City of Kerman 2040 General Plan Update Background Report PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT January 2019 This page is intentionally left blank. Acknowledgements/Table of Contents Acknowledgements CITY COUNCIL Rhonda Armstrong, Mayor, At Large Gary Yep, Mayor Pro Tem, District 1 Ismael Herrera, District 3 Raj Dhaliwal, District 4 Espi Sandoval, District 4 PLANNING COMMISSION Robert Bandy, Chairman Kevin Nehring, Vice Chairman Scott Bishop Leopoldo Espino Bob Felker Mario Nunez Katie Wettlaufer LEAD CITY STAFF Olivia Pimentel, Planning and Development Services John Kunkel, City Manager Ken Moore, Public Works Phillip Gallegos, Parks and Recreation Department Carolina Camacho, Finance Department Public Review Draft Background Report | January 2019 Page i 2040 General Plan LEAD CONSULTANTS TO THE CITY Mintier Harnish Rick Rust, AICP, GISP, Principal Planner, General Plan Update Project Manager Renée Funston, Associate Ryan Lester, Graphic Production Manager SUPPORTING CONSULTANTS Applied Development Economics (ADE) Doug Svensson, President Rincon Consultants, Inc. Eric VonBerg, MRP, Senior Project Manager Page ii Public Review Draft Background Report | January 2019 Acknowledgements/Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 What is a General Plan? ............................................................................................................ 1-1 1.2 Using the General Plan ............................................................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Regional Setting and Planning Boundaries ................................................................................ 1-3 1.4 Purpose of the Background Report............................................................................................. 1-7 1.5 Format of the Background Report ............................................................................................... 1-7 1.6 Organization of the Background Report ..................................................................................... 1-7 2. Demographics and Economic Conditions ................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Population and Household Trends .............................................................................................. 2-1 2.2 Employment and Industry Trends ............................................................................................. 2-13 2.3 Population and Employment Projections .................................................................................. 2-15 2.4 Market Overview and Demand ................................................................................................. 2-16 3. Land Use ........................................................................................................................................ 3-1 3.1 Planning Boundaries ................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Existing Land Use ....................................................................................................................... 3-4 3.3 Existing General Plan Land Use Designations ........................................................................... 3-7 3.4 Existing Zoning .......................................................................................................................... 3-12 3.5 Other Agency Plans .................................................................................................................. 3-21 3.6 Military Institutions and Installations ......................................................................................... 3-24 3.7 Development Capacity .............................................................................................................. 3-24 3.8 Environmental Justice and Disadvantaged Unincorporated Communities .............................. 3-26 4. Circulation ..................................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Roadways and Functional Classifications .................................................................................. 4-2 4.2 Traffic Patterns ............................................................................................................................ 4-7 4.3 Alternative Transportation ......................................................................................................... 4-11 4.4 Rail Transportation .................................................................................................................... 4-13 4.5 Air Transportation ...................................................................................................................... 4-13 4.6 Goods Movement ...................................................................................................................... 4-14 4.7 Planned Transportation System ................................................................................................ 4-14 5. Housing .......................................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Housing Needs Assessment ....................................................................................................... 5-1 6. Conservation, Open Space, Parks, and Recreation ................................................................. 6-1 Public Review Draft Background Report | January 2019 Page iii 2040 General Plan 6.1 Parks ........................................................................................................................................... 6-2 6.2 Recreational Programs ............................................................................................................... 6-6 6.3 Cultural Resources ...................................................................................................................... 6-7 6.4 Open space ............................................................................................................................... 6-14 6.5 Agricultural Resources .............................................................................................................. 6-15 6.6 Biological Resources ................................................................................................................. 6-21 6.7 Aesthetics .................................................................................................................................. 6-31 7. Hazards and Safety ....................................................................................................................... 7-1 7.1 Geologic and Seismic Hazards ................................................................................................... 7-2 7.2 Flood Hazards ............................................................................................................................. 7-8 7.3 Fire Hazards .............................................................................................................................. 7-14 7.5 Aviation Hazards ....................................................................................................................... 7-18 7.6 Hazardous Materials ................................................................................................................. 7-21 7.7 Noise (Ground Transportation, Aircraft, Non-Transportation) .................................................. 7-26 7.8 Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change ................................................................................. 7-34 8. Public Facilities and Services ..................................................................................................... 8-1 8.1 Fire Protection ............................................................................................................................. 8-3 8.2 Law Enforcement ........................................................................................................................ 8-6 8.3 Schools ........................................................................................................................................ 8-8 8.4 Wastewater Collection and Treatment ...................................................................................... 8-14 8.5 Solid Waste, Recycling, and Composting ................................................................................. 8-17 8.6 Storm Drainage System ............................................................................................................ 8-20 8.7 Water Supply System ................................................................................................................ 8-23 8.8 Utilities ....................................................................................................................................... 8-26 9. Healthy Communities ................................................................................................................... 9-1 9.1 Overall Health Indicators ............................................................................................................. 9-2 9.2 Access to Healthy Food .............................................................................................................. 9-4 9.3 Health