BASELINE OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS ANALYSIS Prepared For: City of Riverside Planning Division 3900 Main Street Riverside, California 92522 Prepared By: RICK – Community Planning & Sustainable Development 5620 Friars Road San Diego, California 92110 In Association With: Design Workshop 120 East Main Street Aspen, Colorado 81611 - DUDEK 3544 University Avenue Riverside, California 92501 - Keyser Marston Associates, Inc. 555 West Beech Street, Suite 460 San Diego, California 92101 Northside Specific Plan Baseline Report Memorandum Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... i Baseline Report Study Area ....................................................................................................................... i Section 1: Land Use ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Existing Conditions .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Constraints .......................................................................................................................................... 6 1.3 Opportunities ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Section 2: Visual Character & Urban Design ............................................................................................... 15 2.1 Existing Conditions ............................................................................................................................ 15 2.2 Constraints ........................................................................................................................................ 18 2.3 Opportunities .................................................................................................................................... 21 Section 3: Mobility & Circulation ................................................................................................................ 41 3.1 Existing Conditions ............................................................................................................................ 41 3.2 Constraints ........................................................................................................................................ 42 3.3 Opportunities .................................................................................................................................... 42 Section 4: Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................. 53 4.1 Wastewater & Sewage Infrastructure .............................................................................................. 53 4.1.1 Existing Conditions ..................................................................................................................... 53 4.1.2 Constraints ................................................................................................................................. 53 4.1.3 Opportunities ............................................................................................................................. 53 4.2 Water Infrastructure ......................................................................................................................... 54 4.2.1 Existing Conditions ..................................................................................................................... 54 4.2.2 Constraints ................................................................................................................................. 54 4.2.3 Opportunities ............................................................................................................................. 54 4.3 Storm Drain/Hydrology Infrastructure ............................................................................................. 55 4.3.1 Existing Conditions ..................................................................................................................... 55 4.3.2 Constraints ................................................................................................................................. 56 4.3.3 Opportunities ............................................................................................................................. 56 4.4 Dry Utility Infrastructure ................................................................................................................... 57 4.4.1 Existing Conditions ..................................................................................................................... 57 4.4.2 Constraints ................................................................................................................................. 57 4.4.3 Opportunities ............................................................................................................................. 57 Section 5: Environmental Setting ................................................................................................................ 69 5.1 Air Quality & Greenhouse Gases ....................................................................................................... 69 5.1.1 Air Quality Existing Conditions ................................................................................................... 69 5.1.2 Air Quality Constraints ............................................................................................................... 69 5.1.3 Greenhouse Gas/Climate Change Existing Conditions .............................................................. 70 5.1.4 Greenhouse Gas Constraints...................................................................................................... 70 5.1.5 Opportunities ............................................................................................................................. 70 5.2 Biological Resources .......................................................................................................................... 72 5.2.1 Existing Conditions ..................................................................................................................... 72 5.2.2 Constraints ................................................................................................................................. 75 5.2.3 Opportunities ............................................................................................................................. 76 5.3 Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................................ 81 5.3.1 Historical Background and Existing Conditions .......................................................................... 81 5.3.2 Constraints ................................................................................................................................. 82 5.3.3 Opportunities ............................................................................................................................. 82 5.4 Noise ................................................................................................................................................. 83 5.4.1 Existing Conditions ..................................................................................................................... 83 5.4.2 Constraints ................................................................................................................................. 84 5.4.3 Opportunities ............................................................................................................................. 84 5.5 Public Services ................................................................................................................................... 85 5.5.1 Existing Conditions ..................................................................................................................... 85 5.5.2 Constraints ................................................................................................................................. 87 5.5.3 Opportunities ............................................................................................................................. 87 Section 6: Market Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 93 6.1 Key Findings ...................................................................................................................................... 93 6.2 Assets and Constraints ...................................................................................................................... 94 6.3 Opportunities .................................................................................................................................... 94 Figures Figure 1 – Study Area Boundary .................................................................................................................. iii Figure 2 – Existing Land Use Designations .................................................................................................... 9 Figure 3 – Parcels Greater than 1 Acre ......................................................................................................