Public Shoreline Access Inventory

Robert O’Conner and Michael Lameier, NOAA Fisheries, Pacific

Island Regional Office

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Public Shoreline Access Inventory

Robert O’Conner and Michael Lameier, NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Island Regional Office

Project Goal

Collect comprehensive shoreline access information and make it easily available to the fishing community

Beach Access RallyBeach Access Rally

Proposed LegislationProposed Legislation

House Bill 3265House Bill 3265House Bill 839House Bill 839Senate Bill 32?Senate Bill 32?Clean water, natural lands, and Clean water, natural lands, and affordable housing fund (resolution)affordable housing fund (resolution)

HB 3265HB 3265Chapter 115, Hawaii Revised StatutesChapter 115, Hawaii Revised Statutes

""§§115115-- Public access to shorelines. Notwithstanding Public access to shorelines. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the State shall provide public any law to the contrary, the State shall provide public access to the shoreline. To the extent practicable, the access to the shoreline. To the extent practicable, the distance between each access under this section shall distance between each access under this section shall not exceed onenot exceed one--quarter mile.quarter mile.““

HB 839HB 839

Appropriates funds for the office of Appropriates funds for the office of planning, coastal zone management planning, coastal zone management program, to survey and map all program, to survey and map all existing public access ways to existing public access ways to shoreline areas and nearby public shoreline areas and nearby public parking areas. parking areas.

Public Shoreline Access InventoryPublic Shoreline Access Inventory

Project Purpose: Project Purpose: Create listCreate listPlan for futurePlan for futureAssess conditionsAssess conditionsPublishPublish

BenefitsBenefitsThere will be a digital base map of access ways from There will be a digital base map of access ways from which future surveys and updates can utilize.which future surveys and updates can utilize.Facilitate comparisons to historical access ways and Facilitate comparisons to historical access ways and associated facilities.associated facilities.Help determine need for additional access and if the Help determine need for additional access and if the ¼¼ (urban) and (urban) and ½½ mile (rural) recommendations are mile (rural) recommendations are being met.being met.Access data will be made easily available to the Access data will be made easily available to the public.public.Help determine need for additional warning signs and Help determine need for additional warning signs and facilities.facilities.Illegally blocked public access ways will be identified.Illegally blocked public access ways will be identified.More?More?

MethodsMethods

Research existing data and methods Research existing data and methods Contact interested agenciesContact interested agenciesConduct pilot studyConduct pilot study•• Collect dataCollect data•• Process data Process data •• Create the mapsCreate the maps

Gather input from other agenciesGather input from other agenciesComplete for all of City and County Complete for all of City and County of Honoluluof Honolulu

DefinitionsDefinitionsPublic rights of wayPublic rights of way: Any land by which the public : Any land by which the public has the right to travel and is used by or is intended for has the right to travel and is used by or is intended for use by the public primarily to access a public beach, use by the public primarily to access a public beach, shore, park, trail, or other public recreational area.shore, park, trail, or other public recreational area.Public recreational areaPublic recreational area: Coastal recreational areas : Coastal recreational areas including beaches, shores, public parks, public lands, including beaches, shores, public parks, public lands, public trails, and bodies of water open to the public for public trails, and bodies of water open to the public for recreational use.recreational use.Dedicated public parkingDedicated public parking: Parking intended for use : Parking intended for use by the public for the purpose of utilizing a public right by the public for the purpose of utilizing a public right of way, recreational area or public parkof way, recreational area or public parkNonNon--dedicated parkingdedicated parking: Parking not designated for : Parking not designated for use by a particular group or portion of the population.use by a particular group or portion of the population.ShorelineShoreline: Highest reaches of the wash of the waves : Highest reaches of the wash of the waves at highest high tide except during a major storm (at highest high tide except during a major storm (ieiehurricane).hurricane).

Agency CollaborationAgency CollaborationState of HawaiiState of Hawaii•• DLNRDLNR

Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands (OCCL) Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands (OCCL) DAR DAR

•• Division of Business and Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDTDivision of Business and Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT))Office of Planning Office of Planning Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)

•• Land Use DivisionLand Use Division•• GIS Program GIS Program •• Land Use CommissionLand Use Commission

NOAANOAA•• National Ocean ServiceNational Ocean Service

Coastal Services CenterCoastal Services Center•• Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM)Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM)

Coastal Zone Management Program (CZM)Coastal Zone Management Program (CZM)

City and County HonoluluCity and County Honolulu•• Department of Planning (DPP)Department of Planning (DPP)•• Department of Parks and RecreationDepartment of Parks and Recreation•• Department of Design and ConstructionDepartment of Design and Construction

County of MauiCounty of Maui•• Department of PlanningDepartment of Planning

Background InformationBackground Information

1980 DPR Beach Atlas1980 DPR Beach Atlas

To identify desirable To identify desirable locations for beach locations for beach park development park development and beach rightsand beach rights--ofof--way for the longway for the long--term future.term future.To estimate land To estimate land costs and costs and approximate approximate development costs.development costs.

Maui Case StudyMaui Case Study

March 2005March 2005Jointly funded by CZM Jointly funded by CZM and Maui Countyand Maui CountyContract awarded to Contract awarded to OceanITOceanIT for an estimated for an estimated $150K$150KFirst Maui inventory First Maui inventory conducted since 1986conducted since 1986Complete shoreline access Complete shoreline access inventory (public and private)inventory (public and private)

Big Island Case StudyBig Island Case Study

June 2006 by UH Hilo, Department of Geography June 2006 by UH Hilo, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and the Hawaiand Environmental Studies and the Hawai’’i i County Planning Department.County Planning Department.Funds provided by the Office of Planning, Funds provided by the Office of Planning, Department of Business, Economic Development Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, State of and Tourism, State of Hawai`iHawai`i. . Electronic version financed through Coastal Zone Electronic version financed through Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 by Office of Ocean and Management Act of 1972 by Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOS, NOAA, Coastal Resource Management, NOS, NOAA, DOC, through the State of Hawaii Office of DOC, through the State of Hawaii Office of PlanningPlanningLast update: November of 2006Last update: November of 2006

Big Island Case StudyBig Island Case Study

“Intended to identify and describe public access ways to and along the shoreline of the island of Hawai`i.“

Preparing for Data CollectionPreparing for Data CollectionCreate empty personal Create empty personal geodatabasegeodatabase

Preparing for Data CollectionPreparing for Data CollectionAssemble necessary base layers for data Assemble necessary base layers for data collection and import to collection and import to pgbpgb•• Aerial imageryAerial imagery•• RoadsRoads•• CoastlineCoastline•• Existing access data pointsExisting access data points•• Geodetic control points layerGeodetic control points layer•• Blank point/line file for data to be Blank point/line file for data to be

collectedcollected

Preparing for Data CollectionPreparing for Data CollectionGPS enable personal GPS enable personal geodatabasegeodatabaseCheck out data to Check out data to ArcPadArcPad

Preparing for Data CollectionPreparing for Data CollectionBuild Build quickformsquickformsTransfer .Transfer .aprapr to to Trimble Trimble GeoXTGeoXT GPS GPS receiver via receiver via ActiveSyncActiveSyncVerify complete data Verify complete data transfertransferGet out of the office Get out of the office and collect data!and collect data!

Data CollectionData Collection

PrecisionPrecisionPDOPPDOP•• 33--D accuracyD accuracy•• low value = high low value = high

precisionprecision•• Not important for Not important for

horizontal positionhorizontal position

HDOPHDOP•• Horizontal accuracyHorizontal accuracy•• Low value (high Low value (high

precision) needed precision) needed for canopy or urban for canopy or urban setting.setting.

ProcessingProcessingCheck In DataCheck In DataPost Process (but why?)Post Process (but why?)Update fieldsUpdate fieldsAssociate photographsAssociate photographs

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Identification numberTMK numberIslandPlanning regionParcel OwnerAccess type (vertical, horizontal, or both)Access surface (grass, dirt, gravel, etc)Access width (in feet)Shoreline type (sand, rock, cliff, etc)Restroom, showers, picnic facilities?Trash receptacles, phone, lifeguard?FeaturesAlternative nameDistrictSign ConditionSign VisibilitySign WordingFacilities conditions (good, fair, poor)Other signs

Dedicated Public Parking?Number of parking stalls

Distance from access to shoreline?If dedicated parking is available, distance from closest stall to shorelineIf dedicated parking is unavailable, distance from access entrance point to shoreline

Distance to nearest adjacent access?

Pilot StudyPilot Study

ResultsResults

Sites visited: 38Sites visited: 38Blocked accesses found: 1Blocked accesses found: 1Hours in the field: 24 Hours in the field: 24 Disgruntled land owners encountered: 1Disgruntled land owners encountered: 1Disgruntled dogs encountered: 4Disgruntled dogs encountered: 4

Bamboo Ridge

Moving ForwardMoving Forward and and RecommendationsRecommendations

Projected time to Projected time to complete data complete data collection phasecollection phase--1212--15 15 weeks, at 2 field days weeks, at 2 field days a weeka week

Accessibility formulaAccessibility formulaDistance between Distance between public rightspublic rights--ofof--wayswaysDistinguish between Distinguish between public and private public and private accessaccessRecord overgrown Record overgrown vegetation on vegetation on neighboring properties neighboring properties

Looking to the futureLooking to the future

What happens after this project is What happens after this project is complete?complete?Who will keep the ball rolling?Who will keep the ball rolling?Prioritize areas?Prioritize areas?How do we serve the data?How do we serve the data?What about the rest of the state and the What about the rest of the state and the Pacific Territories?Pacific Territories?

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

City and County of HonoluluCity and County of HonoluluState of Hawaii State of Hawaii –– Department of Land and Department of Land and Natural Resources and Division of Aquatic Natural Resources and Division of Aquatic ResourcesResourcesCounty of Maui County of Maui –– Planning Department, Planning Department, Long Range DivisionLong Range DivisionCounty of HawaiiCounty of HawaiiPacific GPS LLCPacific GPS LLCESRIESRI

Robert.oconner@noaa.govRobert.oconner@noaa.gov (808) 944(808) 944--22632263

•Big Island Inventory:

•http://www.hawaii-county.com/planning/spa/index.html

•Maui Inventory

•http://www.co.maui.hi.us/departments/Planning/czmp/intro.htm

•City and County of Honolulu – Dept of Parks and Recreation

•http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/parks/