R-073-16 Approving an Amendment to City's General Plan Land Use Map Changing General Plan Land Use Designation

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City of Colton Downtown Design Manual Initial Study/Environmental Checklist 4 4.Complete Streets Addresses multi-modal circulation including roadway typology, street classification, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian networks and improvements, to be used by City staff and decision-makers for improvements to public mobility spaces. 5.Streetscapes and Placemaking Addresses streetscapes, public spaces, gateways, public signage, and public art, to be used by City staff and decision-makers for improvements to public community spaces. 6.Implementation Provides strategies and an action plan with which to implement the concepts described within the Design Manual, to be used by City staff and decision-makers as a guide to find funding sources for improvements identified in the Design Manual. VISION A wide range of comments were documented and integrated into the comprehensive vision for the Design Manual from all of the community outreach efforts, to fulfill the vision as defined by the citizens and stakeholders. The vision poster resulting from this effort is reflected in Exhibit 2, Design Manual Vision Poster. Some of the key features from Section 2.5, Vision, are noted below. A “Core Opportunity Area” is called out, which is referred to herein as the “Downtown Core,” and is focused on the key commercial and mixed use areas along and abutting La Cadena Drive and Valley Boulevard. Mixed-use commercial opportunity sites are identified that are currently developed with more intensive industrial-natured uses that are not draws for residents and visitors to come into the Downtown area. One site is a lumber yard, spanning two properties, the first bound by E, 10th, and F Streets and Colton Avenue and the second located at 370 N 9th Street. The other site is land east of Max J. Lofy Park on the block bound by D, 10th, and E Streets and Colton Avenue. Valley Boulevard was identified as an opportunity area for expanded commercial development, and specifically for restaurant use south of Valley Boulevard, between 7th and 10th Streets. This area is identified as “Restaurant Row.” The row is visible from State Route 10, making it a prime location to capture local and regional commuter and visitor traffic. Existing and proposed Class I, II, and III bike facilities are identified. The Downtown area already has an established bicycle network, and the proposed facilities would further improve connectivity, especially linking residential to commercial areas so that employees can commute to and from work via bicycle. Pedestrian corridors are associated with improved walkability through enhancements such as site furnishings, widened sidewalks, and crosswalks. Pedestrian corridors are proposed along H Street between 7th Street and the proposed “Cottage Lane Paseo” and along La Cadena Drive between D Street and Restaurant Row, extending to the southern edge of the Design Manual area, linking to south Colton. The proposed Omnitrans Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Holt Line runs along the extent of Colton Avenue within the Downtown area, turns south along 10th Street, then turns west along Valley Boulevard extending west of the Design Manual area. The proposed Holt Line is identified in the Mobility Element, as well as in Omnitrans transportation planning documents.