This section describes existing policies related to land use in the General Plan and the City s Zoning Ordinance.

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1 4.9 his section includes a description of the existing land uses in the vicinity of the project site and an analysis of the potential impacts that the project may have with regards to those land uses.. egulatory Framework his section describes existing policies related to land use in the eneral Plan and the City s Zoning rdinance. 1. Petaluma eneral Plan he tate of California requires every city and county to have a comprehensive eneral Plan that serves as a constitution for long-term physical development. he eneral Plan identifies current and future needs in areas such as land use, housing, transportation, public services, environmental quality, and economic viability. he eneral Plan is also a policy document that embodies the community s goals and guides decisions about physical development over the long term. 1 he Petaluma eneral Plan 225 was adopted in 28. pplicable goals and policies of the Petaluma eneral Plan direct the pattern of land use in Petaluma and set out standards for future development. epresentative policies and programs from the 225 eneral Plan are also identified in able Petaluma Zoning rdinance he Zoning rdinance implements the policies of the City of Petaluma's eneral Plan by classifying and regulating the uses of land and structures within the City of Petaluma. mong the specific development matters regulated by the Zoning rdinance are allowed uses of land and buildings, building setbacks, the height, bulk, number of stories and size of buildings, parking requirements and signs. B. xisting Conditions his section addresses existing land use issues relative to the project site, project vicinity and other development in the area. 1 City of Petaluma, Community evelopment, Planning ervices, eneral Plan Update, retrieved at on June 2,

2 4.9-1 PU P 225 PC & PM Policy/Program umber Policies/Programs and Use, rowth Management, and the Built nvironment lement Policy 1-P-2 Policy 1-P-6 Policy 1-P-12 Use land efficiently by promoting infill development, at equal or higher density and intensity than surrounding uses. ncourage mixed-use development, which include opportunities for increased transit access. ncourage reuse of underutilized sites along ast ashington treet and sections of Petaluma Boulevard as multi-use residential/commercial corridors, allowing groundfloor retail and residential and/or commercial uses on upper floors. Community esign, Character, and ustainable Building lement Policy 2 P-5( Policy 2 P-22 Policy 2 P-23 Policy 2 P-23 ( Policy 2-P-76 Policy 2-P-77 Policy 2-P-81 trengthen the visual and aesthetic character of major arterial corridors. mprove key arterial corridors through: ntensification via infilling, orientation of facades toward the street, appropriate building height, and interior parking lot configuration on the parcel. idewalk improvements including trees, lighting fixtures, planters, curbs, shading devices, public and commercial-related seating, and paving materials. treetscape improvements including use of planted medians, parking configuration, signage, and paving materials. ncourage development with active ground level uses, plazas and open spaces, while allowing residential and commercial uses at upper floors. Facilitate development patterns that provide an urban edge along ast ashington treet, providing visual continuity and cohesiveness, and increased safety. nsure that development at the old Kenilworth Jr. igh school site and any future redevelopment of the Fairgrounds property maintains a public, pedestrian, and active face along ast ashington treet, and provides civic and ceremonial spaces with links to the ibrary and other uses. evelop the area [ashington Core] with a diverse range of commercial and residential uses with intensity and character appropriate to a central urban neighborhood. Capitalize on opportunities to provide regional and Community Commercial facilities at the old Kenilworth school site, while integrating new development with the intended scale and new character for ast ashington treet. Permit a range of large and small-sized retail and office as well as residential uses on the former Kenilworth chool site, while ensuring that development: Presents an urban/pedestrian face on ashington treet, with parking tucked behind buildings. ncorporates a plaza or other civic open space. Provides adequate open space to meet the needs of residents. ource: City of Petaluma eneral Plan 225, May

3 1. Project ite he project site consists of approximately 33 acres of land adjacent to ast ashington treet and ighway 11. he project site is the location of the former Kenilworth Junior igh chool and the existing Carter ittle eague field. Current zoning is Mixed Use - MU1B. his category is pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use development with ground-floor retail or office uses. xisting land uses are shown in Figure urrounding Uses he project site is bordered by the onoma-marin Fairgrounds and Petaluma aceway to the west with residential uses to the west of the fairgrounds, light industrial uses to the southwest, and ighway 11 to the east. urrounding uses are described in detail below. a. orth he project site is bordered along its northern edge by ast ashington treet. djacent to the project site, ast ashington treet contains a variety of commercial uses, including a small shopping center, gas station, fast-food restaurant, and a historical building converted into private office. he existing swim center and skate park are located along ast ashington treet, adjacent to the project site. b. outh indberg ane runs south of the proposed project from the junction with Kenilworth rive. school bus facility, which is southwest of Kenilworth rive and reaching indberg ane on its southern side, is in the Mixed Use 1B zone. he area along indberg ane is zoned as ndustrial. c. est he onoma-marin Fairgrounds are located to the west of the site, on the other side of Kenilworth rive. variety of events take place at the fairgrounds, from community group picnics to the annual onoma-marin Fair and Carnival. he fairground serves as the headquarters of the Fourth istrict gricultural ssociation, which strives to promote and showcase agricultural practices and preserve agricultural heritage. dditionally, ive ak Charter chool leases several buildings at the onoma-marin Fairgrounds. ive ak Charter chool has a current enrollment of 225 students in grades K-7. he fairground is also the home of the Petaluma peedway and or Cal Paintball Park, both of which are located along the boundary of the fairgrounds with the project site. ther uses along the eastern edge of the fairgrounds property include storage and parking areas

4 P B K M P U U V.5 ource: City of Petaluma 1 Mile P U P PK 6 KV P V U V M C KV P U P P U PK B M U P P U P 6 V P K M M U B V B V K B M B ** Floodway and Floodplain reflect boundaries from the eptember 1989 Flood nsurance ate Map (FM and are subject to revision through issuance of a etter of Map mendment ( or a etter of Map evision (M. * esidential density is expressed as a minimum and maximum number of housing units per net acre. B K M P U CM hese maps or plans were compiled and or digitized via electronic means utilizing many source documents. t is intended to be representative of certain physical, legal and geometric features within the City of Petaluma, C and its environs. he existence or location of facilities must be field verified and this document does not imply or guarantee neither adequate capacity nor the availability of service. he City of Petaluma assumes no responsibility regarding the accuracy of the information presented herein for legal documentation, representations of actual construction or for any other purpose for which this map was not intended. B U V B M M C * esidential density is expressed as a minimum and maximum number of housing units per net acre. CM hese maps or plans were compiled and or digitized via electronic means ** Floodway and Floodplain reflect boundaries from the eptember 1989 Flood utilizing many source documents. t is intended to be representative of Mapwithin (FM to revision through issuance certain physical, legal andnsurance geometricate features theand Cityare of subject Petaluma, C of a etter of Mapofmendment ( orverified a etterand of Map evision (M. and its environs. he existence or location facilities must be field this document does not imply or guarantee neither adequate capacity nor the availability of service. he City of Petaluma assumes no responsibility regarding the accuracy of the information presented herein for legal documentation, representations of actual construction or for any other purpose for which this map was not intended. P V M M C M C M C V PU PU B C B V M C M C KV C F C KV F C C F F ote: afferty anch is located approximately 3 miles up onoma Mountain oad. ote: afferty anch is located approximately 3 miles up onoma Mountain oad. M M C M U F U C F C V M C B V M C C V C C F B V F PU C V M V C PU BM V B M F P B V BM F P M P C K KU K U P V K KU K K V P U P B M C 116 } K V B Petaluma eneral Plan 225 ural esidential (.1-.6 hu/ac City imits City imits ateways Floodplain** Floodway** ivers and Creeks µ Floodplain** Urban rowth Boundary (UB Floodway** ivers and Creeks 1,5 1,5.5 Miles la n d u s e FU Miles 3, Feet evision ate: May 19, :36, evision ate: May 19, :36, µ ail/ransit Urban rowth Boundary (UB B d egend Urban eparator Path ail/ransit iver Plan Corridor d ateways Community eparator B egend 116 } P8 P1 iverse ow ensity esidential ( hu/ac ural esidential (.1-.6 hu/ac Medium ensity esidential ( hu/ac Very ow ensity esidential ( hu/ac igh ensity esidential ( hu/ac ow ensity esidential ( hu/ac Mobile omes ( hu/ac iverse ow ensity esidential ( hu/ac eighborhood Commercial Medium ensity esidential ( hu/ac Community Commercial igh ensity esidential ( hu/ac Mixed Use Mobile omes ( hu/ac Business Park eighborhood Commercial Public/emi-Public Community Commercial ducation Mixed Use ndustrial Business Park griculture upport ndustrial (CPP Public/emi-Public iver ependent ndustrial (CPP ducation griculture ndustrial City Park griculture upport ndustrial (CPP P1 Proposed City Park iver ependent ndustrial (CPP pen pace griculture P8 egional Park City Park Urban eparator Proposed City Park Urban eparator Path pen pace iver Plan Corridor egional Park Community eparator Urban eparator CFC* ow ensity esidential ( hu/ac ow ensity esidential ( hu/ac PetalumaVery eneral Plan 225 3, Feet C F P U M P C CFC*

5 he Petaluma peedway generates a substantial amount of noise during racing events. ection 4.1, oise, discusses the potential impacts associated with the speedway noise. nother use of the fairgrounds is the annual 4 th of July fireworks show. discussion regarding the potential risks associated with the fireworks show is addressed in ection 4.7, azards and azardous Materials. esidential uses are located on Payran treet on the southwestern edge of the fairgrounds. d. ast ighway 11 borders the project site along its eastern side. esidential neighborhoods are located on the far side of ighway 11 from the project site on northeastern side of the freeway. C. tandards of ignificance he proposed project would create a significant land use impact if it would: 1. Physically divide an established community. 2. Create or exacerbate a conflict between land uses on the project site and in the surrounding area. 3. Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy or regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the project (including, but not limited to the general plan, specific plan, local coastal program or zoning ordinance adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect.. mpact iscussion his section discusses potential impacts that could occur from the proposed project related to land use. 1. Project mpacts 1. Physically divide an established community. mplementation of the proposed project would not physically divide an established community as the project would be located on a largely vacant site in a developed urban area. Furthermore, the project would not include any off-site improvements that would divide a community. he location of the site is such that it is not part of an existing residential neighborhood, rather is a parcel located between existing barriers such as ighway 11, ast ashington treet and the fairgrounds. herefore, there would be no impact regarding division of a community

6 2. Create or exacerbate a conflict between land uses on the project site and in the surrounding area. mplementation of the proposed project could create a conflict between land uses on the project site and in the surrounding area. pecifically, the Petaluma peedway, which operates on aturday evenings and includes auto racing and destruction derbies, may generate noise that would disturb patrons of proposed businesses. he or Cal Paintball Park operates on the fairgrounds as well. ts hours of operations are on Fridays from 7: p.m. to 11: p.m., and aturdays and undays from 9: a.m. to 3:3 p.m. he paintball park may also conflict with commercial and office uses, due to the noise from air-powered paintball rifles. Because these conflicts are primarily related to noise, the potential impacts and recommended mitigation measures have been identified and are discussed further in that section of this (ection 4.1. he project, by itself, would not generate noise levels that would exceed City thresholds and therefore would not result in any significant conflicts with existing development. Furthermore, the development of the proposed project may impact the annual City Fourth of July fireworks show held on the fairgrounds. hese impacts are analyzed in ection 4.7, azards and azardous Materials, of this. s discussed in that section, no significant impact is anticipated with the included mitigation measures. s discussed in more detail in ection 4.2, gricultural esources, the proposed project would not affect the fairground s ability to support agricultural activities in the region through hosting agricultural shows and activities. Finally, no conflict of use is anticipated between the proposed project and the existing skate park and swim center, since the proposed project would not affect their ability to continue operating. herefore, regarding conflicts between land use, no impact would occur. 3. Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy or regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the project (including, but not limited to the general plan, specific plan, local coastal program or zoning ordinance adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect. a. eneral Plan s previously stated, the land use designation for the project site in the City s 225 eneral Plan is Mixed Use. he intent of this designation is to encourage pedestrian activity with a mix of high intensity land uses. Permitted uses under this designation include retail, residential, service commercial, and offices. 2 he project includes a combination of retail and office uses. 2 City of Petaluma eneral Plan

7 he project is consistent with several of the policies in the eneral Plan that support mixed-use infill development along the City's major arterials at higher densities than surrounding uses. n particular, the project is consistent with Policies 2-P-23 ( and 2-P-77 of the eneral Plan, which pertain to development at the former Kenilworth Junior igh chool site. he project is also partially consistent with eneral Plan Policy 2-P-22, which addresses the provision of open space on new development projects. he project would include plaza areas representing approximately 44, square feet of open space. Plaza areas will be designed as pedestrian gathering places with outdoor seating, public art features and landscaping. here are several eneral Plan policies, however, that the project concept is not entirely consistent with. s identified in able earlier in the chapter, several of the policies encourage a residential component within any future development occurring on the project site. For example, Policy 1-P12 encourages reuse of underutilized sites along ast ashington treet as multi-use residential/commercial corridors. hile the absence of a residential component within the project concept is not entirely consistent with the City s land use policy framework, it would not result in a significant, physical impact nor would it conflict with one or more policies adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating a significant environmental impact. s a result, a less than significant impact would occur. b. Zoning egulations he project site is currently zoned for mixed use (MU1B, which is consistent with the larger goals of the eneral Plan concerning infill development on underutilized parcels along major corridors. s a result, there is no conflict with Petaluma plans and policies and therefore no impact would occur. 2. Cumulative mpacts list-based approach has been used for this cumulative analysis. he analysis considers the development projects listed in ppendix (Cumulative Projects and whether this project would have significant cumulative impacts related to land use in combination with the cumulative projects. s discussed above, the proposed project would not divide an established community, substantially conflict with established land uses in the area or conflict with adopted land use plans or policies. ny potential land use impacts that could arise from developing on the cumulative sites would be addressed under each individual project since the impact would be site specific and would not combine to create a larger cumulative impact. s a result, a less-than-significant impact would occur

8 . mpacts and Mitigation Measures he project would not result in any potentially significant impacts related to land use or policy consistency. s a result, no mitigation is required