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The City of Oswego Local Waterfront Revitalization Program is a locally prepared comprehensive land and water use plan for the City's natural, public, and developed waterfront resources along the Oswego River and Lake Ontario.
The City of Oswego LWRP refines and supplements the State's Coastal Management Program and provides a comprehensive framework within which critical waterfront issues can be addressed and planned waterfront improvement projects can be pursued and implemented. The approval history of City of Oswego LWRP was published in a final public notice.
The highlighted text is a download link for the fulll City of Oswego LWRP document.
The links below provide easy access to each part of the City of Oswego LWRP, as approved in 1986:
Section I. Definition of Waterfront Revitalization Area Boundary
Section II. Inventory and Analysis
Section III. Waterfront Revitalization Program Policies
Section IV. Proposed Land and Water Uses and Proposed Public and Private Projects
Section V. Techniques for Local Implementation of the Program
Section VI. State and Federal Actions and Programs Likely to Affect Implementation
Section VII. Consultation with Other Affected Federal, State, Regional, and Local Agencies
The City of Oswego is updating its LWRP to incorporate the revitalization actions and strategies developed under the City’s 2020 Strategic Plan, and through the Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program. Concurrently, the City continues to revitalize its waterfront and downtown consistent with smart growth principles that recognize and build on its natural and cultural assets.
