General Plan

City of Corona General Plan Prepared for City of Corona 815 West Sixth Street Corona, CA 92882 Prepared by EIP Associates 12301 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 430 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Adopted March 17, 2004 Resolution No. 2004-034 Contents Acknowledgments ........................................................................................................vii CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION Introducing the Corona General Plan ..............................................................................................1 Context for the General Plan.............................................................................................................2 How to Use the General Plan............................................................................................................3 The General Plan Update Process.....................................................................................................4 Organization of the Plan ....................................................................................................................11 Implementing and Amending The Plan ...........................................................................................13 CHAPTER 2—VISION.......................................................................................................15 Our Vision.............................................................................................................................................16 CHAPTER 3—COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Land Use ....................................................................................................................... 19 Land Uses to Be Accommodated in the City of Corona...........................................................19 Distribution and Physical Form of Land Uses...............................................................................21 Growth and Development................................................................................................................29 Community Quality and Sense of Place .........................................................................................35 Corona’s Residential Neighborhoods.............................................................................................39 Corona’s Commercial and Office Districts...................................................................................46 Corona’s Industrial Districts.............................................................................................................52 Corona’s Mixed-Use Districts..........................................................................................................54 Corona’s Public and Institutional Uses...........................................................................................57 Corona’s Open Spaces.......................................................................................................................59 Corona’s Opportunity Districts and Sites.....................................................................................60 Sphere of Influence .............................................................................................................................87 Community Design...................................................................................................... 95 Street Landscape .................................................................................................................................96 CITY ENTRIES.....................................................................................................................................98 Community Signage and Graphics—Wayfinding..........................................................................99 Trails and Greenways.......................................................................................................................101 Community Places—Districts, Nodes, and Corridors .............................................................102 Housing ....................................................................................................................... 107 Historic Resources..................................................................................................... 111 Historic Resources............................................................................................................................111 Economic Development............................................................................................ 119 Economic Base ...................................................................................................................................119 Labor Force ........................................................................................................................................120 Revitalization of TARGETED GROWTH Areas........................................................................121 City of Corona General Plan iii Contents Fiscal Viability..................................................................................................................................... 122 Financing Opportunities.................................................................................................................. 123 CHAPTER 4—INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SERIVCES Circulation...................................................................................................................125 Local Thoroughfares and Transportation Routes..................................................................... 125 Intercity and Regional Transportation......................................................................................... 136 Transportation System Management and Transportation Demand Management............. 138 Public Transportation ...................................................................................................................... 139 Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Hiking Facilities ..................................................................................... 140 Parking................................................................................................................................................. 145 Truck Routes/Goods Movement Systems .................................................................................. 146 Transportation Financing ................................................................................................................ 149 Infrastructure & Utilities ...........................................................................................151 Water Systems.................................................................................................................................. 151 Sewer/Wastewater Systems .......................................................................................................... 155 Storm Drainage................................................................................................................................. 158 Solid Waste........................................................................................................................................ 163 Energy.................................................................................................................................................. 165 Telecommunications........................................................................................................................ 167 Parks, Schools, & Libraries ........................................................................................169 Parks and Recreation....................................................................................................................... 169 Schools................................................................................................................................................ 180 Libraries.............................................................................................................................................. 183 Police & Fire Services.................................................................................................185 Police & Fire Services ...................................................................................................................... 185 CHAPTER 5—ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES Environmental Resources..........................................................................................193 Hydrological Resources .................................................................................................................. 193 Biological Resources ........................................................................................................................ 199 Agricultural and Mineral Resources ............................................................................................. 205 Air Quality.......................................................................................................................................... 212 Visual Resources............................................................................................................................... 216 CHAPTER 6—ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS AND PUBLIC SAFETY Public Health & Safety ...............................................................................................223 Seismic, Geologic, and Erosion Hazards ..................................................................................... 224 Flooding Hazards .............................................................................................................................

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