PAHRUMP REGIONAL PLANNING DISTRICT MASTER PLAN 2010 pLANNING gLOSSARY _______________________________________________________ 4 TABLES ____________________________________________________________________ 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ______________________________________________________ 5 INTRODUCTION________________________________________________ 6 PUBLIC OUTREACH PROCESS __________________________________ 6 DRAFT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES _______________________________ 6 PLAN ORGANIZATION _________________________________________ 7 COMMUNITY PROFILE _________________________________________ 9 A BRIEF HISTORY OF PAHRUMP ________________________________ 9 VICINITY _____________________________________________________ 10 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS ___________________________ 10 University of Nevada Cooperative Extension "brings the university to you. UNR is known as the outreach college that extends knowledge from the University of Nevada – and other land-grant universities – to local communities to address critical needs. The Cooperative Extension is a federal-state-county partnership with 19 statewide offices and more than 200 personnel. With the help of volunteers – the Cooperative Extension conducts programs in agriculture for children, youth and families; community development; health and nutrition; horticulture; and natural resources. Educational programs are developed based on local needs, sometimes in partnership with other agencies and volunteers. ______________________ 14 PAHRUMP’S RELATIONSHIP TO LAS VEGAS, NEVADA __________ 15 CHAPTER THREE __________________________________________________________ 17 LAND USE _________________________________________________________________ 17 INTRODUCTION_______________________________________________ 17 EXISTING LAND USE INVENTORY _____________________________ 17 LAND USE CONSIDERATIONS __________________________________ 18 FUTURE LAND USE MAP _______________________________________ 19 LAND USE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, and POLICIES _________________ 23 CHAPTER fOUR ____________________________________________________________ 30 HOUSING _________________________________________________________________ 30 INTRODUCTION_______________________________________________ 30 PAHRUMP HOUSING INVENTORY ______________________________ 30 HOUSING GOALS, OBJECTIVES, and POLICIES __________________ 33 ECONOMIC Element ________________________________________________________ 36 INTRODUCTION_______________________________________________ 36 September 24th Review VersionJuly 21, 2010 Version Page 1 PAHRUMP REGIONAL PLANNING DISTRICT MASTER PLAN 2010 ECONOMIC DATA _____________________________________________ 36 AIR QUALITY ______________________________________________________________ 44 INTRODUCTION_______________________________________________ 44 IMPACTS OF POOR AIR QUALITY ______________________________ 44 AIR QUALITY STANDARDS ____________________________________ 45 AIR QUALITY GOALS, OBJECTIVES and POLICIES ______________ 50 chapter seven _______________________________________________________________ 55 COMMUNITY DESIGN ______________________________________________________ 55 INTRODUCTION_______________________________________________ 55 COMPONENTS OF COMMUNITY DESIGN _______________________ 56 COMMUNITY DESIGN GOALS, OBJECTIVES, and POLICIES ______ 57 COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLAN _____________________________________________ 61 INTRODUCTION_______________________________________________ 61 EXISTING COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES ____________ 61 COMMUNITY FACILITIES GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION ___________________________________________ 66 TRANSPORTATION PLAN ___________________________________________________ 71 INTRODUCTION_______________________________________________ 71 PAHRUMP STREET AND HIGHWAY NETWORK _________________ 72 EXISTING TRANSPORTATION PLAN ___________________________ 72 NON-MOTORIZED CIRCULATION ______________________________ 73 The Geometric Design Standards for Roadway Construction Tables below details the specifications of each street type that would include bike lanes. _________ 74 AIR TRANSPORTATION _______________________________________ 75 TRANSPORTATION GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION ___________________________________________ 76 PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES PLAN ___________________________________ 84 INTRODUCTION_______________________________________________ 84 WATER DISTRIBUTION ________________________________________ 85 WASTEWATER AND SEWER SYSTEM __________________________ 86 FLOOD CONTROL _____________________________________________ 87 PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION _______________________________________ 88 GEOTECHNICAL ELEMENT PLAN ___________________________________________ 97 September 24th Review VersionJuly 21, 2010 Version Page 2 PAHRUMP REGIONAL PLANNING DISTRICT MASTER PLAN 2010 INTRODUCTION_______________________________________________ 97 B. GEOTECHNICAL GOALS, OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION ___________________________________________ 97 Water resources plan ________________________________________________________ 103 EXISTING WATER SUPPLY CONDITIONS ______________________ 103 WATER RESOURCES QUANTITY GOALS, OBJECTIVES, and POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION __________________________________________ 107 D. WATER QUALITY GOALS, OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION __________________________________________ 109 solid waste plan ____________________________________________________________ 114 FLOOD CONTROL AND DRAINAGE PLAN ___________________________________ 118 EXISTING CONDITIONS ______________________________________ 119 FLOOD CONTROL AND DRAINAGE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, and POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION ______________________________________ 120 HISTORICAL PROPERTIES PRESERVATION PLAN ___________________________ 123 16. PUBLIC BUILDINGS PLAN ______________________________________________ 128 RECREATIONAL PLAN ____________________________________________________ 129 EXISTING PUBLIC FACILITIES ________________________________ 129 GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES FOR RECREATION _______ 131 SAFETY PLAN ____________________________________________________________ 133 GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES FOR SAFETY _____________ 136 SEISMIC SAFETY PLAN ___________________________________________________ 140 TRANSIT PLAN ___________________________________________________________ 151 INTRODUCTION______________________________________________ 151 TRANSIT GOALS, OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION152 CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO __________________________________________________ 156 IMPLEMENTATION _______________________________________________________ 156 A. INTRODUCTION ___________________________________________ 156 B. PLAN UPDATES ____________________________________________ 156 C. PLAN REVIEW _____________________________________________ 157 D. IMPLEMENTATION ACTION TABLES _______________________ 158 APPENDIX _________________________________________________172 September 24th Review VersionJuly 21, 2010 Version Page 3 PAHRUMP REGIONAL PLANNING DISTRICT MASTER PLAN 2010 PLANNING GLOSSARY TABLES 2A Regional Growth 2B Changes in Enrollment 3A Existing Land Use 5A Employment by Industry Sector 5B Major Employers of Pahrump 5C Income per Pahrump Household 8B Pahrump Public Schools 9A Roadway Standards 9B Private Air Facilities 17A Parks 18A Fire Stations 19A Seismic Activity FIGURES 2.1 Region Map 3.1 Existing Land Use 3.2 Future Land Use 9.1 Street Classification 9.2 Trails Map 9.3 Air Facilities 10.1 Existing Water Distribution System 10.2 Proposed Water System 10.3 Existing Sewer and Wastewater Treatment Facilities 10.4 Proposed Sewer and Wastewater Treatment Facilities 12.1 Nye County Water District Areas 13.1 Solid Waste Facilities 11.1 Regional Soils 14.1 Pahrump Flood Map 18.1 Fire Station Service Map 18.2. Nye County Waste Facilities 19.1 Quaternary Faults in Nevada 19.2 Earthquakes in Nevada 19.3 Major Earthquakes and Seismic Belts 19.4 Faults in Nye County 19.5 Faults and Soils 20.1 Transit Element 20.1 Inter-valley Transit System GRAPHS 2A Nevada Growth September 24th Review VersionJuly 21, 2010 Version Page 4 PAHRUMP REGIONAL PLANNING DISTRICT MASTER PLAN 2010 2B Pahrump’s Population Growth 2C Age Groups 4A 2009 Housing Count 5A Unemployment Trends Acronyms Used: ADT Average Daily Traffic BLM Bureau of Land Management BOCC/BOC Board of County Commissioners CUP Conditional Use Permit CC&R Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions FS United States Forest Service NCSD Nye County School District NDEP Nevada Division of Environmental Protection NDWR Nevada Division of Water Resources NDOT Nevada Department of Transportation NRS Nevada Revised Statues PRPD Pahrump Regional Planning District PRPC/RPC Pahrump Regional Planning Commission PTB Pahrump Town Board PUD Planned Unit Development R&PP Recreation and Public Purposes ROW Right-of-Way CHAPTER ONE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY “Don’t we still need to draft an”Exec. Summary” – something like . .. “Master Planning program was precipitated by several substantial land use conflicts arising from the “Open Use” zoning classification that had been put into place in Pahrump in 19XX. This classification allowed by right the development of any land use on any parcel with a limited exception of uses that were regulated by Conditional Use Permit. Under pressure from business owners, neighborhood activists, the 1999 BOCC took steps towards updating the existing Pahrump Regional Master Plan. development of a community-wide Master Planning program with