City of Bisbee General Plan Update Volume I: Data and Analysis Prepared for: The City of Bisbee Prepared by: The Bisbee Planning and Zoning Commission Original Data and Analysis compiled in 2003 by: 110 South Church, Suite 6320 Tucson, Arizona 85701 Telephone (520) 623-6146 Fax (520) 622-1950 Updated June, 2014 City of Bisbee General Plan 2015 Bisbee, Arizona The City of Bisbee, Arizona Ronald Oertle, Mayor Gene Connors, Council Member Anna Cline, Council Member Serena Sullivan, Council Member Shirley Doughty, Council Member Joan Hansen, Council Member Douglas Dunn, Council Member With Assistance from: The City of Bisbee Community Development Department City of Bisbee Staff: Jestin Johnson, City Manager Tom Klimek, Public Works Director Anne Carl, City Attorney General Plan Steering Committee Bisbee Planning and Zoning Commission Mark Apel, Chairman Judith Anderson Keith Dennis Jennifer Druckman Noah Suby Albert Hopper Table of Contents INTRODUCTION City of Bisbee General Plan..............................................................................................................1 How to Use this Document ...............................................................................................................1 Role and Purpose of the General Plan .............................................................................................3 Planning Process..............................................................................................................................4 HISTORY History of Bisbee...............................................................................................................................9 OVERVIEW Physical Setting ...............................................................................................................................10 OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS Physical Characteristics of Land and Suitability for Development ..................................................12 Study Area .......................................................................................................................................12 Opportunities and Constraints .........................................................................................................13 Topography .....................................................................................................................................13 Geology ...........................................................................................................................................16 Hydrology ........................................................................................................................................17 Drainage ..........................................................................................................................................18 Water Resources .............................................................................................................................20 Water Quality and Quantity..............................................................................................................21 Soil Associations..............................................................................................................................22 Vegetation .......................................................................................................................................24 Climate ............................................................................................................................................24 Air Quality ........................................................................................................................................26 Noise and Vibration .........................................................................................................................26 Cultural Resources ..........................................................................................................................30 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space ...............................................................................................40 Parks by Type..................................................................................................................................41 Level of Service Standards for Parks...............................................................................................43 Current and Future Park, Recreation, and Open Space Needs.......................................................46 Recreation Programs .......................................................................................................................46 Recreation Facilities ........................................................................................................................48 Parkland Acquisition ........................................................................................................................48 Opportunities for Linear Park Development………………………………………………………………………. …...49 TRANSPORTATION/CIRCULATION Southeastern Arizona Governments Organization Transportation Planning Program ....................50 History and Background of the Program ..........................................................................................50 Primary Programs and Services ......................................................................................................51 SEAGO Transit Program .................................................................................................................51 Cochise County Highway Operating Division.......................................................................................52 City of Bisbee Public Works Department Streets Division ...............................................................53 Bisbee Municipal Airport ..................................................................................................................53 Existing Roadways and Traffic Volumes..........................................................................................54 Traffic Circulation.............................................................................................................................55 Planned Transportation Improvements ............................................................................................57 Bisbee Traffic Circle Improvements .................................................................................................57 Bisbee Transit Service Improvements .............................................................................................57 Other Transportation Issues ............................................................................................................59 Multi-Modal Transportation ..............................................................................................................59 The Bisbee Public Transit System ...................................................................................................59 Pedestrian and Bike Pathways ........................................................................................................60 City of Bisbee General Plan Update 2003 i Volume I, Data and Analysis List of Tables Street and Road Maintenance .........................................................................................................60 Airport Growth Area .........................................................................................................................60 INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTING GROWTH Water, Wastewater & Solid Waste...................................................................................................61 Water System ..................................................................................................................................61 Wastewater System.........................................................................................................................61 Wastewater System Current Conditions ......................................................................................... 61 Old Bisbee Area...............................................................................................................................62 Warren Area ....................................................................................................................................63 San Jose Area .................................................................................................................................64 Future Wastewater Treatment Needs ..............................................................................................64 Wastewater Collection System Improvements ................................................................................65 Wastewater System Improvement Project ....................................................................................... 66 Sanitation and Solid Waste..............................................................................................................67 Cochise County Solid Waste Department...................................................................................... ......67 Cochise County Recycling Program ................................................................................................68 Cochise Materials Exchange Program.............................................................................................68 Utility Services .................................................................................................................................68