City of Lemoore
2030 General Plan
Public Hearing Draft
December 2007
Cover
Inside Cover
Credits Page
1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose of the General Plan
1.2 Regional Location and Planning Boundaries
1.3 General Plan Requirements
1.4 General Plan Themes and Key Initiatives
1.5 Development under the General Plan
1.6 Plan Organization
1.7 Administration of the General Plan
2 Land Use
2.1 Background and Context: Existing Land Use Pattern
2.2 General Plan Diagram
2.3 Pattern of Development, Growth and Expansion
2.4 Residential Areas
2.5 Downtown and Shopping Centers
2.6 Employment Areas
2.7 Public and Community Facilities
3 Community Design
3.1 Guiding Principles
3.2 Edges and Gateways
3.3 Connections and Corridors
3.4 Downtown Design
3.5 Activity Centers
3.6 Professional Office, Business Park, and Industrial Development
3.7 Neighborhoods
3.8 Green Design
3.9 Outdoor Lighting
4 Circulation
4.1 Background: Context
4.2 Roadway Network
4.3 Truck Routes and Rail Road Corridor
4.4 Public Transit
4.5 Bicycles, Trails, and Pedestrian Circulation
4.6 Parking
5 Parks, Schools, and Community Facilities
5.1 Parks
5.2 Schools
5.3 Community Facilities
6 Public Utilities
6.1 Water Supply
6.2 Wastewater Treatment Systems
6.3 Solid Waste Management and Recycling
6.4 Elecricity and Gas
7 Open Space and Conservation
7.1 Open Space
7.2 Agricultural and Land Resources
7.3 Biological Resources
7.4 Water Resources
7.5 Cultural Resources
7.5 Air Quality
8 Safety and Noise
8.1 Seismic and Geologic Hazards
8.2 Flood Control
8.3 Wildland Fire Hazards
8.4 Hazardous Materials
8.5 Safety Services
8.6 Noise
9 Implementation and Monitoring
9.1 Responsibilities
9.2 The Plan and the Regulatory System
9.3 Capital Improvements Program
GLOSSARY AND LIST OF ACRONYMS
APPENDIX A - SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES
APPENDIX B - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SITES
List of Figures
Figure 1-1: Regional Location
Figure 1-2: Lemoore's Population from 1880 to 2006
Figure 2-1: Existing Land Use
Figure 2-2: General Plan Land Use Diagram
Figure 3-1: Urban/Rural Edge
Figure 3-2: Typical Edge Plan
Figure 3-3: Typical Edge Section
Figure 3-4: Gateways and Entries
Figure 3-5: Entry and Directional Signs
Figure 3-6: Bush Street Improvements
Figure 3-7: Iona Avenue Improvements
Figure 3-8: Houston Avenue-East D Street Improvements
Figure 3-9: Downtown Zones
Figure 3-10: Window Details
Figure 3-11: Typical Neighborhood Center
Figure 3-12: Pedestrian Friendly Streets
Figure 3-13: Professional Office and Business Park Development Standards
Figure 3-14: Industrial Development Standards
Figure 3-15: Through-streets
Figure 3-16: Perimeter Walls
Figure 3-17: Garages
Figure 3-18: Housing Typologies
Figure 3-19: Passive Solar Design
Figure 3-20: Lighting Placement
Figure 3-21: Categories of Light Fixtures and Typical Heights
Figure 4-1: Roadway Classification
Figure 4-2: Planned Improvements
Figure 4-3: Street Sections
Figure 4-4: Truck Routes
Figure 4-5: Transit Services and Bikeways
Figure 5-1: Existing and Proposed Park and School Locations
Figure 6-1: Water and Wastewater Facilities
Figure 7-1: Open Space Resources
Figure 7-2: Soils
Figure 7-3: Farmland
Figure 7-4: Biological and Water Resources
Figure 7-5: Cultural and Historic Resources
Figure 7-6: San Joaquin Valley Air Basin
Figure 8-1: Regional Faults
Figure 8-2: Hazards and Safety Services
Figure 8-3: Typical Sound Levels
Figure 8-4: Future Noise Contours
List of Tables
Table 1.1: Correspondence Between Required Elements and General Plan Elements
Table 1.2: Population and Households at Plan Buildout
Table 1.3: Additional Housing Units by Type
Table 1.4: Employment Assumptions
Table 1.5: Additional Private Sector Employment
Table 1.6: Jobs/Housing Balance
Table 2.1: Existing Land Use within the Planning Area
Table 2.2: Lemoore General Plan Land Use Density Assumptions
Table 2.3: Lemoore General Plan Additional Land Use Acreage at Plan Buildout
Table 2.4: Potential Land Use Allocations for New Residential Neighborhoods
Table 3.1: Summary of Light Characteristics
Table 4.1: Qualitative Description of Level of Service
Table 4.2: Peak Hour Level of Service Criteria for Roadway Segments in Lemoore
Table 4.3: Existing and Buildout Traffic Volumes and Level of Service
Table 4.4: Typical Street Elements and Widths
Table 4.5: Bikeway Classifications
Table 5.1: Existing Public Parks and Recreation Facilities
Table 5.2: Summary of Existing Parks and Recreation Facilities
Table 5.3: Summary of Proposed Parks in Lemoore
Table 5.4: Existing Public Schools in Lemoore 2006-07
Table 5.5: Student Generation Factors
Table 5.6: Buildout Student Population and School Demand
Table 6.1: Water Production 1996-2006
Table 6.2: Current and Projected Water Demand
Table 6.3: Current and Projected Wastewater Treatment Needs
Table 6.4: Kings County Solid Waste Diversion Rates 1998-2005
Table 7.1: Soil Types by Average Building Site Development Restriction
Table 7.2: Gross Agricultural Production for Kings County
Table 7.3: Farmland in the Lemoore Planning Area, 2006
Table 7.4: Kings County Farmland Loss, 2000-2004
Table 7.5: Locally Designated Buildings of Historical Interest
Table 7.6: State and National Criteria Air Pollutant Standards, Effects and Sources
Table 7.7: San Joaquin Valley Air Basin Toxic Air Contaminants, 1995-2005
Table 7.8: Ozone, Nitrogen, and Particulate Matter for Kings County, 1999-2005
Table 7.9: Attainment Status of San Joaquin Valley Air Basin for State and National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Table 8.1: Floodplains in the Lemoore Planning Area
Table 8.2: Existing Wildfire Hazards
Table 8.3: Police Service Exisiting and Future Demand
Table 8.4: Fire Service Existing and Future Demand
Table 8.5: Typical Noise Generated by a Train
Table 8.6: Land Use Compatibility for Community Noise Environments
Table 8.7: Aircraft Noise Mitigation Measures
Table 9.1: Consistency Between the Plan and Zoning
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