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Goldfield Area Plan (PDF) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AREAGOLDFIELD PLAN 2020 Eye To The Future DECEMBER, 2007 MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA GOLDFIELD AREA PLAN i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This page intentionally left blank. ii GOLDFIELD AREA PLAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Preparation of the Goldfield Area Plan was made possible through the cooperative efforts of many public and private stakeholders. Maricopa County extends its appreciation to all those that participated in the process, including the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, Planning and Zoning Commission, citizens, property owners, Indian communities, cities, towns, state and federal agencies, and other stakeholders. Board of Supervisors • Fulton Brock, Chairman (District 1) • Don Stapley, (District 2) • Andrew Kunasek, (District 3) • Max W. Wilson, (District 4) • Mary Rose Wilcox, (District 5) Planning and Zoning Commission • Mark Pugmire (District 1) • Jerry Brooks (District 1) • Russell Bowers (District 2) • Jason Barney, (District 2) • Jerry Aster (District 3) • Dick Smith, Chairman (District 3) • Robert L. Jones (District 4) • Ella Makula (District 4) • Jimmie Munoz (District 5) • Murray Johnson (District 5) Comprehensive Planning Team Planning and Development Department • Joy Rich, AICP, Director • Darren Gerard, AICP, Deputy Director • Matthew Holm, AICP, Principal Planner • John Verdugo, AICP, Senior Planner • Andy Piper, Planner • Brian McCabe, Planner • Jeff Clawson, Planner • Jose Macias, Planner • Leo Donahue, GIS Analyst GOLDFIELD AREA PLAN iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Flood Control District of Maricopa County • Doug Williams, AICP, Planning Branch Manager • Felicia Terry, P.E., CFM, Regional Area Planning Manager Maricopa County Department of Transportation • Tim Oliver, MCDOT Systems Planning Manager iv GOLDFIELD AREA PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ........................................................... viii Introduction Plan Organization .............................................................................1 Update Process ................................................................................2 How to Use the Plan .........................................................................2 History of the Goldfield Region ..........................................................2 Planning History ..............................................................................5 Public Participation ...........................................................................7 Inventory and Analysis Planning Area Growth & Change........................................................8 Population and Demographic Characteristics.......................................8 Future Population & Housing Trends ................................................11 Land Use .......................................................................................13 Transportation ...............................................................................30 Environment/Environmental Effects..................................................38 Economic Development...................................................................63 Growth Areas.................................................................................73 Open Space ...................................................................................85 Water Resources ............................................................................99 Cost of Development .................................................................... 109 Issue Identification Issue Identification Workshops and Survey Results ......................... 113 Issue Analysis .............................................................................. 113 Plan Elements Land Use ..................................................................................... 119 Goals Objectives Policies Transportation ............................................................................. 120 Goals Objectives Policies GOLDFIELD AREA PLAN v TABLE OF CONTENTS Environment/Environmental Effects................................................ 122 Goals Objectives Policies Economic Development................................................................. 124 Goals Objectives Policies Growth Areas ............................................................................... 125 Goals Objectives Policies Open Space ................................................................................. 126 Goals Objectives Policies Water Resources .......................................................................... 128 Goals Objectives Policies Cost of Development .................................................................... 130 Goals Objectives Policies Agenda for Action..............................................................132 Amendments .....................................................................134 Appendices Appendix A Glossary of Terms ................................................... 136 Appendix B Zoning District Categories ........................................ 142 Appendix C Land Regulations..................................................... 143 Appendix D Acronyms ............................................................... 145 Figures Figure 1 Planning Area .............................................................6 Figure 2 Original Plan Boundary ................................................9 vi GOLDFIELD AREA PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS Figure 3 Existing Land Use......................................................14 Figure 4 Land Ownership and Management..............................16 Figure 5 Existing Facilities and Utilities.....................................19 Figure 6 Schools ....................................................................21 Figure 7 Physical Setting.........................................................40 Figure 8 Elevation ..................................................................41 Figure 9 Soils.........................................................................43 Figure 10 Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Beeline Corridor Plan.....67 Figure 11 Residential Completions.............................................68 Figure 12 Floodplain and Topography........................................78 Figure 13 Maricopa County Regional Trail ..................................93 Figure 14 Future Land Use ..................................................... 131 Figure 15 Existing Zoning ....................................................... 141 Tables Table 1 Actual and Projected Population .................................10 Table 2 Residential Housing Units...........................................10 Table 3 Persons Per Household ..............................................11 Table 4 Population Distribution by Age in Percentages .............11 Table 5 Median Household Income - 1999 ..............................11 Table 6 Special Use Permits ...................................................17 Table 7 Land Split Considerations...........................................24 Table 8 Recorded Subdivisions...............................................25 Table 9 Development Master Plans.........................................25 Table 10 Peak Traffic Counts ...................................................36 Table 11 Average Monthly Climate ...........................................42 Table 12 Soil Association Development Constraints....................46 Table 13 Sensitive Species.......................................................52 Table 14 ZIP Code 85264 Business Patterns - 2004 Industry Code Summary ....................................64 Table 15 Median Household and Per Capita Income in 1999.......70 Table 16 Issue Identification.................................................. 115 Table 17 Action Plan ............................................................. 133 GOLDFIELD AREA PLAN vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Plan Overview and Purpose For many years, the Goldfield region has been a predominately low-density rural area minimally impacted by the rapid growth of the metropolitan Phoenix area. Located east and northeast of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Native Comm7unity, and surrounded on the remaining three sides by the Tonto National Forest, the area covered by the plan is essentially a county island that has seen relatively little development other than scattered single-family residences in the Rural-190 zoned Goldfield Ranch subdivision. As a result, the residents in the plan area have come to enjoy a rural lifestyle and an appreciation of the natural desert environment, which many see as the ideal of southwestern living. However, as population growth continues to exert development pressures throughout Maricopa County, it is necessary to update existing plans like the Goldfield Area Plan, with more current information and revised goals, objectives, and policies to help identify current issues and address residents concerns. This plan update will include five additional planning elements – open spaces, water resources, environmental impacts, growth areas, and cost of development – now required by the Growing Smarter and Growing Smarter Plus legislation, which were not required as part of the original Goldfield Area Plan. The Goldfield Area Land Use Plan was first adopted by Maricopa County in 1995 to preserve and enhance the region’s environment, and to act as a guide to growth and development of the area. The original planning area included approximately 184 square miles and included the
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