TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. I-1 2 LAND USE ELEMENT ................................................................................................................ LU-1 3 TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT ................................................................................................. TR-1 4 CONSERVATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT ................................................................ COS-1 5 PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT .................................................................................... PR-1 6 PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES ELEMENT ................................................................ PUB-1 7 SAFETY ELEMENT ...................................................................................................................... SF-1 8 NOISE ELEMENT ....................................................................................................................... NOI-1 9 GLOSSARY ..................................................................................................................................... G-1 APPENDIX Appendix A: Avoidance and Minimization Measures i CITY OF VACAVILLE VACAVILLE GENERAL PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures Figure I-1 Regional Location .............................................................................................................I-5 Figure I-2 Planning Boundaries .........................................................................................................I-7 Figure 1-3 General Plan Update Process ............................................................................................I-9 Figure 1-4 General Plan Components .............................................................................................. I-13 Figure LU-1 Existing Land Use ......................................................................................................... LU-3 Figure LU-2 Policy, Specific, and Master Plans ................................................................................ LU-6 Figure LU-3 Urban Growth Boundary, Urban Service Area, and Growth Areas .............................. LU-9 Figure LU-4 Nut Tree Airport Land Use Compatibility Zones ....................................................... LU-11 Figure LU-5 Travis Air Force Base Land Use Compatibility Zones ............................................... LU-13 Figure LU-6 General Plan Land Use Designations ......................................................................... LU-15 Figure LU-7 Areas of Special Consideration ................................................................................... LU-42 Figure LU-8 Opportunity Hill Area (East Downtown Area) ........................................................... LU-46 Figure LU-9 Growth Areas .............................................................................................................. LU-47 Figure TR-1 Existing Roadway System ............................................................................................ TR-3 Figure TR-2 Existing and Planned Bicycle Facilities ........................................................................ TR-7 Figure TR-3 Truck Routes ............................................................................................................... TR-10 Figure TR-4 Future (2035) Roadway System .................................................................................. TR-12 Figure TR-5 Transportation Improvements in 2035 ........................................................................ TR-15 Figure TR-6 Street Right-of-Way for Buildout of General Plan ..................................................... TR-23 Figure COS-1 Natural Community Boundaries ................................................................................ COS-3 Figure COS-2 Important Farmlands ................................................................................................ COS-17 Figure COS-3 2008 GHG Emissions in Vacaville .......................................................................... COS-26 Figure COS-4 Travis Air Force Base Area of Influence ................................................................. COS-36 Figure PR-1 Park Location Map ....................................................................................................... PR-6 Figure PR-2 Accessible Open Space Location Map ....................................................................... PR-10 Figure PR-3 Special Purpose Facilities ........................................................................................... PR-12 Figure PR-4 Planned Parks .............................................................................................................. PR-14 Figure PUB-1 Fire Protection Service Providers .............................................................................. PUB-3 Figure PUB-2 School Districts and Existing Schools ....................................................................... PUB-8 Figure PUB-3 School Districts and Planned Schools ........................................................................ PUB-9 Figure PUB-4 Year 2035 Planned Water System Improvements ................................................... PUB-20 Figure PUB-5 Major Wastewater Collection Upgrades in 2035 ..................................................... PUB-24 ii CITY OF VACAVILLE VACAVILLE GENERAL PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS Figure SAF-1 Regional Faults ........................................................................................................... SAF-2 Figure SAF-2 Liquefaction Potential ................................................................................................. SAF-4 Figure SAF-3 Historic Mapped Landslides ....................................................................................... SAF-5 Figure SAF-4 Percent Slope .............................................................................................................. SAF-6 Figure SAF-5 Existing and Proposed Drainage Facilities ............................................................... SAF-10 Figure SAF-6 FEMA Flood Zones .................................................................................................. SAF-13 Figure SAF-7 Dam Inundation Areas .............................................................................................. SAF-15 Figure SAF-8 Awareness Floodplain Areas .................................................................................... SAF-16 Figure SAF-9 CALFIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones ..................................................................... SAF-21 Figure NOI-1 Existing Noise Level Contours ................................................................................... NOI-6 Figure NOI-2 Airport Noise Contours ............................................................................................... NOI-7 Figure NOI-3 Nut Tree Airport Noise Contours ............................................................................... NOI-8 Figure NOI-4 Future Noise Level Contours in 2035 ....................................................................... NOI-10 iii CITY OF VACAVILLE VACAVILLE GENERAL PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables Table LU-1 Existing Land Use ......................................................................................................... LU-5 Table LU-2 Nut Tree Airport Land Use Compatibility Criteria ..................................................... LU-12 Table LU-3 Acreage of Land Use Designations ............................................................................. LU-14 Table TR-1 Recommended Roadway Improvements (Year 2035) ................................................ TR-16 Table TR-2 Recommended Right-of-Way Reservation for General Plan Buildout ....................... TR-24 Table COS-1 Government Code Open Space Categories ................................................................ COS-4 Table COS-2 Special Status Species in the Vacaville Area ............................................................. COS-6 Table COS-3 Agricultural Lands within the Planning Area .......................................................... COS-18 Table COS-4 2005 Energy Use in Vacaville ................................................................................. COS-29 Table PR-1 Park Inventory ............................................................................................................... PR-7 Table PR-2 Accessible Open Space Inventory .............................................................................. PR-11 Table PR-3 Planned Parks .............................................................................................................. PR-15 Table NOI-1 Definitions of Acoustical Terms ................................................................................. NOI-2 Table NOI-2 Typical A-Weighted Sound Levels ............................................................................. NOI-3 Table NOI-3 Land Use Compatibility Standards for Community Noise Environments ................ NOI-12 iv 1 INTRODUCTION The General Plan provides a vision for the future and establishes a framework for how Vacaville should grow and change over the next two decades. While embracing change, this General Plan also establishes goals, policies, and actions that empower the City and the community to maintain the goals and values that make Vacaville