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~~~-~~-:-Vallejo ~General Plan VALLEJO GENERAL PLAN July 1999 City Council Mayor Gloria Exline Vice Mayor Joanne Schivley Dan Donahue Foster Hicks Raymond Martin Pamela Pitts Pete Rey Planning Commission Chairperson Richard Evans Vice Chairperson Mohsen Sultan Paul L. Beeman Mary Fraser Kurt Heckman Jimmie Jackson Betty Walker David R. Martinez, City Manager John Powers, City Attorney Alesia Jones-Martin, Assistant City Attorney Ann Merideth, Development Services Director Michael Meiring, Planning Manager TABLE OF CONTENTS I. SCOPE AND USE OF THE PLAN.................................................................. I - 1 II. SUMMARY OF GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES ..................................... II - 1 Land Use................................................................................................ II - 1 Circulation and Transportation.................................................................... II - 9 Housing .................................................................................................. II - 13 Educationai.Facilities ................................................................................. ll- 20 Public Facilities and Other Services ............................................................. II - 22 Safety .................................................................................................... II - 24 Noise ..................................................................................................... II - 27 Air Quality .............................................................................................. II - 27 Natural Resources ........................................................ , ........................... II - 29 Ill. LAND USE .............................................................................................. Ill - 1 A. Vallejo's Role in the Bay Area.............................................................. Ill - 1 1. Regional Context.......................................................................... Ill - 1 2. Historic Role .................................................................................. Ill - 2 3. Present and Future Role .................................................................. Ill - 2 B. Urban Design ...................................................................................... Ill - 5 1. City Identity ................................................................................. Ill - 5 2. Creating Neighborhoods................................................................. Ill - 5 3. Business Street Design.................................................................. Ill - 5 C. Hillside Development ........................................................................... Ill - 7 D. Waterfront Development ..................................................................... Ill - 10 1. Carquinez Strait I Glen Cove ......................................................... Ill - 11 2. Mare Island ................................................................................ Ill - 11 3. South Vallejo Industrial Area ........................................................ Ill - 11 4. Downtown I Marina Vista ............................................................. Ill - 11 5. San Pablo Bay ............................................................................ Ill - 11 6. White Slough.............................................................................. Ill - 11 7. Napa River Waterfront ................................................................ Ill - 12 E. Land Use Compatibility and Density .................................................... Ill - 13 1. Insuring Compatibility .................................................................. Ill - 13 2. Density Ranges ........................................................................... Ill - 13 F. Commercial Development .................................................................. Ill - 14 1. Major Commercial Areas .............................................................. Ill - 14 2. Types of Commercial Development ................................................ Ill - 1 5 3. Levels of Retail Development ........................................................ Ill - 17 4. Strip Commercial Development . .. Ill - 1 8 G. Industrial Development. ..................................................................... Ill - 20 H. Agricultural Production . Ill - 23 I. Compatibility Standards for Land Use Designations............................... Ill - 23 IV. CIRCULATION AND TRANSPORTATION .................................................... IV- 1 A. Mobility........................................................................................... IV - 1 1 . Providing Choices........................................................................ IV - 1 2. Reducing Pollution ... ..... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... ... .... ..... .. ... ... .... .. .... .. IV - 1 B. Street and Highway System............................................................... IV - 2 1 . Freeways................................................................................... IV - 2 2. State Highways ... ... .... .. ... .. .. ... .. .... .. .. .. ... ..... ... ... .. .. .. .... .. IV - 4 3. Arterial Streets ....... ..... ......... ... ...... ... .. .. ... ... ... ...... ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. IV - 4 4. Collector Streets.......................................................................... IV - 5 C. Traffic Safety................................................................................... IV - 6 D. Compatibility with Adjoining Land Uses . .. IV - 7 E. Transit ... .. .. ... ... .. ....... .... ... .... ...... .. .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ..... .... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. IV - 8 1 . Serving New Residential Areas...................................................... IV - 8 2. Transit Dependent Households...................................................... V - 8 F. Parking............................................................................................ IV- 9 G. Non-Motorized Transportation ............................................................ IV- 10 1. Bicycle Traffic ............................................................................ IV - 10 2. Pedestrian Traffic ....................................................................... IV - 11 H. Scenic Highways .............................................................................. IV - 1 2 V. HOUSING .......................................................................... Under Separate Cover VI. EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES Vl-1 A. Introduction..................................................................................... VI - 1 B. The Requirement for an Education Element .. .. .. ... ... .... ..... .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. VI - 1 C. Existing Educational Facilities in Vallejo . .... .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ....... .. .. .... ... VI - 2 1. Vallejo City Unified School District .. ....... .. .. ... .. ... ... ... .. ........ .. ...... VI - 2 2. Other Public Educational Services and Facilities .. .... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... VI - 3 3. Private Educational Services and Facilities....................................... VI - 3 D. Growth in Vallejo.............................................................................. VI - 3 E. Existing and Future Educational Needs................................................. VI - 3 F. The Issues to be Resolved . .. VI - 4 1 . Promoting Educational Quality . .. VI - 4 2. Meeting Existing and Future Needs .. ... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... VI - 5 3. Funding Options ... ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .. ... .. ... .... ... .. .. .. .... .. .. ... VI - 6 VII. PUBLIC FACILITIES AND OTHER SERVICES ............................................... VII- 1 A. Parks and Open Space . ... ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. .. ... .. .. VII - 1 B. Other Services . .. ... .. ... ... ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. VII - 5 1. Wastewater (Sanitary Sewer) System............................................. VII - 5 2. Storm Water System................................................................... VII - 6 3. Water Distribution ....................................................................... VII - 6 4. Street Maintenance ....... ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. .. ..... .. ... VII - 7 5. Solid Waste Collection .. ... ... ..... ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ..... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... VII - 7 6. Fire Services . .. ... ... ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. ... .. ... ... ... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... VII - 8 7. Police Services . VII - 8 VIII. SAFETY ............................................................................................... VIII - 1 Risk Definition ....................................................................................... VIII - 1 B. Seismic Hazards ............................................................................... VIII - 2 1. Seismic Shaking ......................................................................... VIII - 3 ii 2. Fault Rupture Potential ................................................................ VIII - 3 3. Liquefaction Potential .................................................................. VIII - 4 4. Tsunamis, Seiches, Potential Inundation Due to Dam Failure ............. VIII - 5 C. Slope Instability ...............................................................................