Safe Harbor Marina Residential Subdivision

Safe Harbor Development contacted DGL to assist in the redevelopment of the Snug Harbor RV Park. The 7-acre site is located in Danbury Township of Ottawa County. The planned Residential/Marina Community consists of 18 home sites, 10 RV parking spots, a clubhouse, and 40 water slips. The RV parking and the clubhouse are designed to be available for rent for private events, gatherings, and as vacation options. DGL’s scope of services included a boundary survey to determine the project limits; topographic survey to provide existing site information for design; site design of the home sites, clubhouse building, pool, storage building, drives, parking lot and associated utilities, and construction staking. This development also involved submittals to FEMA to remove the clubhouse and some of the residential lots from the floodplain of Lake Erie.

The site was originally platted as an RV park, so the lots were designed to remain in accordance with the original plat. The commercially zoned portion of the site was designed for the RV parking and common amenities which are available to the residents of the residential lots. The design of the site involved analysis and ultimate replacement of the existing utility infrastructure to serve the redesigned site. Underground detention was utilized in two locations due to the flood elevations of Lake Erie and the usable area of the site.

The residential street and the commercial street come together near the marina to resemble a hybrid of a roundabout and cul-de-sac. This feature includes a central water fountain in the roundabout and extends outward to form part of the boat ramp and the pathway to the marina’s primary docks. The boat docks were also replaced with new floating docks to serve the clubhouse, residents, and boating visitors to the development.