Lucerne Valley Community Plan - Official Website
Lucerne ValleyCommunity PlanAdopted March 13, 2007Effective April 12, 2007
AcknowledgmentsThe following members contributed to the preparationof the Lucerne Valley Community PlanBoard of SupervisorsBrad Mitzelfelt, First DistrictPaul Biane, Second District, ChairmanDennis Hansberger, Third DistrictGary Ovitt, Fourth District, Vice ChairmanJosie Gonzales, Fifth DistrictPlanning CommissionersKen Anderson, First DistrictMichael Cramer, Second DistrictBill Collazo, Third DistrictMark Dowling, Vice Chairman, Fourth DistrictAudrey Mathews, Chair, Fifth DistrictGeneral Plan Advisory CommitteeMark Bulot, RedlandsTed Dutton, Lake ArrowheadScott Frier, HelendaleMatt Jordan, RedlandsMichael Kreeger, Chino HillsJornal K. Miller, MuscoyKen Morrison, Yucca ValleyKathy Murphy, FawnskinMark Nuaimi, FontanaMarvin Shaw, Lake ArrowheadDoug Shumway, Apple ValleyJean Stanton, BloomingtonEric Swanson, HesperiaLucerne Valley Community Plan CommitteeRichard SelbyJean MorganBob DelperdangErnie GommelPete LiebrickJean MageeBob McDougallBob Riddle2April 12, 2007
County StaffJulie Rynerson Rock, AICP, Director, Land Use Services DepartmentRandy Scott, AICP, Deputy Director, Advance PlanningJim Squire, AICP, Supervising PlannerCarrie Hyke, AICP, Supervising PlannerDave Prusch, AICP, Senior Associate PlannerRon Matyas, Senior Associate PlannerMatt Slowik, REHS, Senior Associate PlannerConsultants to the CountyURS CorporationVeronica Seyde, Senior ScientistFrank Wein, DPDS, FAICP, Project DirectorTom Herzog, Senior BiologistJeff Rice, AICP, Assistant Project ManagerBryon Bass, Senior ArchaeologistBrian Smith, AICP, Environmental ManagerPaul Nguyen, Senior Air Quality ScientistKavita Mehta, Urban and Environmental PlannerChris Goetz, Senior Project GeologistCynthia Wilson, Environmental PlannerJerry Zimmerle, Principal EngineerMari Piantka, Senior Environmental PlannerJoe Devoy, GIS SpecialistMichael Greene, INCE Bd. Cert., Senior Project ScientistMatt Eimers, GIS AnalystJoseph Czech, Senior Project EngineerVidas Sekas, GIS AnalystJun Wang, Senior Water Resources EngineerWendy Lamont, Word ProcessorCynthia Gabaldon, Senior EngineerWayne Lim, Senior Graphic DesignerHogle-Ireland, Inc.Paul Ireland, PartnerMike Thiele, AICP, PrincipalKimiko Lizardi, Project ManagerRon Pflugrath, AICPJacobson and WackBruce Jacobson, AICP, PrincipalRBF ConsultingLaura Stearns, PlannerStanley R. Hoffman Associates, Inc.Stanley R. Hoffman, FAICP, PresidentDebbie L. Lawrence, AICP, Project ManagerBravishwar Mallavarapu, PlannerISMS, Inc.Doug Mende, Vice PresidentEconomics Politics, Inc.John Husing, Vice PresidentApril 12, 20073
Meyer, Mohaddes AssociatesViggen Davidian, P.E, Project ManagerMatthew Simons, T.E., Senior Transportation EngineerAdolfo Ozaeta, Project EngineerYim Tse, Graphics TechnicianPsomasDan McCroskey, PLS, Project ManagerDuane HaselfeldSergio SanchezMoore, Iacofano & Goltzman (MIG)Pat McLaughlin, Office ManagerEsmeralda Garcia, Project AssociateSpecial AcknowledgementsBill Postmus, Past First District Supervisor and Chairman of the BoardTheresa Kwappenberg, Past Third District Planning CommissionerMichael E. Hays, AICP, Past Director, Land Use Services DepartmentSam Gennawey, Past Project Manager for MIG4April 12, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS1 INTRODUCTION. 7LV1.1PURPOSE OF THE COMMUNITY PLAN . 7LV1.2COMMUNITY BACKGROUND . 7LV1.2.1 LOCATION . 7LV1.2.2 HISTORY . 11LV1.2.3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN AREA . 11COMMUNITY CHARACTER . 12LV1.3LV1.3.1 UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS . 12LV1.3.2 ISSUES AND CONCERNS . 12LV1.3.3 COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. 122 LAND USE. 15LV2.1LAND USE - INTRODUCTION . 15LV2.2GOALS AND POLICIES . 243 CIRCULATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE . 27LV3.1CIRCULATION – INTRODUCTION . 27LV3.2GOALS AND POLICIES – CIRCULATION . 33LV3.3INFRASTRUCTURE - INTRODUCTION. 35LV3.4GOALS AND POLICIES - INFRASTRUCTURE . 414 HOUSING . 435 CONSERVATION. 45LV5.1INTRODUCTION . 45LV5.2GOALS AND POLICIES . 456 OPEN SPACE. 47LV6.1INTRODUCTION . 47LV6.2GOALS AND POLICIES . 517 NOISE . 538 SAFETY . 55INTRODUCTION . 55LV8.1LV8.2GOALS AND POLICIES . 629 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT . 65LV9.1INTRODUCTION . 65GOALS AND POLICIES . 65LV9.210 IMPLEMENTATION. 67LIST OF FIGURESFIGURE 1-1, VICINITY/REGIONAL CONTEXT . 9FIGURE 2-1, LAND USE POLICY . 17FIGURE 3-1, CIRCULATION . 29FIGURE 3-2, WATER DISTRICTS. 39FIGURE 6-1, JURISDICTIONAL CONTROL. 49FIGURE 8-1, FIRE DISTRICTS . 57FIGURE 8-2, FIRE STATIONS . 59April 12, 20075
TABLE OF CONTENTSLIST OF TABLESTABLE 1: DISTRIBUTION OF GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DISTRICTS . 19TABLE 2: LAND USE POLICY MAP MAXIMUM POTENTIAL BUILD-OUT. 21TABLE 3: POPULATION, HOUSEHOLDS AND EMPLOYMENT PROJECTION 2000-2030. 23TABLE 4: EXISTING AND FUTURE ROADWAY OPERATING CONDITIONS. 31TABLE 5: CMP FACILITY LEVELS OF SERVICE . 32TABLE 6. SUPPLY AND POLICY INFORMATION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS . 36TABLE 7: FIRE STATIONS . 616April 12, 2007
INTRODUCTION1 INTRODUCTIONLV1.1PURPOSE OF THE COMMUNITY PLANThe primary purpose of the Lucerne Valley Community Plan is to guide the future use and development ofland within the area in a manner that preserves the character and independent identity of the community. Bysetting goals and policies for Lucerne Valley that are distinct from those applied countywide, the CommunityPlan outlines how the County of San Bernardino will manage and address growth while retaining theattributes that make Lucerne Valley unique.Community plans focus on a particular community within the overall area covered by the County’s GeneralPlan. As an integral part of the overall General Plan, a community plan must be consistent with the GeneralPlan. To facilitate consistency, the Lucerne Valley Community Plan builds upon the goals and policies of eachelement of the General Plan. However, to avoid repetition, those goals and policies defined within the overallGeneral Plan that adequately address the conditions of the community will not be repeated in this or othercommunity plans. Instead, the policies that are included within the Lucerne Valley Community Plan shouldbe regarded as refinements of broader General Plan goals and policies that have been customized to meet thespecific needs or unique circumstances within individual communities.LV1.2COMMUNITY BACKGROUNDLV1.2.1LOCATIONThe Lucerne Valley Community Plan Area is located at the southwestern edge of the Mojave Desert andcovers an area of approximately 433 square miles. It is located approximately 35 miles south of Barstow, 45miles northwest of Yucca Valley on State Highway 247, 15 miles southeast of Apple Valley and isapproximately 20 miles north of Big Bear Lake on Highway 18 (see Figure 1-1 Vicinity/Regional Context).The intersection of Highways (State Routes) 18 and 247 is a central point for the community, and adjacent tothe downtown commercial center. For planning purposes, the community plan boundary is identical toCounty Service Area CSA-29, which provides or oversees some public services including: ambulance service,fire department, parks and recreation, and streetlights.April 12, 20077
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INTRODUCTIONLV1.2.2HISTORYIn 1897, one of the first homesteaders in the area moved to the Box S Ranch with his family. James Gouldingbegan to cultivate the land with apple orchards, vegetable gardens and alfalfa fields. James Goulding dug thefirst flowing well in the area and was successful growing alfalfa using irrigation. In recognition of the feat, thename of the town was changed to Lucerne (a French word for alfalfa) Valley in 1916. Lucerne Valley isrecognized as one of the places that represents the importance of alfalfa in the west during this time period.James Goulding, who is generally accepted as the founder of Lucerne Valley, helped develop the first school,library and post office on his ranch property. These efforts led to more families settling in Lucerne Valley.During the 1920s and 1930s the valley became a popular setting for the filming of western movies. In the1940’s and 1950’s, dude ranches were a popular business in Lucerne Valley. In 1947 the “Dunton Quarry”limestone mine was opened by the Minerals Materials Company midway up Cushenbury Canyon on the eastside of Highway 18 just below Whiskey Springs. In the 1950’s Kaiser Industries optioned all Mineral MaterialsCompany’s claims in Cushenbury Canyon and extended the railroad into Lucerne Valley to construct the firstcement plant and open the first large limestone quarry. As a result the Lucerne Valley area began to growsignificantly. A supermarket, drug store, beauty shops, medical building with a resident physician, restaurants,five churches, a weekly newspaper (The Leader), two motels, and power and telephone lines were developed.More recent development includes the formation of the County Fire District in 1962-63. In 1987 the LucerneValley Middle School and present building for the Post Office were built. In 1988 ground was broken for thepresent location of the Lucerne Valley Library and in 1992 the Lucerne Valley High School was opened.LV1.2.3DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN AREALucerne Valley can be further defined geographically by the surrounding mountains, land formations andlandmarks. The Ord Mountain Range is shown on the USGS Lucerne Valley quadrangle map as indicated inthe Community Plan. The range is located northerly of Lucerne Valley and generally east-west trending; thelocation reference is well know in the community. There is another small band of hills also labeled as theOrd Mountains that trend generally north-south and are located east of the Mojave River near the confluencewith Deep Creek. The official boundary of the Community Plan coincides with the County Service Area 29(CSA 29) boundary.The plan area ranges in elevation from 3,000 to 4,000 feet. Average temperatures range from about 74degrees Fahrenheit in the summer to about 44 degrees in the winter. Summer temperatures reach highs ofover 100 degrees and winter temperatures drop to below freezing, with occasional snowfall. Precipitationgenerally occurs in the winter months and is less than 4 inches per year on average. Rainfall is sporadic butmay drop more than one inch of rain in a single event, with resultant flash flooding.There are several dry lakes in the area including Lucerne Dry Lake and Rabbit Dry Lake, which serve aspoints of interest for the area. Additional local landmark features include the Dead Man’s Point and CougarButtes rock formations.April 12, 200711
INTRODUCTIONLV1.3COMMUNITY CHARACTERLV1.3.1UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICSLucerne Valley offers a rural lifestyle, characterized by the predominance of large lots, limited commercialdevelopment and the prevalence of agricultural and animal raising uses in the area. The desert landscape andnatural resources further define the rural character of the community. Lucerne Valley is also well known forits mining activities including one of the largest limestone producing districts in the United States.LV1.3.2ISSUES AND CONCERNSA series of public meetings for the preparation of the plan were held in 2003 and 2004. The issues andconcerns identified in this section are based on input from those meetings. Several issues set Lucerne Valleyapart from other Desert communities suggesting that different strategies for future growth may beappropriate. Among these issues are preservation of community character and infrastructure.A. PRESERVATION OF COMMUNITY CHARACTERResidents feel that the high quality of life experienced in their community should not be degraded byunmanaged growth and the subsequent impacts of traffic congestion, strains on infrastructure andthreats to natural resources. Lucerne Valley residents are concerned that growth pressures from thesurrounding areas will eventually threaten the features of their rural community. The community’snatural beauty is characterized by an abundance of open space and scenic vistas and the ability toaccommodate agricultural and animal-raising uses. Residents are concerned about the conversion ofopen space to development, particularly to a type of development that detracts from the naturalsetting and rural character currently enjoyed by the community.B. INFRASTRUCTURELike much of San Bernardino County, Lucerne Valley faces the potential for growth. Residentsunderstandably want to ensure that quality services and amenities are provided to meet the needs of agrowing population. Residents are particularly concerned about sewer improvements, traffic andcirculation.LV1.3.3COMMUNITY PRIORITIESThe community’s common priority that has influenced the goals, objectives and policies included within thisCommunity Plan is the preservation of the community character of Lucerne Valley.COMMUNITY CHARACTERThe Lucerne Valley Community Plan area will continue to experience growth as adjacent cities, and theVictor Valley region continue to develop. The rural nature and availability of vacant land will continue toattract development to the plan area. As the plan area develops it will be important to ensure that ruralfeatures of the area are retained and that adequate services and infrastructure are provided in order tomaintain the desired character of the community. Relating to community character, the public has identifiedthe following priorities to be reflected and addressed in the Community Plan:12April 12, 2007
INTRODUCTIONA. Retain the rural character of the community by maintaining low density residential development andcommercial development that serves the needs of local residents.B. Key features of the rural lifestyle that should be maintained are spaciousness, an equestri
Community plans focus on a particular community within the overall area covered by the County’s General Plan. As an integral part of the overall General Plan, a community plan must be consistent with the General Plan. To facilitate consistency, the Lucerne Valley Community Plan builds upon
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