CITY OF CARSON ADOPTED OCTOBER 11, 2004 CITY OF CARSON GENERAL PLAN CITY OF CARSON 701 East Carson Street Carson, California 90749 Adopted October 11, 2004 Resolution 04-089 City Council: Jim Dear, Mayor Julie Ruiz-Raber, Mayor Pro Tempore Mike A. Gipson, Council Member Elito M. Santarina, Council Member Harold C. Williams, Council Member Planning Commission: Frances D. Cottrell, Chairperson Ricardo Pulido, Vice-Chairperson Olivia Verrett Louie Diaz Rommel Embisan Margaret Hudson Pele Faletogo Amador Saenz Wilma Wilson Environmental Commission: Eleanor R. Riddick, Vice Chairman Harry Barron John Graber Roye Love Harold C. Williams City Staff: Jerome G. Groomes, City Manager Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk Karen Avilla, City Treasurer Sheri Repp-Loadsman, Consultant Team: RBF Consulting Laurin Associates Meyer, Mohaddes Associates, Inc. Robert Charles Lesser & Company TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................I-1 1.0 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... I-1 1.1 Location and Setting.............................................................................................. I-1 1.2 Historical Background........................................................................................... I-3 1.3 Planning History..................................................................................................... I-5 1.4 Overview of Current General Plan Update ........................................................ I-6 1.5 Phase One Community Involvement ................................................................... I-7 1.6 Phase Two Community Involvement.................................................................I-10 1.7 Use and Purpose of the General Plan ...............................................................I-11 1.8 Organization of the General Plan ......................................................................I-12 1.9 Framework – Sustainable Development ...........................................................I-13 1.10 Guiding Principles................................................................................................I-13 1.11 Administering the General Plan.........................................................................I-15 1.12 Amending the General Plan ...............................................................................I-16 Chapter 2: LAND USE ELEMENT ........................................................................................... LU-1 1.0 Introduction .....................................................................................................................LU-1 2.0 State Law Requirements.................................................................................................LU-2 3.0 Summary of Findings.......................................................................................................LU-2 3.1 Land Use Issues..................................................................................................LU-2 3.2 Existing Land Use Designations and Related Plans......................................LU-3 4.0 Planned Land Use for the General Plan.......................................................................LU-7 4.1 Development of Alternatives............................................................................LU-7 4.2 Sphere of Influence............................................................................................LU-8 4.3 Land Use Designations......................................................................................LU-9 4.4 Land Use Plan ..................................................................................................LU-14 5.0 Planning Factors, Goals, Policies and Implementation............................................LU-17 Chapter 3: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT ........................................................... ED-1 1.0 Introduction .....................................................................................................................ED-1 2.0 State Law Requirements.................................................................................................ED-2 3.0 Summary of Findings.......................................................................................................ED-2 3.1 Population and Income Trends........................................................................ED-2 3.2 Business Climate ................................................................................................ED-3 3.3 Land Availability ................................................................................................ED-3 3.4 Redevelopment Plans........................................................................................ED-3 3.5 Regional Trends.................................................................................................ED-4 3.6 Local Trends .......................................................................................................ED-4 3.7 Market Analysis..................................................................................................ED-4 3.8 Market Conclusions........................................................................................ ED-11 4.0 Planning Issues, Goals, Policies and Implementation.............................................. ED-12 i TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) Chapter 4: TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT ................................ TI-1 1.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... TI-1 2.0 State Law Requirements.................................................................................................. TI-1 3.0 Summary of Findings........................................................................................................ TI-2 3.1 Existing Circulation System ............................................................................... TI-2 3.2 Current Master Plan of Streets.......................................................................... TI-7 3.3 Bicycle Routes ................................................................................................... TI-10 3.4 Transit Facilities ................................................................................................ TI-12 3.5 Specialized Shuttle Services............................................................................. TI-16 3.6 Truck Routes ..................................................................................................... TI-17 3.7 Existing Traffic Operations Analysis .............................................................. TI-17 3.8 Infrastructure/Utilities...................................................................................... TI-27 4.0 Future Circulation System Conditions With General Plan Buildout ...................... TI-31 4.1 Ambient Traffic Growth................................................................................... TI-31 4.2 Short-Term Traffic Growth ............................................................................. TI-31 4.3 Forecast Future Trip Generation.................................................................... TI-31 4.4 Future Trip Generation.................................................................................... TI-32 4.5 Traffic Redistribution Due to Del Amo Over-Crossing of I-405 Freeway...................................................................... TI-34 4.6 Future Traffic Volumes.................................................................................... TI-34 5.0 Transportation System Improvements......................................................................... TI-35 5.1 Plan of Streets and Highways .......................................................................... TI-35 5.2 Other Improvements Beyond the Master Plan of Highways....................... TI-46 6.0 Planning Factors, Goals, Policies and Implementation ............................................. TI-55 Chapter 5: HOUSING ELEMENT.............................................................................................. H-1 1.0 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... H-1 1.1 Purpose.................................................................................................................. H-1 1.2 Citizen Participation ............................................................................................ H-2 1.3 Housing Element Planning Cycle....................................................................... H-2 2.0 Authority for the Element ................................................................................................ H-3 3.0 Community Factors ........................................................................................................... H-3 3.1 Demographic Characteristics.............................................................................. H-3 4.0 Description of the Housing Plan...................................................................................... H-4 4.1 Quantified Objectives .......................................................................................... H-4 5.0 Planning Issues, Goals, Policies and Implementation..................................................