Sunset Harbour Marina Park; Goldrich & Kest Industries,
Huntington Harbour, California

Starting as the Project Manager at Moffatt & Nichol Engineers, Mr. Bazley directed the design services for the master plan development and engineering for the overall improvements to this Orange County recreational marine park. Mr. Bazley was responsible for development of alternatives to expand the marina uses, expand the landside boating facilities, create a wetland park/interpretive center, and investigate the feasibility of additional commercial parkland uses.

The challenges of development in this sensitive area have to be carefully managed to meet the requirements of the County of Orange and nearby residents, the objective of the park operator and to comply with the numerous regulatory agency permit regulations. Technical issues dealt with minimization of the potential storm water impacts to the adjacent wetlands, traffic impacts, site access and circulation issues and geotechnical challenges. Final designs were prepared for the marina replacement improvements. Land use alternative studies included a variety of land uses such as Recreational Vehicle Park and dry stack boat storage facilities.

BLUEWater Design Group is now responsible for development of the landside of the masterplan improvements to accommodate the clients’ development objectives and for planning, permitting and preparation of the conceptual designs that will lead to final design and construction documents.