TERRA BELLA COMMUNITY PLAN TERRA BELLA COMMUNITY PLAN 2015 UPDATE 1 TERRA BELLA COMMUNITY PLAN 2 TERRA BELLA COMMUNITY PLAN Terra Bella Community Plan 2015 Update Adopted Tulare County Board of Supervisors November 3, 2015 Resolution No. 2015-0909 RR County of Tulare Resource Management Agency 5961 S Mooney Boulevard Visalia, CA 93277-9394 (559) 624-7000 3 TERRA BELLA COMMUNITY PLAN 4 Tulare County Board of Supervisors Allen Ishida – District 1 Pete Vander Poel – District 2 Phillip Cox – District 3 Steve Worthley – District 4 (Chairman) Mike Ennis – District 5 (Vice Chairman) Tulare County Planning Commission John F. Elliott – District 1 Nancy Pitigliano – District 2 (Vice Chair) Bill Whitlatch – District 3 Melvin K. Gong – District 4 (Chair) Wayne O. Millies – District 5 Ed Dias – At Large Vacant – At Large Gil Aguilar – District 2 (Alternate) Tulare County Resource Management Agency Michael C. Spata, Director Michael Washam, Assistant Director of Planning Benjamin Ruiz, Jr., Assistant Director of Public Works Reed Schenke, Chief Engineer, Special Programs Eric Coyne, Economic Development Coordinator Aaron R. Bock, Chief Planner, Project Review Hector Guerra, Chief Planner, Environmental Planning David Bryant, Chief Planner, Special Projects Sung H. Kwon, Planner IV (Principal Author) Richard Walker, Planner IV Jessica Willis, Planner IV Chuck Przybylski, Planner III Susan Simon, Planner III Roberto Lujan, Geographic Information Systems Analyst I Tim Hood, Geographic Information Systems Analyst I Kyria Martinez, Economic Development Analyst II Jose A. Saenz, Planner II BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RESOLUTION No. 2015-0909 TERRA BELLA COMMUNITY PLAN TERRA BELLA COMMUNITY PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 9 LOCATION ............................................................................................ 10 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE .................................................................... 10 THE NEED FOR A COMMUNITY PLAN ................................................... 10 PUBLIC OUTREACH .............................................................................. 11 EXISTING CONDITIONS ........................................................................ 14 DEMOGRAPHICS ................................................................................... 22 ETHNICITY AND RACE ......................................................................... 22 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ..................................................................... 22 HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................ 24 COMMUNITY LAND USE ....................................................................... 28 INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................. 33 CIRCULATION AND TRAFFIC ................................................................. 38 PUBLIC SERVICES ................................................................................. 49 PLANNING FRAMEWORK ...................................................................... 51 SUSTAINABILITY ................................................................................... 52 URBAN DEVELOPMENT BOUNDARY ..................................................... 54 POLICY PLAN ....................................................................................... 56 GENERAL PLAN POLICIES .................................................................... 59 HEALTH RELATED GENERAL PLAN POLICIES ....................................... 74 GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES SPECIFIC TO TERRA BELLA ........... 83 ASSESSMENT OF LAND NEEDS ............................................................. 88 OPPORTUNITIES ................................................................................... 90 CONSTRAINTS ...................................................................................... 91 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ................................................................. 92 LAND USE AND ZONING DISTRICT UPDATE ........................................ 94 CIRCULATION ELEMENT ...................................................................... 98 COMPLETE STREETS ........................................................................... 108 5 TERRA BELLA COMMUNITY PLAN FIGURES Figure 1 – Vicinity Map ................................................................................. 12 Figure 2 – Existing Terra Bella UDB and Study Boundary ...................... 13 Figure 3 – FEMA Firm ................................................................................. 21 Figure 4 – Existing Land Use Plan .............................................................. 30 Figure 5 – Existing Zoning Districts ........................................................... 31 Figure 6 – Williamson Act Map ................................................................... 32 Figure 7 – FMMP Map .................................................................................. 33 Figure 8 - Terra Bella Irrigation District ..................................................... 36 Figure 9 - Terra Bella Sewer Maintenance District .................................... 37 Figure 10 - Terra Bella Major Street and Highway Network ................... 42 Figure 11 – Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan ............................................................ 43 Figure 12 – Route 80 – Porterville-Terra Bella Route ............................... 49 Figure 13 – Proposed Land Use Plan .......................................................... 96 Figure 14 – Proposed Zoning Plan .............................................................. 97 Figure 15 – Proposed Zoning Changes ...................................................... 98 Figure 16 – Terra Bella Circulation Plan ................................................... 108 Figure 17 – Complete Streets ..................................................................... 101 Figure 18 – Terra Bella Maintenance Plan ................................................ 102 TABLES Table 1 – Terra Bella Land Use ................................................................... 14 Table 2 – Projected Annual Growth Rates ................................................. 22 Table 3 – Median Age (2013) ....................................................................... 23 Table 4 – Race & Ethnicity (2009-2013 estimate) ..................................... 24 Table 5 – 2007-2011 American Community Survey: Unemployment .... 24 Table 6 - 2007-2011 American Community Survey: Income ................... 25 Table 7 – 2007-2011 American Community Survey: Poverty .................. 26 Table 8 – Housing Units (2000 & 2010) ..................................................... 26 Table 9 – 2009 -2013 Existing Housing Stock Terra Bella ....................... 26 Table 10 – Ownership and Household Size (2000 & 2010) ..................... 26 Table 11 – Percentages of Substandard Housing Units Unincorporated Communities in Tulare County 1992-2009 ................................................ 27 Table 12 – 2009 Housing Conditions Survey ............................................. 27 6 TERRA BELLA COMMUNITY PLAN Table 13 – 2009-2013 American Community Survey, Age of Structures in Terra Bella ................................................................................ 27 Table 14 – Average Household Size (2000 & 2010) .................................. 28 Table 15 – Vacancy Rate (2000 & 2010) ..................................................... 28 Table 16 – Location of Existing Storm Drainage Facilities ...................... 38 Table 17 – Roads in Need of Major and Medium Repair ......................... 41 Table 18 – Existing (2014) Sidewalks .......................................................... 44 Table 19 – Location of Existing ADA Ramps ........................................... 45 Table 20 – Cost per Accident ....................................................................... 46 Table 21 – Existing Street Lights ................................................................. 46 Table 22 – Traffic Analysis Level of Service .............................................. 47 Table 23 – Library Location & Hours ......................................................... 51 Table 24 – Fire Staffing and Reponses Time Standards ........................... 83 Table 25 – Terra Bella Population Projections .......................................... 89 Table 26 – Population Projections .............................................................. 89 Table 27 – Available Land Within Existing Terra Bella UDB ................. 90 Table 28 – Estimated Educational Attainment of Terra Bella Population (25 Years or Older) .................................................................... 94 Table 29 – Terra Bella Development Projections .................................... 95 Table 30 – Proposed Land Use .................................................................... 95 Table 31 – Proposed Zoning ........................................................................ 95 Table 32 – Permitted Uses .......................................................................... 111 Table 33 – Uses/Combination of Uses reviewed by Planning Commission .................................................................................................. 117 Table 34 - General Plan Land Use And Zoning Consistency Matrix ... 127 APPENDICES A-1 Use Permit Requirements (Zone Change Text) .............................