Goals and Policies Report

Tulare County General Plan 2030 Update Table of Contents Part I Goals and Policies Report Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Section 1.1 General Plans in California 1-1 Section 1.2 Tulare County General Plan: The Structure 1-2 Section 1.3 Goals and Policies Report Framework (Part I of the General Plan) 1-8 Section 1.4 Environmental Analysis 1-13 Section 1.5 Interpreting the General Plan: Consistency Determinations 1-13 Section 1.6 Cross Element or Chapter Considerations 1-14 Section 1.7 In Summary 1-15 Component A General Plan Framework A-1 Chapter 2 Planning Framework 2-1 Section 2.1 General 2-7 Section 2.2 Communities 2-9 Section 2.3 Hamlets 2-35 Section 2.4 Cities 2-49 Section 2.5 New Towns 2-67 Section 2.6 Coordination and Cooperation 2-68 Section 2.7 General Plan Maintenance 2-69 Section 2.8 Work Plan/Implementation Measures 2-71 Component B Prosperity B-1 Chapter 3 Agriculture 3-1 Section 3.1 Agriculture Preservation 3-4 Section 3.2 Agriculture Productivity and Employment 3-7 Section 3.3 Work Plan/Implementation Measures 3-9 Chapter 4 Land Use 4-1 Section 4.1 Growth and Development 4-22 Section 4.2 Resource Uses 4-26 Section 4.3 Residential Uses 4-27 Section 4.4 Commercial Development 4-28 Section 4.5 Industrial Development 4-29 Section 4.6 Public/Institutional Development 4-30 Section 4.7 Community Design 4-31 Section 4.8 Work Plan/Implementation Measures 4-35 Tulare County General Plan i Table of Contents

Chapter 5 Economic Development 5-1 Section 5.1 General 5-2 Section 5.2 Business Attraction, Expansion, and Retention 5-3 Section 5.3 Diversified Economy 5-5 Section 5.4 Labor Force Development 5-6 Section 5.5 Tourism 5-7 Section 5.6 Commercial Development 5-8 Section 5.7 Work Plan/Implementation Measures 5-11 Chapter 6 Housing 6-1 Component C Environment C -1 Chapter 7 Scenic Landscapes 7-1 Section 7.1 Natural and Working Landscapes 7-3 Section 7.2 Scenic Corridors and Places 7-4 Section 7.3 Community Design 7-6 Section 7.4 Design of Infrastructure 7-7 Section 7.5 Work Plan/Implementation Measures 7-9 Chapter 8 Environmental Resources Management 8-1 Section 8.1 Biological Resources 8-9 Section 8.2 Mineral Resources - Surface Mining 8-11 Section 8.3 Mineral Resources - Other 8-13 Section 8.4 Energy Resources 8-14 Section 8.5 Recreation and Open Space Resources 8-15 Section 8.6 Cultural Resources 8-18 Section 8.7 Soil Resources 8-19 Section 8.8 Work Plan/Implementation Measures 8-21 Chapter 9 Air Quality 9-1 Section 9.1 Regional Perspective 9-7 Section 9.2 Transportation Design 9-8 Section 9.3 Land Use/Design 9-9 Section 9.4 Air Pollution Control 9-10 Section 9.5 Work Plan/Implementation Measures 9-13 Chapter 10 Health and Safety 10-1 Section 10.1 General 10-5 Section 10.2 Geologic and Seismic Hazards 10-6 Section 10.3 Airport Hazards 10-17 Section 10.4 Hazardous Materials 10-18 Section 10.5 Flood Hazards 10-19 Section 10.6 Urban and Wildland Fire Hazards 10-20 Section 10.7 Emergency Response 10-22 Section 10.8 Noise 10-23 Section 10.9 Healthy Communities 10-26 Section 10.10 Work Plan/Implementation Measures 10-27 Chapter 11 Water Resources 11-1 Section 11.1 General 11-6 Section 11.2 Water Quality 11-8 Section 11.3 Water Supply 11-9 Section 11.4 Work Plan/Implementation Measures 11-11 Tulare County General Plan ii Table of Contents

Chapter 12 Animal Confinement Facilities Plan 12-1 Component D Infrastructure D-1 Chapter 13 Transportation and Circulation 13-1 Section 13.1 Roadways and Highways 13-3 Section 13.2 Rail Transportation 13-8 Section 13.3 Aviation 13-9 Section 13.4 Public Transportation 13-10 Section 13.5 Other Transportation Modes 13-11 Section 13.6 Work Plan/Implementation Measures 13-13 Section 13.7 Implementation Program - Roadway Standards 13-17 Chapter 14 Public Facilities and Services 14-1 Section 14.1 General 14-3 Section 14.2 Water Supply 14-6 Section 14.3 Wastewater 14-7 Section 14.4 Storm Drainage 14-8 Section 14.5 Solid Waste 14-9 Section 14.6 Communications Systems 14-10 Section 14.7 Fire Protection and Law Enforcement 14-10 Section 14.8 Schools and Community Facilities 14-12 Section 14.9 Energy Facilities 14-13 Section 14.10 Work Plan/Implementation Measures 14-15 Chapter 15 Flood Control Master Plan 15-1 Goals and Policies Report Tables Table 1.1 Relationship between County s General Plan and the State Mandated Elements 1-12 Table 2.1 Community Plan Content 2-12 Table 4.1 Land Use Designations 4-7 Table 4.2 Countywide Land Use Designation Matrix 4-10 Table 4.3 Specific Plan Content 4-24 Table 10.1 Land Use Compatibility for Community Noise Environments 10-25 Table 13.1 Uninterrupted Traffic Flow Facilities Level of Service (LOS) 13-7 Table 13.2 Interrupted Traffic Flow Facilities Level of Service (LOS) 13-7 Goals and Polices Report Figures Figure 2.1-1 Regional Location 2-6 Figure 2.2-1 Tulare County Communities 2-13 Figure 2.2-2 Alpaugh UDB 2-14 Figure 2.2-3 Cutler-Orosi UDB 2-15 Figure 2.2-4 Ducor UDB 2-16 Figure 2.2-5 Earlimart UDB 2-17 Figure 2.2-6 East Orosi UDB 2-18 Figure 2.2-7 Goshen UDB 2-19 Figure 2.2-8 Ivanhoe UDB 2-20 Figure 2.2-9 Lemon Cove UDB 2-21 Figure 2.2-10 London UDB 2-22 Tulare County General Plan iii Table of Contents

Figure 2.2-11 Pixley UDB 2-23 Figure 2.2-12 Plainview UDB 2-24 Figure 2.2-13 Poplar-Cotton Center UDB 2-25 Figure 2.2-14 Richgrove UDB 2-26 Figure 2.2-15 Springville UDB 2-27 Figure 2.2-16 Strathmore UDB 2-28 Figure 2.2-17 Sultana UDB 2-29 Figure 2.2-18 Terra Bella UDB 2-30 Figure 2.2-19 Three Rivers UDB 2-31 Figure 2.2-20 Tipton UDB 2-32 Figure 2.2-21 Traver UDB 2-33 Figure 2.2-22 Woodville UDB 2-34 Figure 2.3-1 Tulare County Hamlets 2-37 Figure 2.3-2 Allensworth HDB 2-38 Figure 2.3-3 Delft Colony HDB 2-39 Figure 2.3-4 East Tulare Villa HDB 2-40 Figure 2.3-5 Lindcove HDB 2-41 Figure 2.3-6 Monson HDB 2-42 Figure 2.3-7 Seville HDB 2-43 Figure 2.3-8 Teviston HDB 2-44 Figure 2.3-9 Tonyville HDB 2-45 Figure 2.3-10 Waukena HDB 2-46 Figure 2.3-11 West Goshen HDB 2-47 Figure 2.3-12 Yettem HDB 2-48 Figure 2.4-1 Tulare County Cities 2-56 Figure 2.4-2 City of Dinuba 2-57 Figure 2.4-3 City of Exeter 2-58 Figure 2.4-4 City of Farmersville 2-59 Figure 2.4-5 City of Lindsay 2-60 Figure 2.4-6 City of Porterville 2-61 Figure 2.4-7 City of Tulare 2-62 Figure 2.4-8 City of Visalia 2-63 Figure 2.4-9 City of Woodlake 2-64 Figure 2.4-10 City of Delano 2-65 Figure 2.4-11 City of Kingsburg 2-66 Figure 4-1 Planning Areas 4-5 Figure 7-1 Designated Candidate Scenic State Highways and County Scenic Routes 7-5 Figure 8-1 Plan for Open Space 8-7 Figure 8-2 Tulare County Mineral Resource Zones 8-12 Figure 10-1 Flood Hazards and Faults 10-7 Figure 10-2 Fire Threat 10-9 Figure 10-3 Designated Floodways 10-11 Figure 10-4 Ground Shaking and Landslide Potential for Tulare County 10-13 Figure 10-5 Seismic/Geologic Hazard and Microzones 10-15 Figure 11-1 Tulare County Valley Watersheds 11-4 Figure 11-2 Tulare County Foothill and Mountain Watersheds 11-5 Figure 13-1 Tulare County Road System 13-5 Figure 13-2 Regional Bicycle Transportation Plan 13-12 Tulare County General Plan iv Table of Contents

Part II Area Plan Policies Chapter 1 Rural Valley Lands Plan 1-1 Section 1.1 Rural Valley Lands Plan Policies 1-3 Section 1.2 Work Plan/Implementation Measures 1-6 Section 1.3 Rural Valley Lands Plan Criteria and Evaluation Matrix and Checklist 1-7 Chapter 2 Corridors Framework Plan 2-1 Section 2.1 Corridor Policies 2-1 Section 2.2 Work Plan/Implementation Measures 2-5 Chapter 3 Foothill Growth Management Plan 3-1 Section 3.1 Foothill Growth Management Plan Policies 3-7 Section 3.2 Existing Foothill Area Communities 3-9 Section 3.3 Development 3-10 Section 3.4 Recreation/Open Space 3-10 Section 3.5 Foothill Agriculture 3-11 Section 3.6 Scenic Corridors 3-11 Section 3.7 Historical and Archeological Sites 3-11 Section 3.8 Environmental Protection 3-12 Section 3.9 Water and Sewer Facilities 3-14 Section 3.10 Public Services 3-14 Section 3.11 Work Plan/Implementation Measures 3-21 Section 3.12 Development Standards 3-27 Chapter 4 Mountain Framework Plan 4-1 Section 4.1 Mountain Framework Plan Policies 4-3 Section 4.2 Work Plan/Implementation Measures 4-9 Area Plan Figures Figure 1-1 Rural Valley Lands Plan 1-5 Figure 2-1 Corridors 2-3 Figure 3-1 Foothill Growth Management Plan 3-16 Figure 3-2 Badger/Elderwood Development Corridor 3-17 Figure 3-3 Kaweah River Development Corridor 3-18 Figure 3-4 Tule River Development Corridor 3-19 Figure 3-5 Round Valley Development Corridor 3-20 Figure 4-1 Mountain Framework Plan 4-2 Figure 4.1-2 Balance Rock Mountain Service Center 4-11 Figure 4.1-3 Balch Park Mountain Service Center 4-12 Figure 4.1-4 Blue Ridge Mountain Service Center 4-13 Figure 4.1-5 California Hot Springs/Pine Flat Mountain Service Center 4-14 Figure 4.1-6 Fairview Mountain Service Center 4-15 Figure 4.1-7 Hartland Mountain Service Center 4-16 Figure 4.1-8 Johnsondale Mountain Service Center 4-17 Figure 4.1-9 McClenney Tract Mountain Service Center 4-18 Figure 4.1-10 Panorama Heights Mountain Service Center 4-19 Figure 4.1-11 Posey/Idlewild Mountain Service Center 4-20 Figure 4.1-12 Poso Park Mountain Service Center 4-21 Figure 4.1-13 Silver City Mountain Service Center 4-22 Figure 4.1-14 Sugarloaf Mountain Park Mountain Service Center 4-23 Tulare County General Plan v Table of Contents

Figure 4.1-15 Sugarloaf Park Mountain Service Center 4-24 Figure 4.1-16 Sugarloaf Village Mountain Service Center 4-25 Figure 4.1-17 Wilsonia Mountain Service Center 4-26 Part III Community, Hamlet, County Adopted City General, Valley Sub-Area, Corridor Sub-Area, Foothill Sub-Area, and Mountain Sub-Area Plans **Part III serves as a place holder for existing and future documents of the General Plan. See Chapter 1 - Introduction for a list of adopted plans and those to be adopted in the future. Chapter 1 - Community Plans Section 1.1 Alpaugh Section 1.2 Cutler/Orosi Community Plan Section 1.3 Earlimart Community Plan Section 1.4 East Orosi Section 1.5 Goshen Community Plan Section 1.6 Ivanhoe Community Plan Section 1.7 Lemon Cove Section 1.7 London Section 1.8 Pixley Community Plan Section 1.9 Plainview Section 1.10 Poplar/Cotton Center Community Plan Section 1.11 Richgrove Community Plan Section 1.12 Springville Community Plan Section 1.13 Strathmore Community Plan Section 1.14 Sultana Section 1.15 Terra Bella/Ducor Community Plan Section 1.16 Three Rivers Community Plan Section 1.17 Tipton Section 1.18 Traver Community Plan Section 1.19 Woodville Chapter 2 Hamlet Plans Section 2.1 Allensworth Section 2.2 Delft Colony Section 2.3 East Tulare Villa Section 2.4 Lindcove Section 2.5 Monson Section 2.6 Seville Section 2.7 Teviston Section 2.8 Tonyville Section 2.9 Waukena Section 2.10 West Goshen Section 2.11 Yettem Chapter 3 County Adopted City General Plans Section 3.1 Delano Section 3.2 Dinuba Section 3.3 Exeter Section 3.4 Farmersville Section 3.5 Kingsburg Tulare County General Plan vi Table of Contents

Section 3.6 Lindsay Section 3.7 Porterville Section 3.8 Tulare Section 3.9 Visalia Section 3.10 Woodlake Chapter 4 Valley Sub-Area Plans Section 4.1 Kings River Plan Section 4.2 Juvenile Detention Facility - Sequoia Field Land Use and Public Buildings Elements Section 4.3 Sequoia Field Land Use and Public Buildings Element Chapter 5 Corridor Sub-Area Plans Chapter 6 Foothill Sub-Area Plans Chapter 7 - Mountain Sub-Area Plans Section 7.1 Great Western Divide North Half Plan Section 7.2 Great Western Divide South Half Plan Section 7.3 Kennedy Meadows Plan Section 7.4 Posey Plan Section 7.5 Redwood Mountain Plan Section 7.6 South Sierra Plan Section 7.7 Upper Balch Park Plan List of Appendices Appendix A Policies by Alphabetical Subject App. A-1 Appendix B Policy Glossary by Subject App. B-1 Appendix C Goals and Policies Report Acronyms App. C-1 Tulare County General Plan vii Table of Contents

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