RIVERBEND PARK AND TRAIL DRAFT MASTER PLAN AND EIR December 2004 VOLUME I Prepared by the City of Lompoc, with assistance from: Applied Earthworks Inc., Associated Transportation Engineers, Jones & Stokes, Kathleen Whitney - Consulting Biologist, Penfield and Smith, Rincon Consultants, Inc., Thomas Olson Biological Consulting, Wieland Associates, Inc. DRAFT RIVERBEND PARK AND TRAIL MASTER PLAN City of Lompoc December 2004 Prepared by the City of Lompoc With assistance from Jones & Stokes 2 Master Plan Table of Contents Volume I Introduction....................................................................................................................................1 Location ...............................................................................................................................1 Project Background..............................................................................................................1 River Values .........................................................................................................................2 Purpose and Scope ...............................................................................................................2 Master Plan Area Description.......................................................................................................2 Past Land Uses.....................................................................................................................3 Open Space / Flood Plain.....................................................................................................3 Agriculture ...............................................................................................................3 Diatomaceous Earth Processing...............................................................................3 Historic Dump Site ..................................................................................................3 Road Crossing..........................................................................................................4 Shooting Range........................................................................................................4 Sand and Gravel Mining ..........................................................................................4 Off-Highway Vehicle (ORV) Use ............................................................................4 Existing Land Uses ..............................................................................................................4 Riverbend Park.........................................................................................................4 Open Space..............................................................................................................4 Adjacent Land Uses .............................................................................................................5 Land Use Jurisdiction and Designation ...............................................................................5 Opportunities and Constraints .....................................................................................................6 Opportunities........................................................................................................................6 Constraints ...........................................................................................................................6 General Plan Consistency..............................................................................................................7 Parks and Recreation Element .............................................................................................7 Resource Management Element ..........................................................................................7 Safety Element.....................................................................................................................7 Circulation Element .............................................................................................................8 Urban Design Element.........................................................................................................8 Master Plan Phase 1 North Riverbend Park - Project Elements ..............................................8 North Park Playing Fields....................................................................................................8 Planting and Irrigation.............................................................................................9 Other North Park Amenities.................................................................................................9 Access and Parking..................................................................................................9 Restroom Facilities..................................................................................................9 Park Host Facility ..................................................................................................10 Bike Trail Extension ..............................................................................................10 Kiosk......................................................................................................................10 i Hours of Operation ............................................................................................................10 Flood Protection and Emergency Removal Plan ...............................................................10 Agricultural Compatibility.................................................................................................11 Lighting..............................................................................................................................11 Master Plan Phase 2 – Santa Ynez River Multi-Use Bike Trail Project Elements ................12 Santa Ynez River Bike Trail ..............................................................................................12 Trail Specifications and Construction Area ...........................................................12 Active Use Trail .........................................................................................12 Shoulders....................................................................................................12 Connecting Ramps.....................................................................................12 Class II Bikeway Segment.........................................................................12 Construction Area......................................................................................12 Segment One – Riverside Open Space (Riverbend Park to Seventh Street) .........13 Central Avenue Access...............................................................................13 Roundabout................................................................................................13 Rest Area....................................................................................................13 Segment Two – Riverside Drive (Seventh Street to College Avenue)...................13 Additional Bike Trail Improvements .....................................................................14 Signage...................................................................................................................14 Trail Maintenance and Monitoring ........................................................................14 Vegetation Trimming .................................................................................14 Trail Integrity.............................................................................................14 ORV Control..............................................................................................15 Bollards..........................................................................................15 Post and Cable Fencing..................................................................15 Native Plantings and Habitat Enhancement...........................................................15 Propagation ................................................................................................15 Planting and Habitat Enhancement............................................................16 Irrigation ....................................................................................................16 Invasive Species.........................................................................................17 Hours of Operation ................................................................................................17 Master Plan Phase 3 – South Riverbend Park Project Elements............................................18 South Park Playing Fields..................................................................................................18 Planting and Irrigation...........................................................................................18 Other South Park Amenities...............................................................................................18 Access and Parking................................................................................................18 Restroom Facilities................................................................................................19 Hours of Operation ............................................................................................................19 Flood Protection and Emergency Removal Plan ...............................................................19