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03/02/1999, 5 - ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GENERAL PLAN
council ` March 2 1999 j acenaa uepoRt °�"5 CITY O F SAN LUIS O B 1 S P O FROM: Arnold B. Jonas, Community Development Director D Prepared By: Glen Matteson,Associate Planner 0" SUBJECT: Annual Report on the General Plan CAO RECOMMENDATION Receive the Annual Report on the General Plan. DISCUSSION The General Plan provides a comprehensive, long-range vision focusing on preserving community resources and meeting community needs. The General Plan provides a basis for rational decision-making regarding the City's long-term physical development. The General Plan is adopted and amended by the'City Council, after considering recommendations by citizens, appointed advisory bodies, other agencies, and City staff. The City publishes an annual report on the status of its General Plan and actions taken to implement it. The report is to help citizens and City officials understand recent decisions involving the General Plan. The annual report is done in part to comply with State law, which says that"the planning agency shall ... provide an annual report to the legislative body on the status of the general plan and progress in its implementation, including the progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs..." (California Government Code Section 65400). San Luis Obispo's approach has been for staff to draft the report and present it to the Planning Commission for review and direction, before presenting it to the City Council,which is the legislative body. The General Plan itself also calls for an annual report, to be completed during the first quarter of each calendar year (Land Use Element policy 93). According to this policy, the report is to include the following items. Numbers in parentheses refer to pages of the enclosed report where the item is addressed. A. A summary of private development activity and a brief analysis of how it helped meet general plan goals (pages 2 and 3); B. A summary of major public projects and a brief analysis of how they contributed to meeting general plan goals(pages 3 through 6); C. An overview of programs, and recommendations on any new approaches that may be necessary (pages 3 through 12); 5-1 Council Agenda Report-General Plan Annual Report Page 2 D. A status report for each general plan program scheduled to be worked on during that year, including discussion of whether that program's realization is progressing on schedule, and recommendations for how it could better be kept on schedule if it is lagging (pages 6 through 12); E. A status report on how the City is progressing with implementing its open space preservation policies and programs (page 4); F. Updated population or other information deemed important for the plan(page 2). Any direction provided by Council at this meeting would simply identify items for future consideration. General Plan programs may be changed only after advertised hearings by the Planning Commission and the City Council on proposed amendments. The 1997 Annual Report led to Council direction for reconsideration of the following programs. Their current status is noted. Element Program# Subiect Timine of Reconsideration Housing 4.3.1 Mixed-income housing Next update in 2002 Housing 5.3.1 Housing variety Next update in 2002 Housing 6.3.5 R-3 in Edna-Islay area Completed January 19, 1999 Housing 6.3.6 Water service priority Upcoming Water & Wastewater Element update Housing 9.3.2 Solar water heating After Conservation Element update Housing 11.3.1 Unsuitable sites After Safety Element update Open Space 15.3.2 Parcel transfer tax With Conservation Element update Open Space 3.3.3 Zoning creek corridors After Conservation Element update Circulation 1.6 - 1.10 Trip reduction With other"clean-up" items Circulation 3.9 Bicycle plan With other"clean-up" items Circulation 8.13 Santa Barbara-Santa Rosa Was to follow adoption of Railroad District Plan, so will be brought forward this year ADVISORY BODY REVIEW On February 10, 1999, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward the Annual Report to the City Council, with direction that it refer to major County actions that affect the City, such as the "Eagle Hardware" amendment. In response to this direction, page 7 has been added to the report. Commissioners' briefly discussed several community issues, including on- campus housing, a fraternity row, the Brizzolara Street highway noise wall, systematic monitoring of traffic levels, traffic counts used to evaluate individual development proposals, space for vehicle dealerships, sports fields, and office space supply and demand. The Commission decided that none of these topics need more discussion in the Annual Report. However, the Commission's desire for more information on office space will be reflected in a budget proposal for consultant services in a future year. There was no public comment. 5-2 Council Agenda Report-General Plan Annual Report Page 3 FISCAL IMPACT Receiving the report will have no fiscal impacts. The fiscal impacts of proposed General Plan amendments and implementation programs are discussed as those items are presented separately to the Council for action. ALTERNATIVES No action is required. Council may continue discussion. Enclosed Annual Report on the General Plan: 1998 Program list gp annual repon/car98.doc 5-3 IA, city of san lues oBispo annual Report on the cenenal, plan: 199s The General Plan provides a comprehensive, long-range vision focusing on preserving community resources and meeting community needs. The General Plan provides a basis for rational decision-making regarding the City's long-term physical development. The General Plan is adopted and amended by the City Council, after considering recommendations by citizens, appointed advisory bodies, other agencies, and City staff. Each year, the City publishes an Annual Report on the status of its General Plan and actions taken to implement it during the year just ended. This report is to help citizens and City officials understand recent decisions involving the General Plan. It fulfills the requirements of state law, and the General Plan itself, which call for an annual report For more information, contact the Community Development Department at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California 93401-3249; telephone 805 781-7172; or visit the City's web site at: http://www.ci.san-luis-obispo.ca.us 5-4 General Plan Elements State law requires each city and county to adopt a general plan that addresses seven topics. Additional topics may be included. Each topic may be addressed in a separately published document, or topics may be combined. The published sections of the General Plan are called "elements." Table 1 shows the status of San Luis Obispo's General Plan elements. Table 1 GENERAL PLAN ELEMENTS ELEMENT REQUIRED OR DATE OF ADOPTION COMMENT OPTIONAL OR MAJOR REVISION Land Use Required 1994 Housing Required 1994 Open Space Required 1994 Circulation Required 1994 Includes"Scenic Roadways." Conservation Required 1973 Update combining these topics Energy Conservation Optional 1981 with Open Space is in progress. Noise Required 1996 Safety Required 1978 Update combining these Seismic Safety Required 1975 topics is in progress. Parks&Recreation Optional 1995 Water&Wastewater Optional 1996 State law requires an"Urban Water Management Management Plan"that need not be part of the general plan. The City also maintains a digest version of the General Plan. The digest makes all policies and programs available in a single document. Amendments During 1998, the City approved the amendments listed in Table 2. Since the 1994 update, there has been no major citywide change nor overall pattern among the individual changes that suggests a comprehensive re-evaluation of goals or policies is necessary at this time. Table 2 1998 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS Location or Area Initiated by; comment Type Subject Change (acres) Land Use Laurel Lane at South- Neighborhood Commercial 1.5 Applicant; for residential map wood drive to High Density Residential care facility Land Use Maino Family site on Interim Open Space to Open 3.5 City;to reflect acquisition map&text San Luis Mountain Space for permanent open space Land Use Broad Street at Aero Tourist Commercial to 7.5 Applicant; in connection map Drive Services& Manufacturing with annexation Open Space Methods of protection Allow off-site protection for City; to have incentive for text for rare native plants some types of rare plants annexation and for habitat protection under City jurisdiction General flan Annual Report 1998 1 Cit} of San Luis &40 Element Updates The City did not adopt any element updates in 1998. However, substantial work was done on updating and combining the Safety Element and the Seismic Safety Element. This work was part of a cooperative effort involving the County and most of the cities within the County. Also, the City started work on updating the Conservation Element and consolidating policies on conservation that are found in all the other elements, including Land Use, Open Space, and Energy Conservation. Population Trends The California Department of Finance estimated that there were 42,670 city residents on January 1, 1998. This was a two percent increase over the previous year, but also only a two percent increase from the 1990 census. According to the State estimates, a decline in average household size has approximately offset increases in the number of dwellings since 1990. The next comprehensive look at population will be the U.S. Census in 2000. Development Taken as a whole, the General Plan says housing construction should occur not much faster or slower than one percent per year on average,that it should include a variety of housing types,and that it should include dwellings affordable to low- and moderate-income residents. Table 3-A summarizes residential construction since 1994. ."Market Rate" refers to dwellings with no price limits or direct subsidies, while "Below Market" refers to dwellings that do have a price limit or subsidy intended to make them more affordable to low-income or moderate-income residents. The table reflects only construction within the city limits. Residential building has occurred faster as interest rates have declined and as demand has been stimulated by additional employment and economic activity. Even so, annual increases in the number of dwellings have remained below one percent. Table 3-A 1995- 1998 RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT Net Change Due to Completed Construction (number of dwellings) Single Family Multifamily Total Annual Growth Rate Year Market Rate Below Market Market Rate Below Market for year for 3 years 1995 32 0 14 20 66 0.36% 0.34% 1996 53 0 31 0 84 0.45% 0.51% 1997 118 0 16 0 134 0.72% 0.56% 1998 130 0 4 0 134 0.72% 0.67% General Plan Annual Report 1998 2 Cite of San Luis (�i;6o The General Plan also says that the gap between housing demand (due to more jobs and college enrollment) and supply should not increase. This overall direction is supplemented by a policy that the City will consider setting nonresidential construction limits if the amount of nonresidential floor area increases faster than one percent yearly, averaged over a five-year period, and excluding the first 300,000 square-feet built after 1994. (The 300,000-square-foot threshold was reached in 1997.) Table 3-B summarizes nonresidential construction since 1994. "Institutional" includes schools, churches, and government buildings. The table reflects only construction within the city limits. Projects in the unincorporated Airport Area or Cal Poly, for example, are not included. Table 3-B 1995- 1998 NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT Net Change Due to Completed Construction (gross floor area in square-feet) Annual Growth Rate Institu- Retail (incl. Service& Ware- Excluding fust Year tional Office motel,hotel) Manufacturing house Total Actual 300,000 sq.ft. 1995 -3,100 37,500 47,800 98,100 6,000 186,300 2.1% 0% 1996* 31,800 11,600 0 500 14,700 58,600 0.66% 00/0 1997 1 01 17,5001 148,800 -10,1501 27,450 183,600 2.0% 1.4% 1998 1 01 2,6001 63,700 -5,6001 01 60,7001 0.66% 0.66% Annual average since1994: 1 1.2% 1 0.54% * Data by categories corrected from previous reports;total did not change. Overall,the amount of nonresidential construction in the City has been below the rate that would trigger further action to implement the growth management policy. In 1998, completion of a supermarket on South Higuera Street accounted for most of the retail increase. Despite several small service commercial projects, demolition of a car dealership building (replacement under construction)resulted in a net decrease for that category. Capital Projects Capital projects are the City's major investments in facilities and equipment They are one way to implement the General Plan. During each two-year budget cycle, the City evaluates its list of proposed capital improvement projects for consistency with the General Plan. During 1998, the City carried out many small and several major capital projects. The major projects directly supporting General Plan goals are listed below, in no particular order. Other items requiring substantial investments are listed under following topic headings. • Construction of the pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the railroad at Osos Street • Construction of the bicycle path along the railroad, from Orcutt Road to Sinsheimer Park • Purchase of a site at Monterey and Nipomo streets for future cultural and parking facilities • Purchase of the downtown post office parking area for expansion of the Marsh Street parking structure • Purchase of a site on Morro Street for intermediate use as City offices and possible long-tern use as an addition to the Palm Street parking structure Ceneral Plan Annual Report 1998 3 Cit% of San Luis (540 Open Space Protection A basic General Plan goal is protecting the open land outside the City's urban reserve line,which is the adopted growth boundary, as well as sensitive lands within the urban area. The Land Use Element, Open Space Element, and Conservation Element address this subject in detail. In 1998, the City completed purchase of part of a ranch at Bishop Peak. Substantial progress was made on specific planning for open space protection in the Margarita Area and the Airport Area Grant funds were pursued for acquisition of land northwest of Laguna Lake. Also, the City gave preliminary approval for an annexation and development on Los Osos Valley Road at Madonna Road that will result in permanent protection for part of the Irish Hills. An important action was adoption of an ordinance governing public use of City open space lands. Affordable Housing The City did the following in support of affordable housing: • Changed the land-use designation and zoning of a commercial site on Laurel Lane,to accommodate its re-use as a residential care facility • Approved architectural plans and issuance of revenue bonds for a Housing Authority project at Brizzolara and Nipomo streets,to redevelop the site with 30 units of affordable housing, for elderly and disabled residents • Continued to contribute to operation of the Orcutt Road homeless shelter • Continued to contribute to operation of the Prado Road homeless services center • Programmed Community Development Block Grant funds for the Housing Authority to operate transitional housing, which helps homeless adults live more independently One Housing Element program yet to be implemented would facilitate inclusion of affordable dwellings in all new development projects, or payment of a fee to help provide such housing. In 1998,an ad hoc committee was appointed and its recommendation to the Council was considered concerning how this "inclusionary" program should be implemented. No below-market dwellings were completed in 1998 (Table 3-A), although three moderate-income dwellings were under construction in the Villa Rosa project. Historic Preservation The City extended its participation in the Mills Act program that reduces property taxes for qualifying rehabilitation of historic structures, and added several properties to the Master List of Historic Resources and to the Contributing Properties List. The Cultural Heritage Committee's work program focused on updating the Master List of Historic Resources. (general Plan Annual Report 1998 4 Cit% of San Luis (&.80 Other Activities Many other City activities involve the General Plan. The most significant are summarized below. Specific Plans: • The City Council approved the draft Margarita Area Specific Plan, to be used as the project description for an environmental impact report in conjunction with work on the Airport Area; • For the Airport Area, staff and consultants completed inventories of existing opportunities, constraints, and facilities, and held several public meetings concerning these topics, land use planning, and urban design. The City Council approved alternatives to be evaluated in the environmental impact report. • For the Orcutt Area, staff provided guidance to consultants representing area property owners, and received a draft specific plan and annexation request; • The City Council amended the Edna-Islay Specific Plan to make it consistent with the Land Use Element as revised in 1994, in connection with the Fuller Road Area Annexation. Area Plans: • The City Council adopted the Railroad District Plan and applied an historic overlay zone to the area; • Staff began work on the Mid-Higuera Enhancement Plan. Circulation: • The railroad pedestrian bridge and the first phase of the railroad bicycle path were completed; • A trip-reduction incentive program for City employees was adopted; • The City Council approved Neighborhood Traffic Management Guidelines; • The City Council conceptually approved a downtown bus transfer center and a multimodal center for the railroad area; • The City Council adopted the Pavement Management Plan and the resurfacing of streets was accelerated; • Thirty-seven handicap ramps were installed. Annexations: • The City Council conceptually approved annexation of the Fuller Road Area (the unincorporated part of the Edna-Islay Specific Plan area), land west of Broad Street at Aero Drive, and the DeVaul property on Los Osos Valley Road at Madonna Road; • The City Council approved an agreement with the County on allocation of property taxes associated with future annexations in the Airport Area; • The City completed a small annexation to enable development of a residential lot above Johnson Avenue. General Plan Annual Report 1998 5 Cit" of San Luis (Mo Parks & Recreation: • The City Council adopted guidelines for acquiring and improving parks within annexations; • Substantial progress was made in selecting and acquiring a site for community sports fields; • The City approved agreements with the County concerning a newly constructed trail in the Bishop Peak open space, and with the school district concerning joint improvement and use of multipurpose rooms and gymnasiums; • The Sinsheimer Park swimming pool was rehabilitated; • A safety and accessibility inventory of all playgrounds was completed. Conservation: • The City operated an electric shuttle bus between the Madonna Road shopping centers, downtown, and upper Monterey Street; • The City revised refuse and recycling charges and expanded green waste recycling; • For the water reuse project, a contract for engineering design was awarded and negotiations with the California Department of Fish and Game concerning creek flow were completed; • A long-term plan for agricultural use of the City's biosolids(sewage sludge)near San Miguel was prepared, though it probably will not be implemented until a statewide environmental assessment is done. Safety: • The City made Community Emergency Response Training available to about 200 citizens; • A computer-aided dispatch and records management system and a new map book for all emergency response personnel were implemented; • The Emergency Operational Center at the Headquarters Fire Station was completed. Program Summary The General Plan contains an ambitious array of programs covering many types of City activities. The Housing Element, in particular, includes many programs with specific time frames. The City Council, as part of the budget cycle, formally reconsiders program priorities and support levels every two years, while General Plan elements are usually revised only every five years or more. The two-year priority determinations made by the City Council supersede the target program-completion dates in the General Plan. So, actual program work often varies from the originally targeted completion dates. In addition, some programs depend on participation by other agencies. Table 4 (following) summarizes the programs, other than routine activities, on which work was done during 1998, or which have been completed. The number cells of programs that were completed or that had substantial work in 1998 are shaded. (Program item numbers are from the General Plan Digest; program dates are from the separately published elements, which may have identifying numbers for the programs different from those in the Digest.) The attached separate list shows all programs contained in the General Plan. Generul flan Annual Report 1998 6 Cit' of San Luis; 100 County Planning The City's General Plan expresses the City's intent for land in the San Luis Obispo area, including land that is outside the city limits. However, land outside the city limits is under the County's jurisdiction for subdivision and construction. The County has a General Plan, as well as special-purpose plans. The following are the significant County planning actions during 1998 that affected the City. • Adopted an Agriculture and Open Space Element which generally maintained requirements for minimum parcel sizes in areas designated for agriculture and open space; • Amended the San Luis Obispo Area Plan to delete a requirement that sites for major commercial development be annexed before development occurs (this affected mainly the Froom Ranch site on Los Osos Valley Road); • Amended the San Luis Obispo Area Plan to change the designation of a site on Los Osos Valley Road from Agriculture to Residential Suburban, and to expand the urban reserve line, in an area beyond the City's urban reserve which the City General Plan shows as Open Space. • Adopted a revised Airport Master Plan, for facilities at the County-owned and operated airport, showing a runway extension and the realignment of Buckley Road. General Nan Annual Report 1998 7 City of San Lui.,54,,4o Table 4 GENERAL PLAN BIPLEMENTATION PROGRAM STATUS Program Topic Number (Target Date) Status LU 1.16.1 Monitor County Resource Done as new reports are released by County. Management System LU 1.16.2 Countywide meetings City Councils have met to discuss relationships with County,particularly annexations and tax sharing. LU 1.16.3 Countywide plans summary City has sent its amendments to the County and provided information to SLOCOG. LU1.16.7 Consistent City&County plans City asked County to reconsider Airport Area industrial additions. LU 1.16.8 City-County Agreement Staff-review draft prepared;presentation to decision OS 1.3.1 makers needs to be coordinated with response to inconsistent County area plan update. LU 1.17.1 Open space protection City has acquired land and easements, approved annexations with dedications,and pursued agreement with the County. LU 1.172 Open space funding The City has obtained grants. OS 13.10 LU 1.17.1 Transfer of development credit Council received draft; description of"sending areas" LU 6.3.2 refined.(Tabled pending activation of County OS 1.3.6 program.) LU 1.18.1 Air Quality by example City began employee trip reduction and operated electric shuttle. LU 1.18.2 Helping APCD; alternative In commenting on the Cal Poly parking structure EIR, access to Cal Poly the City noted ways vehicle trips could be reduced. LU 1.18.3 Consulting with APCD Major development projects were referred to APCD during environmental review. LU 2.10.1 Updating and enforcing Property maintenance regulations updated; LU 2.102 neighborhood standards enforcement expanded. LU 2.11.1 Student housing preferences The City has worked with Cal Poly to identify student housing preferences and opportunities. LU 2.13 & Inclusionary housing ordinance Council considered Planning Commission and staff H 2.3.1 (10/94) recommendations and gave direction. LU 3.7.1 Commercial & industrial zoning The Zoning Regulations have been revised for consis- tency, with the exception of allowing PD zoning on any size parcel. [The pending commercial zoning reconsideration goes beyond this program.] LU 3.7.6 New or expanded neighborhood Work on specific plans has considered the adequacy EC 1.3.41 commercial centers of neighborhood commercial centers. General Plan Annual Report 1998 8 City of Sun Luis Ob5-1ispo 2 Program Topic Number (Target Date) Status LU 3.7.8 Auto sales relocation incentives The City has provided incentives to a dealership. LU 3.7.10 Reinforcing Madonna Road The City has encouraged coordination among the retail area three ownerships and started to process a privately initiated redevelopment of Central Coast Mall. LU 3.7.11 Tourism promotion The City has helped the Performing Arts Center and py B development of The Forum on Marsh Street. LU 4.19 Implementing the Downtown Street paving, sidewalk reconstruction,parking Concept Plan expansion, and Mission Plaza have seen progress. LU 5.3 Downtown government offices While the City and the County have not adopted a formal plan,they continue to work with each other and private developers to retain County functions downtown. LU 5.4 Support for PAC The City has helped the Performing Arts Center. LU 5.5 Support for arts The City has supported the arts. LU 5.6 Land acquisition The City has acquired property along Palm Street LU 5.7 City facility re-use The City has made the old library available for theatrical use. LU 5.8 Public art The City has included public art in its projects. LU 6.0.2 Overlay resource mapping The City has started to expand its resource mapping as part of the Conservation Element update and other tasks. LU 6.3.1 Hillside sensitive sites The City continues to conduct architectural review. LU 6.5.1 Flood management in previously The City continues to administer flood requirements A thru D& developed areas and remove man-made obstructions in channels. LU 6.5.4 LU 6.5.3 Creek ownership&easements The City continues to obtain these as projects are developed. LU 6.5.5 Creek restoration The City continues to require restoration at private development sites and to perform restoration on its own property. LU 6.5.6 National flood program The City continues to administer flood requirements. LU 6.5.7 Coordination with agencies The City continues to work with other agencies. LU 6.5.8 Creek care The City published a creek care guide and distributed it to land owners. LU 6.5.9 Public awareness of creeks The City continued to help sponsor public participation in creek care. LU 6.5.11 Replacing non-native plants This has been a part of restoration and maintenance. General flan Annual Report 1998 y City of San Luis Obispo 5-13 Program Topic Number (Target Date) Status .LU 6.7.1 Cultural Heritage Committee The CHC continued to identify cultural resources, provide input to plan preparation,and review development projects affecting cultural resources. r67*2Historic property maintenance The City continued to help with tax reductions and loans. Architectural guidelines Adoption of the Railroad District Plan supplemental the guidelines for that area. Public awareness The City sponsored a training session for staff and interested public,and makes the Jack House available for tours. Archaeological survey standards The City has adopted updated standards. Cultural resource displays At the Marsh Street Garage and the County Historical Museum,the City has supported curation and display Of resources. LU 7.11 Airport Area Specific Plan Draft plan being prepared with consultant help. LU 7.12 Airline service The City participated in update of the County Airport Master Plan. LU 7.13 Airport area development The City continued to process interim annexation requests for imminent developments. LU 7.14 Airport Area open space The City continued to require dedication or fees to protection help protect open space resources. LU 8.5 Mid-Higuera enhancement plan The City started work on this plan. LU 93 Annual report on General Plan The annual report has become a regular product that is used to monitor progress and initiate changes. H 2.3.2 Housing trust fund(10/94) Staff-review draft prepared. H 23.9 Mortgage revenue bonds Pass-through funding for the Brizzolara apartments was approved. H 33.1 Housing rehab loans(6/95) City approved$50,000 CDBG funds for home repair program through EOC,for seniors and low-income households. H 3.3.2, Housing conservation downtown Existing conditions surveyed and program options 3.3.3,3.3.4 (11/95) outlined H 33.8 Seismic upgrade funding(6/96) Rehab loan program approved;URM retrofit program underway H 4.3.1 Revise regulations that Regulations reviewed. (Even if program 4.3.1 is discourage mixed-income deleted, goal 4.1.1 and policies 4.2.1,4.2.2,and 4.2.3 housing(12/96) encourage mixed income housing and would remain.) General Plan Annual Report 1998 ] Cite of Sun Luis Obispo 5-14 Program Topic Number (Target Date) Status H 5.3.1 Revise regulations that Regulations reviewed.(Even if program 5.3.1 is discourage housing variety deleted, policy 4-2.1,goal 5.1.1 and policy 5.2.4, (12/96) which require variety and integration,would remain.) H 6.3.1 Growth management exemption This has been done. for very-low, low income H 6.3.4 Affordable housing in major The Margarita,DeVaul, and Orcutt plans are being expansion areas prepared/reviewed to carry out this program. H 6.3.5 Medium-high density in Edna- As directed by Council,amendment to delete program Islay(2/95) went to hearings(approved January 1999). H'73.1 Neighborhood involvement in The City provides public notice beyond minimum development review State requirements and makes the planning application log available to neighborhood groups. H 732 Neighborhood improvements The City is implementing a"neighborhood services" approach. .H733 Funding for improvements The City continues to fund capital improvements, especially items that provide safer travel routes. H 7.3.4 Visibility for safety(7/94) Revised ARC Guidelines under review. H 83.1 Shelters for homeless and The City continues to support shelter and services for displaced people the homeless and victims of abuse. H 8.3.1 2°d Mobile home rent control The City continues to administer this program. H 832 Sites for special housing The draft Orcutt Area Specific Plan can accommodate expansion of a mobile home park. H 8.3.5 On-campus fraternities(9/95) Student housing study completed. H 9.3.4 Revise solar access(6/96) Included in work for Conservation Element update. H 9.3.5 Plumbing retrofit Retrofits for rebates and for development credit are continuing. OS 13.4 Consolidate open space The position of Natural Resources Manager in the functions Administration Dept.has been created and filled. OS 13.9 Mapping open space holdings The City continues to add this information to its OS 33.4 and easements. geographic information system. OS 333 Designate,zone creek corridors This is being implemented as annexations,specific as open space plans, and area plans are done. OS 3.3.5 Ordinance to promote creek The creek setback standards added to the Zoning restoration Regulations tie setback exceptions to restoration beyond what would otherwise be required. General Plan Annual Report 1998 1 I Citi ol'Sun Luis Obispo 5-15 Program Topic Number (Target Date) Status OS 532 Wildlife corridor planning Corridors are being made key parts of the draft OS 632 Airport,Margarita,and Orcutt areas specific plans. OS 6.3.1 Species lists and maps The City continues to identify listed species and map their distribution(as with Congdon's tarplant) . OS 12.3.1 Cooperative trail work The City has worked with the County and citizens to provide trail access for the Bishop Peak open space. OS 123.5 Update Parks&Recreation This was done in 1995. Element PR 2.22 Youth athletic fields Specific plans for the Margarita and Orcutt areas include space for athletic fields. PR 9.2.1 Youth intervention activities The City increased programs for at-risk youth. PR 9.22 PR 9.23 PR 1022 Acquisition and development The Council adopted guidelines for acquiring and through project review developing parks in annexations. PR Identify site for 5 -7 fields; These have been done. "Implement Complete Emerson Park ationReporr Vista del Collados mini park S 1.3.1 Abate hazards in buildings used Unreinforced masonry buildings have been identified SS 1.3.5 by the public and incentives for upgrades are being implemented; SS 1.3.6 the City has done seismic and asbestos work at City SS 13.11 Hall and at 955 Morro Street S1.3.10 Building safety standards The City continues to update and administer its S 1.3.11 building codes;construction of a new headquarters S1.3.12 fire station was a significant improvement for the SS 1.3.1 City's own facilities. SS 1.3.2 SS 1.3.3 SS 1.3.4 SS 1.3.12 S 1.3.24 Hazard analysis,especially The Salinas Dam was re-evaluated as part of the S 1.3.26 water impoundments proposed spill-gate installation. SS 1328 Community training The City has provided Community Emergency Response Training." SS 1.3.31 Emergency drills The City participates in emergency drills. WW 13.2.1 Reducing stormwater infiltration The City began a lateral replacement program, including cost-sharing with property owners. CI 1.6 Trip reduction Since element adopted, State law changed to prohibit EC 1.3.1 mandatory trip reduction; City is pursuing voluntary EC 1.3.2 efforts through downtown access plan and its own operations Cl 2.8 thru Transit service Short-range transit plan adopted;no work on long- CI 2.13 range plan; downtown trolley maintained. CI 12.9 (icneral flan Annual Report 1998 ]= Citi of San Luis Obispo 5-16 Program Topic Number (Target Date) Status Cl 3.9 Update bike plan Done in 1993. CI.3.12 Zoning standards for bike Zoning standards for bike parking revised in line with EC 13.42 parking&showers Bicycle revisions. CI 3.13 Railroad bike path Phase 1 completed; phase 2 started Cl 4.7 Adopt Pedestrian Transportation Draft for staff review completed. Plan C16.5 Neighborhood traffic Citywide guidelines adopted;Augusta, Ramona,and CI 6.6 management Leff streets resolved; final evaluation of Chorro St. CI 6.7 pending;Oceanaire not pursued by residents; CI 7.6,7.7 Traffic counts and resident Staff work continuing; modal-split survey completed surveys in 1998. CI 8.9, Prado Road phased extension Included in review&preparation of plans for Dalidio, 8:10 and state highway designation Prado Road,and Margarita areas. CI 8.11 Adopt standards for street Adopted bike plan covers bike lanes; pedestrian plan medians,park-ways,signs, to cover sidewalks, parkways;previous draft median utilities, sidewalks,bike lanes plan not adopted. CI 8.13 Feasibility study of arterial Council voted to defer this project;project appears connection between Santa inconsistent with neighborhood preservation goals Barbara Ave.and Santa Rosa St. and Railroad District Plan (6/96) Cl 10.7 Encourage quieter aircraft City staff has been involved with airport master plan update. CI 10.8 Encourage update of Airport City staff has done so in contact with County staff. Land Use Plan Cl 11.6 Morning,evening daily train Amtrak San Diegan now serves San Luis Obispo, in service addition to long-distance trains Cl 11.7 Regional agency study of rail Route 101 study considered and dismissed intra- service within county county rail service. CI 12.5, Downtown parking Comprehensive study done;environmental review of 12.7, 12.8 plan started. Cl 15.13 Establish impact fees Done. EC 1.3.8 Indoor and outdoor lighting The City has substantially increased lighting EC 1.3.9 efficiency efficiency through fixture and bulb replacement. EC 1.3.13 Methane Methane is used at Water Reclamation Facility. EC 1.3.17 Recycling The City practices recycling at its own facilities and EC 1.13.20 encourages recycling of household and business discards and construction and demolition materials. EC 1.339 Concentration of residences The DeVaul and Margarita plans provide for concentrations of housing near jobs and services. EC 1.3.40 Home occupations The Zoning Regulations continue to allow these_ General Plan Annual Report 1998 l City of San Luis Obispo 5-17 ^r- er e AFImplenient noxi Programs 1 Land Ilse Element Growth.-Man agement LU 1.16: County Wide Planning LU 1.16.1: "RMS" The City will monitor reports of the County "resource management system" and advocate adherence to that system's principle of assuring that there will be adequate resources and environmental protection before development is approved. LU 1.16.2: Meetings The City will advocate and help arrange annual meetings among decision-makers of local jurisdictions to discuss regional issues. LU 1.163: Summary The City will help keep up to date a summary of the land-use plans of all agencies in the County, showing areas designated for urban, rural, and open-space uses, and tabulating the capacities for various kinds of uses. LU 1.16.4: Countywide Group The City will discuss with other jurisdictions the desirability of forming a countywide planning group. This group would be composed of representatives of the County and each city. It could establish a regional plan, to define urban and Waal areas and approximate capacities for different types of uses. LU 1.16.5: Project Review The City will help establish a procedure for all jurisdictions in the County to formally review local projects and general-plan amendments that could have countywide impact. LU 1.16.6: Regional Growth Management The City will advocate a regional growth-management program,which should include: A) Population growth no faster than the statewide average growth rate for the preceding year, and no faster than can be sustained by available resources and services,whichever is less. B) No significant deterioration in air quality, due to development activities for which local government has approval. C) Plans for large residential developments to include a range of housing types to provide opportunities for residents with very low, low, or moderate incomes. D) Voter approval for any significant change from open space, agriculture, or rural use to urban land uses. 5-18 General Plan Implementation Programs ` LU 1.16.7: Consistent Plans The City will -seek County Board of Supervisors approval amending the County Land Use Element to make it consistent with this element, within San Luis Obispo's planning area. The City will work with the County during updates of the County's plan for the San Luis Obispo planning area. LU 1.16.8: City-County Agreement The City will pursue a memorandum of understanding between the City and County governments, pledging that neither agency will approve a substantial amendment to its plan for San Luis Obispo's planning area without carefully considering the comment and recommendation of the other agency. The key feature of the memorandum would be the City's acceptance of the planned amount of growth and the County's agreement to not allow urban development within the planning area but outside the City. LU 1.17: Rural Areas and Open-Space Planning LU 1.17.1: Means of Protection The City will pursue a wide range of means to protect the surrounding open lands, including: agreements with the County; annexations; zoning; acquisition of fee title, open space and conservation easements, or development rights; agricultural preserve contracts with tax reductions; transfer of development credits; and cluster development; acquisition of land, easements,or access rights along public road extensions through agricultural or open space areas; a program for payment of fees in lieu of dedicating open space; adoption of a right-to-farm ordinance. LU 1.17.2: Funding The City will aggressively pursue sources of revenue for open space purchase and protection. Such revenue will augment and extend the effectiveness of traditional tools for open space protection (such as zoning) and deal with the equity issues of land-owner compensation. The City will explore all potential funding sources and other creative incentive programs, including general obligation bonds, sales tax increase, property transfer tax, assessment districts, tax incentives, and state and federal loans and grants. The City will advocate countywide planning and funding for open space protection. LU 1.173: Refined Planning Area Map The City will prepare, incorporate into the general plan, and seek County concurrence for a refined land-use map applying to the City's planning area outside the urban reserve. The map will show: A) Areas to be kept in permanent open space, including scenic lands, sensitive wildlife habitat, and undeveloped prime agricultural land. B) Existing uses other than open space, relatively far from the City's urban reserve line, which may be maintained but which should not be expanded or made more intense, including institutional uses such as California Men's Colony, Camp San Luis Obispo, and Cuesta College, and scattered residential and commercial developments. 5-19 General Flan iinplev%entauon Programs kF gage 3. C) Existing uses other than open space which may be considered for inclusion within the urban reserve line during the ten-year updates of this element, such as nearby groups of rural homesites; D) Any existing uses other than open space which should be changed, relocated, or removed to allow restoration of the natural landscape or agricultural uses. LU 1.17.4: Cluster District The City should encourage the County to adopt a "mandatory cluster district" for appropriate areas of the greenbelt under County jurisdiction, to implement LU Policies 1.7 and 1.9 and to better preserve the open space qualities of the land. The City recognizes the County major and minor cluster programs and TDC programs. LU 1.18: Air Quality LU 1.18.1: Model City The City will be a model of pollution control efforts. It will manage its own operations to be as pollution-free as possible. The City will work with other agencies and organizations to help educate citizens in ways to prevent air pollution. LU 1.18.2: Helping the Air District Along with other agencies and organizations, the City will help the Air Pollution Control District update and implement the County Clean Air Plan. The City, working with involved agencies and organizations, will help implement programs to reduce the number of single-occupant trips in gasoline and diesel-fueled vehicles, including restrictions on, and alternatives to, car access for Cal Poly and Cuesta College. LU 1.18.3: Development Review The City shall consult with the Air Pollution Control District on all significant development. Conservation and Development of Residential Neighborhoods LU 2.10: Updating& Enforcing Standards LU 2.10.1: Enforcement The City will review, revise if deemed desirable, and enforce noise, parking, and property- development and property-maintenance standards. Staff to adequately enforce these standards will be provided. LU 2.10.2: Regulations The City will adopt and implement property-maintenance regulations, focused on proper enclosure of trash, appearance of yards and buildings from the street, and storage of vehicles. The regulations will be periodically reviewed and updated. 5-20 enera3 Plan Im e- -entatic Programs T Page a LU 2.11: Multifamily Preferences& Standards LU 2.11.1: Student Housing Preferences The City will evaluate student housing preferences and consider revising development standards to better meet them in multifamily housing near campus. LU 2.11.2: Review The City will review, and revise if deemed desirable, its standards for multifamily housing so that apartments will provide usable open space and storage similar to the requirements for condominiums. LU 2.12: Downtown Residential Development The City will consider adopting special development standards to guide addition of dwellings within downtown residential areas, to implement LU Policy 2.9. The following should be included when evaluating new standards for this area: A) A new density category between the current Low-Density (R-1) and Medium-Density (R-2)designations; B) Requirements that new dwellings on lots with existing houses be above or behind the existing houses, and that the added building area be modestly sized and of similar architecture in comparison with the principal residences on the site and in the surrounding area; C) Requiring new buildings to reflect the mass and spacing of existing, nearby buildings; D) Requiring special parking and coverage standards; E) Requiring minimum amounts of usable open space. LU 2.13: Affordable Housing The City will adopt inclusionary-housing and development-fee ordinances consistent with the Housing Element. LU 2.14: Neighborhood Compatibility The City will consider new regulations, for Low-Density and Medium-Density Residential areas, to require special review for (1) incompatibly large houses, (2) replacement or infill homes in existing neighborhoods, and (3) accessory buildings with plumbing facilities allowing easy conversion to illegal second dwellings. LU 2.15: Neighborhood Wellness Action Plans To help residents preserve and enhance their neighborhoods,the City will: A) Identify neighborhoods, and work with residents to prepare neighborhood plans that empower them to shape their neighborhoods; B) Help devise strategies to help stabilize the rental/owner ratio, to maintain neighborhood character, safety, and stability; C) Help identify neighborhood problems, and undertake a wide range of focused development-review, capital-improvement, and code- enforcement efforts; D) Encourage the formation of voluntary neighborhood groups, so 5-21 er619 Plan I plemeritatifln.Programs' , gages residents can become involved early in the development review process; E) Involve residents early in reviewing proposed public and private projects that could have neighborhood impacts, by notifying residents and property owners and holding meetings at convenient times and places within the neighborhoods. F) Provide appropriate staff support, possibly including a single staff person for neighborhood issues, and train all staff to be sensitive to issues of neighborhood protection and enhancement. LU 2.16: Residential Densities The City will evaluate alternatives to the current maximum number of dwelling units per acre (based on bedroom count) and height and setback standards, to regulate residential building intensity, and bulk and mass. Floor area limits will be considered. LU 3.7.: COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT LU 3.7.1: Zoning Regulations The City will amend its Zoning Regulations to implement the commercial and industrial policies. LU 3.7.2: Planned Development Zoning The City will amend the Zoning Regulations so the"planned development" approach can be used on any size parcel, in any commercial or industrial zone. LU 3.73: Neighborhood Uses The City will rezone to Neighborhood Commercial existing Service Commercial sites which have become neighborhood convenience centers, if. (1) they primarily serve a neighborhood rather than citywide market; and (2) they are appropriately located considering access and compatibility with other nearby uses. LU 3.7.4: Tourist Information The City will consider establishing tourist information facilities near highway entries to the City, to reduce demands for on-site and off-site advertising by tourist and general-retail uses. LU 3.7.5: Dependent Care The City will provide zoning incentives and investigate a program coordinating commercial and industrial development for the provision of child care and elder care for workers. LU 3.7.6: Neighborhood Centers The City will identify suitable sites for new or expanded neighborhood centers as it prepares specific plans. 5-22 6- em LU 3.7.7: Downtown Office Design The City will-make more explicit its architectural review guidelines and revise its zoning standards, as necessary, to better achieve the desired architectural character of downtown areas zoned "office" and "residential-office," so the character and fabric of existing neighborhoods will be protected. LU 3.7.8: Auto Sales Relocation The City will provide incentives to encourage relocation of vehicle sales to the Auto Park Way area. LU 3.7.9: Noise Control Zoning Regulations and Architectural Review Guidelines will include measures such as the following to prevent unacceptable noise exposure for residential areas or other noise-sensitive uses: location and shielding of mechanical equipment; location of truck loading, trash collection areas, and loudspeakers; landscaped setbacks or noise attenuation walls along property lines. LU 3.7.10: Madonna Road Center The City will investigate ways to encourage more intense commercial development within, and more cohesion between,the existing shopping centers on Madonna Road. LU 3.7.11: Tourism The City will: A) Encourage sufficient conference and meeting space to accommodate the demand for medium size conferences; B) Work with the Performing Arts Center in promoting arts oriented tourism; C) Develop aggressive tourism marketing programs; D) Develop concepts such as rail tours, sea cruises, historical tours, and bicycle tours; E) Encourage development of appropriate recreational facilities for golf, tennis, equestrian activities, soccer, swimming, fishing, and eco- tourism. DOWNTOWN LU 4.19: Implementing the Downtown Concept Plan The City will consider including features of"A Conceptual Physical Plan for the City's Center," as appropriate, in its Zoning Regulations, architectural review guidelines, engineering standards, and capital improvement program. PUBLIC AND CULTURAL FACILITIES LU 53: City and County Offices Downtown The City and County will jointly develop a plan for meeting their additional downtown space needs. They will coordinate site selection, building design, circulation and utility services, parking, means to reduce vehicle trips, and funding. 5-23 :General p1'Im'.pNem4nt tioifiP LU 5.4: Performing Arts Center The City, Cal Poly, and the Performing Arts Foundation will jointly develop a large performing arts theater on the Cal Poly campus. LU 55: Community Arts Support The City will continue to support community arts programs through a variety of means, such as loans,grants,and help in obtaining sites. LU 5.6: Land Acquisition The City will attempt to acquire land for cultural facilities or Mission Plaza extension as sites become available. LU 5.7: Facility Reuse The City will study its surplus facilities for possible reuse by cultural and non-profit groups. LU 5.8: Public Art The City will encourage inclusion of appropriate public art in all projects. RESOURCE PROTECTION LU 6.0.2: Overlay Mapping The City shall develop overlay maps of the City, the urban reserve, and the planning area to guide in land use designations and decision-making. Maps for the City and urban reserve shall be in sufficient detail to highlight all significant natural resources and systems. Maps for the planning area may be at a lesser degree of detail. The overlay maps shall show at least the following resources: native plant communities, wildlife habitats and corridors, aquatic ecosystems, productive or potentially productive soils (prime or other unique agricultural soil types), viewsheds, hillsides, greenbelt areas. The overlay maps shall also show development constraints such as flood hazard areas, geological hazard areas, soil hazard areas (subsidence, liquefaction), noise impact areas, airport hazard and noise areas, radiation hazard areas. LU 6.03: Land Use Element Map Revision The overlay maps shall provide the basis for determining where urban development is most appropriate, and where other needs of the community outweigh the desire or need for urban development. As a result of the findings of these overlay maps,the City shall re-evaluate its land use designations and future plans for undeveloped areas, and revise the LUE land use map accordingly. LU 6.0.4: Resource Protection Once resource areas worthy of protection are identified, the City shall seek to protect them by easement or other permanent means. 5-24 Ceriea� an�npleme�tat�on4Prpogra�is . ' �° � gage g .......: .L ._..o..a ....... ... .__ ... —. 63 HILLSIDE PROGRAMS LU 63.1: Designating Sensitive Sites Subdivision approval in hillside planning areas will include designation of "sensitive sites," which are subject to architectural review. LU 6.3.2: Transfer of Development Credits The City will add a "development transfer" section in its Zoning Regulations, to encourage the transfer of residential development allowed on land outside the urban reserve line to suitable land within the line, regardless of land ownership. LU 633: Architectural Guidelines Through architectural review guidelines, the City will establish the presumption that all hillside development occurs on sensitive sites, where architectural review is required. The Community Development Director will screen all proposals to identify any which do not need architectural review. LU 63.4: Maximum Building Height The City will consider means to mitigate the visual impacts of hillside houses, including revising the way maximum building height is determined. 6.5 Creeks and Flooding Programs LU 6.5.1: Previously Developed Areas To limit the potential for increased flood damage in previously developed areas,the City will: A) Ensure that infill,remodel, and replacement projects: 1) Do not displace more flood water than previous structures on a site; 2) Do not contribute floating debris to flood waters; 3) Have finish floors at least one foot above the flood level or,if this is not practical,be flood-proofed,to minimize risk to life and damage to utilities, furnishings, merchandise, and equipment. B) Require new infill buildings to have greater setbacks than their older neighbors, when necessary to achieve the purposes of this section. C) Remove man-made obstruction from channels. D) Ensure that any new development in the watershed detains rather than accelerates runoff from development sites. LU 6.5.2: County and Property Owners The City will coordinate with the County and with property owners to control erosion within the watershed. LU 6.53: Ownership and Easements The City will obtain fee ownership, or easements, for drainage, maintenance, and appropriate public access, for wetlands and creek channels. 5-25 ;Gen�ra�.Plan I_mp_41__e_yn�_ LU 6.5.4: Man-made Obstructions The City will maintain the creeks free of man-made obstructions. LU 6.5.5: Restoration at Development Sites The City will require protection and restoration of wetlands and creek channels for fish and wildlife habitat within development sites. LU 6.5.6: National Flood The City will administer the National Flood Insurance Program standards. LU 6.5.7: Wide Cooperation The City will work with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game, Regional Water Quality Control Board, County Flood Control District, the County Land Conservancy, and other interested groups and individuals to assure that its own activities and the development it regulates conform with flood-control and habitat-protection objectives. LU 6.5.8: Creekside Care and Notification In maintaining creek channels to accommodate flood waters, the City will notify owners of creeks and adjacent properties in advance of work, and use care in any needed removal of vegetation. LU 6.5.9: Public Awareness The City will foster public awareness and appreciation of wetlands and creeks and other aquatic ecosystems through such activities as tours and clean-up events. LU 65.10: Aquatic Ecosystem Management Plan The City will work with other affected agencies, community groups, and property owners to prepare an inventory of, and a management plan for, all aquatic ecosystems. The plan will describe and set priorities for acquisition, habitat restoration,and development of public access. LU 65.11: Non-Native Plants The City will work with other affected agencies to remove harmful, nonnative plants along creeks and replace them with native,riparian plants. COMMUNITY HERITAGE PROGRAMS LU 6.7.1: Cultural Heritage Committee The City will maintain its Cultural Heritage Committee to help identify, and advise on suitable treatment for, archaeological and historical resources. The Cultural Heritage Committee will continue to develop information on historic resources and provide guidance to owners to help restoration efforts. 5-26 GeA. dal-�P�an Imalement ole 3'ro sr ' J'Y Page<lo ._ r LU 6.71: Property Maintenance and Restoration The City will continue a financial assistance program which encourages owners to maintain and restore historic properties. LU 6.73: Architectural Review The City will expand its Architectural Review Guidelines to offer more specific guidance on the construction of new buildings within historic areas. LU 6.7.4: Public Awareness The City will foster public appreciation of historic resources by sponsoring educational programs. LU 6.7.5: Archaeological Survey Standards The Cultural Heritage Committee will prepare standards concerning when and how to conduct archaeological surveys, and the preferred methods of preserving artifacts. LU 6.7.6: Displays The Cultural Heritage Committee and the County Archaeological Society will help display artifacts which illuminate past cultures. AIRPORT AREA LU 7.11: Specific Plan The City will work with Airport Area property owners to complete a specific plan. LU 7.12: Airline Service and Impacts The City will work with the County to assure that airline services and conditions in the vicinity of the airport are consistent with the Circulation Element policies. LU 7.13: Growth Management The City will annex the area and accommodate incremental development consistent with the growth management policies, including those concerning adequacy of resources and services and development paying its own way. LU 7.14: Open Space Dedication and In-lieu Fees In approving development proposals, the City will assure that Airport Area properties secure protection for any on-site resources as identified in the Open Space Element. These properties, to help maintain the greenbelt, shall also secure open space protection for any contiguous, commonly owned land outside the urban reserve. If it is not feasible to directly obtain protection for such land, fees in lieu of dedication shall be paid when the property is developed, to help secure the greenbelt in the area south of the City's southerly urban reserve line. The City shall set fee levels that would be appropriate in-lieu of open space dedication. OPTIONAL USE AND SPECIAL DESIGN AREAS 5-27 Geneal flan T_.;_,t: ; . ti - y Impn%�ntahOnXPrograms 7 -_ .,_ _4 a.g 1.1 LU 8.5: Mid-Higuera Area The City will prepare and adopt a plan for this multi-block commercial area showing any desired street and driveway changes, flood mitigation measures, and opportunities for a linear park along San Luis Obispo Creek. The plan could also serve as a "conceptual redevelopment plan," guiding private construction on sites affected by any widening of Higuera Street or San Luis Obispo Creek. REVIEW AND AMENDMENT LU 93: Annual Report The City will prepare an annual report on the status of the general plan, during the first quarter of each calendar year,to include the following: A) A summary of private development activity and a brief analysis of how it helped meet general plan goals; B) A summary of major public projects and a brief analysis of how they contributed to meeting general plan goals; C) An overview of programs, and recommendations on any new approaches that may be necessary. D) A status report for each general plan program scheduled to be worked on during that year, including discussion of whether that program's realization is progressing on schedule, and recommendations for how it could better be kept on schedule if it is lagging; E) A status report on how the City is progressing with implementing its open space preservation policies and programs; F) Updated population or other information deemed important for the plan. Housing Element SAFETY 1.3 PROGRAM H 1.3.1: Code Enforcement As staffing and funding levels allow, code enforcement will be expanded from dealing with emergencies to resolving chronic building safety problems and to prevent demolition through neglect. (p 12,1.21.4) 5-28 o '- G"- Fh P. I 'g A"ORDABILUY 2.3 PROGRAMS H 2.3.1: New Development Project Requirements (currently being amended) The City will amend its regulations to require that new development projects include affordable housing units, with guarantees that they remain affordable at least 30 years, or pay an in-lieu fee to assist in the development of affordable housing Citywide, as described in Table 1, below: (p 14,1.22.10) 5-29 general Pian rtImplementation Programs Page I3 Table I (currently being amended) Affordable Housing Requirements OO Type of Development Project _ May M Residential Commercial Build 3%low or 5%moderate cost Build 1 ADU per acre,but not Affordable Dwelling Units(ADUs©), less than 1 ADU per project but not less than 1 ADU per project; In City or or pay in-lieu fee equal to 5%of building valuation.00 pay in-lieu fee equal to 5%of building valuation. Location Build 10%low-and 20%moderate- Build 1 ADU per acre,but not cost ADUs,but not less than 1 ADU less than 1 ADU per project In per project; Expansion or Area or pay in-lieu fee equal to 5%of pay in-lieu fee equal to 15%of building valuation. building valuation. O Developer may build affordable housing in the required amounts, or pay in-lieu fee based on the above formula. © Affordable Dwelling Units must meet City affordability criteria listed in H Goal 2.1.1. OO "Building Value" shall mean the total value of all construction work for which a permit would be issued, as determined by the Chief Building Official using the Uniform Building Code. H 2.3.2: Housing Trust Fund The City will establish a housing trust fund to be used to develop affordable housing units and acquire land for affordable housing projects. To qualify for such public assistance, housing must include guarantees that it will remain affordable as long as legally permissible. Affordable housing in-lieu fees will be placed in this fund. (p15,1.22.11) H 2.3.3: Review of Planning and Building Regulations The City will periodically review its building and planning regulations to see if there are changes possible that could assist the production of affordable housing while not conflicting with other General Plan policies. Such periodic review will aim to remove regulations that are no longer needed. (p15,1.22.12) 5-30 General rt-a Iniementatlyon Pro ams Page p ' H 2.3.4: Processing of Applications and Permits The City will adopt procedures to speed the processing of applications and construction permits for affordable housing projects that do not involve significant planning issues or entitlements such as rezoning. City staff and commissions should give such projects priority in allocating work assignments, scheduling, conferences and hearings, and in preparing and issuing reports. (pl5,1.22.13) H 2.3.5: Lower Cost/Energy Efficient Construction The City will review its building and planning regulations to find ways to allow construction by owner-builders of personalized, unconventional housing types that reduce cost and/or energy and materials consumption, provided that residential quality and safety can be maintained. (p 15,1.22.14) H 2.3.6: Affordable Housing Fee Exemptions The City will amend its regulations to exempt certain affordable housing projects from payment of development review, construction permit, sewer and water hookup fees. Affordable housing units which are to be administered through the City's Housing Authority, not-for-profit housing organizations, the County of San Luis Obispo or other government agencies, and other public or private entities which guarantee permanent affordability for low-and moderate income households, should be eligible to seek exemption from such fees. (p15,1.22.15) H 2.3.7: Condominium Conversion Regulations The City will revise its condominium conversion regulations to discourage or prevent the conversion of affordable rental units to condominiums unless permanent affordability guarantees, such as deed restrictions, are incorporated into the conversion. (p15,1.22.16) H 2.3.8: Public and Private Sector Coordination The City will help coordinate public sector and private sector actions to encourage the development of housing affordable to low and moderate income households. (p15,1.22.17) H 2.3.9: Mortgage Revenue Bonds The City will enable issuance of mortgage revenue bonds to help develop or preserve assisted units through: (1) below market financing and (2) subsidized mortgages for low-income and moderate income, first-time home buyers. (p15,1.22.18) 5-31 :General Milan Implementation?rograms Page Is H 2.3.10: Affordable Housing Conversion Standards The City will avoid permit approvals, municipal actions or public projects which remove or adversely affect existing affordable housing. The City will develop affordable housing conservation standards that should include the following provisions: 1) When the City finds affordable unit removal is necessary for public health and welfare, or in connection with a municipal project, it shall assist displaced residents with relocation costs and provide affordable replacement housing. 2) When the City permits private development projects that displace affordable housing, it will require the developer to assist displaced residents with relocation costs and provide affordable replacement housing. (p16, 1.22.19) HOUSING CONSERVATION 3.3 PROGRAMS H 3.3.1: Housing Rehabilitation Using State or Federal funds, such as Community Development Block Grants, the City will establish a housing rehabilitation program offering low-cost loans or other rehabilitation assistance to those who cannot afford or obtain conventional financing. Many of the City's older housing units in the R-I and R-2 zones provide housing for those on fixed-incomes, and provide rental housing for those who cannot afford to purchase a house. By providing a limited number of low interest loans according to need and affordability criteria, the City will help preserve safe, adequate housing for these citizens by rehabilitating approximately 182 dwellings and conserving approximately 91 dwellings. (p 16,123.7) H 3.3.2: "No Net Housing Loss"/Downtown To maintain housing in residential/office portions of Downtown, the City will consider adopting a"no net housing loss" policy,requiring that housing units either be maintained, or, in the case of office conversion of existing housing, be replaced on site or nearby. "Downtown" means the area bounded by Highway 101, the railroad tracks,and High Street. (p17,1.23.8) H 3.3.3: Redesignation of Areas Which are Predominantly Residential Identify Office (0) zoned areas around the Downtown Core Area (as described in the Land Use Element) which are predominantly residential and redesignate them for residential use. The City should designate for office use the areas which are completely or almost completely developed with offices. For the areas which are a mix of residential and office uses, the City will apply a "Residential/Office" mixed-use designation which would allow existing offices to be maintained and replaced, but require replacement of dwellings as a condition of office expansion or replacing a dwelling with offices. (p17,1.23.9) 5-32 GeneralPlan Ipiementation Programs ' x P16: age H 3.3.4: "No Net Housing Loss"/C-C Zone The City will adopt a "no net housing loss" policy for existing housing units in the C-C zone by revising the downtown housing conversion permit process. (p17,1.23.10) H 3.3.5: Remove Regulatory Obstacles The City will remove regulatory obstacles to the relocation and rehabilitation of dwellings that would otherwise be demolished because of redevelopment of their sites. (p17,1.23.11) H 3.3.6: CC&R's and Seller Restrictions In the past, subdivision CC&Rs and seller restrictions have blocked the relocation and rehabilitation of dwellings by denying access to new sites. The City will adopt regulations to prohibit such discrimination against relocated dwellings. (p17,1.23.12) H 3.3.7: Seismic Upgrade Educational Campaign The City will create an educational campaign for owners of older residences informing them of ways to reduce the seismic hazards commonly found in such structures, and encouraging them to undertake seismic upgrades. (p17,1.23.13) H 3.3.8: Financial Assistance for Seismic Upgrades To assist lower income households protect their homes from earthquake damage, the City will create a financial assistance program for seismic upgrades. (p17,1.23.14) H 3.3.9: Housing as a Non-Conforming Use To encourage the preservation and rehabilitation of older housing, the City will consider amending existing regulations that make housing a non-conforming use in certain zones. (p 17,1.23.15) H 3.3.10: Evaluation and Revision of Building, Zoning and Fire Codes The City will evaluate, and where necessary, revise building, zoning and fire code requirements which discourage housing and encourage its conversion to other uses. (p17,1.23.16) MIXED-INCOME ROUSING 4.3 PROGRAM H 4.3.1: Review Review City regulations and revise as needed to implement the mixed-income policies. (p 18,1.24.4) 5-33 General Planplementatior� Programspale 1 NIIXED.HOUSING VARIETY AND TENURE 5.3 PROGRAM H 5.3.1: Review City Regulations Review City regulations and revise as needed to implement mixed-variety and tenure policies. (p 19,1.25.6) HOUSING PRODUCTION 6.3 PROGRAMS H 6.3.1: Exemption From Housing Production Regulations for Very-Low and Low Income Households The City will amend its Residential Growth Management regulations to exempt the production of housing which meets the City's affordability criteria for very-low and low income households. (pl9,1.26.7) H 6.3.2: Mixed-Use/Neighborhood Commercial Zone The City will consider applying the mixed-use zone citywide to the C-N (Neighborhood Commercial) Zone to require residential development above street level as new neighborhood commercial facilities are developed. (p20,1.26.8) H 6.3.3: Housing in Multi-Story Commercial Downtown The City will amend its regulations to require that some new housing be provided in new multi- story commercial buildings in the Downtown Core Area (as described in the Land Use Element). Parking regulations may be modified, if necessary to make this use feasible. The housing use should require no separate level of review beyond that required for the project of which it is a part. (p20,1.26.9) H 6.3.4: Major Residential Expansion Areas For major residential expansion areas, the City will adopt specific plans. These plans will include sufficient R4 zoned land to meet the City's regional housing need for dwellings affordable to very-low and low income households. These plans will include sites suitable for subsidized rental housing and affordable rental and owner-occupied housing. Such sites shall be integrated within neighborhoods of market rate housing and shall be architecturally compatible with the neighborhood. The specific plans will designate sufficient areas at appropriate densities to accommodate the types of dwellings which would be affordable in the proportions called for by this Element. Also, the specific plans will include programs to assure that the affordable dwellings will actually be produced. The sequence of development of the major residential expansion areas will be determined based on the affordability of dwellings and other public 5-34 General Pla Impl� enation Progirar �s t Page IS _.m. .�.: ..� _ �.a .. benefits, primarily open space. The area committing to development the largest number of dwellings affordable to very-low, low-, or moderate-income households would be developed first, with open space dedication or other public benefits used to determine the order if two or more areas offer substantially the same housing affordability. (p20,1.26.10) H 6.3.5: Edna-Islay Specific Plan The Edna-Islay Specific Plan guides development of 446 acres in the souther portion or the City. Adopted in 1983, the plan includes only low-and medium density housing. About two- thirds of the area has been developed. By amending the specific plan to include a mix of residential zoning that approximates the mix of residential densities citywide, additional housing units are possible in the Edna-Islay specific planning area. The City should initiate amendments to designate a portion of the specific planning area for medium-high density housing. (p20,1.26.11) H 6.3.6: Housing Project Priority The City will adopt and adhere to policies which provide that, if public services (including water and sewage treatment) must be rationed to new development, residential projects will be given priority over nonresidential projects and affordable projects will be given priority over market- rate projects. (p20,1.26.12) NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY 7.3 PROGRAMS H 7.3.1: Resident Participation Procedures The City will establish procedures to encourage neighborhood involvement in the planning and development review processes. (p21,1.27.7) H 7.3.2: Improvement Where necessary, the City will identify specific neighborhood needs, problems, trends, and opportunities for improvement. City departments will designate staff to work directly with neighborhood groups and individuals. (p21,1.27.8) H 7.3.3: Funding Neighborhood Improvements The City will help fund neighborhood improvements where necessary to public health, safety or welfare. (p21,1.27.9) H 7.3.4: Visibility Revise planning standards to require that all housing in new neighborhoods and infill projects in existing neighborhoods provide visibility of streets and public areas. (p22,1.27.10) 5-35 Gene al.Plan im deme-Ad'i .pnrograms H 7.3.5: Review City Regulations Review City regulations and revise as needed to implement neighborhood quality policies. (p22,1.27.11) SPECIAL HOUSING NEEDS 8.3 PROGRAMS H 8.3.I: Support for Homeless Persons The City will support local and regional solutions to meeting needs of homeless persons, and will continue to support, jointly with other agencies, shelters for the homeless and for displaced women and children. (p22,1.28.6) H 8.3.1: Mobile Home Rent Control The City will continue its mobile home rent control program to moderate mobile home rent increases. (p22,1.28.7) H 8.3.2: Site Identification The City will identify sites in expansion area specific plans for tenant-owned mobile-home parks, cooperative housing, manufactured housing or other types of housing that meet special needs. (p23,1.28.8) H 8.3.3: Campus Living The City will advocate developing non-dormitory housing on the Cal Poly University campus and refurbishing existing campus housing and its associated programs to make campus living more attractive. (p23,1.28.9) H 8.3.4: Fraternity/Sorority On-Campus Living Groups The City will work with Cal Poly University Administration to secure designation of on-campus fraternity/sorority living groups. In the shorter run, City policy on in-City locations suitable for fraternities and sororities will be refined. Zoning regulations will be revised to restrict the locations of new fraternities and sororities to high density residential zones adjacent to campus, and to discourage their expansion in other neighborhoods. (p23,1.28.10) H 8.3.5: Student Housing Plan and "Good Neighbor Program" The City will jointly develop and adopt a student housing plan and "good neighbor program" with Cal Poly University and City residents. Purposes of the program are to improve communication and cooperation between the City and Cal Poly, set student housing objectives, and to establish clear, effective standards for student housing in residential neighborhoods. (p23,1.28.11) 5-36 GoneralPlanrImplementat�OnPrograrns � r y ; A.. a rage Zo ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION 9.3 PROGRAMS H 9.3.1: Education and Direction Educate planning and building staff and citizen review bodies in energy conservation issues, including the City's Energy Conservation Element, and direct that they work with applicants to achieve the City's energy conserving housing goals. (p23,1.29.3) H 9.3.2: Solar Hot Water Requirements Expand the current solar hot water requirements to cover new apartments and houses as well as condominiums. (p23,1.29.4) H 9.3.3: Committee of Energy Experts Assemble a blue ribbon committee of energy experts to advise the City on cost-effective approaches to increasing residential energy conservation for both new and existing housing units. Disseminate this information to the public, and incorporate its key features into City energy conservation policy. (p24,1.29.5) H 9.3.4: Long Term Solar Access Evaluate present solar siting and access regulations to ascertain if they provide assurance of long- term solar access, and revise the regulations if they are found inadequate. (p24,1.29.6) H 9.3.5: Subsidized Plumbing Retrofit Continue, and expand, the City's subsidized plumbing retrofit program until all existing dwellings have been retrofitted. (p24,1.29.7) H 9.3.6: Landscape Water Conservation Education Make water conserving landscape education and retrofit a priority coequal with plumbing retrofits. (p24,1.29.8) DEMAND MANAGEMENT 10.3 PROGRAMS H 10.3.1: Housing Demand Analysis The City will require an analysis to determine impacts on housing demand, cost and supply as part of any proposals to designate additional land for commercial or industrial use. (p24,1.30.5) 5-37 Genes_aI;P an�Img e �Wait ion Pf©g b! `L �A gage 1 H 10.3.2: Airport Area Expansion The City will work with the County of San Luis Obispo to discourage significant expansion of employment in the unincorporated airport area south of the City, pending annexation to the City. (p25,1.30.6) H 10.3.3: Housing Project Promotion The City will request developers of housing projects to promote their projects only within the housing market area(San Luis Obispo County). (p25,1.30.7) H 10.3.4: Promotional Practices To the extent legally permissible, make City promotional practices, economic development efforts, and other City actions consistent with the policy of not enticing persons from elsewhere to move here. (p25,1.30.8) H 10.3.5: Link Enrollment Growth and On-Campus Housing Advocate the establishment of a linkage between enrollment growth and the expansion of campus housing programs at Cal Poly University and Cuesta College to reduce pressure on the City's housing supply. (p25,1.30.9) H 10.3.6: Expansion of State Institutions Advocate no further expansion of State institutions such as the California Men's Colony unless the State makes adequate provisions for providing additional housing for new employees. (p25,1.30.10) H 10.3.7: Non-Residential Growth Management The City will consider amending its growth management regulations to address non-residential growth as a method for moderating the long-term demand for housing. (p25,1.30.11) SUITABILITY 11.3 PROGRAM H 11.3.1: Regulations The City will adopt regulations to prevent new housing development on sites that should be preserved as open space, and on sites subject to natural hazards like geological or flood hazards, or wild fire hazards. The City should also adopt regulations to prevent new housing development on sites subject to unacceptable levels of manmade hazards or nuisances, including severe soil contamination, airport noise or hazard, traffic noise or hazard, odors, or incompatible neighboring uses. (p26,1.31.5) 5-38 Generalan Impemm �taOn�rograns, TW Open Space Element GENERAL PROGRAMS 1.3: PROGRAMS OS 1.3.1: Joint Powers Agreement The City should work with and support the County, State, and special districts to form a joint powers or other type of agreement. This agreement should be utilized to preserve open space, rural, and agricultural uses within the City's Greenbelt and the Outer Planning Area. (p9,A) OS 1.3.2: Inclusion in County Districts The City should pursue inclusion in the Counlys Park, Recreation, and Open Space District if one is formed by the County of San Luis Obispo. (p9,B) OS 1.3.3: Achieving a Comprehensive Open Space Vision The City should work with land conservation groups, land conservancies, and organizations expert in natural resource management. This relationship may include the creation of a task force composed of City, State, and County agencies as well as private groups all dedicated toward achieving a comprehensive open space vision. (p9,C) OS 1.3.4: Consolidate Open Space Functions The City should consolidate open space functions in one existing city department under one person. (p9,D) OS 1.3.5: Public Education The City should regularly contact landowners and provide education materials on the value and techniques for resource protection and land conservation. (p9,E) OS 1.3.6: Transfer of Development Credit (TDC) The City should work with the State and County to jointly develop and adopt a transfer of development credit (TDC) program. This program should target as sender sites: (1) agricultural lands within the Greenbelt which are experiencing or will likely experience conversion pressures, (2) hill and mountain areas, and (3) other areas considered appropriate to a TDC program. Receiver sites should be designated within the City and appropriate County areas within the Greenbelt and Outer Planning Area(p10,F) OS 1.3.7: Clustering The City should work with the County to develop a clustering program for the City's Greenbelt and Outer Planning Area. This program should include a trip reduction program and should be consistent with the City's Land Use Element. (p10,G) 5-39 General Flan Imp lementtion�Progras �.Page23 OS 1.3.8: Open Space Banking The City should develop an open space banking program that allows developers to set aside for permanent protection (bank)open space or buy open space credits. (p10,H) OS 1.3.9: Open Space Holdings The City should work with affected agencies and organizations to illustrate and document all open space holdings in the areas outlined in this Open Space Element. (p10,I) OS 1.3.10: Funding Sources The City should develop funding sources for acquisition of open space as elaborated in Section 15 of this Element. (p10,J) HILLS AND MOUNTAINS 2.3: PROGRAMS OS 2.3.1: Joint Hillside Development Standards The City, County, and Cal Poly should jointly adopt, or adopt similar, hillside development standards that fulfill the intent of this Element's policies. (p 16,1) CREEKS 3.3: PROGRAMS OS 3.3.1: Creek Restoration The City should assess all City-owned or controlled creeks to determine the level of creek restoration necessary. Once creek restoration needs have been assessed, the City should obtain monies (through grants and other means) to restore targeted creeks. The portions of Old Garden Creek that have been paved should be studied to determine the feasibility of restoring portions of this creek. (p27,1 A) OS 3.3.2: Creek Setbacks The City should adopt an ordinance that establishes standardized creek setbacks, as well as allowed and prohibited uses within creeks. Prohibited uses should include both motorized and non-motorized off-road vehicles. This ordinance should establish that the creek corridor should not be utilized in determining site density and should address, to the extent feasible, riparian rights as they relate to creek protection. Exceptions for existing structures made nonconforming by the adoption of this ordinance shall be included in the ordinance and other City regulations regarding nonconforming structures consistent with Policy Le. of this Section. (p27,1 B) 5-40 GeneGeneal Plan dM" Iadi Programs Pe 2* OS 3.3.3: Open Space Designations The City should amend the Land Use Element and zoning map to designate all creek corridors as open space (excluding creeks that are paved or culverted). Designate undeveloped flood prone areas adjacent to creeks as open space, interim open space, or parkland where it would be costly for the City to provide flood control or where major creek alterations would be necessary to develop the site. Designate such easement or dedication areas (as enumerated in policy 3.2.3.A above) as open space. (p27,C) OS 3.3A Easements and Dedications The City should designate easement or dedication areas on a map, maintained by the Community Development Department,which will show all open space easements and dedications. (P28,D) OS 3.3.5: Creek Ordinance The City should promote rehabilitation and restoration of riparian vegetation or creek corridors through adoption of a creek ordinance. (p28,E) OS 3.3.6: Public Education The City should assess the cumulative impact of persons removing water from local creeks and wetlands. Where water removal is detrimental to the creek or wetlands survival, inform the public of the long-term impact of water removal. (p28,F) OS 3.3.7: Mitigation Banking The City will work with and support the County Flood Control District - Zone 9,nthe California Department of Fish and Game, Army Corp of Engineers, Cal Poly, other State agencies, and resource conservation organizations (such as the Nature Conservancy, or the Land Conservancy) to jointly develop a regional mitigation banking program. This program should: (1) provide mitigation banking for creeks, wetlands, and wildlife resources (plants and animals); (2) develop guidelines for replacement of such resources; (3) develop a mitigation fee for replacement of such resources; (4) establish an integrated system of habitat preserve areas on the basis that preservation of plants and animals requires the establishment of habitat areas larger than can be provided on individual properties, and because many habitat areas are at risk of being lost to urban encroachment; (5) specify buffer and setback distances which should apply to all public and private development activities that may affect creeks, wetlands, sensitive habitat, unique resources, or other resources determined important; and (6) identify funding for long-term stewardship of mitigation banking sites. (p28,2) OS 3.3.8: Funding and Education The City shall work with and encourage Cal Poly and the County to: A) Identify alternate funding sources for replanting creek corridor sections that have been degraded and are in need of creek restoration. Examples include Soil Conservation Service, Resource Conservation District, community organizations,and grant sources available from the California Department of 5-41 Genera flan Imlementai on=Programs Fish and Game. B) Develop educational brochures which discuss the care of (1) creeks, (2) wetlands, and (3) areas containing sensitive habitat or unique resources. These brochures should discuss the importance of these resources and ways of preventing resource degradation. The creek brochure should be distributed to all City and County residences which are adjacent to a creek. (p28.3) OS 3.3.9: Creek Protection Measures The City shall encourage the County and Cal Poly to: A) Each adopt a creek setback ordinance and penalties for riparian vegetation removal. Adopted ordinances should cover lands within the Greenbelt and Outer Planning Area(as applicable to that jurisdiction) and should be similar to City ordinances. B) Protect creek corridors through overlay zones or other methods. C) Require mining operations to provide adequate siltation and erosion control devices such that existing or proposed operations do not degrade local creeks or wetlands. D) Promote(through brochures or similar methods) limiting agricultural grading (including cultivation, farm roads, etc.) adjacent to or within creeks and wetlands, and livestock access within creeks and wetlands. Agricultural operations should be encouraged to protect riparian vegetation along creek corridors and restore creek corridors or other wetland areas that have been degraded due to past agricultural operations. (p29) MARSHES, SEEPS, VERNAL POOLS, LAKES, AND OTHER WETLANDS 4.3: PROGRAMS (See Creek and Plant and Animal Programs) GRASSLAND COMMUNITIES 5.3: PROGRAMS OS 5.3.1: Map Grassland Communities The City will prepare and maintain a map delineating the location of grassland communities within the Urban Reserve Line and the city limit line. (p40,1) 5-42 TGen�rai P��. r`plem�rtat>lo>n Pr ;gams ` ` _ , Page26 OS 5.3.2: Wildlife Corridors The City will work with and support the County, State, and other applicable agencies in planning for wildlife corridors under highways, major roads, and other similar impediments to wildlife movement. (p40,l) PLANTS AND ANIMALS 6.3: PROGRAMS OS 6.3.1: Maintain Lists and Maps The City, State, and County should maintain current lists from USFWS, CNPS, and F&G which document those species listed in Tables I and H. All jurisdictions should keep current maps which document where these resources may be located. (p49,A) OS 6.3.2: Wildlife Corridor Planning The City, State, and County should jointly plan for wildlife corridors under highways, major roads, and other similar impediments. (p49,B) HAZARD AREAS 7.3: PROGRAMS OS 7.3.1: Development Standards for Electromagnetic Hazards The City will develop standards for new development proposed adjacent to electromagnetic fields based upon monitoring and research, when evidence clearly demonstrates hazardous effects associated with such fields. (p53,1) HISTORICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, OR CULTURAL RESOURCES 8.2: PROGRAMS OS 8.2.1: Guidelines and Standards The City should adopt guidelines and standards for archaeological survey work and methods for preserving archaeological resources within the city limits. The City should encourage the County to adopt similar guidelines and standards, or use City standards within the Urban Reserve Line, the Greenbelt, and the Outer Planning Area. (p57,1) 5-43 General Plan �mplem�u atian Programs page2 .......v�-...w..uL�.e.. �r.�f�—.... ..� � ..✓..6.....r...n<+41... ... ..... ...� ......i. .�.��.-�J..�.r—..�.�- ..� .tea OS 8.2.2: Protection of Historical Resources The City, County, and State should work together to develop guidelines for protection of historical and archaeological resources. (p57,2) MINERAL RESOURCES 9.3 PROGRAMS OS 9.3.1: Limiting Commercial Mining A) The City should revise the Municipal Code to prohibit commercial mining within the city limits. B) The City should encourage the County to prohibit commercial mining within the Urban Reserve Line. C) The City should, in conjunction with the County and State, identify and map old mining or dumping sites that are unlikely to be reclaimed (because no responsible party has filed a reclamation plan), or have not been reclaimed properly. Identification of these sites would (1) make it more likely that such sites may be reclaimed properly in the future, (2) warn prospective buyers of potential liability, and (3) better enable jurisdictions to solve problems associated with such properties. (p61,1) OS 9.3.2: Inventory Important Mineral Resources The County should review, catalogue, and map important mineral resources within the City's Greenbelt and outer planning area, and provide this information to the City and the State on a regular basis (as important changes occur). Such information would allow the City and State to better plan land uses near areas that are mined or are likely to be mined. (p61,1 A) OS 9.3.3: Mineral Extraction As mineral resources become important, the City will encourage the County to designate (through County combining designations) important mineral resource areas as Energy (EX) or Resource Extraction Area (EXI) to make clear these lands should be preserved for mineral extraction. (p61,1 B) AGRICULTURAL LANDS 10.3 PROGRAMS OS 10.3.1: Agricultural Support Services The City should encourage the State and County to work with the Farm Bureau and other farm organizations to study: (A) the supply and demand for farm worker housing; (B) the supply and demand for farm-related services; and (C) how San Luis Obispo, neighboring cities, and the County could better meet these demands. (p69,1 A) 5-44 General f lan IffibRementa OS 10.3.2: Farm Taxes The City should encourage the State and County to review present farm taxing procedures to determine if there are methods (beyond the Williamson Act) to tax farming according to farm income versus the land's market value. A tax rebate or similar procedure should be considered. (p69,1B) OS 10.3.3: Low-Interest Loans The City should encourage the State and County to review the possibility of a low-interest loan program that could be offered to eligible agricultural operations to support their continued operation and stability. (p69,1C) OS 10.3.4: Important Agricultural Lands The City should encourage the State and County to continue to identify important agricultural lands within the City's Greenbelt and Outer Planning Area that are presently threatened by urban uses. (p69,ID) OS 10.3.5: Mitigation Fees The City shall work with the County to prepare an agricultural land impact mitigation fee process which establishes how the mitigation fee is to be determined as well as how the fee will be used. (p69,2) SCENIC RESOURCES 11.3 PROGRAMS OS 11.3.1: Protecting Scenic Resources To adequately protect scenic resources, important view corridors, viewsheds, and gateways, the City should: A) Encourage the County and the State to protect the gateways into the City. B) Encourage the County to review and update their Land Use Ordinance (LUO), their Sensitive Resource Area Standards, and their grading regulations to adequately protect such resources. C) Work with the County and the State to have the gateways into the City designated as State Designated Scenic Highways or Corridors, or provide other protection mechanisms. Protection mechanisms should not adversely impact agriculture. D) Work with the State and County to eliminate existing billboards within the City and its Plwming Area.(p75, 1) 5-45 3Generall'� n �rnplenenahon- rog�ams rage9: OS 11.3.2: Scenic Corridor Boundaries The City should develop precise scenic corridor boundaries located along designated scenic roadways. (p75,2,A) OS 11.3.3: Views From Roadways The City should develop specific setback distances, height limitations, lot coverage standards, architectural standards and landscape standards for all property within scenic roadway corridors to ensure that views from the roadway are maintained. (p75,2,B) OUTDOOR RECREATION 12.3 PROGRAMS OS 12.3.1: Trail Security, Development, Maintenance, and Restoration The City should work with the County and State to establish a program to encourage individual citizens, user groups, community organizations, schools, and local businesses to assist in trail security, development,maintenance, and restoration. (p82,1,A) OS 12.3.2: Trail Guidelines The City should work with the County and State to establish consistent and compatible trail guidelines(such as surfacing,width,user types, and signage). (p82,1,B) OS 12.3.3: Urban Trails Plan The City should adopt an Urban Trails Plan to update the Urban Trails System Map contained in the 1982 Parks and Recreation Element. The trail plan should provide (A) potential trail locations and connections, (B) the feasibility of constructing such trails, (C) expected costs for trail construction and maintenance, and (D) project priorities. The Urban Trail Plan should emphasize urban area trails while still considering connections to trails within the Greenbelt and Outer Planning Area. The Urban Trails Plan shall not include a creekside trail along San Luis Creek through the existing neighborhood between California Boulevard and State Highway 101. (p82,1,C) OS 12.3.4: Joint Projects The City should develop a program for joint City/business or City/developer projects. These projects should provide community recreation and potentially revenue for City park and open space purchases or maintenance. For example, work with private developers to develop a golf course. Monies from this project (such as a "tee off tax") should be utilized for open space or park purchases. (p82,1,1)) OS 12.3.5: Park and Recreation Element The City should update the Park and Recreation Element. This update should consider the following sites as parkland with potential open space areas: 5-46 ^Geneil"Pan Implementation programs , i 4 ' .. o A) Mission Plaza and its expansion areas (see site #14, Site Map). Mission Plaza should not be considered a typical creek area. Although this area should include protected natural areas (including some riparian vegetation clusters) and adequate creek setback areas for commercial/residential structures, Mission Plaza should allow public access along the setback area and into portions of the creek. Benches, picnic areas, and other similar park facilities should be allowed within the setback area. Interpretive displays should be located within Mission Plaza documenting (1) the history of Mission Plaza, and (2) the importance of creek resources. Buildings should not overhang the setback or cause the setback area to be dark or uninviting. Expansion of this facility should not result in significant biological impacts and should allow for the maintenance of existing habitat value as well as human enjoyment. If impacts occur in these areas, habitat values shall be replaced on-site or off-site(in-kind only)at a 2:1 ratio. B) Murray Street pedestrian and tree corridor located on Murray Street (between Santa Rosa and Broad Street) (see site 415, Site Map). This trail and tree corridor should be designated as a linear park. C) Southern Pacific Property located adjacent to Sinsheimer Park (see site 416, Site Map). This 6.6 acre parcel should be considered as open space or additional parkland due to its topography and its location adjacent to the railroad corridor and Sinsheimer Park. D) Trail corridors in expansion areas(see sites marked "E.A.", Site Map). Trail corridors and/or open space corridors should be provided in City expansion areas consistent with an approved specific plan, the Land Use Element Update, or the creation of a specific plan. Corridors should provide pedestrian access within the expansion area, and pedestrian access to contiguous commercial areas,trails,or parkland. E) Southern Pacific Trail Corridor(see site 417, Site Map). This trail corridor along the Southern Pacific railroad lines should be used as an active trail corridor. In addition, because of the railroad's historical importance to the town, interpretive displays should be provided along the trail once it is built. F) Nipomo Street-Higuera Street Parking Lot (see site #18, Site Map). This City-owned property on the intersection's northeast corner should remain open and eventually reused as a public garden or passive park due to the views on this site and its location adjacent to Mission Plaza. G) Garden Street Linear Park (see site #19, Site Map). The section of Garden Street, between Higuera and Marsh Street should be redesigned for one-way traffic. Related pedestrian improvements, seating, park-type landscaping, and benches should be installed.(p82, 1 E) OS 12.3.6: Park and Recreation Element Policy The City should include as a part of the Park and Recreation Element update: 5-47 C neral PTar :fimp�l�in�ntation Programs Page3l¢ A) Direction that the City work with the County to identify potential golf course sites within and outside the URL. B) A policy to work with and support the County and State to encourage regional and community parks and facilities such as golf courses to utilize reclaimed water for landscaped areas. C) Direction that regional and community parks, golf courses, and similar projects should(1) utilize primarily native plants while minimizing turf area; and (2) provide a water conservation plan prior to project approval. The water conservation plan shall be updated every five years, and shall detail water supply and demand for the facility during drought and non-drought years. (p82, IF) URBAN EDGE 13.3 PROGRAMS OS 13.3.1: Watershed Areas The City, State, and County should develop a program for the preservation of watershed areas. The program should involve the participation of public agencies, private organizations, agricultural property owners, and individuals familiar with watershed management and protection. (p89,1) MANAGEMENT OF OPEN SPACE AND GREENBELT AREAS BY THE CITY 14.3 PROGRAMS OS 14.3.1: Purchase and Lease Back Program The City shall establish a program to purchase and lease back agricultural lands near urban or developing areas for continued agricultural use. (p93,1) 5-48 General Plan`111M went tion P�rograrns e` J ... .. .. •.. _ .�.5.. �. J. ..-�Y �.� �. ... J(.. _... .�L. �. ti....... ....J.. �.a...� e�..��...� �J.tr...L.:ti 1. IMPLEMENTATION MECHANIMS 15.3 PROGRAMS OS 15.3.1: Long-Term Financing The City should pursue implementation of long-tern financing mechanisms such as a bond measure, special assessment district, or a sales tax measure. The text of any measure should specify the percentage of monies that will be: (1) committed to open space acquisition, and (2) allocated for management and maintenance costs of protected lands. (p98,1,A) OS 15.3.2: Parcel Transfer Tax The City should revise the City's current parcel transfer tax fees. Monies from this source should be available for open space maintenance and preparation of master plans. (p98,1,B) OS 15.3.3: Maintenance Costs The City should devise a program to have some maintenance costs of open space lands paid in part by uses on these lands(such as agricultural lease back). (p98,1,C) OS 15.3.4: Impact Fee The City should develop an impact fee that will pay for some open space with new development, and encourage the County to implement such an impact fee. (p98,1,D) OS 15.3.5: Prioritizing Open Space Protection The City shall prioritize land available for acquisition/preservation as open space consistent with the "Criteria for Acquisition" contained in this Section as a first step in implementing this Element. (p98,2) Parks and Recreation Element YOUTH ATHLETIC FIELDS 2.2 PROGRAMS PR 2.2.1: Funding and Coordination The City's Parks and Recreation Department(the "Department"), in partnership with the San Luis Coastal Unified School District (S.L.C.U.S.D.), shall insure that all existing athletic fields are in suitable playing condition, will provide funding for materials, and coordinate volunteer efforts to renovate playing fields in need. (p14,2.21.2) 5-49 Ge erEaTVI m�`leinentat�On Programs Y r� P ge 33 PR 2.2.2: Provisions by New Residential Developments Any new significant residential developments, annexations, will be required to provide sufficient athletic fields to meet the demands of the youth who will reside in the development. (p14,2.21.4) NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS 3.2 PROGRAMS PR 3.2.1: Provision of Neighborhood Parks Those neighborhoods without a park will be identified and plans developed to provide a park in the neighborhood. (p14,2.22.2) PR 3.2.2: Park Design The designs of neighborhood parks shall be consistent with the needs and preferences determined from a consensus of neighborhood residents. (pl4,2.22.3) PR 3.2.3: Subdivision Regulations The City will evaluate its Subdivision Regulations to ensure that development standards secure the maximum amount of parkland allowed under the Quimby Act. (pl4,2.22.5) GYMNASIUMS 4.2 PROGRAMS PR 4.2.1: Portable Gymnasium Floors To meet demonstrated needs, the Department will acquire portable gymnasium floors to be installed in existing, non-City owned buildings which are suitable to meet gymnasium space needs (schools or warehouses). (pl5,2.23.2) PR 4.2.2: YMCA Building Conversion If the YMCA leaves the City-owned facility in Johnson Park, that building shall be retained by the City and converted to a gymnasium. (p15,2.23.4) LAGUNA LAKE 5.2 PROGRAMS PR 5.2.1: Phase 1 Improvements Design of the Phase I improvements should be accomplished in the time frame identified in the FY 1995-97 Capital Improvement Program in compliance with the Laguna Lake Master Plan. (p 15,224.2) 5-50 'Cenapq u PR 5.2.2: Unlighted Play Fields Unlighted play fields located in the eastern portion of the park will be included in the Phase I Development of the approved Master Plan. (p15,2.24.3) THE PARK SYSTEM 6.2 PROGRAMS PR 6.2.1: Replacing Sold Land Provisions must be made to replace any land sold with an equal amount of land at another location. (p16,2.25.7) RECREATION FACILITIES 7.2 PROGRAMS PR 7.2.1: Senior Needs Future senior service needs that exceed the capacity of the existing center will be facilitated by developing a cooperative agreement for the use of the AdCarc Center at the Congregational Church located on Los Osos Valley Road. (p16,2.26.7) PR 7.2.2: The Veterans Memorial Building The City shall pursue the acquisition of the San Luis Obispo Veterans Memorial Building to meet the increased recreational space demands of the community by adding recreation facilities. (p 17,2.26.8) PARKS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES 8-.2 PROGRAMS PR 8.2.1: Avoid Duplication of Commercial Programs The City shall avoid offering recreation tours, classes or activities which unnecessarily duplicate commercial programs. (p20,3.21.8) FUTURE NEEDS 9.2 PROGRAMS PR 9.2.1: Youth Intervention Activities Youth recreation activities will include prevention and intervention components. (p20,3.22.2) 5-51 General an.Implementation�rogramss h y Page as PR 9.2.2: At-Risk Youth Recruitment Youth at-risk will be recruited to participate in recreation activities. (p20,3.22.3) PR 9.2.3: At-Risk Youth Activities The Department will collaborate with community mental health agencies, counseling services and S.L.C.U.S.D. to develop activities that will serve as outlets for at-risk youth. (p20,3.22.4) PR 9.2.4: Redesign of Services Staff will continuously collect data on the needs for redesign of services. (p21,3.22.6) PR 9.2.5: Accommodation of Activities and Facilities Recreation activities shall be designed to take place at facilities and during times to accommodate schedules of those employed in the industrial, commercial, and business sector. (p21,3.22.7) PR 9.2.6: Community Input New activities will be prioritized from the results of public hearings, community input, ongoing activity evaluations,and participant survey. (p21,3.22.8) FINANCING 10.2 PROGRAMS PR 10.2.1: Project Review The City shall continue to acquire and develop park land through the review of development projects. (p23,4.10.2) PR 10.2.2: Collaborative Fee Exchange The Parks and Recreation Department will develop a collaborative fee exchange with S.L.C.U.S.D. between activity needs and facility use. (p23,4.20.2) PR 10.2.3: Cost Recovery Parks and recreation fees will be adjusted as needed to meet the approved level of cost recovery identified in the current Financial Plan. (p23,4.20.3) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT It is Recommended - That the City fund the supply and material costs of the renovation of the local athletic fields for those organizations who can provide the volunteer labor to complete the projects. 5-52 Gelera l flan Implementation Programs t ° _``' ` y' a P$ge 36 This is viewed as a short term solution and still leaves the programs five fields short to meet the current need. It is Recommended - That a site be identified for 5 to 7 fields and that the development of the site be considered in a future budget cycle. It is Recommended - That Emerson Park be completed in the 1995-97 budget cycle. Residents from Vista Del Collados indicated that they wished the City land on that street would be developed into a mini park with elements such as a picnic area and playground. It is Recommended - That a mini park be developed on Vista Del Collados. It is Recommended - That two portable gymnasium floors be purchased and located in indoor space. The long term solution to the gymnasium shortage, as proposed in the element update, includes: The portable gymnasiums and renovation of other community facilities such as Taylor Gym and the racquetball facility in Johnson Park. It is Recommended-That implementation of the Laguna Lake Master Plan take place. Safety Element S 1.3.I: Hazard Abatement Identify and evaluate existing structural hazards in buildings used by the public and abate those hazards to acceptable levels of risk. (p 1.11, D 1.0) S 1.3.2: Building Inspection Within the city, buildings which are used by the public should be inspected by qualified structural engineers, fire officials and flood control officials for susceptibility to damage from fire, flooding and geologic hazards. Inspections should be conducted according to the following order of priority: A) Emergency-service facilities(e.g. fire and police stations,hospitals). B) Other critical facilities(e.g. schools,government buildings). C) High-occupancy buildings(e.g.theaters,restaurants). D) Other noncritical facilities(e.g. offices, stores, high-density apartments). E) Safety inspections should not be required for single-family homes. (I.11, 131.1) 5-53 eneal Plate Tnplemen37.. S 1.3.3: Cal-Trans Caltrans should review its facilities and roadways within the City's planning area to determine the potential impact of expected earthquakes and floods, and should forward comments to the city. Potential evacuation routes and the Circulation Element of the general plan should be revised if necessary. (p1.11,D1.2) S 1.3.4: Southern Pacific Transportation Company The Southern Pacific Transportation Company should review its lines and yards within the study area to determine the potential impact of the expected earthquakes, and should forward comments to the city. The Circulation Element of the general plan should be revised if necessary. (p1.11,D1.3) S 1.3.5: PG&E The Pacific Gas and Electric Company should review its facilities and distribution/transformation networks and centers to determine the potential impact of expected earthquakes, and should forward comments to the city. PG&E should also review its gas and power lines for potential fire hazards. (pl.11,DIA) S 1.3.6: Righetti Reservoir The city should encourage the inspection of Righetti Reservoir by qualified structural engineers to determine its ability to withstand the ground-shaking criteria presented in the Seismic Safety Element. (p1.11, D1.5) S 1.3.7: Risk Reduction If a structure has been identified as not conforming to earthquake standards or as a fire or flood hazard, the risks it creates should be brought down to acceptable levels. This might be done by altering or rebuilding the structure or by other means. Where flooding is the threat, risk could be reduced by improving drainage rather than altering structures. (p1.11,D1.6) S 1.3.8: Condemnation The City should begin condemnation proceedings in cases where structures are earthquake or fire hazards. To implement this policy the Planning Commission shall recommend to the City Council criteria for determining what constitutes a significant fire or seismic hazard. These criteria should take into account the historic quality of many of the city's older buildings. Appropriate City departments should begin condemnation proceedings in individual cases. (p1.11, D1.7) S 1.3.9: Relocation Assistance The City should advocate the expansion of State and Federal relocation-assistance funds and programs to aid persons and businesses displaced from hazardous buildings. (p 1.11, D 1.8) 5-54 XI General Pian Im 3 ementa ion Pr'pgrams ' °Ril, -P 38 S 1.3.10: New Development Ensure that new development within the city's planning area is designed to withstand the effects of natural and man-caused hazards to acceptable levels of risk, and is designed to aid emergency response. (p1.12, 2.0) S 1.3.11: Building Regulations With the Seismic Safety Element and Safety Element as guidelines, the City's building regulations should be reviewed and revised, if necessary, to incorporate new minimum safety requirements regarding seismic resistance, floodproofmg and fireproofing, and to address police and fire department safety concerns. (p 1.12, 2.1) S 1.3.12: New Construction All new construction in the City should, as a minimum, meet the most recent safety requirements in the Building Code. (p1.12, 2.2) S 1.3.13: Design Standards The city should review design standards set by the zoning and subdivision regulations to make sure they address the safety concerns of the police and fire departments. Prevention (including crime prevention)and response should be among the considerations addressed. (pl.12, 2.3) S 1.3.14: Public Facilities All new public facilities intended to reduce risk from natural or man-caused hazards (e.g. flood control projects, firebreaks) should use the planning and technical criteria presented in the Safety Element as basic guidelines. (p1.12, 2.4) S 1.3.15: Land Use Control the use of land in areas of significant potential hazards. (p1.12, 3.0) S 1.3.16: 100-Year Flood Plain New critical facilities (see Table 1) should be generally excluded from the 100-year flood plain and from areas of potential dam inundation. Non-critical facilities should be allowed to locate in potential flood areas only if the facilities are elevated or flood-proofed to the level of the 100- year flood and do not obstruct the free flow of storm waters. (p1.12, 3.1) S 1.3.17: Development in Wildland Fire Areas Development should be generally excluded from areas of extreme and high wildland fire danger. Development should not be permitted in areas of moderate fire danger without an examination of its vulnerability to fire and its potential for starting one. Wood-frame and other combustible structures and untreated wood-shake roofs should be prohibited in areas of extreme and high danger and carefully evaluated in moderate-danger areas. (p1.12, 3.2) 5-55 g eneral Plan I)lme`n�at ori{ T. -.09 MSn" S 1.3.18: Off-Road Vehicles The use of off-road vehicles during periods of high fire danger should be controlled. Rigid inspection standards for off-road vehicles — muffler and spark arrester controls at minimum — should be established. (p1.12, 3.3) S 1.3.19: Seismic and Geologic Hazards Land-use controls to reduce risk from seismic and geologic hazards are described in the city's Seismic Safety Element. In summary,these measures include the following: A) Prohibit construction in areas of high landslide risk unless the slope stability of the specific site is investigated. B) Prohibit critical facilities in areas of very high liquefaction potential; regulate noncritical facilities in these areas, usually requiring site-specific analysis of liquefaction potential. (1.12,3.4) S 1.3.20: Emergency Response Maintain and improve emergency-response planning and organization. (pl.13,4.0) S 1.3.21: Emergency Plan The city has prepared, and is responsible for maintaining, an emergency plan as required by the California Emergency Services Act. Among the peacetime emergencies considered in the plan are earthquakes, fires, and floods. The Seismic Safety and Safety elements provide estimates of the magnitude and location of these events and, therefore, provide important information for the . emergency plan. The city's emergency-service agencies should review their responsibilities and capabilities in light of the information contained in the two safety elements. Particular attention should be given to the city's reliance on mutual aid and the adequacy of communications between different emergency agencies in the county. (p1.13,4.1) S 1.3.22: Rural Fire Protection The City Fire Department should work with county and state agencies to improve mutual-aid arrangements to achieve adequate fire protection in rural areas around San Luis Obispo. (pl.13, 4.2) S 1.3.23: Diablo Canyon Emergencies The City should review its emergency plan to anticipate emergency services which may be required under mutual-aid agreements in the event of a radiological accident at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Generating Station. The City's emergency plan should also be revised to anticipate a radiological accident during the transportation of radioactive waste from the Diablo Canyon plant. Primary emphasis should be given to responding to an accident on the Southern Pacific rail line or on U.S. 101. (p1.13,4.3) 5-56 Cenezal Plan Iinp em°eritay P up7 gams Page a0 S 1.3.24: Scientific Analysis of Hazards Provide for more detailed scientific analysis of natural and man-caused hazards. (p1.13, 5.0) S 1.3.25: Landslides Generated Waves in Righetti Reservoir The potential for landslide-generated water waves in Righetti Reservoir and their possible effects on the surrounding area should be evaluated in detail. (p 1.13, 5.1) S 1.3.26: Water Impoundments For future water impoundments, an evaluation of potential inundation areas should be required and dams should be designed to withstand the earthquakes which can be expected in the area. (p1.13, 5.2) S 1.3.27: Liquefaction After a significant number of site-specific soil studies have been made in areas believed to have very high potential for liquefaction, the City should retain a qualified geologist to determine whether the potential for liquefaction does in fact exist. (p1.13, 5.3) S 13.28: Education Educate the public in the nature and extent of hazards in the area and in ways of minimizing the effects of disasters. (p1.13, 6.0) S 1.3.29: Information Dispersion The City should develop a program to familiarize residents with the Safety Element. Special attention should be given to those groups particularly susceptible to seismic, fire and flood hazards, including, but not limited to, school districts, agencies involved with the aged, and agencies involved with handicapped persons. These agencies should be encouraged to develop their own education programs. The conclusions and recommendations of these elements should also be provided to land developers and those involved in the real estate profession. (p1.13, 6.1) S 1.3.30: Volunteers Programs should be established to train volunteers to assist police, fire and civil defense personnel during and after a major earthquake, fire or flood. (p1.13, 6.2) S 1.3.31: Elementary Education Education programs should be initiated in lower grades, using displays and demonstrations that would expose younger children to the nature and strength of fire. Such programs should tend to replace their natural curiosity with a sense of respect. (p1.13, 6.3) 5-57 �C enerallar� imementat�on Programs _ __ ,r__ Page 41 S 1.3.32: Secondary Education The City should support or sponsor exhibits and presentations in secondary schools which demonstrate the more involved aspects of fire, such as major factors contributing to fire hazard and the relationship of fire to the natural ecology. The city also should encourage parents to help in the overall fire-education program. (pl.14,6.4) S 1.3.33: Safety Element Review Review and improve the Safety Element on a regular basis. (p1.14, 7.0) S 1.3.34: Implementation Progress After the Safety Element is adopted, the Community Development Department should see that the City acts on the element's recommendations. The department should keep the City Council posted on progress. (p 1.14, 7.1) S 1.3.35: Comprehensive Revision The Safety Element should be revised comprehensively every five years or whenever substantially new scientific evidence becomes available. (p1.14, 7.2). Seismic Safety Element SS 1.3.1: Adopt New Ordinances Adopt new ordinances and amend existing ordinances which require the incorporation of seismic safety and safety consideration in developments under the City's jurisdiction. (p15, D1.0) SS 1.3.2: Adopt The Uniform Building Code Adopt the 1973 Uniform Building Code. (p 15, D 1.1) SS 1.3.3: Amend The Uniform Building Code Using the geological data provided in the Seismic Safety Element, amend Chapter 23, Section 2314, (Earthquake Regulations) of the Uniform Building Code to account for the expected maximum ground accelerations of the recommended design earthquakes. Amending Section 2314 involves revising the basic lateral force equation in the section, and requires analysis by a qualified structural engineer. The intent of the revisions is to reflect the levels of acceptable risk adopted in this Element. The recommended acceptable risk policy states that non-critical facilities should be designed to remain standing in the event of an 8.5 magnitude earthquake on the San Andreas fault. Critical facilities should be designed to function at peak efficiency after an 8.5 magnitude earthquake on the San Andreas. 5-58 (Generalan Iiriplementatian Pr'ogrars� < " ageA2 r *(At this time, proposed revisions to Section 2314 are being considered by the International Conference of Building Officials for adoption in the 1976 UBC. The proposed revisions would significantly increase the minimum lateral force requirements, and could, if adopted, reduce the extent of revision necessary to amend the Code in conformance with expected seismic events in San Luis Obispo. (p15, D1.2) SS 1.3.4: Amend The Uniform Building Code Amend Chapter 70, Section 7006, of the Uniform Building Code to require soils engineering and geological engineering investigations in areas of moderate, high, and very high landslide risk and in areas of high and high+ liquefaction potential and subsidence potential. To insure adequate review and use of the investigation reports, the City should retain a qualified engineering geologist on a full or part-time basis to review the reports and assist the Community Development Department in designing public projects. (p15,D1.3) SS 1.3.5: Identify and Evaluate Existing Hazards Provide for the identification and evaluation of existing structural hazards. (p16, 2.0) SS 1.3.6: Inspection Priority It is recommended that structures within the study area of this report be inspected for conformance with the amended Uniform Building Code earthquake regulations. Inspections should be conducted according to the following priorities: A) emergency service facilities(e.g. fire and police stations, hospitals) B) other critical facilities(e.g. schools, utility lines,government buildings) C) high occupancy non-critical facilities(e.g.dormitories,apartments) D) normal or limited occupancy non-critical facilities (offices, low density residential buildings) Within each priority group, it is recommended that facilities built before 1933 be inspected first, then those built between 1933 and 1948, and lastly, those constructed after 1948. The significance of the year 1933 is that the Field and Riley Acts become law in California that year and required reinforcement in schools and certain other structures (Appendix B). Structures built before 1933, especially larger commercial structures, are more likely to be unreinforced masonry block buildings which are more susceptible to collapse in earthquakes. In 1948, earthquake regulations were adopted as a legally binding section of the UBC for the first time. Previously, earthquake standards were set forth in the Appendix of the UBC and were not a mandated part of the Code. It is more likely, then, that a building constructed before 1948 would be less able to withstand the shock of an earthquake than one built after 1948. it is also recommended that public structures be inspected before private structures. 5-59 `Ge_ r-a.l Ian Iplementon programs r R Pale 43 �M Su......V wry ...u. � .... .�......v.. a..l.r. L...t ..�.5�.��.�o a..�.u .....1 r...... .�V... � �.�...... Table 1 (abridged from Pacific Fire Rating Bureau) may be used as a general indicator in older construction for use in establishing a priority ranking system for evaluating structures. Buildings with a high susceptibility to damage rating (five or over) s hould be selected for structural inspection before those with low ratings. A high priority should be placed on establishing a definition of facilities that handle explosive, flammable, or toxic materials and on an evaluation of their seismic vulnerability. (p16, 2.1) SS 1.3.7: Caltrans Review Caltrans should review its facilities and roadways within the study area to determine the potential impact of expected earthquakes, and should forward comments to the City. The Circulation Element of the General Plan and potential evacuation routes should be revised, if necessary. (p16, 2.2) SS 1.3.8: Southern Pacific Railroad Co. Review Southern Pacific Railroad Company should review its lines and yards within the study area to determine the potential impact of the expected earthquakes, and should forward comments to the City. The Circulation Element of the General Plan and potential evacuation routes should be revised,if necessary. (p16, 2.3) SS 1.3.9: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Review The Pacific Gas and Electric Company should review its facilities and distribution/transformation networks and centers to determine the potential impact of expected earthquakes,and should forward comments to the City. (p18,2.4) SS 1.3.10: Righetti Dam The Ernest R. Righetti Dam should be inspected using the seismic response spectra as guidelines to determine the structures ability to withstand expected earthquakes, and the City should be advised of the results of the investigation. (p18,2.5) SS 1.3.11: Hazard Reduction Risks associated with hazardous structures should be reduced to acceptable levels through orderly hazard reduction programs. (p 18, 3.0) SS 1.3.12: Conformance to Earthquake Standards Structures identified as not conforming to amended earthquake standards should be brought into conformance with acceptable levels of risk by programs including, but not limited to, structural rehabilitation, occupancy reduction, and demolition and reconstruction. (p18, 3.1) SS 1.3.13: Review Committee A review committee should be established by the City Council to consider the desirability of initiating the condemnation proceedings against structures found to be unsafe. (p 18, 3.2) 5-60 General PlanaImplemetaion:Programs Page -.........5._.. .a_ .r....... ir. .....A.L...u4..��..��.-.'��YC3..�..: SS 1.3.14: Relocation Assistance The City should advocate the expansion of State and Federal relocation assistance funds and programs to aid persons and small businesses displaced from hazardous buildings. (p18, 3.3) SS 1.3.15: Scientific Analysis Provide for more detailed scientific analysis of natural hazards in the study area. (p18,4.0) SS 1.3.16: Liquefaction Potential Study Provide for a detailed field study of the potential for liquefaction in all areas underlain by recent alluvial deposits. (p18, 4.1) SS 1.3.17: Slope Stability Require site-by-site soils and geologic engineering studies for proposed development projects in areas of moderate, high, and very high landslide risk to assess natural and graded slope stability. Slope stability calculations should incorporate the ground shaking parameters presented in the Technical Section. (p18, 4.2) SS 1.3.18: Site-By-Site Studies Require site-by-site soils and geologic engineering studies in areas of high and high+ potential liquefaction and settlement and evaluate these potential hazards using the ground shaking parameters presented in the Technical Section. (p18, 4.3) SS 1.3.19: Investigation of Proposed Graded Slopes Require investigations of proposed graded slopes within the study area using the seismic parameters presented in the Technical Analysis to assess their stability. (p18, 4.4) SS 1.3.20: Strong-Motion Instrumentation Institute a building strong-motion instrumentation program for buildings over four (4) stories in height, if such buildings are anticipated. (p18,4.5) SS 1.3.21: Righetti Reservoir Provide for a detailed geological study of the Ernest R. Righetti Reservoir with emphasis on the stability of slopes surrounding the Reservoir. (p18,4.6) SS 1.3.22: Land Use Regulation Regulate land use in areas of significant natural hazard. (p19, 5.0) SS 1.3.23: Seismic Zone Development No development should be permitted in any seismic zone unless it conforms to the recommended revised Uniform Building Code Earthquake Regulations. (p19. 5.1) 5-61 1 1 f 'Gener`al Plannpementatior�PrQgrams �Pgge4�. SS 1.3.24: Slope Stability Investigation No development should be permitted in areas of moderate, high, or very high landslide risk without requiring a slope stability investigation in the vicinity of the site. (p19, 5.2) SS 1.3.25: Location of Critical Facilities No critical facilities should be permitted in the area of high+potential liquefaction. No facilities should be permitted in areas of high and high+ liquefaction potential without requiring a detailed site investigation which addresses the specific potentials for liquefaction and settlement. (pl9, 5.3) SS 1.3.26: Community Education Provide for the education of the community regarding the nature and extent of natural hazards in the study area. (pl9, 6.0) SS 1.3.27: Information Release Develop an information release program to familiarize the citizens of region with the Seismic Safety Element. Special attention should be afforded to those groups particularly susceptible to seismic hazards including, but not limited to, school districts, agencies involved with the aged, and agencies involved with handicapped persons. These agencies should be encouraged to develop educational programs of their own relative to hazard awareness. The conclusions and recommendations of these elements should also be provided to land developers and those involved in the real estate profession. (p19, 6.1) SS 1.3.28: Community Training Establish community programs that train volunteers to assist police, fire, and civil defense personnel during and after a major earthquake. (p19, 6.2) SS 1.3.29: Disaster Response Plans Provide for the maintenance and upgrading of disaster response plans. (p19, 7.0) SS 1.3.30: Civil Defense and Disaster Emergency Plan Maintain the City of San Luis Obispo Civil Defense and Disaster Emergency Plan. Objectives of the program should be: A) To save lives and protect property. S) To provide a basis for direction and control of emergency operations. C) To provide for the continuity of government. D) To repair and restore essential systems and services (e.g. emergency water supplies). 5-62 general '1a Impl mentA16n:Pra E) To provide for the protection, use and distribution of remaining resources. F) To coordinate operations with the civil defense emergency operations or other jurisdictions. G) To provide for a maximum degree of self-sufficiency by the City in the event of a major disaster. (19, 7.1) SS 1.3.31: Emergency Drills Conduct periodic earthquake emergency drills. These drills should be coordinated on a regional basis in cooperation with all involved jurisdictions. (p20, 7.2) SS 1.3.32: Seismic Safety Element Revisions Provide for review and upgrading of the Seismic Safety Element. (p20, 8.0) SS 1.3.33: Implementation Upon adoption of the Seismic Safety Element, a review committee should be established to oversee the implementation of the Element and to advise the City Council of implementation progress. This committee should be composed of the Director of Community Development, the City Engineer, and at least one representative from each of the police and fire protection service agencies. (p20, 8.1) SS 1.3.34: Annual Review The Seismic Safety Element should be reviewed by the Department of Community Development annually and should be comprehensively revised every five years or whenever substantially new scientific evidence becomes available. (p20, 8.2) Water And Wastewater Element WW 12.2.1: Updates The city will update this element's service area description and population projections as needed and in concert with any amendments to the Land Use Element. (p24, 12.3) WW 12.2.2: Projections of Requirements The city will refine this element's projections of wastewater treatment requirements on the basis of wastewater flows from specific land use categories and the likely development of those categories as provided in the Land Use Element. (p24, 12.4) 5-63 Generallan Implementation Programs_ ' ,1 ` K Eage 4T WW 12.2.3: Expand Capacity The city will expand the capacity of the wastewater treatment plant to provide adequate treatment for projected wastewater flows. (p25, 12.11) WW 13.2.1: Reducing Stormwater Infiltration The city will continue to investigate and carryout cost-effective methods for reducing stormwater flows into the wastewater system. (p25, 12.12) WW 13.2.2: Standards The city will update and enforce its standards for the quality of wastewater discharged to the system. (p26, 12.13) WW 13.2.3: Evaluate Proposed Projects The city will continue to evaluate the potential for the wastewater flows of a proposed project to exceed the capacity of collection and treatment systems. (p26, 12.14) WW 13.2.4: Federal and State Water Quality Standards The City will change its treatment and disposal practices in an attempt to meet Federal and State water-quality standards. The first step will be adoption of the Wastewater Management Plan and completion of pre-design technical reports that will describe a specific strategy for treatment and disposal. Any additional required-environmental review would be integrated with the pre-design work. Then, plans and specifications, and a budget, for the construction project would be prepared. The timing of these steps will be worked out in collaboration with the Regional Water Quality Control Board. (p26, 12.15) WW 14.2.1: Revise Schedule and Charges The city will periodically revise its schedule of charges for wastewater service. The city will prepare a development fee schedule to fund expansion of collection and treatment facilities. (p27, 12.1-1) Circulation Element TRAFFIC REDUCTION CI 1.6: City Participation The City will participate and cooperate with the County Air Pollution Control District's and other agencies' efforts in establishing county-wide trip reduction programs. (p 11,1.6) 5-64 4 C enerl P1arzlmplementation Programs Pe�4B' CI 1.7: Average Vehicle Ridership The City recommends that county-wide trip reduction programs include an Average Vehicle Ridership (AVR) standard of 1.60 or larger. (pl 1,1.7) CI 1.8: Air Pollution Control District Support The City will support aggressive efforts of the Air Pollution Control District to establish trip reduction programs that affect downtown employers, Cal Poly and Cuesta College, and the California Men's Colony. (p11,1.8) CI 1.9: Trip Reduction Plan City government will aggressively pursue a trip reduction plan for City employees with the goal of achieving an AVR of 1.7 or larger. (p12,1.9) CI 1.10: Voluntary Trip Reduction The City will work with area employers, the Chamber of Commerce, Air Pollution Control District, Transportation Management Association, and other agencies to support a voluntary trip reduction program. For employers with 50 or more employees, the program will be structured as follows: (p 12,1.10) A) Candidate employers will be surveyed to determine base year average vehicle ridership (AVR) levels. B) Candidate employers will be offered assistance in preparing plans to reduce automobile dependency of their work forces. Twenty-four months from the initiation of this assistance program, candidate employers will again be surveyed. If meaningful progress is made toward achieving AVR targets (a 10%or greater increase in AVR of the candidate work force),the voluntary participation program will continue. If meaningful progress has not been made toward achieving AVR targets,then the City will consider adopting a mandatory trip reduction ordinance. TRANSIT SERVICE CI 2.8: Transit Plans The City will adopt a short-range Transit Plan (5-year time frame) and a long-range Transit Master Plan(20-year time frame). (p13,2.8) CI 2.9: Monthly Transit Passes To help reduce traffic and the demand for parking, employers should be encouraged to purchase monthly transit passes in bulk and make them available to their employees. The City will develop a bulk discount rate for passes. (p13,2.9) 5-65 General Pian.Iinpleme� ation'Psograni 4 Page 49'', Cl 2.10: Trolley Service The City will maintain a downtown trolley service as part of its overall transit system. (p 13,2.10) Cl 2.11: Commuter Bus Service The City of San Luis Obispo should encourage the San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (SLORTA) to expand commuter bus service to Cuesta College and the California Mens Colony during peak demand periods. (p13,2.11) CI 2.12: Centralizing Transit Service The City will cooperate with efforts of the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) to evaluate the effectiveness of centralizing transit service. (p13,2.12) CI 2.13: Target Audiences The City will develop a comprehensive marketing and promotion program to reach target audiences. (pl3,2.13) BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION CI 3.8: Incentives to Use Alternative Transportation Cal Poly and Cuesta College shall be encouraged to provide incentives to all students, faculty and staff to use alternative forms of transportation. (p 14,3.8) CI 3.9: Bicycle Plan Update The City will update its bicycle plan consistent with the objectives, policies and standards of this Circulation Element. The Bicycle Transportation Plan shall establish official city bike routes. (p14,3.9) CI 3.10: Cal Poly and Cuesta College Bike Plans Cal Poly and Cuesta College shall be requested to adopt a bike plan, coordinated with other agency plans, that shows the location of all on-campus bike lanes and bike storage areas and includes programs that encourage the use of bicycles. (p14,3.10) CI 3.11: Cal Poly and Cuesta College Master Plans In cooperation with the City, Cal Poly and Cuesta College shall be requested to revise their campus master plans to de-emphasize the use of automobiles and promote the use of alternative forms of transportation. (p15,3.11) Cl 3.12: Bike Lockers, Parking,and Showers The City will modify its zoning regulations to establish standards for the installation of lockers, and secured bicycle parking, and showers. (p15,3.12) 5-66 _w PGenetatin: rog; ams Page so CI 3.13: Separated Bike Path and Ped Trail The City should obtain railroad right-of-way and easements to establish a separated bike path and pedestrian trail through San Luis Obispo. (p15,3.13) CI 3.14: Maintenance of Bike Facilities The City will give a high priority to using street funds for ongoing maintenance of bicycle lanes and paths or other public bicycle facilities. (p15,3.14) WALKING CI 4.7: Pedestrian Transportation Plan The city will adopt a Pedestrian Transportation Plan to encourage walking and to expand facilities that provide pedestrian linkages throughout the community. (p16,43) Cl 4.8: Sidewalk Networks The City will pursue the installation of sidewalks to complete a continuous network throughout- the community. (p16,4.8) CI 4.9: Handicap Ramps The City will continue its annual program of replacing existing curbs with handicapped ramps. (p 16,4.9) CI 4.10: Suggested Routes to School The City should work with parents and teachers of elementary school students to establish a "suggested routes to school" program for bicycling and walking. (p16,4.10) TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CI 5.3: Design and Construction Standards The City and County should jointly develop and adopt design and construction standards for streets within the City's Urban Reserve. (p20,5.3) CI 5.4: Right-of-Way and Design Standards The City will revise its Subdivision Regulations to include right-of-way and design standards for each type of street shown in CI Policy 6.1.2. (p20,5.4) 5-67 --. --Y— :General Pan'Iri`pementahon�PrOgrams Y,� r Page sl .. .... .!. ....,._.. NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CI 6.5: Traffic Management Plans The City will adopt neighborhood traffic management plans for residential areas shown on Figure 3 in order to protect neighborhood areas from intrusive traffic problems. Other areas not shown on Figure 3 may be eligible for traffic management plan preparation when the Public Works Director determines that traffic volumes and speeds exceed maximum levels established in Cl Policy 6.1.2. If these standards are exceeded: (p20,6.5) A) The Public Works Director will define the neighborhood planning area and will survey the area's households. If more than 10% of the area's households respond to the survey and more than 50% of the respondents to the survey support the preparation of a traffic management plan, the Public Works Department will proceed with plan preparation. B) The plan will be prepared on an area-wide basis to ensure that traffic problems along specific street corridors are not shifted to adjacent corridors or areas. CI 6.6: Traffic Control Measures The City will undertake measures to control traffic in residential areas where traffic speeds or volumes exceed standards set by CI Policy 6.1.2. Measures that will be considered include: (p22,6.6) A) Installation of signs on arterial routes that encourage motorists to use routes that do not pass through residential areas. B) Operational changes (eg. signalization, turn lanes and tum pockets at intersections) on arterial streets that encourage their use as inter- community connectors. C) Bulbouts or other traffic calming devices at intersections on streets leading into residential areas to inform motorists that they are entering a neighborhood area. D) Meandering street designs, traffic circles, road humps, raised cross walks, stop signs, speed tables, planters, textured streets, offset intersections and other traffic control devices designed to slow traffic speeds without increasing City liability. E) Community educational programs to promote selection of routes within the City that do not pass through residential areas. 5-68 74 General flan Implenentahon Programs p . CI 6.7: Traffic Calming Workshops The City shall help organize neighborhood traffic calming workshops that assist residents in redesigning their own streets for a safer and more human environment. (p22,6.7) CI 6.8: Street Analysis When requested by neighborhoods, residential streets shall be analyzed for their livability with regards to traffic noise, volumes and speed. Traffic calming or other intervening measures may be necessary to maintain the resident's quality of life. (p22,6.8) CI 6.9: City Vehicle Street Use Operators of City vehicles, excluding police patrols, should not use Residential Collector or Residential Local streets as shortcut routes for non-emergency City business. (p22,6.9) TRAFFIC FLOW CI 7.5: Priority Implementation Those traffic programs identified in CI Policy 8.1.1-A which have the greatest potential to reduce traffic increases permitted by the City's growth management plan shall have priority for implementation. (p23,7.5) CI 7.6 Monitoring The City will establish an on-going and comprehensive transportation monitoring program that, at a minimum, will keep track of(on a bi-annual basis): (p23,7.6) A) Changes in traffic volumes throughout the city. B) Changes to the Level of Service (LOS) on arterial streets, regional routes and highways. C) Traffic speeds. D) Changes in the use of bike lanes. E) The location,type and frequency of accidents. CI 7.7: Bi-annual Survey The City will bi-annually conduct a survey of residents to estimate their use of different types of transportation. (p24,7.7) CI 7.8: Traffic Model The City will maintain a computerized traffic model of the city's circulation system and cooperate with the Regional Transportation Agency in maintaining a traffic model for San Luis Obispo County. (p24,7.8) 5-69 General Plan Irnem�ritaon PrOgains ` CI 7.9: High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes The City will cooperate with State and Regional agencies in evaluating the effectiveness of high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes on state highways. If State Routes 101 or 227 are widened to add travel lanes, the additional capacity should be reserved for HOV/transit use. (p24,7.9) STREET NETWORK CHANGES CI 8.8: Setback Lines The City will establish building setback lines for routes listed on Figure 4. (p24,8.8) CI 8.9: State Highway 227 The City will ask the California Department of Transportation to designate Prado Road between Broad Street and Highway 101 as State Highway 227. (p25,8.9) CI 8.10: Project Study Report The City will ensure that changes to Prado Road (Figure 4, projects A.1, A.2, B.4 and C.1) and other related system improvements are implemented in a sequence that satisfies circulation demands caused by area development. The sponsors of development projects that contribute to the need for the Prado Road interchange (Figure 4, project C.1) will be required to prepare or fund the preparation of a Project Study Report for the interchange project. The Project Study Report shall meet the requirements of the California Department of Transportation. (p25,8.10) Cl 8.11: Landscape Standards The City will adopt a plan and standards for the installation and maintenance of landscaped medians, parkways, signs,utilities, street furniture, sidewalks and bicycle lanes. (p25,8.11) CI 8.12: Optional Street Designs The City will evaluate optional street designs as a method for achieving an overall objective of the Conceptual Physical Plan for the City's Center to improve the pedestrian environment in the commercial core. (p25,8.12) CI 8.13: Santa Barbara Street/Santa Rosa Street Connection During Fiscal Year 1995-1996, the City will evaluate the feasibility of establishing an arterial street connection between Santa Barbara Street and the south end of Santa Rosa Street. (p25,8.13) CI 8.14: San Luis Obispo Council of Governments The City shall ask the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (as the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization)to: (p25,8.14) A) Monitor the pattern of development throughout San Luis Obispo County and provide feedback to agencies on its impact on the transportation system. 5-70 General Plan Implementt>ton PrAgrams .,y Pagea B) Sponsor a study that addresses the traffic needs of regional corridors that serve east-west traffic between San Luis Obispo and the coast to include an evaluation of: 1) Reconstructing the Santa Rosa Street interchange to improve Route 101/Route 1 connections. 2) Widening Santa Rosa Street to six lanes between Olive Street and Foothill Boulevard. 3) Constructing an underpass or an overpass at Foothill Boulevard and Santa Rosa Street to reduce intersection congestion. 4) Constructing a reliever route for Route 1. This study should be conducted within the context of the City's transportation policies and priorities. CI 8.15 Prado Road/Los Osos Valley Road Connection As part of any proposal to further develop the Dalidio-Madonna-McBride Area, the alignment and design of a road connecting Prado Road (west of Route 101) with Los Osos Valley Road shall be evaluated and established. (p26,8.15) Cl 8.16 Maino-Madonna Area As part of any proposal to further develop the Maino-Madonna Area, the need for, and design of, a frontage road paralleling the west side Route 101 between Marsh Street and Madonna Road shall be evaluated. (p26,8.16) TRUCK TRANSPORTATION CI 93: Idling Trucks Trucks should turn off motors when parked. The City will work with the Air Pollution Control District (APCD) for guidance in establishing standards that address air and noise pollution from idling trucks. (p31,9.3) CI 9.4: Deliveries to Home Occupations The City's Home Occupation Permit Regulations should be amended to ensure that commercial trucks are not used to make regular deliveries to home occupations in residential areas. (p31,9.4) CI 9.5: Truck Route Plan As part of this element, the City adopts the truck route plan shown on Figure 5. (p31,9.5) 5-71 genera l Flan Implementation Programs "= k Pages CI 9.6: Truck Loading Zones The City will continue to provide reserved commercial truck loading zones in all appropriate downtown areas. (p31,9.6) CI 9.7: Level of Service Standards If level of service (LOS) standards are exceeded, the city will adopt an ordinance that limits delivery times for commercial trucks in the commercial core. (p31,9.7) AIR TRANSPORTATION CI 10.7: Quiet and Environmentally Sensitive Aircraft The City should work with the County Airport Land Use Commission to encourage the use of quieter and more environmentally sensitive aircraft (p33,10.7) CI 10.8: Airport Land Use Plan The City shall encourage the County Airport Land Use Commission to complete its update of the Airport Land Use Plan for the San Luis Obispo County Airport. (p33,10.8) RAIL TRANSPORTATION CI 11.6: Daily Train Service There should be daily train service connecting San Luis Obispo with points north and south, with departures and arrivals in the morning and evening, to complement the current mid-afternoon long-distance Amtrak service. (p34,11.6) CI 11.7: Local Rail Service Feasibility The San Luis Obispo Council of Governments should evaluate the feasibility of passenger rail service to connect points within the county. (p34,11.7) PARKING MANAGEMENT CI 12.4: Parking Management Plan The City will periodically update its Parking Management Plan. (p35,12.4) Cl 125: Monitoring Parking in the Commercial Core The City will monitor the use of public parking in the commercial core. (p35,12.5) Cl 12.6: Park-and-Ride Lots The City will work with Caltrans to consider park-and-ride lots that serve commute purposes. (p35,12.6) 5-72 ;GenerW= 'lan im�lementaton Programspig CI 12.7: Additional Parking Structures Additional parking structures should only be built after a comprehensive parking study (that includes the evaluation of alternative transportation possibilities) is completed and its results considered. (p35,12.7) CI 12.8: Curb Space Evaluation The City will work with the Business Improvement Association(BIA)to evaluate the use of curb space in the downtown and identify opportunities for creating additional parking spaces. (p36,12.8) CI 12.9: Downtown Trolley The City should continue to operate the downtown trolley as a parking management tool to reduce congestion. (p36,12.9) SCENIC ROADWAYS CI 14.8: Highway 101 The City will participate with Caltrans, the county and other cities to establish a program for enhancing the visual character of the Highway 101 corridor. (p38,14.8) CI 14.9: Architectural Review Guidelines The City will revise its Architectural Review Guidelines to incorporate concern for the protection of views and vistas from scenic roadways. (p38,14.9) CI 14.10: Street Corridor Landscaping Plan The City will adopt a street corridor landscaping plan for scenic roadways. Indigenous species will be used unless shown to be inappropriate. (p38,14.10) CI 14.11: Amortization of Billboards Both the City and the County should enforce an amortization program for the removal of billboards along scenic roadways. (p38,14.11) CI 14.12: Billboards The City will amend its sign regulations to prohibit billboards along designated scenic roadways. (p38,14.12) IMPLEMENTATION, FUNDING AND MANAGEMENT Cl 15.12: Transportation Work Program A Transportation Work Program will be incorporated into each City Financial Plan. The work program must be consistent with the Circulation Element, will cover a four-year period, and will establish: (01,15.12) 5-73 General Flan Impleim�lntatonl?{rogirams PageS�.� A) Implementation schedules for all City transportation programs and projects including those described in the Circulation Element. B) A comprehensive funding strategy which identifies funding for each program type by source and amount. Cl 15.13: 'Transportation Impact Fee Ordinance The City will adopt a transportation impact fee ordinance that requires developers to fund projects and programs that mitigate city-wide transportation impacts associated with their projects. (p41,15.13) Cl 15.14: Reevaluation Prior to implementation of a project identified in this element, it shall be thoroughly reevaluated. The reevaluation shall include the analysis of alternatives that can achieve the desired results at lower costs and with less environmental impacts. Alternatives include: (p41,15.14) A) Other projects listed in the Circulation Element;or B) Projects made feasible by new or improved technology not existing when this Element was adopted. Cl 15.15: Development Proposals Major development proposals to the City will include displays of the proposal's interfaces with nearby neighborhoods, and indicate expected significant qualitative transportation effects on the entire community. (p41,15.15) Conservation Element This element contains no items labeled as programs, though the following policy statements can be associated with City activities other than day-today operations. CO 3.1.4: Power Consumption Monitoring Data gathering systems to monitor trends in power consumption should be established. This information could be based on sales taxes of gasoline and other fuels, as well as natural gas sales figures and oil refinery fuel consumption statistics. (p3.7,4) CO 3.1.6: Emission Standards High emission standards, supported by frequent maintenance of all government vehicles operating in the County, should be established. Fuel for County and City operations, for heating as well as transportation, should be selected to minimize pollution. Research and experimentation with non-gasoline fuel sources should be undertaken, and conversion of public vehicles to propane or other low-polluting fuels should be carefully considered. Other motor fleets in the County should be encouraged to take similar action. (p3.8,6) 5-74 C� eneral 1ai1 Impl �ntafion Programs k Page 5 CO 4.1.8: Erosion Control Zone An erosion control zone should be implemented in areas not yet urbanized. This zone would be used to control grading, removal and replanting of vegetation, maintenance of problem areas and implementation of specific plans for erosion control. (p4.5,8) Energy Conservation EIement EC 13.1: Employee Commuting Alternatives The City will encourage alternatives to employee commuting by individual drivers through such means as parking space allocation,ridesharing coordination,and bus and car-pool incentives_ EC 13.2: Car Pools and Public Transportation To encourage other downtown employees to car-pool and use public transportation,the City will establish preferential parking locations and rates for pool vehicles; all-day parking will be discouraged. EC 133: New City Vehicles As City vehicles are replaced,new vehicles will be high-mileage models. EC 13.4: Traffic Flow Traffic flow will be enhanced by such means as synchronous and "smart" signals, addition of tum lanes,and removal of curbside parking. EC 135: Travel for City Business Mail and telephone contact will be substituted for travel whenever possible in conducting City business; bicycles will be used for short trips. EC 13.6: Bicycle Paths Bicycle paths will be incorporated in new streets and street widening projects. Where sufficient right-of-way is available and bicycle and motor traffic volume warrant, such paths will be separate from the roadway. In other cases,they will be within the roadway but clearly striped or denoted by different pavement color, and adjacent parking will be removed or limited to off-peak hours. EC 13.7: Parking for Bikes, Mopeds,and Motorcycles Bicycle, moped, and motorcycle parking space will be provided at City parks and buildings. EC 13.8: Lighting in City Buildings Lighting levels in City buildings will be maintained at minimum levels sufficient for the activity being conducted; efficient lamps will be used. EC 13.9: Lighting Sources 5-75 General Plan Implementation Program. page9 The City will replace incandescent and fluorescent outdoor lighting with more efficient sources, such as sodium vapor illuminators. EC 13.10: Passive Heating and Natural Illumination New municipal facilities will be designed to make maximum feasible use of passive heating and cooling as well as use of natural illumination. Heating and lighting will be "zoned" to allow control in individual work areas. EC 13.11: Solar Water Heating/New Facilities Solar water heating will be incorporated in new City facilities when cost-effectiveness evaluations show a savings within the expected life of the facility. EC 13.12: Solar Water Heating/Retrofit The City will gradually retrofit its facilities with solar water heating, beginning with those, such as the swimming pool,where the most significant savings are possible. EC 13.13: Methane The City will use methane from the sewage treatment plant for digester heating and for mechanical energy within the plant, and will explore the feasibility of selling excess or interruptible methane to utilities,commercial customers,or for powering vehicles. EC 13.14: Hydropower Generation The City will proceed with plans for hydropower generation on the Salinas Reservoir conduit. EC 13.15: Wood The City will make available wood from tree trimming and removal. EC 13.16: Wind Powered Generation The City will investigate the feasibility of wind-powered generation for its own facilities which are suitably located, such as the sewage treatment plant or water treatment plant,where prevailing winds and relatively low visibility are conducive to tower installations. EC 13.17: Recycling The City will participate in programs for recycling of such materials as office paper and lubricating oil. EC 13.18: Non-Automotive Equipment The energy efficiency of major non-automotive equipment will be evaluated when purchases are made. EC 13.19: Insulation and Weatherization of City Facilities The City will insulate and weatherize its own facilities before and in a manner similar to any requirements imposed on private properties. EC 13.20: Recycling 5-76 general lanImplementahon;Programs .age, The City will encourage SORT,Ecoslo, and other materials recycling programs by participating and making space available for transfer activities. EC 13.21: Thermostat Settings The City will observe suggested thermostat settings. EC 13.22: City Staff and Commissioner Education , City staff and commission members involved in development review and property management will be educated in principles of energy-saving design. EC 13.23: ARC Review Retrofitting buildings with solar-assisted water heating systems will be "minor and incidental' for purpose of ARC review and will be subject to staff approval under criteria adopted by the ARC. Within historic districts, such projects would be referred to the ARC. EC 13.24: Appearance of Solar Water Heating Systems Architectural review guidelines will provide criteria for the appearance of solar water heating systems in both new construction and retrofitting. Criteria would include: mechanical,plumbing, and structural components to be the same color as the roof, a compatible color, or as part of an acceptable overall color scheme,contrasting; if collector is not flush with roof, it should match the roof plane as closely as possible and mounting racks should be covered with roof or siding material or another compatible material,to reduce awkward apperance; locate collector so as to minimize the need to trim or remove trees; locate collectors between rather than outside the dominant lines of the building or roof, as seen from the street or adjacent properties; minimize visible piping; use glass with low reflection where significant glare problems cannot be solved by location or orientation. To the extent they are applicable,these criteria would apply to all active and photovoltaic solar collectors. EC 13.25: Encouragement of Energy Efficient Design The Architectural Review Commission will play an expanded role in encouraging energy- efficient project design by requiring designers to make conscious choices and to justify proposals involving building location, orientation, and form, as well as landscaping type and location. The goal of such review would be projects which make maximum use of solar exposure, natural ventilation, and passive means of reducing conventional energy demand, as opposed to designing a particular image and relying on mechanical systems to maintain comfort. To these ends,ARC guidelines and information submittal requirements will assist applicants in preparing more self- sufficient projects. EC 13.26: Information Provision to Developers When developers first inquire about or submit applications for development and building projects,they will be advised of sources of information on energy-efficient design (such as utilities, trade and professional groups, and published material). EC 1.3.27: Topographic and Shading Information The City will prepare generalized topographic and shading information for use by developers contemplating solar projects within the City. 5-77 :C eneraY Plan Im liftati, _Pro ams gage bl EC 13.28: Business Energy Use The City will advise businesses of ways of reducing energy use,while providing adequate levels of lighting for security and sign visibility, including utility companies' audit programs. EC 13.29: Builder/Remodeler Advisement The City will advise builders/remodelers of structural features which may help with energy conservation and lower costs over building life (such as roof frames which could be loaded with additional insulation or fire sprinkler systems, and operable covers for frozen or refrigerated food sales). EC 1.330: Clothes Lines Developments will be encouraged to make available space for outdoor clothes drying, and private restrictions against their use will be nullified. EC 1331: Subdivisions The design of subdivisions will protect solar exposure to the greatest extent possible: Within all new residential subdivisions,the longest dimension of each lot should be oriented within 30 degrees of south, unless the sub-divider demonstrates that for certain lots any one of the following applies: The lots are large enough to allow suitable building orientation regardless of lot orientation; Buildings will be constructed as part of the tract development,and the buildings will be properly orientated, with adequate solar exposure. Topography makes variations from the prescribed orientation desirable to reduce grading or tree removal or to take advantage of a setting which would favor greater reliance on early morning or late afternoon exposure. Topographical conditions— such as steep northerly-facing slope or shading by the mass of a hill — make solar energy use generally infeasible; The size of the subdivision combined with the existing orientation of surrounding streets and lots preclude desirable lot orientation. Solar access easements will be created within all new subdivisions, as provided in the Solar Rights Act(Cal. Gov. Code 66473.1, 66475.3), unless: The subdivision incorporates a building development plan which would assure desirable solar access; The subdivision contains a notation for additional yard or height standards designed to assure desirable solar access, supplementary to the zoning regulations, which would make a system of easements for each lot unnecessary; Solar exposure will be adequately protected by the City's zoning regulations. . EC 1332: Solar Exposure of Collectors 5-78 General Tian Irnplemod . 2 The City will protect solar exposure for existing collectors and likely locations of future collectors,both-active and passive: When collectors are proposed as part of a development,the plan of that development will be approved with conditions to assure that proposed structures and vegetation will not shade collectors excessively. Zoning regulations will protect solar exposure by controlling development on adjacent properties. A generally acceptable level of solar exposure will be protected in this way (see policies below). Additional protection may be assured by recorded agreement among private properties. EC 1333: Exceptions to The Prohibition of Shading Collectors Exceptions to the prohibition of shading of likely collector locations may be made when: the shading is an insignificant part of the total protected solar exposure, in terms of area,time, or both; structures on protected properties have an insignificant probability of being modified or replaced, and likely collector locations are sufficiently protected in spite of shading that would normally be unacceptable, or such structures already have adequately protected collectors. the shading is between lots in a subdivision for which a customized system of solar access easements will provide an equivalent level of protection; use of solar energy is unfeasible due to topographical conditions. EC 1.334: Solar Water Heating Solar water heating will be required for new swimming pools and hot tubs,except where solar exposure is insufficient due to circumstances beyond the control of the water user. Note: Anyone proposing conventional heating of such facilities must provide an insulting cover and must provide a Iife-cycle cost comparison(Title 24, Cal. Admin. Code). EC 1335: Shading By Vegetation Shading by vegetation will be controlled by the California Solar Shade Control Act. This act prohibits the placement of vegetation in locations which would shade a solar collector on another's property. Those seeking permits for solar systems will be advised to establish documentation of vegetation existing at the time of their solar construction or installation. EC 1336: Individual Wind Powered Generators The City's regulations will not prevent the location of individual wind-powered generators,but they will be discouraged in favor of optimally located generators of greater capacity, designed to serve major facilities, neighborhoods, or the community as a whole. 5-79 -iien�ral .._ Pnonro -...rte 6-3. EC 1337: Alternative Energy Use The zoning regulations will provide for alternative energy use in such ways as: Allow height exceptions for solar equipment like those for chimneys and screened mechanical equipment; Allow components of alternative heating and cooling systems such as collectors,shading louvers, or reflectors,to project into yards in a manner similar to cornices, canopies, and so on. Include solar heating systems and cogeneration facilities explicitly in the definition of accessory use. EC 1338: Unwanted Beat Gain Architectural review guidelines will stipulate major commercial construction and remodeling should include cost-effective measures to reduce unwanted heat gain(devices such as landscaping, awnings, or louvers). EC 1339: Concentration of Residences Land-use plans and zoning regulations will encourage concentrations of residences in conjunction with or close to concentrations of employment, services, and public transportation routes. EC 13.40: home Occupations Zoning regulations will provide for home occupations which are compatible with residential neighborhoods and which will reduce residence-to-work trips. EC 13.41: Neighborhood Convenience Shopping and Services Zoning regulations will provide for neighborhood convenience shopping and services. EC 13.42: Bicycle and Motorcycle Parking Requirements The zoning regulations will require bicycle and motorcycle parking spaces in proportion to overall parking requirements and demand likely to be generated by various uses. EC 13.43 Parking for Compact Cars The zoning regulations will provide for a large share of compact-car parking spaces,to be located most conveniently to user destinations where the size of the parking facility warrants. EC 13.44: Project Approval Approval of major new commercial and residential projects will be conditioned on inclusion of programs such as informing residents/employees of car-pool and bus information, "free" bus passes for the first month after occupancy, and similar measures designed to foster energy saving travel habits at the time such habits are most susceptible to change. EC 13.45: Design Flexibility and Incentives The zoning regulations will provide wide design flexibility and incentives for projects demonstrating an exceptional degree of energy self-sufficiency. EC 13.46: Street Tree Regulations 5-80 r General pla IM a nenta ion' 'rngrams Street-tree regulations will be flexible enough to allow desirable landscaping without obstructing solar access. The location, height, spread, and seasonal opacity of trees will be considered when street tree planting is proposed,and waivers and substitution allowances will be used to achieve optimum use of trees on development sites and adjacent public rights-of-way. EC 1.3.47: Performance of Residential Space Heating Systems The City will advocate modifications in statewide building requirements which set unnecessarily high standards for performance of residential space heating systems, thereby requiring duplication of alternative and conventional heating in most new construction. EC 1.3.48: Building Regulations The City will administer its own building regulations to minimize design and permit expense, for example, for roof-mounted solar collectors where typical collector weight can be supported by typical structures. EC 13.49: Publicize Energy Conservation The City will publicize energy conservation and substitution efforts and results by such means as the City Newsletter. EC 1350: Space for Community Dialogue The City will make available space for community gatherings for groups advocating, demonstrating, or assisting with energy conservation and substitution. Noise Element N 13.1: Development Review The Community Development Department shall review new public and private development proposals to determine conformance with the policies of this element. (p9,1) N 13.2: Noise Studies Where a project may expose people to existing noise levels or projected build-out noise levels exceeding acceptable limits, the City shall require the applicant to provide a noise study early in the review process so that noise mitigation may be included in the project design. The City will maintain standards and procedures for the preparation of noise studies. (p9,2) N 133: Assuring Compliance The City will ensure that required noise mitigation measures are carried out as a project is built, including enforcement of the State Building Code Chapter 35, "Sound Transmission Control," as amended, and the "Noise Insulation Standards" (California Code of Regulations, Title 24). (p9,3) 5-81 �nerai Flan ; pementat�on Programs T -65 N 13.4: Monitoring The City will monitor compliance with required noise mitigation measures after completion of projects. (p10,4) N 135: Vehicle Code Enforcement The City will enforce within its jurisdiction California Vehicle Code sections on loud vehicle exhaust systems and sound amplification systems, and ask the California Highway Patrol and the County Sheriffs Office to do so within their jurisdictions. (p10,5) N 13.6: City Operations and Purchasing The City will pursue alternatives to the use of noisy equipment, such as leaf blowers, and will purchase equipment and vehicles only if they incorporate the best available noise reduction technology. (p10,6) N 13.7: Noise Element Updates The City will periodically review and update the Noise Element to ensure that noise exposure information and policies are appropriate and consistent with other elements. (p10,7) N 13.8: Design Guidelines The City will make the Noise Guidebook available to anyone involved in project design and review. (p10,8) JM/L:/GP_Programs.doc 5-82