General Plan Update and Sphere of Influence Expansion Project

General Plan Update and Sphere of Influence Expansion Project

Proposed project consists of an updated to the San Joaquin General Plan and expansion of the SOI, which preparation of a land use for the existing city as well as the SOI expansion area to guide long term development. A net expansion of 1,135 acres to the SOI is proposed, so in total, this expansion and the General Plan update will create a holding capacity of approximately 7,500 in the existing city and 10,500 in the proposed SOI, for a total in the Planning Area of approximately 18,000 in population. The DEIR identified potentially significant impacts in the following areas: agricultural resources, air quality, transportation/traffic, and public utilities and services.

San Joaquin

Fresno

Cal Fire, California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Resources Agency

General Plan Update, SOI Expansion

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation