FORMAT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY GENERAL PLAN

1 COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 2007 GENERAL plan Prepared for: COUNTY of San BERNARDINO Land Use Services Division 385 North Arrowhead Avenue, 1st Floor San BERNARDINO , CA 92415-0182 Adopted March 13, 2007 Effective April 12, 2007 Amended April 24, 2014 Prepared by: URS Corporation 2020 East First Street, Suite 400 Santa Ana, CA 92705 Acknowledgements The following individuals contributed to preparation of the San BERNARDINO COUNTY GENERAL plan Board of Supervisors Brad Mitzelfelt, First District Supervisor Paul Biane, Second District Supervisor, Chairman Dennis Hansberger, Third District Supervisor Gary Ovitt, Fourth District Supervisor, Vice Chairman Josie Gonzales, Fifth District Supervisor Planning Commission Ken Anderson, First District Michael Cramer, Second District Bill Collazo, Third District Mark Dowling, Fourth District, Vice Chairman Audrey Mathews, Fifth District, Chair GENERAL plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) Mark Bulot, Redlands Ted Dutton, Lake Arrowhead Scott Frier, Helendale Matt Jordan, Redlands Michael Kreeger, Chino Hills Jornal K.

2 Miller, Muscoy Ken Morrison, Yucca Valley Kathy Murphy, Fawnskin Mark Nuaimi, Fontana Marvin Shaw, Lake Arrowhead Doug Shumway, Apple Valley Jean Stanton, Bloomington Eric Swanson, Hesperia COUNTY Staff Julie Rynerson Rock, AICP, Director, Land Use Services Department Randy Scott, AICP, Deputy Director, Advance Planning Jim Squire, AICP, Supervising Planner Carrie Hyke, AICP, Supervising Planner Dave Prusch, AICP, Senior Associate Planner Ron Matyas, Senior Associate Planner Matt Slowik, REHS, Senior Associate Planner Consultants to the COUNTY URS Corporation Frank Wein, DPDS, FAICP, Project Director Jeff Rice, AICP, Assistant Project Manager Dennis Papillion, Principal in Charge Brian Smith, AICP, Environmental Manager Kavita Mehta, AICP, Urban and Environmental Planner Cynthia Gabaldon, Senior Engineer Darryl Taylor, Environmental Planner Christopher Chavez, Urban and Environmental Planner Veronica Seyde, Senior Scientist Tom Herzog, Senior Biologist Diana Douglas, Senior Archaeologist Paul Nguyen, Senior Air Quality Scientist Chris Goetz, Senior Project Geologist Jerry Zimmerle, Principal Engineer Joe Devoy, GIS Specialist Matt Eimers, GIS Analyst Vidas Sekas, GIS Analyst Kristin Hammond, Word Processor Wayne Lim, Senior Graphic Designer Hogle-Ireland, Inc.

3 Paul Ireland, Partner Mike Thiele, AICP, Principal Kimiko Lizardi, Project Manager Ron Pflugrath, AICP Jacobson and Wack Bruce Jacobson, AICP, Principal RBF Consulting Laura Stearns, Planner Stanley R. Hoffman Associates, Inc. Stanley R. Hoffman, FAICP, President Debbie L. Lawrence, AICP, Project Manager Bravishwar Mallavarapu, Planner ISMS, Inc. Doug Mende, Vice President Economics Politics, Inc. John Husing, Vice President Meyer, Mohaddes Associates Viggen Davidian, , Project Manager Matthew Simons, , Senior Transportation Engineer Adolfo Ozaeta, Project Engineer Yim Tse, Graphics Technician Psomas Dan McCroskey, PLS, Project Manager Duane Haselfeld Sergio Sanchez Moore, Iacofano & Goltzman (MIG) Pat McLaughlin, Office Manager Esmeralda Garcia, Project Associate Special Acknowledgements Bill Postmus, Past First District Supervisor and Chairman of the Board Theresa Kwappenberg, Past Third District Planning Commissioner Michael E. Hays, AICP, Past Director, Land Use Services Department Sam Gennawey, Past Project Manager for MIG Chuck Bell, Past GPAC Member COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO TABLE OF CONTENTS April 12, 2007 Page i I.

4 INTRODUCTION I-1 A. PURPOSE OF THE GENERAL I-1 1. FORMAT of this GENERAL plan .. I-2 2. History of the San BERNARDINO COUNTY GENERAL plan .. I-3 3. GENERAL plan Update Process .. I-3 4. Public Participation .. I-4 B. GENERAL plan DOCUMENTS .. I-5 C. VISION OF THE 2007 GENERAL plan .. I-8 1. Where we live .. I-9 2. Where we work .. I-10 3. How we play .. I-11 D. PLANNING STRUCTURE OF THE COUNTY .. I-11 1. Regional Context .. I-12 2. Jurisdictional Issues .. I-12 3. Regional Statistical Areas .. I-14 E. COUNTYWIDE GOALS AND POLICIES .. I-14 F. REGIONAL POLICIES .. I-15 1. Valley Planning Region .. I-15 2. Mountain Planning Region .. I-16 3. Desert Planning Region .. I-16 II. LAND USE ELEMENT II-1 A. PURPOSE OF THE LAND USE ELEMENT .. II-1 1. Relationship to Other Elements of the GENERAL plan .. II-1 2. Input from Public Participation Program .. II-2 3. Land Use Map .. II-3 4. GENERAL plan Land Use Zoning Designations .. II-3 B. RESOURCE CONSERVATION (RC) LAND USE ZONING DISTRICT.

5 II-5 1. Purpose .. II-5 2. Locational Criteria .. II-5 3. Maximum Population Density Average (MPDA) .. II-6 C. AGRICULTURE (AG) LAND USE ZONING DISTRICT .. II-6 1. Purpose .. II-6 2. Locational Criteria .. II-7 3. Maximum Population Density Average (MPDA) .. II-7 D. RURAL LIVING (RL) LAND USE ZONING DISTRICT .. II-8 1. Purpose .. II-8 COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ii April 12, 2007 2. Locational Criteria .. II-8 3. Maximum Population Density Average (MPDA) .. II-9 E. SINGLE RESIDENTIAL (RS) LAND USE ZONING DISTRICT .. II-10 1. Purpose .. II-10 2. Locational Criteria.. II-10 3. Maximum Population Density Average (MPDA) .. II-10 F. MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL (RM) LAND USE ZONING DISTRICT .. II-11 1. Purpose .. II-11 2. Locational Criteria .. II-11 3. Maximum Population Density Average (MPDA) .. II-12 G. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL (CN) LAND USE ZONING DISTRICT .. II-12 1. Purpose .. II-12 2. Locational Criteria .. II-12 3. Maximum Population Density Average (MPDA).

6 II-13 H. OFFICE COMMERCIAL (CO) .. II-13 1. Purpose .. II-13 2. Locational Criteria .. II-13 3. Maximum Population Density Average (MPDA) .. II-14 I. RURAL COMMERCIAL (CR) LAND USE ZONING DISTRICT .. II-14 1. Purpose .. II-14 2. Locational Criteria .. II-14 3. Maximum Population Density Average (MPDA) .. II-15 J. HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL (CH) LAND USE ZONING DISTRICT .. II-15 1. Purpose .. II-15 2. Locational Criteria .. II-15 3. Maximum Population Density Average (MPDA) .. II-15 K. GENERAL COMMERCIAL (CG) LAND USE ZONING DISTRICT .. II-16 1. Purpose .. II-16 2. Locational Criteria .. II-16 3. Maximum Population Density Average (MPDA) .. II-16 L. SERVICE COMMERCIAL (CS) .. II-16 1. Purpose .. II-16 2. Locational Criteria .. II-17 3. Maximum Population Density Average (MPDA) .. II-17 M. COMMUNITY INDUSTRIAL (IC) LAND USE ZONING DISTRICT .. II-17 1. Purpose .. II-17 2. Locational Criteria .. II-18 3. Maximum Population Density Average (MPDA) .. II-19 N. REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL (IR) LAND USE ZONING DISTRICT.

7 II-19 COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO TABLE OF CONTENTS April 12, 2007 Page iii 1. Purpose .. II-19 2. Locational Criteria .. II-19 3. Maximum Population Density Average (MPDA) .. II-20 O. INSTITUTIONAL (IN) LAND USE ZONING DISTRICT .. II-20 1. Purpose .. II-20 2. Locational Criteria .. II-21 3. Maximum Population Density Average (MPDA) .. II-21 P. SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT (SD) LAND USE ZONING DISTRICT .. II-21 1. Purpose .. II-21 2. Locational Criteria .. II-21 3. Maximum Population Density Average (MPDA) .. II-22 4. Adopted Planned Development Applications .. II-22 Q. FLOODWAY (FW) LAND USE ZONING DISTRICT .. II-22 1. Purpose .. II-22 2. Locational Criteria .. II-23 3. Maximum Population Density Average (MPDA) .. II-23 R. SPECIFIC plan (SP) LAND USE ZONING DISTRICT .. II-23 1. Purpose .. II-23 2. Locational Criteria .. II-23 3. Maximum Population Density Average (MPDA) .. II-23 S. OPEN SPACE (OS) LAND USE ZONING DISTRICT .. II-24 1. Purpose .. II-24 2. Locational Criteria .. II-24 3.

8 Maximum Population Density Average (MPDA) .. II-24 4. Intergovernmental coordination .. II-24 5. Land Use Planning in the Sphere of Influence (SOI) Areas .. II-25 6. Summary of SOI Build-Out Potential .. II-25 T. COUNTYWIDE GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE LAND USE ELEMENT .. II-32 U. VALLEY REGION GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE LAND USE ELEMENT .. II-42 V. MOUNTAIN REGION GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE LAND USE ELEMENT .. II-42 W. DESERT REGION GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE LAND USE ELEMENT .. II-46 III. CIRCULATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT III-1 A. PURPOSE OF THE CIRCULATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT .. III-1 COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO TABLE OF CONTENTS Page iv April 12, 2007 1. Relationship to other elements of the GENERAL plan .. III-1 2. Input from public participation program .. III-2 B. SUMMARY OF EXISTING III-2 1. Circulation .. III-2 C. SAN BERNARDINO ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS (SANBAG) .. III-3 1. Circulation Map .. III-4 2. Congestion Management Program (CMP).. III-4 3. Scenic Routes.

9 III-6 4. Public Transportation .. III-7 5. Commuter Service .. III-7 6. Amtrak .. III-8 7. Airports .. III-8 8. Trucking .. III-9 9. Rail Freight .. III-9 10. Air Freight .. III-10 11. Non-Motorized Facilities .. III-11 12. Bicycle Facilities .. III-12 13. Pedestrian Facilities .. III-12 14. Trails .. III-12 15. Infrastructure .. III-13 16. III-14 17. Water Supply and Groundwater .. III-15 18. Wastewater .. III-16 D. COUNTYWIDE GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE CIRCULATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT .. III-22 1. Infrastructure .. III-31 2. Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater .. III-33 3. Solid Waste .. III-42 4. Telecommunications .. III-44 5. Fire Protection .. III-45 6. Law Enforcement .. III-46 7. Natural Gas and Electricity .. III-47 8. Education .. III-47 E. VALLEY REGION GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE CIRCULATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT .. III-48 F. MOUNTAIN REGION GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE CIRCULATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT .. III-49 G. DESERT REGION GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE CIRCULATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT.

10 III-52 COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO TABLE OF CONTENTS April 12, 2007 Page v IV. HOUSING ELEMENT IV-1 A. PURPOSE OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT .. IV-1 1. Relationship to other elements of the GENERAL plan .. IV-1 2. Input from public participation program .. IV-2 3. Summary of existing conditions .. IV-2 4. Housing Distribution Patterns .. IV-3 5. COUNTY Employment Trends and Distribution Patterns .. IV-3 B. COUNTYWIDE GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT .. IV-4 C. VALLEY REGION GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT .. IV-24 D. MOUNTAIN REGION GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT .. IV-25 E. DESERT REGION GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT .. IV-26 V. CONSERVATION ELEMENT V-1 A. PURPOSE OF THE CONSERVATION ELEMENT .. V-1 1. Relationship to other elements of the GENERAL plan .. V-1 2. Input from public participation program .. V-1 3. Recognized Important Biological Areas .. V-2 B. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES SENSITIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS .. V-3 1. Valley Region Habitat .. V-3 2.