US Highway 93 Area Plan, Part IUS Highway 93 Area Plan, Part IUS Highway 93 Area Plan, Part IPublic meetings held on May 12 & 14, 2009Public meetings held on May 12 & 14, 2009Public meetings held on May 12 & 14, 2009
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Kevin A. Davidson, Planner II, Mohave County P&Z, 3675 E. Hwy 66, Kingman, Arizona 86401 Phone: 928-757-0903 [email protected]
Northern Corridor
Southern Corridor
Northern Corridor
Southern Corridor
700 West Beale St
Planning ProcessPlanning Process•• Assemble Data and ReportsAssemble Data and Reports•• Identify Concerns Identify Concerns (SWOT Analysis)(SWOT Analysis)
•• Develop a VisionDevelop a Vision•• Draft Goals & PoliciesDraft Goals & Policies•• Discuss Alternate Goals & PoliciesDiscuss Alternate Goals & Policies•• Select and ImplementSelect and Implement•• Evaluate ImplementationEvaluate Implementation
Progress to Date• 19th meeting, Sixth Joint Meeting• Identification of Issues affecting Corridor• Presentations by BLM, BoR, ADOT, ADWR,
USGS, Golden Valley FD, and Mohave County Department of Public Works.
• Adoption of Vision Statement (4/17/2008)
• Adoption of Boundary (approval by Board of Supervisors Meeting on 6/2/08)
• Draft Goal Creation• Draft Natural Resources, Water Resources,
Public Safety, Economic Development, and Transportation Elements available for review with and Land Use Element in progress.
Combined Vision Statement• Water and other vital natural resources shall be
protected and conserved to allow for the creation of a self-sustaining and vibrant economy in perpetuity (3/18/2008 and 4/17/2008).
• To create communities that will provide both needed neighborhood and regional services while minimizing the change to the rural lifestyle of those currently living in or adjacent to the Corridor (3/18/2008).
• Strive to preserve the rural and agricultural lifestyle of the area and provide protection and stewardship of the natural environment while allowing controlled, measured growth (4/17/2008).
SilveradoThe Silverado Area Plan designates 2,967 acres for 7,174 low, 2,470 medium and 2,291 high-density residential units. In addition, 113 Suburban Estate lots are planned on 284 acres. Commercial uses will utilize 403 acres. Parks and open space will comprise 386 acres. Silverado is envisioned as the eastern residential and commercial gateway to Mohave County and will offer affordable housing and amenities for those wishing to retire to the Southwest and for those who wish to commute to the Kingman area.
Subject Property
Area Plan Approved in 2006
Existing Silverado Land Use Diagram
Evaluation of a request for the approval of SILVERADO AREA PLAN consisting of properties located in Sections 15, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, and 29, and a portion of Section 33, Township 20 North, Range 13 West for a new urban center comprised of commercial, recreational, multi-family and single-family land uses on approximately 7.5 square miles
Proposed Silverado Land Use Diagram
Evaluation of a request for the approval of SILVERADO AREA PLAN consisting of properties located in Sections 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, and 29, and a portion of Section 33, Township 20 North, Range 13 West for a new urban center comprised of commercial, recreational, multi-family and single-family land uses on approximately 7.5 square miles
Area of 200 MW Concentrating Solar Power Plant
ALBIASA’s Kingman Project
byMay 2009
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Albiasa CSP Location
Albiasa Secured Property
Mohave Location Characteristics
Mohave Location Characteristics
• 100 Year water study completed– Aquifer in Recharge– TDS 360 mg/l
• Environmental and Cultural Inventory– Previous Urban Plan Approved on same site
• Transmission– Feasibility Study Performed
• 280MW ATC to Mead Hub• Solar and Wind
• Annual DNI 7+KWM/M^2/day• 5.5m/s at 50M in height
ALBIASA CSP• 200MW Concentrated Solar Thermal (CSP) Plant
– Capital investment > 1+ billion
– 1300 to 2000 construction personnel
– 110 to 120 full time permanent employees (technicians, engineers, security, maintenance)
– 1015 acre-feet of water needed per year
– 7 to 9 acres per MW of land needed
– Ground needs to be leveled to < 1% slope
Perkins-Mead
220MWe ALBIASA CSP
ALBIASA Project Layout
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• Energy Storage
– Dispatchable Energy
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
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CSP Diagram
Review of Natural Resources Element
• Comments on Narrative and Background Material– Mohave Desert Ecoregion– Apache Highlands Ecoregion– Sonoran Desert Ecoregion– Habitat Stressors– Wildlife Linkages & Fracture Zones– Table of Species– Mitigation Measures
• Comments on Goal and Policies• Comments on Implementation Measures
Review of Water Resources Element
• Comments on Narrative and Background Material– Detrital Valley Basin– Sacramento Valley Basin– Hualapai Valley Basin– Big Sandy Basin– Bill Williams Basin– Summary of Five Basins– Stressors– Projected Water Use & Budget
• Comments on Goal and Policies• Comments on Implementation Measures
Review of Economic Development Element
• Comments on Narrative and Background Material– Findings of the North River Region Economic
Development Plan– Demographics relating to Labor Force– Enterprise Zone– CANAMEX Trade Corridor– Solar Resources– Wind Resources
• Comments on Goal and Policies• Comments on Implementation Measures
Review of Transportation Element
• Comments on Narrative and Background Material– Introduction/Overview – Access Management– Northwest Corridor– Southeast Corridor– Mohave County Public Works– Design of Existing Roadway System– Journey to Work/Alternate to Single Occupancy Vehicles– Off road Vehicles– Wildlife Crossings
• Comments on Goal and Policies• Comments on Implementation Measures
Review of Land Use Element
• Comments on Narrative and Background Material– Overview – The Division of Land– Existing Land Uses– Development Area Definitions– General Plan Land Use Inventories– New Cities & Adjoining Area Plans– Housing– Creation of Land Use Diagram– Build out Projections
• Comments on Goal and Policies• Comments on Implementation Measures
Considerations to Identify Potential Traffic Interchange Locations
– Existing and future land ownership and land use
– Existing and proposed land developments
– Traffic impacts of proposed and potential future developments
– Existing and proposed roadways and travel patterns are considered
Major Factors Warranting a Future Traffic Interchange
– Roadway and intersection crash rates
– Heavy traffic volumes projected on the mainline and cross roads
For Rural Traffic Interchanges, ADOT Guidelines recommend a desirable spacing of 5 miles and a minimum of 2 miles.
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Goals and Policies Suitable for Transportation taken from the Northwest Committee’s April 15, 2008 Vision
Exercise for Natural Resources• Provide hiking and cycling trails.• Provide Equestrian trails.• Consider increased use of public transportation to avoid
heavy traffic and air pollution.
Additional Considerations:Specific road improvement projects to correct deficiencies
in construction and geometry?Vegetative buffers along/within the right-of-way? Guidelines for Off-Highway Vehicles?
Transportation Goals Inspired by the Long Mountain AP
• Maintain a reasonable free-flow of traffic along all County Maintained within the Planning Area.
• Reduce automobile dependency for short trips under one mile.
Transportation Goals Inspired by the Golden Valley AP• Improve existing roadways connecting to US Highway 93 to serve
as access or frontage roads to avoid unnecessary highway trips and to provide an alternate access for those properties frontingalong the highway.
• Upgrade roadway network to meet County design criteria for safe travel.
• Preserve and enhance existing trails throughout the Planning Area.
• Establish new trails to create a comprehensive trail network throughout the Planning Area.
Goals and Policies Suitable for Transportation taken from the Access Management Studies
• Develop frontage roads or alternative access ways to reduce direct access to the highway and provide access to US Highway 93 at identified major access points (DMJM).
• Provide Safe and Efficient Access to the Highway– Construct dedicated turning lanes on the crossroads at their
intersections with the highway (DMJM).– The minor street approach to each intersection should provide
one shared through/left turn lane and one right turn lane (DMJM).
• And, after Committee Debate on 4/23/2009– Locate Traffic Interchanges in accordance with the access needs
of residents.
Goals and Policies Suitable for Transportation taken from the Access Management Studies
• A frontage road to connect Section 9 to either Upper Trout Creek Interchange at mile post 107.4 or the unnamed TI to its north at mile post 104.4 can be constructed parallel along the east side of the highway (Jacobs).
Proposed Frontage Road
Proposed Frontage Road
Goals and Policies Suitable for Land Use taken from the Northwest Committee’s April 15, 2008
Vision Exercise for Natural Resources• Locations of development at future traffic interchanges
should be planned not only north and south, but east and west as well, then feathering out to a lower density.
• Commercial development should have aesthetically compatible architecture (revised on 3/17/2009).
• Limit building heights.
Additional Considerations:Residential density and lot sizesBuffers between residential and non-residential land uses.Designating areas for renewable energy projects.
Land Use Goals Inspired by the Long Mountain AP
• Maintain an Environment for Small Ranch Properties (5 acres or more in size = Rural Residential).
• Preserve the Rural to semi-Rural lifestyle for homes on smaller lots and parcels (1 to 5 acres in size = Suburban Estate and SuburbanResidential).
• Establish areas for urban density development which are a logical extension of the planned or existing development pattern.
• Establish Sufficient Public Facilities to Serve the Community.
• Reserve Public Lands for Recreation, Public Purposes & Preserves.
• Ensure Infrastructure Concurrency in all Development Areas.
• Encourage the construction of quality, affordable housing.
Land Use Goals Inspired by the Golden Valley AP
• Provide for highway-serving commercial business at established locations along the Corridor.
• Provide for general commercial and neighborhood serving businesses along Corridor.
• Create commercial recreational areas to serve local residents and tourists alike.
• Maintain the rural, low-density atmosphere in the Planning Area.
• Provide higher density residential development in areas that areexperiencing growth pressure.
• Create a diversified housing market to serve all members of the community.
And, after Committee Debate on 4/23/2009• Create commercial centers extending up to one mile along the
highway from either side of the Traffic Interchanges and up to one half mile off of the highway fronting along the cross roads.
Area Plans and General Plan Amendment Proposals along US
Highway 93 presented to Mohave County
2004 to Date
Subject Property
Evaluation of a request for the approval of a MINOR AMENDMENT TO THE MOHAVE COUNTY GENERAL PLAN for a portion of Section 19, Township 23 North, Range 18 West to change the land use designation from a RDA (Rural Development Area) to an UDA, GC (Urban Development Area, General Commercial) land use and amending Exhibits VI.4 and VI.8 of the General Plan to match, consisting of approximately 25 acres in the Golden Valley Area (west side of US Highway 93, approximately two miles southeast of Grasshopper Junction), Mohave County, Arizona.
4/11
Aerial Photograph of Commercial Proposal at Milepost 54.5
Subject Property
Subject Property
Subject Property
Aerial Photograph of Commercial Proposals in Legend Ranch
Evaluation of a request for the approval of a MINOR AMENDMENT TO THE MOHAVE COUNTY GENERAL PLAN for portions of Sections 9, 14, 15, 22 and 23, Township 22 North, Range 18 West to change the land use designation from a RDA (Rural Development Area) to an UDA, GC (Urban Development Area, General Commercial) land use and amending Exhibits VI.4 and VI.8 of the General Plan to match, consisting of approximately 400 acres in the Golden Valley Area (west side of US Highway 93, between Mesa Verde Drive and Double B Ranch Road), Mohave County, Arizona.
4/11
Proposal in Section 10, T22N, R18W
Proposal in Section 10, T22N, R18W
Commercial Proposal on Sanctuary Road
Evaluation of a request for a MINOR AMENDMENT TO THE MOHAVE COUNTY GENERAL PLAN for Parcel 10, WINDMILL RANCH, Phase I, Unit 1, in Section 4, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, from a RDA (Rural Development Area) to a SDA, GC (Suburban Development Area, General Commercial), in the Mohave County General Area (west of US Highway 93 and south of Purple Rose Lane approximately 8 miles south of Interstate 40), Mohave County, Arizona.
Subject Property
4/11
Commercial Proposal at Mile Post 99
Commercial/Recreational Proposal at Mile Post 100
4/11 Evaluation of a request for a MINOR AMENDMENT TO THE MOHAVE COUNTY GENERAL PLAN for Parcels 24 and 25, WINDMILL RANCH, Phase One, Unit 1, in Section 9, Township 19 North, Range 13 West
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