Final Open Space and Trails Master Plan

Pinal County Open Space and Trails Master Plan OCTOBER 2007 PINAL COUNTY Open Space and Trails Master Plan Board of Supervisors Lionel D. Ruiz, District 1, Chairman Sandie Smith, District 2 David Snider, District 3 Planning and Zoning Commission Kate Kenyon, Chairman Ray Harlan, Vice Chairman Commissioner Dixon Faucette Commissioner Frank Salas Commissioner George Johnston Commissioner Pat Dugan Commissioner Phillip “McD” Hartman Commissioner Scott Riggins Commissioner Mary Aguirre-Vogler County Staff Terry Doolittle, County Manager Ken Buchanan, Assistant County Manager, Development Services Manny Gonzalez, Assistant County Manager, Administrative Services David Kuhl, Director, Department of Planning and Development Terry Haifley, Director, Parks, Recreation & Fairgrounds Jerry Stabley, Deputy Director, Department of Planning and Development Kent Taylor, Senior Planner, Project Manager Prepared by: Approved October 31, 2007 Pinal County Open Space and Trails Master Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Project Overview..........................................................................................................................................1 1.1 Background and Purpose .......................................................................................................................1 1.2 Planning Process Overview ....................................................................................................................1 2.0 Inventory and Analysis................................................................................................................................3 2.1 Introduction..............................................................................................................................................3 2.2 Data Collection ........................................................................................................................................3 2.3 Existing Studies and Plans Overview......................................................................................................3 2.4 Adjacent Community Connections ..........................................................................................................6 2.5 Biological Resources Overview...............................................................................................................6 2.6 Cultural Resources Overview................................................................................................................12 2.7 Slope Analysis ......................................................................................................................................15 2.8 Existing Land Ownership, Development Patterns, and Infrastructure...................................................15 2.9 Existing and Planned Parks, Open Space Areas, and Trails................................................................17 3.0 Public Participation....................................................................................................................................22 3.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................22 3.2 Public Meetings – Values, Issues, and Needs ......................................................................................22 3.3 Public Meetings – Preliminary Master Plan...........................................................................................24 3.4 Stakeholder Taskforce Meetings...........................................................................................................26 4.0 Conceptual Master Plan Alternatives.......................................................................................................28 4.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................28 4.2 Conceptual Master Plan Alternatives ....................................................................................................28 4.3 Preferred Conceptual Master Plan Alternative......................................................................................32 5.0 Preliminary Master Plan ............................................................................................................................35 5.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................35 5.2 Open Space Categories ........................................................................................................................35 5.3 Preliminary Master Plan ........................................................................................................................37 6.0 Final Master Plan........................................................................................................................................39 6.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................39 6.2 Vision, Goals, and Objectives................................................................................................................39 6.3 Open Space and Trails Master Plan Elements .....................................................................................41 6.4 Land Ownership Considerations ...........................................................................................................45 6.5 Designation of Private, State Trust, and Bureau of Land Management Lands.....................................46 7.0 Open Space and Trails Implementation Program...................................................................................47 7.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................47 7.2 Open Space and Trails Implementation Techniques ............................................................................47 7.3 Open Space and Trails Implementation Program .................................................................................51 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Base Data Map.................................................................................................................................4 Figure 2. Regional Context Map ......................................................................................................................7 Figure 3. Biological Resources .....................................................................................................................10 Pinal County Open Space and Trails Master Plan Master Plan Report Logan Simpson Design Inc. Page i Figure 4. Cultural Resources ........................................................................................................................14 Figure 5. Slope Analysis ................................................................................................................................16 Figure 6. Land Ownership .............................................................................................................................18 Figure 7. Utilities ............................................................................................................................................19 Figure 8. Open Space and Trails Master Plan Concept A ............................................................................29 Figure 9. Open Space and Trails Master Plan Concept B.............................................................................30 Figure 10. Open Space and Trails Master Plan Concept C ............................................................................31 Figure 11. Preferred Conceptual Master Plan Alternative...............................................................................33 Figure 12. Preliminary Master Plan .................................................................................................................36 Figure 13. Final Master Plan Map....................................................................................................................42 Figure 14. Proposed Open Space and Regional Park Implementation...........................................................52 Figure 15. Proposed Trail Implementation.......................................................................................................53 Figure A1. 2005 Pinal County Trails Plan ........................................................................................................67 Figure A2. Bird Species Density ......................................................................................................................68 Figure A3. Mammal Species Density...............................................................................................................69 Figure A4. Reptile Species Density..................................................................................................................70 Figure A5. Desert Tortoise Habitat...................................................................................................................71 Figure A6. Native Grassland Assessment .......................................................................................................72 Figure A7. Nature Conservancy Conservation Areas ......................................................................................73

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