City of Carpinteria General Plan/Local Coastal Land Use Plan & Environmental Impact Report State Clearinghouse Number 1997121111 April 2003 Acknowledgements General Plan Advisory Committee David Allen William Araluce Mary Chang Al Clark Robert Godfrey Donna Jordan Glenn LaFevers Robert Needham Robert Ooley Simon Poulter Penny Bloodhart Gary Nielsen City Council Gary Nielsen, Mayor Richard Weinberg, Vice Mayor Donna Jordan Michael Ledbetter Brad Stein City Staff Dave Durflinger, City Manager/Community Development Director Matt Roberts, Parks and Recreation Director Steve Wagner, Public Works Director Planning Division: Paul Kermoyan, Community Development Director Allison Rand, Assistant Planner Lorena Esparza, Administrative Assistant Former staff also assisted with preparation of this document Consultant Team Rincon Consultants CIVITAS Town Planning Associated Transportation Engineers Cover Photo by Matthew Roberts City of Carpinteria General Plan and Local Coastal Plan Contents Contents Introduction............................................................... 1 Content of the General Plan........................................................................................................................................................ 1 General Plan Organization............................................................................................................................................................ 2 General Plan Process ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Land Use Element ........................................................ 5 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Issue Areas.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Land Use Plan Map ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 General Plan/Zoning Consistency...........................................................................................................................................13 General Plan Buildout & Holding Capacity..........................................................................................................................14 Planning Area Boundary ..............................................................................................................................................................16 Area of Interest ...............................................................................................................................................................................17 Sphere of Influence/urban rural Boundary ..........................................................................................................................17 Proposed Additions to the Sphere of Influence .......................................................................................................19 Land Use Objectives & Policies................................................................................................................................................22 Community Design ...................................................... 31 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................................................31 The Town Map................................................................................................................................................................................31 Citywide Community Design Objectives...............................................................................................................................32 Key Physical Community Design Characteristics ...............................................................................................................32 Residential Neighborhoods..............................................................................................................................................32 Neighborhood Interiors.....................................................................................................................................................32 Neighborhood Edges .........................................................................................................................................................35 Commercial, Office, Industrial & Mixed Use Areas................................................................................................36 Corridors .................................................................................................................................................................................37 Frontage Design ...................................................................................................................................................................38 Public Spaces .........................................................................................................................................................................40 Community Design Subareas...........................................................................................................................................43 Subarea 1. Downtown Beach Neighborhood............................................................................................................43 Subarea 2. The Downtown and Old Town................................................................................................................45 Subarea 2a. The Downtown Core District..................................................................................................................47 Subarea 3. Santa Monica, Canalino and El Carro Neighborhoods ....................................................................50 Subarea 4. The Northeast..................................................................................................................................................55 Subarea 5. Concha Loma Neighborhood....................................................................................................................56 Subarea 6. The Bluffs..........................................................................................................................................................58 A. Long and Short Range Views.................................................................................................................................61 B. Site Design....................................................................................................................................................................64 C. Landscaping ..................................................................................................................................................................66 D. Lighting ..........................................................................................................................................................................67 E. Energy Utilization & Conservation......................................................................................................................68 iii City of Carpinteria General Plan and Local Coastal Plan Contents Circulation Element ..................................................... 69 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................................................69 Jurisdictional Responsibility .............................................................................................................................................69 Dependence on the Automobile ....................................................................................................................................69 Fiscal Limitation...................................................................................................................................................................69 Issues...................................................................................................................................................................................................70 U.S. 101, State Routes & Freeway Interchanges .................................................................................................................71 Carpinteria’s Scenic Highways...................................................................................................................................................74 Arterial, Collector & Local Streets ...........................................................................................................................................75 Existing Arterial Streets .....................................................................................................................................................75 Existing Collector Streets ..................................................................................................................................................76 Carpinteria