Town of Mammoth Lakes General Plan TOWN COUNCIL
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Town of Mammoth Lakes General Plan TOWN COUNCIL Bill Sauser, Mayor Lynda Salcido, Mayor Pro Tem John Wentworth, Councilmember Cleland Hoff, Councilmember Kirk Stapp, Councilmember PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Michael Vanderhurst, Chair Jennifer Burrows, Vice-Chair Paul Chang, Commissioner Greg Eckert, Commissioner Jessica Kennedy, Commissioner Printed in 2019 with all General Plan amendments from 2007-2019 incorporated Summary of General Plan amendments: https://www.townofmammothlakes.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9571 Photography courtesy of Mammoth Mountain Ski Area / Peatross and Andy Thies Photography TOWN ADMINISTRATION Daniel C. Holler, Town Manager Pam Kobylarz, Assistant to the Town Manager Jamie Gray, Town Clerk Grady Dutton, Public Works Director Rob Patterson, Administrative Services/Finance Director Nate Greenburg, IT Director Vince Maniaci, Airport Operations and Maintenance Manager Al Davis, Chief of Police Stuart Brown, Parks and Recreation Director Andrew Morris, Town Attorney Sandra Moberly, Community and Economic Development Director PAGE INTRODUCTION...............................................................I-1 Community Vision.......................................................I-1 Planning a Successful Community..................................I-2 Components of the General Plan..................................I-2 Community Goals for each Element.............................I-3 ECONOMY........................................................................E-1 Sustainable Economy..................................................E-1 Economic Development...............................................E-1 Air Service.................................................................E-1 Marketing, Promotion, and Special Events...................E-2 Sustainable Tourism...................................................E-2 Diversify Economy.....................................................E-2 Business and Employment...........................................E-2 Education................................................................E-2 ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE & NATURAL HISTORY...........A-1 Unique Natural History................................................A-1 Rich Community Culture.............................................A-1 Expressive of Community............................................A-2 COMMUNITY DESIGN.......................................................C-1 Community Character..................................................C-1 Celebrate Public Spaces.............................................C-1 Celebrate the Spectacular Natural Surroundings............C-1 Careful Site Planning...................................................C-2 Distinctive Architecture..............................................C-2 Comfortable Building Height, Mass, and Scale................C-2 Community Design and Streetscape..............................C-2 Natural Environment.................................................C-5 Night Sky, Light Pollution, and Glare.............................C-6 Quiet Community.......................................................C-6 NEIGHBORHOOD AND DISTRICT CHARACTER....................D-1 Community Character.................................................D-3 Districts...................................................................D-3 Main Street, Old Mammoth Road, and Shady Rest....D-3 Gateway.........................................................D-4 North Village...................................................D-5 Sierra Star......................................................D-6 Snowcreek.....................................................D-6 Mountain Portals.......................................................D-6 Eagle Lodge/Mountain Portal .............................D-6 Canyon Lodge/Mountain Portal...........................D-6 Main Lodge/Mountain Portal...............................D-7 Village/Mountain Portal.....................................D-7 Special Study Areas...................................................D-8 PAGE PAGE LAND USE.................................................................L-1 HOUSING.................................................................H-1 Livability......................................................L-1 Goals, Policies, Actions.........................................H-1 Housing........................................................L-2 Small Town Character...........................................L-2 NOISE......................................................................N-1 Accommodations and Community Amenities...........L-3 Goals...............................................................N-1 Urban Growth Boundary......................................L-4 Policies.............................................................N-1 District Planning.................................................L-4 Implementation Measures...................................N-1 Land Use Designations........................................L-4 Other State Requirements....................................L-8 Buildout...........................................................L-8 LIST OF FIGURES MOBILITY.............................................................M-1 Complete Streets...............................................M-1 Figure Vehicle.............................................................M-3 1. Major View Corridors and Vistas............................C-3 Pedestrian........................................................M-5 2. Vistas and Landmarks...........................................C-4 Bicycle.............................................................M-6 3. Neighborhood Character Map..............................D-2 Transit..............................................................M-8 4. Planning, Municipal, and Urban Growth Boundary....L-6 Parking..........................................................M-10 5. Land Use Diagram...............................................L-7 Transportation Demand Management.................M-11 6. Fire Hazard Severity Zones and Responsibility Areas..S-7 Regional and Interregional Transportation............M-12 7. Historic Wildfire Perimeters Map...........................S-8 PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION.....................P-1 A Town Within a Park .......................................P-1 Trail System.......................................................P-2 Recreational Opportunities...................................P-2 LIST OF TABLES Connected Throughout.......................................P-3 Table RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION...........R-1 1. General Plan Organization....................................I-3 Habitat Resources..............................................R-1 2. Buildout Table....................................................L-9 Healthy Ecosystem.............................................R-2 3. Maximum Allowable Noise Exposure......................N-1 Mammoth Creek.................................................R-2 Water Resources................................................R-2 Erosion and Sedimentation....................................R-3 Energy Resources...............................................R-3 APPENDICES Green Technology...............................................R-3 Energy Conservation..........................................R-3 APPENDIX A: ACTION TABLE Solid Waste.......................................................R-4 APPENDIX B: TRANSECT DIAGRAM Air Quality.........................................................R-4 APPENDIX C: PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT APPENDIX D: MOBILITY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY................................S-1 APPENDIX E: USEFUL TERMS FOR UNDERSTANDING THE Public Health......................................................S-1 GENERAL PLAN Public Safety.....................................................S-1 Police Enforcement..............................................S-2 Hazards...........................................................S-2 Emergency Preparedness....................................S-5 Fire.............................................................S-6 Climate Change Adaptation and Resiliency............S-12 Education........................................................S-15 Public Facilities and Services ..............................S-15 INTRODUCTION The General Plan for Mammoth Lakes This plan establishes standards, guidelines and priorities that define the community now and for the future, a future where Mammoth Lakes is a premier, thriving, sustainable community. The community takes seriously our responsibility as stewards of the environment, protectors of residents’ quality of life, and caretakers of visitors’ quality of experience. The “Community Vision” for Mammoth Lakes embodies important values and principles that recognize the uniqueness of our natural surroundings and our character as a village in the trees. COMMUNITY VISION Surrounded by uniquely spectacular scenery and diverse four-season recreational opportunities, the community of Mammoth Lakes is committed to providing the very highest quality of life for our residents and the highest quality of experience for our visitors. To achieve this vision, Mammoth Lakes places a high value on: 1. Sustainability and continuity of our unique relationship with the natural environment. As stewards, we support visitation and tourism as appropriate means to educate and share our abundant resources. We are committed to the efficient use of energy and continuing development of