StatesDepartment ofthe Interior • National ParkService vj- CoD I oo a> Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from LYRASIS IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://archive.org/details/finalgeneralmana97sanfra — CONTENTS Introduction 3 Errata 4 Comments and Responses 19 AppendixD: Letter ofAgreement for Consistency Determination, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission 69 Appendix E: Programmatic Agreement: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, California State Historic Preservation Officer, and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 78 MAPS Management Zones 5 Land Use 13 -III e Sailing Schooner CJi. Thayer^' Document Revisions to the INTRODUCTION This document is an abbreviated final environmental impact statement (FEIS), and the material includ- ed here is to be integratedwith theDraft GeneralManagementPlan/EnvironmentalImpactStatement (NPS D-7/June 1996). The abbreviated format has been used because changes to the draft are minor, do notresult in modification ofthe proposal or alternatives, and do not result in new information that may have a significant effect on the environment. Use ofthis format is in compliance with the 1969 National Environmental Pohcy Act regulations (40 CFR 1503.4(c)). It is important that the reader use theDraft EnvironmentalImpactStatement in reviewing this document because the two documents together describe the final proposed action, its alternatives, all significant environmental impacts, and the public comments that have been evaluated. The first part ofthis document contains corrections oferrors thatwere noted in the draft text. It also contains clarifying text changes in response to publiccomments. The second part contains responses to public comments and is broken down into responses to governmental agencies, organizations, and indi- viduals. Because many ofthe letters from organizations and individuals presented the same issue, repre- sentative letterswere chosen for response and are reprinted in this final document. The major issues ofconcern raised in the letterswere related to the preservation/restoration ofthe steam schooner Wapama, and concerns related to shared use ofthe Sea Scout Base. ERRATA Corrections and revisions to theDraftGeneralManagementPlan/EnvironmentalImpactStatement (DEIS) are listed in this section. Revisionswere made in response to comments from public and agency reviews ofthe DEIS. These revisions have not resulted in substantive modification ofthe proposed action or the alternatives. It has been determined that the revisions do not require additional environ- mental analysiswithin this document. Changes to existingsentences are inbold: SUMMARY pageV second column, second paragraph, fourth sentence, change to read: Visitorswouldbe guided byvisual, physical, and interpretive connections between the park's primary facilities (Hyde Street Pier, Haslett Warehouse, Aquatic Park,Victorian Park, and building E). PURPOSE AND NEED FOR THE PLAN INTRODUCTION page 3 second column, second paragraph, second sentence, change to read: The exhibit facility is the Aquatic Park Bathhouse building, a national historic landmark, completed in 1939 as the centerpiece ofthe development. page 3 second column, third paragraph, second sentence, change to read: the historic Hyde Street cable car MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES page 16 first column, first bullet statement, change to read: (historicvessels, smallwatercraft, artifacts, art, historic documents, library materials, historic structures, and the historic district) MANAGEMENT ZONING page 18 first column, first paragraph, first sentence, delete: and a portion ofVictorian Park. page 19 Management Zones map. The Development Zone boundary has been revised to include all ofVictorian Park, which is not a contributing feature ofthe historic Aquatic Park development. Victorian Parkwas constructed during the 1960s, which is outside theperiod ofhistoric significance.
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