City of Buellton Sphere of Influence: Baseline Conditions Report Preprared for: City of Buellton Planning Department Prepared by: Rincon Consultants, Inc. May 4, 2007 City of Buellton Sphere of Influence: Baseline Conditions Report Prepared for: City of Buellton Planning Department 140 West Highway 246 Buellton, California 93427 Prepared by: Rincon Consultants, Inc. 1530 Monterey Street, Suite D San Luis Obispo, California 93401 May 4, 2007 Acknowledgements City Council Diane Whitehair, Mayor Russ Hicks, Mayor Pro Tem Ed Andrisek, Councilmember Dale Molesworth, Councilmember Victoria Pointer, Councilmember Planning Commission Gerald Witcher, Chair Lois Craig, Vice Chairperson Leah Hickey, Commissioner Robert Mullane, Commissioner Greg Scaduto, Commissioner City Staff Marc Bierdzinski, AICP, Planning Director Angela Perez, Assistant Planner Consultant Team Rincon Consultants, Inc. MNS Engineers, Inc. Associated Transportation Engineers, Inc. Sphere of Influence: Baseline Conditions Report Table of Contents Table of Contents Section 1. Introduction.........................................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Purpose of this Report..................................................................................................................1-1 1.2 Report Organization .....................................................................................................................1-1 1.3 Jurisdictional Boundaries and Annexation Processes..............................................................1-7 1.4 Existing Buellton City Policy Regarding the SOI .....................................................................1-8 1.5 Potential Buellton Sphere of Influence Amendment Area......................................................1-9 1.6 Findings........................................................................................................................................1-15 Section 2. Land Use & Population ......................................................................................................2-1 2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................2-1 2.2 City of Buellton Land Use and Population ...............................................................................2-1 2.3 Sphere of Influence Land Use and Population .........................................................................2-8 2.4 Regional Plans and Policies .......................................................................................................2-16 2.5 Findings........................................................................................................................................2-18 Section 3. Circulation & Transportation...........................................................................................3-1 3.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................3-1 3.2 Existing Conditions.......................................................................................................................3-1 3.3 Buellton General Plan Buildout Conditions..............................................................................3-8 3.4 Transit System ...............................................................................................................................3-9 3.5 Bicycle and Pedestiran Circulation.............................................................................................3-9 3.6 Findings........................................................................................................................................3-10 Section 4. Natural Resources...............................................................................................................4-1 4.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................4-1 4.2 Water Resources............................................................................................................................4-1 4.3 Soil & Mineral Resources .............................................................................................................4-7 4.4 Agricultural Resources...............................................................................................................4-13 4.5 Biological Resources ...................................................................................................................4-14 4.6 Air Resources...............................................................................................................................4-31 4.7 Findings........................................................................................................................................4-36 Section 5. Safety & Noise ....................................................................................................................5-1 5.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................5-1 5.2 Seismic & Geologic Hazards .......................................................................................................5-1 5.3 Wildland & Urban Fire Hazards.................................................................................................5-7 5.4 Flooding Hazards........................................................................................................................5-11 5.5 Hazardous Materials ..................................................................................................................5-19 5.6 Other Hazards .............................................................................................................................5-21 5.7 Noise Standards & Sources........................................................................................................5-22 5.8 Findings........................................................................................................................................5-30 City of Buellton i Sphere of Influence: Baseline Conditions Report Table of Contents Section 6. Public Services & Facilities ...............................................................................................6-1 6.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................6-1 6.2 Park and Recreational Facilities ..................................................................................................6-1 6.3 Law Enforcement ..........................................................................................................................6-3 6.4 Fire Protection................................................................................................................................6-4 6.5 Schools ............................................................................................................................................6-6 6.6 Libraries..........................................................................................................................................6-7 6.7 Water, Wastewater, and Storm Drain Facilities........................................................................6-8 6.8 Solid Waste Management ..........................................................................................................6-18 6.9 Other Utilities ..............................................................................................................................6-19 6.10 Findings......................................................................................................................................6-20 Section 7. Conclusions ..........................................................................................................................7-1 Appendices Appendix A: References Appendix B: Assessor's Parcel Maps List of Tables Table 2-1: City of Buellton 2025 General Plan Acreage ..................................................................2-1 Table 2-2: City of Buellton Population: 1997-2030...........................................................................2-6 Table 2-3: Net Supportable Light Industrial Space (Expressed in Square Feet) .........................2-8 Table 2-4: SOI Study Area Comprehensive Plan Acreage ...........................................................2-11 Table 3-1: Level of Service Definitions..............................................................................................3-6 Table 3-2: Existing Intersection P.M. Peak Hour Levels of Service ..............................................3-8 Table 3-3: Buellton General Plan Buildout Intersection P.M. Peak Hour Levels of Service......3-9 Table 4-1: Sphere of Influence Study Area Soils and Agricultural Capability..........................4-11 Table 4-2: Special-status Plant Species Potentially Occurring in the Sphere of Influence Study Area.......................................................................................................4-23 Table 4-3: Special-status Animal Species Potentially Ocurring in the Sphere of Influence Study Area.......................................................................................................4-24 Table 4-4: Ambient Air Quality Standards.....................................................................................4-33