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Street and Highway Master Plan 1958
HUN 7 IIVG 7-01V BEA CH ' PROGRE SS " Slre el and High way Master Plan HAHN , WISE 8 BARBER PLANNING CONSULTANTS I ` . MAS7ER PLAN OF STREETS AND HIGHWAYS 1 GENERAL COMMENT A comprehensive plan for the development of streets and highways in Huntington Beach must take , into account the recent enormous growth of the city, and the consequent potential for a vastly larger population. Annexations in the last half of 1957 nearly quadrupled the area of the city, to a total of 11,783 acres . Preliminary studies indicate a population of 28,500 by 1970, and 36,500 by 1980. The uses to which this land is put, and the areas in which the population will cluster, will in large part determine the pattern of streets within the city. The Master Land Use Plan, and the actual zoning based on the Plan, will control the development of land uses and concentrations of people, as generators of traffic . , The existing land uses within the city have already been charted, and are to be found on the map in the Land Use Study. The existing land uses, the manner in which the present population is distributed, and the projection of the population through 1980, have also been charted in the Land Use Study. This basic data is incorporated as a part of this report . 11 BASK DATA FOR DECISION A. EXISTING LAND USE Nearly 74 percent of the existing city, a total of 8,681 acres, is now used for farming. Another 11 percent; or 1,302 acres is vacant . All of this land is capable of development into residential, commercial or industrial uses, and therefore capable of generating traffic . However, the location and type of development, and therefore the type and density of traffic, will to a large extent be controlled by the Land Use Plan and future zoning. There are now 771 acres of streets and street rights-of-way. In theory, only another 89 acres of street area would be necessary to take care of the expected 36,500 population in 1980. It will be noted, however, that most of the street area is concen- trated in the city as it existed prior to August 1957. This is an area of comparitively wide rights-of-way, short blocks, and numerous alleys . The percentage of street area in the built-up sections of the city is consequently higher than normal . .It will be necessary to lay out new subdivision streets and industrial service roads as the city fills in the undeveloped areas to the west and north., The ratio of street area to improved area will always remain high. B. EXISTING ZONING The present zoning as shown in the Land Use Plan, indicates the major traffic generators within the city - the downtown commercial and multi-residential districts, the surrounding manufacturing areas and the outlying .areas set aside for farming and large-lot residences . Each type of district contributes its own volume and kind of traffic to the city pattern. The present district layout, along with proposed zoning changes and the Land Use Plan must be considered in developing the plan for streets . C. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION Great majority of the population of Huntington Beach will be found in a small area bounded by the Coast Highway, 17th Street, Utica Street, Huntington Beach Boulevard and Atlanta Street . Smaller concentrations exist to the north, in the area between the Southern Pacific Right-of-Way and Newland Street . A very small percentage of the popula- tion is widely scattered through the rest of the planning area. D. RECOMMENDATIONS If the Street and Highway plan is to make sense, and is to provide a reasonable, safe and economic solution to the traffic problem, it must be related at all times to the Master Plan of Land Use and to the zoning pattern. If there is any major change in either of these two programs, that change should be reflected as soon as possible with appropriate modifications in the Street and Highway Plan. THE STREET AND HIGHWAY STUDY A. GENERAL CONSIDERATION Experience has shown that in the development of any plan for streets and highways, certain principles can be taken for granted. 1 . The bulk of traffic will be carried on only a few streets. This is borne out in the case of Huntington Beach, and is shown graphically on the Traffic Flow Map on Page 4. 3. Q, er tT• tl AI Alk- AMOMMI 1 o e 2. Land use, and the resulting concentrations of retail businesses, industries, apartments and homes are an important influence on the type, direction, and timing of traffic . 3. It is only economic common sense to locate, plan and install a street wide enough and good enough to carry the potential load, at the earliest possible time . Cities have wasted millions of dollars In widening, relocating and realigning streets . Because of poor planning, or more frequently the lack of planning, cities have wasted millions of dollars in widening, relocating or realigning streets after the sewer, water and gise lines have been installed and all the abutting lots built up. 4 . Along with the population, the number of motor vehicles in California has increased phenominally, and can be expected to keep on rising. In Orange County, the number of motor vehicle registrations has more than doubled since 1950 ®- from 113,989 to 242,64o. Highways and streets must be planned now so the area will not strangle in its own traffic . 5 . B. THE STUDY The following section contains the basic data which had to be collected and analyzed before the Street and Highway Plan could be developed. The data itself has been placed on maps and charts for easy reference . Comments on the relevant features of this data are contained in the text . I, TRAFFIC FLOW Count of the traffic on all city streets was taken on August 15 and 16, 1957. The results are shown on the Traffic Flow Map on Page 4. Many factors influenced this final picture : the pattern of existing highways, feeder roads and city streets; the existing commercial, industrial, residential and recreational land uses, and the location of surrounding cities and trading areas . Any major change in any of these factors -- such as a new freeway location, or a new industrial or subdivision development -- will alter the traffic flow pattern. 2. ORIGINS AND DESTINATIONS A survey of Origins and Destinations in the Huntington Beach area was taken during the month of November, 1957. The results of this survey are shown on the map on Page 7. In this survey, postcards were sent to 1,600 residents of the city. They were asked to list each trip they made on the day after they received the card. The tabulation of origins and destinations on any given day shows the load on the exist- ing street system, points of congestion and cross-traffic, and reveals the need for traffic controls, arterials and connecting streets . 6. • C. 40 100 o w 9eo Pw w o to NO i; 4 .e to. FM T7 o i °° 0: r 4e 46 0 r o o 0 o xo o eo :� 2340' mo o w � I R9 j 4 ��_�. � 1 �a % eeo i w1l T116e T �� i s Trips ZHye oae l0 Zone to 220 1 4 360 a 1160 11400 1 4 ia60 11820 o 4 5 too law i I a sa 800 206"0 i T a4o ® sw / a 40 \ � 10 1260 11 too 3160 It 40 1520 Ili 40 600 14 a60 00 % is to aau P e40 / n 660 aat0 t 160 tao0 a so 1100 IN 000 2280 Ala ORIGIN a DESTINATION SURVEY NOV. 1957 CITY OF is IIX1NTI\TGTON 13HAC'11 i . i, i ' 0I.tANGx X C0UAN'l'Y, C'ALIF. i 3. VEHICLE REGISTRATION. Growth of vehicle registration, along with the city population, is projected on the Chart on Page �. Vehicle registrations for the city have been interpolated, since actual registrations are reported only for Orange County. Registrations for the city of Huntington Beach were taken as a portion of the whole number of registrations for the county, in the same ratio that the population of the city bears to the population of the county for any given year. At the present time, there are approximately 2.5 persons for each automobile and truck registered in the city. Based on the projected populations, this figure will give the city 6,600 vehicles by 1960; 11,000 vehicles by 1970, and 14,200 vehicles by 1980. These estimates are conservative . The statewide average is close to two persons per vehicle at the present time, and is expected to drop to 1.9 by the year 1980. Using the figure of two persons per vehicle would give us an estimate of 3000 vehicles at the present time; 80250 in 1960; 14,250 in 1970 and 18,270 within the city by 1980. It is reasonable to assume, therefore, that the actual number of vehicles registered within the city, any time within the next 25 years, will lie approximately between the two lines computed by the- methods described above . 18)000 16,000 / 14,250 14,200 14,000 / 12,000 / 0117000 �) 107000 / 81250 8,000 6,600 6,000 47000 41000 3,450 2,240 21000 11810 1,460 396 _ 01910 1920 1930 1940 1950 e 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 YEARS 4, EXISTING STREET SYSTEM The city' s present street pattern, including rights-of-way and actual pavement widths, is shown on the map on Page 11 . Generally, existing streets have plenty of right-of-way width to handle traffic through the foreseeable future . Existing pavements, with a few exceptions, are also in good condition. In the western section of the city, pavement has been chewed up by heavy truck traffic around oil well operations . Streets in this area need resurfacing. In scattered parts of the city, surface cracks mar the street pavement, and perhaps because of a scarcity of traffic, grass is growing in the streets . This situ- ation can be remedied easily by proper seal-coating. A small maintenance expense now can save these streets from further breakdown and the expense of a major resurfacing project later on. 5. FIRE ROUTES Main running routes for city fire equipment (along with existing public buildings and facilities) are mapped on Page 12. These streets should be protected from cross traffic . It is recommended that the fire department make a complete study of the possible locations for new fire stations in the newly annexed areas, and possible fire routes to serve such stations . 10. i I ° - r r L t T p � WOE �= \ .... • rd rp' o LEGEND r••, _ I w% a(N!•orr.want x•w ftAwwfom.AWNCR(mrN I a.W NOe(19r(NIr[t-A4M lMw m CU-)� mmm aw• a"wwc*m•�wm - 2W an"& m-MgNAW MrN 4v�C rA IIM'r•d'•pI(a1,M MRNd! �y'y ® ��� _ I l:ZISTIN w S It11,1iT WII r lis a ( a . 1. CITY OF p � I I IJOTrl'I1TtxTU\T It].A(/11 k I OI ANC'rF COUNTY, CIALIF. I' e I i 1 i � I Hill rr,, IT u� I /Tul i 'I I� i � I I I r - j D � r EGEND I I' 1, PLAYGROUND, COMMUNITY CENTER e LAKE PARK 3. CRCLE PARK PLAYGROUND 4 CITY PARK (UNDEVELOPED) , S. PLAYOROUNO / S, 'LAYOROYND ----- J i T. DOEAN PIER 0, PUBLIC BEACH - 9, PLAYGROUND (PROPOSED) 10. PUBLIC LIBRARY I6 1I. MEMORIAL HALL \ 1E. PAVILION 14 IL LAKE PARK CLUB HOUSE - 14 MUNICIPAL OOLP COURSE m I IS. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL t& NION SOHOOI 14 I IT. MEADOWLARK COUNTRY CLUB IS' CITY HALL 19, 'MUNICIPAL COURT IB I _ 90, FIRE DEPARTMENT Q© 13 % o: I , oQ\ m I i cy 0MFT 0EI % I STING I° IJL��i IZ��IJ•l��i � I. - AND CITY OF I 0ItANIGN E COUNTY, CALIF. Ii 1957 I i { I TRAFFIC CONTROLS & SUS ROUTES Routes of the four inter-city bus lines are mapped on Page 14 . This map also indicates existing Stop and Meld signs and traffic control lights . All major city, county and state roads, along with truck routes mentioned below, should be declared through streets, and protected with Stop signs . 7. TRUCK ROUTES Truck routes are outlined on the map on Page 15 . It is recommended that these routes be properly marked . New truck routes are suggested in the Master Street and Highway Plan and shown on the same map. 8. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS Traffic accidents for the six and one-half months from January 1 through July 16, 1957, are shown on the map on Page 16 . The map shows the location as well as type of accident, and the inJuries or property damage involved . Most of the accidents have taken place along the Coast Highway. A divided freeway, carrying through traffic north of the city, will undoubtedly improve the accident ratio in this area. Stricter policing of the peak summer traffic, and improved traffic flow should also cut down the number of accidents in the downtown section. 1—J 10 T I mu E3 D d :—D L- LEGEND c o * Stop slons * Keld signs 0 69900 Greyhound Line 1 9 MetrqD&Van Line Santa Fe Line ftntington-Sonia Ano, Line TRAFFIC. C.'*ONTROL SIGM 111JS ROUTE' S C'IT Y OF i. HUNITINClFTON 11 13A C'l Ii. ORS N Gl E Cl 0 UNTY C,ALI F. 1958 i i i I i i I i i i I r- � i LLL Ful 1 99 j; I o - lV I � m I m \�•®®mom ��m�� �� mmm I j I I:1 I S T I o Mill '1`RUC10K lt()i TEAS 191E i. CITY OF � Ht1NTI1TG'1ON III'M()II i i. ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. j� i I I I V I IL O L E G E N D m I ■ FATAL ACC/DENT 1 A ON✓UA NT ® C/DE INVOLVING ��m�0 I FIVE ACCIDENTS INVOLVING INJURY ®® 0� m� o 0 DAMAGE ONE /DENT INVOLVING PROPERTY ®® ��m mmm �� m FIVE ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PROPERTY ® m DAMAGE I I i tit;C: I D E:NT SPOT 11iA1�, i (JANUARY I TO JULY 16,1957) CITY OF 1. III1NTI1TGTON ) EAC1II I : ORAI•GFE COUNTY, t:ALIF. �• i i l 9, MAJOR STREETS FOR GAS TAX PURPOSES The map of Gas Tax Streets on Page 18, shows Major Streets within the new city limits,which are felt should be included for gas tax purposes . These streets are of major importance and bear sufficient traffic to warrant construction and maintenance monies from gasoline tax funds, to be spent thereon. All major streets suggested in the Street and Highway L'Ian should be added to the existing state approved schedule for maintenance purposes . 10. SUMMER TRAFFIC LOAD j A problem peculiar to Huntington Beach and other coast;:ti to-v,tns in the area is the heavy load of tourist and vacation traffic during the summer month = . Part of this load is in the form of inter-city traffic fl o_ ng throughr_CJ -c_..r Beach on oast Highway and Hi)n l.ngton Beach Boulevard (State Hightva.y 39) . Another part of the load is di3p(r3ed throughout the city, oi't these main roads . Some of the traffic winds ,.it) on the beach parking areas . The rest, spreads throughout the city r=.a beach-bound travelers seek parking space:;, ;la_ to eat and shop. There is anon., s° peculiar cha�acte�ristic of this peak summer traffic . It flows in and out daily, making almost a complete change, as would the water in a tidal basin. Only a very small part of this increased summer load i.� made up of automobiles 'which arrive in the city-, stay a few days o-r weeks, and leave again. 1?. i in L IT- �I I. HE IL-ju I. G'A 8 TI X El rr S. rr It I?a 1 A T S OF MAJOR I'M P 0 R T j V N Col: 1958 CITY OF IITJNTIN(*N'TON 1)EIA 11 ORANGH COUNTY, CALIF. II. ORANGE COUNTY ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS PLAN A master plan for arterial highways in Orange County was prepared and adopted by county officials in 1956 . The plan makes the following proposals affecting Huntington Beach: Freeways : An alternate freeway approximately one and a quarter miles inland of, and parallel to, the existing Coast Highway. Major Roads : Bolsa Chica Road; Huntington Beach Boulevard; Brookhurst Street, all north-south; Wintersburg and Adams Avenues east- west . u Primary Roads : Springdale Street; Golden West Street; and Cannery Street, all north-south; Smeltzer Avenue, Talbert Avenue, Garfield Avenue and Atlanta Avenue, all east-west . The recommendations of this county plan have been duly considered in forming the Master Plan of Streets and Highways for Huntington Beach. However, to the City of Huntington Beach, more roads will be considered as of major importance to the city and are so shown on the Master Plan. of Streets and Highways . 19. THE STREET AND HIGHWAY PLAN The purpose of a street any h.t tag. plan is to organize the street pattern into a system wherein the roadways wi_J1.1 be adapted to the use made of them. This means the provisions of arterials, for through traffic, and design of residentia'i streets for local use, which discourages through traffic . Such a plan should provide for the plan- ning of new streets, in undeveloped areas, of major and secondary importance . A. The following objectives should be attained: 1 . Serve as a general guide for the development of traffic thorofares . 2 . Provide an authentic source of information for residents and investors in the city. 3. To obviate the menace to public safety and the damage to property values resulting from an inadequate provision of traffic thorofares . B. The method of accomplishment . This plan is proposed for adoption under the California State Conservation and Planning Act . 20- i C . Recommendations 1 . Four main classes are recommended for adoption.* a. Main Roads: Main roads providing connections between distant points and continuous routes . b . Major Streets: Main local thorofares providing intra-city routes and connections to main roads . c . Secondary Streets.- Streets carrying traffic within the highway and mayor street ne work. d. Local Street .- Streets where the chief use is to provide access to a u ting property. 2. The Master Street and Highway Plan indicates the ultimate traffic thorofare system for the City of Huntington Beach. It contains the following recom- mended street, highway and other improvements : a. Main Roads.- The main roads as shown on the Master Street and Highway Plan Map includes the Pacific Coast Highway, from the Santa Ann River northward; Highway No. 39, from Pacific Coast Highway northward; Brook- hurst Road, from Pacific Coast Highway northward; Wintersburg Ave . , from Pacific Coast Highway eastward . b . Major Streets .- Recommended major streets are Twenty-third Street, from Ocean Ave , to Mansion Ave; Seventeenth Street, from Ocean Ave . to Garfield Ave; Fifth Street, from Ocean Ave . to Frankfort Street; Main Street, from Ocean Ave . to Highway No. 39; First Street, from Ocean Ave . to Lake Ave; Huntington Ave . , from Ocean Ave . to Main Street; Newland Street, from Ocean Ave . to North City Limits; Brookhurst Street, from Ocean Ave . to North City Limits; Springdale Street, from an extension to Garfield to North City Limits; Golden West Street, from Mansion Ave . to North City Limits; Gothard Street, from Main Street to Wintersburg Ave . ; Lake Ave . , from First Street to Main Street; Atlana Ave . , from Lake Ave . to East City Limits; Frankfort Street, from Fifth Street to Indianapolis Street; Adams Ave . , from Main Street to East City Limits; Mansion Ave . , from Twenty-third Street to Seventeenth Street; "arfield Ave . , from Ocean Ave . to East City Limits; Talbert Ave . , from exten- sion of South Springdale Street to North City Limits; Smel.tzer Ave . , from West City Limits to East City Limits . 21 . c . Secondary Streetso Recommended secondary streets are Edwards Street, from Garfiela StreeE East City Limits; Fourteenth Street, from Ocean Ave . to Main Street; Eleventh Street, from Ocean Ave . to Main Street; Seventh Street, from Ocean Ave . to Main Street; Delaware Ave . , from Frankfort Street to Ellis Ave . ; Cannery Street, from Banning Ave . to North City Limits; Walnut Street, from Twenty-third Street to First Street; Orange Ave . , from Twenty-third Street to Lake Ave . ; Palm Ave . , from Twenty-third Street to Main Street; Indianapolis Street, from Lake Ave . , to East City Limits; Quincy Street, from Twenty-third Street to Main Street; Yorktown Street, from Seventeenth Street to East City Limits; Ellis Ave . 9 from Golden West Street to East City Limits; Slater Ave . , from Bolsa Chica Street to East City Limits; Heil Ave ., from Bolsa Chica Street to East City Limits . d . Local Streets.- The local streets will be chiefly used to provide access to a u ng ;property and should be considered by the Planning Com- mission in individual cases as areas are subdivided. It is not necessary that a grid system of local streets be considered. Streets in different subdivisions should not be allowed to job, unless they are at a minimum 300 feet apart . 3. STANDARD STREET SECTIONS-. The standard street sections chart on Wage 24 shows the width of pave- ment varies for streets having the same classification, depending upon the adjacent use of the land . In commercial and industrial areas, streets are to be wider to accommodate greater curb parking turnover and wide commercial vehicles . The standard street section requirements are those recommended and should be adopted by the City Council by resolution and kept on file in the City Engineers Office and that of the Planning Commission. 22. a A P P E N D I X I. PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTING MAST PLANS (a) The Planning Commission adopts the following resolution of intention: RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO ADOPT MAST PLAN OF Resolution No. WHEREAS: The Planning Commission of the City of y California, desires to initiate action to adopt a Master Plan of as part of the Master Plan of the City of El Cerrito. , l4 RESOLVED: That two public hearings will be held on the I4v day oPieef�—and—Hi—ghway , and--on-the-----------day-of- _ . _ — , 195 , to discuss said Plan as a general gui for the development of saiEl City. Regularly passed and adopted by the Planning Commission � of the City of California on the day of , 195 by the t following vo e: Ayes: Commissioners: Noes: Commissioners: Absent: Commissioners: Attests ' Planning Commission Chairman Planning Commission Sectry. (b) Publication of the hearings must be in a local newspaper at least 10 days prior to the first public hearing. The following notice is adequate: i� a NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of proposes to adopt a Master Plan of and that two public hearings will be held on said. Plan in accordance with State aw, Notice is hereby further given that said public hearing will be held on the day of , 195 , in the Council Chambers of the City of ' California, at the hour or 8 PMa ny and allpersons interested may appear and be heard thereon. AAA Sectry, - Planning Commission (c) The Planning Commission, after holding at least.one public hearing, adopts the Master Plan by resolution and recommends it to the City Councils RESOLUTION ADOPTING STREET AND HIGHWAY PLAN Resolution No, WHEREAS: The Planning Commission of the City of J, State of California, has held two public hearings to adopt a Master Plan of as part of the Master Plan of said City, now therefore be it RESOLVED: That the Master Plan of appearing on that certain map dated and title :__ is hereby adopted as a general guide for the development of the City. Regularly passed -and adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of , State of California on the day of 195 , by the following vote: Ayes: Commissioners: Noes: Commissioners: Absent: Commissioners: Attest: Planning Commission Chairman Planning Commission Sectry. a (d) The City Council sets a date f or at least one public hearing. (A similar resolution to the one under (a) may be adopted) . (e) Publication must be in a local newspaper at least ten days prior to public hearing. (A similar notice to the one appearing under (b) may be used.) (f) The City Council may adopt all or part of the recommendation of the Planning Commission by resolution. (A resolution similar to the one under (c) may be used.) If changes are made the Plan must be referred back to the Planning Commission. II. PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTING AN OFFICIAL PLAN LINE ORDINANCE. (a) The Planning Commission and the City Council should familiarize themselves with the suggested ordinance. (b) The Planning Commission adopts a resolution of intention. RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO RECOMMEND AN OFFICIAL PLAN LINE ORDINANCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL Resolution No. WHEREAS: The City of has adopted a Master Street and Highway Plan, and SEAS: An Official Plan Line Ordinance is necessary in order to carry out said Master Street and Highway Plan, now therefore be it RESOLVED: That public hearings will be held .on the day of , 195 , to discuss said proposed ordinance. Regularly passed and adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of c, California, on the day Of , 1950, by the following vote: Ayes: Commissioners: Noes: Commissioners: Absent: Commissioners: 9 (c) Publication must be in a local newspaper at least ten days prior to the first public hearing. Newspaper Notice: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of proposes to recommend an Official Plan Line Ordinance to the City Council, and that public hearings will be held thereon in accordance with State law, And notice is hereby further given that said hearings will be held on the day of , 195 , in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, , Californ a, a� he our o PM.�ny and all persons interested may appear and be heard thereon. Seely. - City Planning Commission (d) The Planning Commission,after holding at least two public hearings on the proposed ordinance, adopts it by resolution and transmits it to the City Council. RESOLUTION ADOPTING STREET & HIGHWAY ORDINANCE Resolution No. 'WHEREAS: The Planning Commission of the City of , California, has held two public hearings on a proposed Official Plan Line Ordinance, now therefore be it RESOLVED: That the proposed Official Plan Line Ordinance dated and signed by the Secretary of the Planning Commission is hereby recommended for adoption by the City Council. Regularly passed and adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of California at a meeting held on the day of , 195 by the following vote: Ayes: Commissioners% Noes: Commissioners: Absent: Commissioners: I 0 (e) The City Council sets a date for at least one public hearings (A similar resolutim to the one under (b) above may be used.) (f) Publication must be in a- local newspaper at least 10 days before the Planning Commission hearing, (A similar notice to the one under (c). above may be used.) (g) At the conclusion of the hearing-or- hearings the City Council adopts the proposal by ordinance or resubmits it to the Planning Commission for further study and resubmission. III. ADMINISTRATION OF OFFICIAL PLAN LINE ORDINANCE, i.e., Procedure for setting Official / Plan Lines (Future Width Lines) for specific future improvements. (a) The street in question must appear on the Master Street and Highway Plan or the Master Plan as amended. (b) Action may be initiated by the Planning Commission or the City Council. If action originates in the Planning Commission it is suggested that the City Council always be notified beforehand. (c) The Planning Commission, thru the City Council directs the City Engineer to prepare a detailed map of the proposed improvement and show the location of all adjacent buildings and private property. (d) The Planning Commission upon receipt of said map adopts a resolution of intention. RESOLUTION CF INTENTION TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL PLAN LINE CRDINANCE Resolution No. WHEREASs The Planning Commission of the City of , California has adopted a Master Street and Highway Plan, and WHEREAS: Said Planning Commission wishes to amend Official Plan Line Ordinance # by adding to it the amendment appearing on a map drawn up by the City Engineer datea and titled "Official Plan Lines of s and i WHEREAS: This. proposed amendment is in conformity with the Master Street and Highway Plan, now therefore be it RESOLVED: That the Planning Commission .will hold a public hearing or, the proposed amendment on the day of 11 '—, 195 , at PM in the Council Chambers of the City Hall., 7, 51117rFia. Regularly passed and adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of State of California on the day of a 195 wring vote-, by the Ayes: Commissioners-. Noes: Commissioners: Absent: Commissioners-. Attest: Fla—nning Commission Chairman g C OMM1834-or. Sec ly, (e) Publication must be in a local newspaper at least -"Lo days in advance of the public hearing. i.e. NOTICE OF PIMLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of California, proposes to introduce an amendment to the Official Plan Line Ordinance: Said amendment appears on file in the office of the City Clerk on a map drawn up by the City Engineer dated and titled nOfficial Plan Lines of Notice is hereby further given that the Planning Gommission will hold public hearings on C� said proposed amendment on the day of 195 , at PM in the Council Chambers of the T1t_yHall' -a 1-1 f o:-n ia. Secretary of the Planning Commission (f) Post cards containing the above notice should be sent to adjacent property owners 10 days in advance of the meeting. (g) After the conclusion of the public hearings. the Planning Commission adopts the amendment by resolution. RESOLUTION ADOPTING PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO STREET AND HIGHWAY ORDINANCE Resolution No. WHEREAS: The Planning Commission of the City of L'_ California., has held a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Official Plan Line Ordinance, now therefore be it RESOLVED: That said proposed amendment dated and titled.- "Official Plan Lines of and signed by the Secretary of Mthe Planning Commission is hereby recormende—d—To—r—a—d option— y—the City Council. Regularly passed and adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of State of California on the day of 19 s by the following vote. Ayes: Commissioners-. Noes-, Commissionerss Absent: Commissioners: Attest: Ch airman—PTIan—nirrig—Commission Secretary Planning Commission (h) The City Council sets a date for at least one public hearing. (A similar resolution to the one under (d) above may be used.) (i) Publication must be in a local newspaper at least 10 days prior to public hearing. (A similar notice to that found under (e) above may be used.) At the conclusion of the hearing the bity Council adopts the proposal by ordinance or resubmits it to the Planning Commission for further study and resubmission. (k) The City Clerk is required to record the map containing-the amendment in the office of the County Recorder and to post permanent notices along the street or highway to which the amendment refers. Sample Notice: "The width- of this street, (or other appropriate designation) is established as feet according to the Master Plan of the City of All buildings or ob-h—ei structures hereafter erected must be outside the lines of such established width as shown on the Official Plan Line Map No. . recorded in the office of the County Recorder, Martinez, California, a copy R—which is on file in the office of the City Clerk and office of the County Recorderg Martinez, California. "Ordinance No. City of (1) Nothing in the Official Plan Line Ordinance shall be Construed to -restrict the right of any person to seek declaratory relief Dersuant to Section 1060 of the Civil Code Procedure or to avail himself of any other legal or equitable remedy applicable to his particular case. OFFICIAL PLAN LINE ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE OF, THE CITY OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ADOPTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING THE MASTER STREET AND HIGHWAY PLAN OF SAID CITY SECTION I. PURPOSE The purpose oil this Ordinance is to protec-It-, the Master Street'. and Highway Plan adopted by the City of California. Said Street and Highway- Plan being adopted in order to. (a) Serve as a general guide for the development of Streets and Highways. (b) Promote the public welfare, safety, cand convenience. (c) Provide a cozap-rehensilvas guide for carital outlay on street rand highway improvements in said City. (d) Provide an authentic source of in-farma-'Vion for, residents and investors in the Cityo (e) To obiriate the menance to the public safety and the damage to property values resulting from inadequate provision of traffic thorofares. SECTION IT. OFFICIAL PLAN LINES .A. official Plan Line& (i.e., future width lines) shall be designated or, maps drawn up by the City Engineer at the request of the City Council or at the request of the Planning Commission acting thru the City Council. C, The Official Plan Line Maps shall show all property divisions and buildings adjacent to the project at a scale of 1" - 503, and they shall show the existing and proposed right of way widths, as well as a cross section of the Proposed street. The maps shall be titled "Official Plan Lines of (name of street or highway)". There shall be statements of adoption for affirmation by the Planning Commission and the City Council on each map. O'F 'HU.NTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA '1"' �y goo . c d T ER E E BETWEEN � ' MASTER LAND USE PLAN MASTER STREET AND HIGHWAY PLAN 19. S7 - 58 -%" �Cn-t: T°Y - 00 U N C IA � � CITY PLANNI NG COMMISSION � H AM_'N =' W IS E A N D" B A R' B E R ' P L .A N N I N G C 0 N S U L T A N-T S_ January 16, 1958 Honorable City Council and Planning Commission City Hall Huntington Beach, California Gentlemen: We are pleased to submit herewith the second and third units of the Master Plan of the City of Huntington Beach. These units contain comprehensive studies and recommendations for land use and street and highway development for benefit of the present and future citizens of Huntington Beach. These plans were developed with an eye toward the ultimate city, when the maximum growth and probable maximum population will be reached. We believe the recommendations can be safely followed as a general guide toward proper development of the city. We realize that with the vast amount of unoccupied area within the new city limits, and the many unforseeable possibilities which may take place in the future, that these plans will need revisions from time to time . We therefore submit these basic plans, which can be added to and revised as the need arises, as workable general plans for the proper growth of the City of Huntington Beach. Respectfully submitted, N I,H WISE AND BA-RBEMR MASTER LAND US E P LAN I. GENERAL COMMENT A city is what its people make it . This is an oversimplified statement but it is, nevertheless, true . Citizens can do but little if they exert their efforts in an uncoordinated manner against the ills in their community. Piecemeal attacks against one or another bad condition often result in hasty, harmful legislation and angry public reaction. The overall problem of building a better place to live is only pushed further into the background . Two things are needed: A desire to create a better city and a coordinated attack against urban blight and the conditions that cause it . The most effective attack is carried out in three phases - First, all available knowledge about the community is gathered and plotted; trends are determined . Second, plans are Prepared, based on these facts . Desirable trends are promoted; undesirable trends are spot- lighted for elimination by ordinances or other effective means . Third, and most im- portant, these plans must be carried out . They may be amended through the years as necessary, but in their adopted form they must be constantly used to guide each city commission and council . In the future when ordinances and regulations are adopted for Huntington Beach,it will be considerably easier for the citizens to keep the city' s development on the proper path by continual reference to The Plan. l 4, o I IL . BASIC DATA FOR DECISION , In keeping with Phase One of the planning, this section is concerned with the exposition of facts about the community relating to land use and leading to the proper future land development . A. EXISTING ZONING The map on the following page shows zoning for the original city, the newly annexed territories and the county. Zoning within the original city, or the city as it was prior to August, 1957, is set forth in the following table . Though no zoning is applied to streets, they are, nevertheless, included so that comparisons may be later made with other statistics . ZONE' ACRES PERCENT OF TOTAL Single Family (R-1) 654 23.3 Two Family (R-2) 120 4 .3 Limited Multiple Family (R-3) 93 3.3 Multiple Family (R-4) 53 1 .9 Multiple Family (R-5) 146 5 .2 General Business (C-3) 71 2.5 j Manufacturing (M-1) 7 0.2 Industrial (M02) 1310 46 .7 Shoreline (S-1) 52 1 .9 Streets 301 10.7 TOTAL 2807 100.0 *Includes - 0 Zones where oil drilling is permitted . (2) i A—/ ,; A—/ A—/ is i= Boa �3 A—/ VY, i M- 2 ,F-7 LEGEND TIMID RN SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R-4 SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R-2 DUPLEX DISTRICT TI R-3 MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT A-/ % C-3 GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT TI WI MANUFACTURING DISTRICT I M-2 M10USTRIAL DISTRICT j A-1 GLNEML AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT ] BU DISTRICT BOOUNDARYNDARY Of DISTRICTS NOT PERMITTING / OIL PROOUCTION J m j I I � ISTI \t' Z0NIi\ R—/ i CITY OF �IIJINTIING'T0IN l3l.AC31 � ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. /957 I r. W I i The highlight of this table is the vast amount of industrial zoning - nearly half of the city. This is about triple the percentage usually found . The condition has two causes : A desire to zone land for oil drilling, and a desire to attract industry. The present system of "industrial" zoning has failed in both of these objectives. Oil drilling is permitted in the city without re- sorting to this type of zoning, and the actual amount of industrial development in this 1310 acre industrial zone is only 12 acres . The industrial zone also allows houses, apartments and retail stores . If these had actually developed, a real jumble of incompatible uses would have been the inevitable result . This situation requires corrective measures. These are proposed in the Land Use Plan. The retail commercial zone is small for the size of the city; actually, it is adequate, since, as previously stated, half of the city is zoned M-2, Industrial . The commercial zone is twenty percent developed in retail commercial uses and is properly located to serve local residents as well as beach needs . R-4 - Apartment zoning - is apparently not producing desired results . It stretches west of the business district for fifteen blocks, between the Pacific Coast Highway and Orange Avenue . There are eighteen acres developed in single family residential uses but only three acres of apartments in this 53 acre zone . Oil drill- ing is permitted throughout this area; this is the principal reason that investors have refused to risk capital on apartment buildings . i The 93 acre R-3 zone is in similar straits . Twenty-two acres are developed in single family uses, yet only 3 acres of apartments exist . No great amount of oil wells exist in either the R-3 or R-4 zones, but the fact that they are permitted has limited the amount of capital risked on apartments in both of these areas. Since living conditions (and hence investment in apartments) are definitely not enhanced by oil drilling, two possibilities present themselves . One is the prohibition of new dwellings in areas where oil drilling is permitted; the other is the readjustment of areas where oil drilling is allowed. This latter alternative can .be accomplished without loss of vested rights to oil and will be discussed in the Master Plan section. The same comments previously made about the R-3 and R-4 zones also apply to the R-2 zone . Here there are 57 acres developed for single family uses, 8 for duplexes and 3 for apartments out of a 120 acre total . R-1, or single family areas, are located in two main places . One is in undeveloped farm land east of the city and near the ocean; the other, north of the business district, is the only area of the city which is zoned and developed as R-1 property. This latter area should be protected and expanded if possible . (5) For convenient reference Table I in the appendix shows the measured use of land in each zone . Most of the foregoing material was derived from these figures . Certain other comments having to do with the text and possible revision of the city zoning ordinance are important but they are not Master Plan material . These will be developed in a supplementary report dealing with necessary corrections for the zoning and subdivision ordinances . The report will be transmitted to city officials, as well as placed on file with the City Clerk. rj 1 B . B. EXISTING LAND USE . City development is shown in the table below in statistical form and on the map on Page in a graphic representation. CITY LAND USE (Prior to August, 1957) USE ACRES PERCENT Single Family 150 5 .35 Duplex 23 .82 Apts . and Multiple 12 .43 Trailers, Motels 28 1 .00 Retail Commercial 15 •54 Industrial 25 .89 Railroad (Again Line) 33 1 .18 Oil Wells 31 1 .11 Public and Semi-public 247 8.81 Agriculture 1524 54.37 Vacant 414 14.77 Streets 301 10.74 TOTALS 2803 100. (7) I II ; � o ° 1E Hoolo I ��r I. I 1 L E G E N D j IN63 STRIAL AREA SINGLE FAMILY AREA '' '''•' j MULTIPLE FAMILY AREA •����\\ ® 7 CEN'rRAL COMMERCIAL AREA NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING AREA 0 PUBLIC OR QUASI-PUBLIC AREA ® / j 1:1I S T I INT i �4 CITY OIL � /I GRANGE COUNTY. (:ALIF F. j NOTE: USE OF UNMARKED AREA j -• •,•- IS PREDOMINANTLY AGRICULTURAL co One thing stands out in the preceding table; more than half of the land within the city limits, as they existed prior to August, 1957, was in agricultural use . Vacant lands, streets and public property were the next most prevalent forms of land use . Single family homes, commercial and other uses each occupied only minute portions of the whole city. Land use in the new areas, whose annexation became effective in 1957, is set out below: NEW ANNEXED AREAS USE ACRES PERCENT Single Family 161 1 .79 Duplex Apts . & Multiple 1 .006 Trailers, Motels Retail Commercial 2 .02 Industrial (C & I) 185 2.057 Railroad 20 .21 Oil Wells 11 .12 Public & Semi-Public 85 .94 Agriculture 7157 79.70 Vacant 888 9 .89 Streets 470 5 .2 TOTALS 8980 100. (9) Most significant fact to be developed from the foregoing table is that substantial amounts of industrial property - 185 acres - were added to the city. Highly significant, too, is the fact that more than 7000 acres of agricultural lands were brought in by the new annexation. New additions of duplex and retail commercial property are insignificant . Combining land uses of the original city and those of the annexation gives the following pictures CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH (After 1957) LAND USE ACRES PERCENT Single Family 311 2.64 Duplex 23 .20 Apts . & Multiple 13 .11 Trailers, Motels 28 .24 Retail Commercial 17 .14 Industrial (Inc . C) 210 1 .78 Railroad 55 •47 Oil wells 42 .36 Public & Semi-Public 332 2 .82 Agricultural 8681 73.67 Vacant 1302 11 .05 Streets 771 6.54 TOTALS 11,783 100. (�0) The real significance of the foregoing figures and how they will help develop a sound Land Use Plan will be brought out immediately, after studying population growth and economics . 1C . POPULATION GROWTH DISTRIBUTION Population is presently distributed, as shown on Page 12. Highest con- centration of people is within a half mile of the business area. Lesser concen- trations of a few hundred persons, each are noted along Huntington Beach Boulevard, from Ellis Avenue north to Smeltzer. The balance of the 11,000 acre planning area is virtually unoccupied from land. Growth of population within the city is plotted and predicted, as out- lined in the following graph. • 36,500 35,000 --f-- -i- 4- 30,0 0 0 -� -�- -� 1 4- 0 28,500 25,000 O t _1_20,000 4- � 1-- -j- Q • 16,500 15,000 - - -f J 10,000 • 5,871 61000 5,257 t 03,690 3,738 • 8/5 01,687 1910 1920 1930 19 40 1950 1960 1970 1980 (l1) La • IE ° •• �V • • ° I ° • ° i O ;� • o •••• (� • • ❑ ---j--LL` • • • ° D O • o • •• • go � o •mom m� � l ®®®®® 6 % I LEG EN D • - EACH DOT EQUALS TEN PERSONS / d 11OULM1'ION DISTRI 3IJ'1 HM CITY OF • / I ' ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF F. � JULY, 1957 I-' N r l An extremely healthy forecast is predicted, based on similar growth of Orange County and Southern California generally. By 1980 Huntington Beach should be a community of some 36,.000 people . D. L 0 G A L EGO NOMICS , Probably the easiest description of local economics is: "OIL" ! Huntington Beach is the third largest oil producing field in the state . It pumps nearly 30,000,000 barrels annually. There are two other, though less important, sources of income: agricul- tural products and summertime beach crowds . Each of these must be protected and promoted in the Master Land Use Plan. The uses most difficult to reconcile will x be oil drilling versus dwelling construction. There is a tremendous, unrealized potential for motels, apartment buildings and single-family homes, which the detrimental affect of oil drilling has kept out of the city. Both of these two opposing forces must be protected and promoted through land use planning. Some rather drastic, yet fair and equitable proposals, will be made to accomplish this . (13) 1 MASTER LAND USE PLAN_ A. FUTURE LAND USE REQUIREMENTS Within the new city limit there are over 11,000 acres . In 1980 some 36,006 persons will live here . How much land will they need for housing, retail stores, in- dustrial, etc .? Answers to these questions are derived from the following table : COLUMN: (X) (Y) (Z) (Z-1) (X-1) (Y-1) Developed Present Desirable Desirable No. of Property Acreage Acres per 100 acres required for LAND USE Only Per 100 persons sug- COMMENT 36)000 persons Acres Persons gested by Acmes % Hahn Wise,Barber Single Family 311 17.3 3.65 3.5 These should be 1260 34.2 Duplex & Apts . 36 2.0 0,42 0.6 planned in areas 220 6 :0 Motels & Trailers 28 1 .6 0.33 0.2 free from vePti- 70 1 .9 Retail Commercial 17 1 .0 0.2 0.3 cal oil drilling 110 3.0 Light & Heavy Indus . Somewhat more than including railroads 307 17.0 3.61 1 .6 this amount will 580 15 .8 and oil lands be proposed on Master Plan.. Public & Semi-Public 332 18.4 3.90 1 .6 ) Not on Master Plan 580 15 .8 See Pager - Streets 771 42.7 9 .06 2.4 See Page l; for 860 23.3 1602 T57b discussion 780 100.0 *Taken from comparison with other cities and adjusted for special application to Huntington Beach (14) i I To see what adjustments are proposed for Huntington Beach land use distri- bution, compare Column (X) with (X-1) ; (Y) with (Y-1), etc . This table represents not only the new acreages to take care of the expected population but new emphasis on single family residential and apartment units, as well as retail commercial . As indicated in the table, public uses and semi-public uses, such as schools and churches, will not be shown on the Master Plan. Schools and public buildings will be planned for in the Parks, Recreation and Public Buildings Plan, to be developed later. Therefore, it is not possible at this time to show them on the plan. To com- pensate for this, extra territory amounting to 580 acres will be added to the other use areas (chiefly to the single family residential districts) . The city will have to grow up to its street system. There are presently 771 acres of street rights-of-way. In 1980, with a population four times as great, only 89 more acres of streets will be needed . Also, the city could well afford to vacate some of its existing street network west of 17th street . This is an industrial area, yet the street pattern is laid out for residential uses . This recommendation will be made later in the Street and Highway Plan, It is estimated that 3,680 acres will be occupied or used by the 36,000 persons who will live in the city by 1980. This leaves 8100 acres not spoken for. This surplus acreage should remain in agricultural use until needed for expansion of urban uses . (15) The Master Land Use Plan map shows the proposed land use which has been tailored to meet the special conditions of Huntington Beach and adjacent areas,, Following is a list of the areas of each type of usage as laid out on the map, 0 o 0 0 0 o . 2,218 M-1. 0 0 0 0 0 m . . 1,5�46 R-2 , o o o 0 o , o 0 1 A 209 M-2 . o o o . . . 167 Rm5 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 . 387 Streets 0 a 0 . 0 1, 3140 C-1 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 Agriculture 0 0 0 0 6,000 Cm2 . . o o o o 0 0 o 38 Total 13,588 Public 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 600 These figures are approximate . They include beach and marshy areas, rail- roads and drainage channels. This plan is for the guidance of municipal officials and the public at large, in making decisions for future developments , It should be used as a pattern, and may be amended from time to time as changes warrant a revision, The Master Land Use Plan is based on several factors - the existing use of the land; the desirable balance between industrial, commercial and residential property; the probable future population of the city; the holding capacity of the area. The Master Street and Highway Plan, the Zoning Ordinance, a Recreation Plan, future schools and many other municipal programs should be coordinated later with the Master Land Use Plan. In connection with the use of the land in Huntington Beach, it is our feeling that much more land should be protected from surface oil drilling. These (16) restricted areas will be outlined in a suggested new Zoning Ordinance . .; Industrial uses should be placed in two classifications : "M" and "P.M. " "M" would cover heavy type industries including oil . "P.M," (Planned Manufacturing) would exclude surface drilling and regulations should call for wide streets and service roads, large building sites, architectural controls and landscaping, all aimed at setting up an attractive industrial area with proper protections for the manufacturers and investors. The Plan has three main objectiveso (1) to preserve and to improve, where practicable, the zoning pattern that exists within the former city limits of Huntington Beach; (2) to establish a new zoning pattern for the new annexations; and, (3) to coordinate these two patterns into a single, workable and reasonable plan of land use for the City as it will probably exist in 1980. It must be remembered that the paromount goal is the improvement of the City of Hungtingon Beach so that ALL may benefit . (17) �41e�enme fn ` THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH MAP ON FILE WITH CITY CLERK A P P E N D I X TABLE Z EXISTING LAND USE IN EACH ZONING DISTRICT R-1 ZONE R-2 ZONE R-3 ZONE R-4 ZONE TOTAL ACRES - 654 TOTAL ACRES - 120 TOTAL ACRES - 93 TOTAL ACRES - 53 R-1 34 R-1 57 R-1 22 R-1 18 R-2 1 R-2 8 R-2 9 R-2 2 Trailers 6 R-3 3 R-3 3 Apartment 3 R .R . 15 "B" Retail Retail Comm. 1 Retail Comm. Trace Comm l 1 . Trace Public 39 Light Ind. 2 Light Ind. 2 Industry Trace Oil Wells 1 R.R. 2 Oil Wells Trace Oil Wells 1 Industry 2 Oil Wells 1 Public 2 Vacant 51 Vacant 28 120 Public 2 Vacant 25 Farming 528 Streets 48 Vacant 51 654 93 Streets 6 Streets 70 Streets 23 R-5 ZONE C-3 ZONE M-1 ZONE M-2 ZONE TOTAL ACRES 146 TOTAL ACRES . 71 TOTAL ACRES 7 TOTAL ACRES 1310 R-1 Trace R-1 7 Light Ind. 2 R-1 12 R-2 2 Vacant 5 R-2 1 Trailers 3 Apts. 2 7 Mult . 1 Motels, Streets 3 Retail Trace Light Ind. 1 Trailers 5 Ind. 12 Retail Comm. 14 S-1 ZONE ABOVE WATER R .R. 13 Oil Wells 1 Light Ind. 4 Oil Wells 25 Oil Wells 2 TOTAL AREA 52 Public 131 Public 40 Public 1 Agri , 895 Vacant 34 Trailers 14 Vacant 220 Agri, 101 71 R .R. 3 T-T= 145 Public 32 Streets 4 Streets 36 Streets 108 Streets 3 TWO - MASTER STREET H GHWAY PLAN MA S TER PL A IV OF S TREE TS A 10 HI GH WA 111S 1 GENERAL COMMENT A comprehensive plan for the development of streets and highways in Huntington Beach must take into account the recent enormous growth of the city, and the consequent potential for a vastly larger population. Annexations in the last half of 1957 nearly quadrupled the area of the city, to a total of 11,783 acres . Preliminary studies indicate a population of 28,500 by 1970, and 36,500 by 1980 . The uses to which this land is put, and the areas in which the population will cluster, will in large part determine the pattern of streets within the city. The Master Land Use Plan, and the actual zoning based on the Plan, will control the development of land uses and concentrations of people, as generators of traffic . The existing land uses within the city have already been charted, and are to be found on the map in the Land Use Study. The existing land uses, the manner in which the present population is distributed, and the projection of the population through 1980, have also been charted in the Land Use Study. This basic data is inco-rporated as a part of this report . 11 BASIC DATA FOR DECISION A. EXISTING LAND USE Nearly 74 percent of the existing city, a total of 8,681 acres, is now used for farming. Another 11 percent, or 1, 302 acres is vacant . All of this land is capable of development into 1 . residential, commercial or industrial uses, and therefore capable of generating traffic . However, the location and type of development, and therefore the type and density of traffic, will to as large extent be controll-ed by the Land Use Plan and future zoning. There are now 771 acres of streets and street right-s-of-way. In theory, only another 89 acres of street area would be necessary to take care of the expected 36,500 population in 1980. It will be noted, however, that most of the street area is concen- trated in the city as it existed prior to August 1957 . This is an area of comparitively wide rights-of-way., short blocks, and numerous alleys . The percentage of street area in the built-up sections of the city is consequently hftgher than normal . it will be necessary to lay out new subdivIslon streets and industrial service roads as the city fills in the undeveloped areas to the west and north. The ratio of street area to improved area will always remain high. B. EXISTING ZONING The present zoning as shown in the Land Use Plan, indicates the major traffic generators within the city - the downtown commercial and multi-residential. districts, the surrounding manufacturing areas and the outlyin$ .areas set aside for farming and large-lot residences . Each type of district contributes its own volume and kind of traffic to the city pattern. The present district layout, along with proposed zoning changes IE-Md the Land Use Plan must be considered in developing the plan for streets . 2. C. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION Great majority of the population of Huntington Beach will be found in a small area bounded by the Coast Highway, 17th Street, Utica Street, Huntington Beach Boulevard and Atlanta Street . Smaller concentrations exist to the north, in the area betweenthe Southern Pacific Right-of-Way and Newland Street . A very small percentage of the popula- tion is widely scattered through the rest of the planning area. D. RECOMMENDATIONS If the Street and Highway plan is to make sense, and is to provide a reasonable, safe and economic solution to the traffic problem, it must be related at all times to the Master Plan of Land Use and to the zoning pattern. If there is any major change in either of these two programs, that change should be reflected as soon as possible with appropriate modifications in the Street and Highway Plan. -M THE STREET AND HIGHWAY ' STUDY A. GENERAL CONSIDERATION Experience has shown that in the development of any plan for streets and highways, certain principles can be taken for granted. 1 . The bulk of traffic will be carried on only a few streets. This Is borne out in the case of Huntington Beach, and is shown graphically on the Traffic Flow Map on Page 4. 3. Y TWENTY FOUR 110UR TRW F- 10 FZ OW HUNTINGTON BEACH,CALIF HAHN,WISE AND BANNER PLANNING CONSULTANTS AUG.15-16,19ST 2 . Land use, and the resulting concentrations of retail. businesses, industries, apartments and homes are an important influence on the type, direction, and timing of traffic . 3. It is only economic common sense to locate, plan and install a street wide enough and good enough to carry the potential load, at the earliest possible time . Cities have wasted millions of dollars in widening, relocating and realigning streets . Because of poor planning, or more frequently the lack of planning, cities have wasted millions of dollars in widening, relocating or realigning streets after the sewer, water and gise lines have been installed and all the abutting lots built up. 4 . Along with the population, the number of motor vehicles in California has increased phenominally, and can be expected to keep on rising. In Orange County, the number of motor vehicle registrations has more than doubled since 1950 -- from 113,989 to 242,640. Highways and streets must be planned now so the area will not strangle in its own traffic . 5 . I I� �I N a !' e6o .o ioo o so 900 � 960{0 0 YO 260 El L 1 P 6 I o 000 7111, IF ed 1 Y Ll—�W-000-o�oxeeooc .0- L_- 1 L _ - 6° 1 2 BO 1 B � r 46 \V L F. � FT ao o L o $ zo o Yo I� 2340 �'� -� 100 o i� .0 so 'go o / I 660 14 Trios 7me1 ..M. Trips h o Zone In Zen* `L, �' J 9 R0 2 360 8 - / 3 1160 1160o 1380' 11820 , 5 Zoo 16o0 w��� 4 80 2080 / T 130 546035/ 3 560 / g 9 40 l0 1260 �i o 600 / i! 280 3160 12 40 1520 % 13 40 % 14 560 loo t5 20 360 � zu aao IN 960 5820 / E 160 11 0 9 64 00 Yf Soo 2280 r^o / ORIGIN a DESTINATION SURVEY N y57 TY OF .IIUNTI\TG"TON 11EA C H � l � ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. � S o I 3. VEHICLE REGISTRATION. Growth of vehicle registration, along with the city population, is projected on the Chart on Page �. Vehicle registrations for the city have been interpolated, since actual registrations are reported only for Orange County. Registrations for the city of Huntington Beach were taken as a portion of the whole number of registrations for the county, in the same ,.ratio that the population of the city bears to the population of the county for any given year. At the present time, there are approximately 2.5 persons for each automobile and truck registered in the city. Based on the projected populations, this figure will give the city 6,600 vehicles by 1960; 11,000 vehicles by 1970, and 14,200 vehicles by 1980. These estimates are conservative . The statewide average is close to two persons per vehicle at the present time, and is expected to drop to 1 .9 by the year 1980. Using the figure of two persons per vehicle would give us an estimate of 3000 vehicles at the present time; 8,250 in 1960; 14,250 in 1970 and 18,270 within the city by 1980. It is reasonable to assume, therefore, that the actual number of"' vehicles registered within the city, any time within the next 25 years, will lie approximately between the two lines computed by the methods described above. 8• v 18,000 - - - 16,000 / i 14,250 /141200 14,000 / 12,000 �11,000 C / 10,000 8,250 8,000 f I � 61600 6,000 47000 41000 3,450 23240 ✓ 21000 11810 1,460 396 01910 1920 1930 1940 1950 9 t960 1970 1980 1990 2000 YEARS 41 EXISTING STREET SYSTEM The city' s present street pattern, including rights-of-way and actual pavement widths, is shown on the map on Page 11 . Generally, existing streets have plenty of right-of-way width to handle traffic through the foreseeable future . Existing pavements, with a few exceptions, are also in good condition. - In the western section of the city, pavement has been chewed up by heavy truck traffic around oil well operations . Streets in this area need resurfacing . In scattered parts of the city, surface cracks mar the street pavement, and perhaps because of a scarcity of traffic, grass is growing in the streets. This situ- ation can be remedied easily by proper seal-coating. A small maintenance expense now can save these streets from further breakdown and the expense of a major resurfacing project later on. 15. FIRE ROUTES Main running routes for city fire equipment (along with existing public buildings and facilities) are mapped on Page 12. These streets should be protected from cross traffic . It is recommended that the fire department make a complete study of the possible locations for new fire stations in the newly annexed areas, and possible fire routes to serve such stations . 10. LAI r°- p � `ry< Jig, g yr x' -rd $ oa � Lb• 1 LEGEND ••; I .. � x•w AwAwa�cewEc•nwx'Ifwr ip°M ` � /rtl�_ - I 1 E•w` MM6wtrwma-AMW bOM • m O" mmm ,r a•w` aSfO NYMIfR•I111dtlYl ROM ~�1}" 4 a•w' rMYLLM'rnara•nwvrpr ll°M yM,!_,} z-w au°wxaxx•wpexrr mrm a 8. �m lit i do rlMr•A.p wwr,M/prHVrr ',��,P 2_ CITT 0F p HUNTINtxT()1T 13l%ACl I E.,r ,i . I O1tAhi GE COUNTY, CALIF. LEGEND D I, PI.AYSROUN0. COMMUNITY CENTER i E, LAKE PARK S. CIRCLE PARK PLAYGROUND 4. CITY PARK 4UNOEYELOPED) N G. PLAYGROUND S. PLAYGROUND -- N T. OCEAN PIER \ I I S' PUBLIC BEACH % S. PLAYCROUNO IPROPOSED) 10, PUBLIC Li BRARY I6 I IL MEM0AIAL HALL 1E. PAVILION \ 14 1& LAKE PARK CLUB HOUSE �\ m 14 MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE m I& ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 14 1& NIGH SCHOOL 1t MEADOWLARK COUNTRY CLUB I& CITY HALL 18 IB, MUNICIPAL COURT / EO. FIRE CEPARTMENT I Q f w MCI 11 I 1 m I EXISTING F I 1tl: 1t01J'1'1: S AND 31MILIC0 Ftit; ILITI ]: S� i CITY OF i 1. III JINTI\TGrT()\T I3]:A(:11 %.: i OItANGII•: COUNTY. CIALIF. I'I ..._. 19 57 ..�.._._...._.,._.......�. .\.. is 6. TRAFFIC CONTROLS a BUS ROUTES Routes of the four inter-city bus lines are mapped on Page 14 . This map also indicates existing Stop and Yield signs and traffic control lights . All major city, county and state roads, along with truck routes mentioned below, should be declared through streets, and protected with Stop signs . 7. TRUCK ROUTES Truck routes are outlined on the map on Page 15 . It is recommended that these routes be properly marked. New truck routes are suggested in the Master Street and Highway Plan and shown on the same map. S. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS Traffic accidents for the six and one-half months from January I through July 16, 1957, are shown on the map on Page 16 . The map shows the location as well as type of accident, and the injuries or property damage involved. Most of the accidents have taken place along the Coast Highway. A divided freeway, carrying through traffic north of the city, will undoubtedly improve the accident ratio in this area. Stricter policing of the peak summer traffic, and improved traffic flow should also cut down the number of accidents in the downtown section. 13. h i I I a. I j j m ; m LEGEND o slop signs n Yield signs .•co Gre.Y&V,7d Line... ID Line m I 0 �..�� sontoFe Line ®yz®pad ....�.. Huntington-santaAna Line ®� T RA F F I t; C"OON'1'ROL S I(NN D BUS ltt)I T114, S "I CITY OF i i. ORANIGNE COUNTY, CALIF. I 1958 �• I � NN l V 3I I i Ali �e LJ / I / m i 01 m ► ► ® ��m�mro mmm I i �M I S 1 I \ �o��m o hltOPOS1;1) ► lttJ(,`K ROUTES 19511 CITY OF i i. 1, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. 5 1 u I o a _ El V, / L E G E N D m 1 ■ FATAL-ACC/DENT � ON✓URYC/DENT INVOLVING A FIVE ACC/DENTS INVOLVING /N✓UR ®® o O ONEAGEIDENT INVOLVING PROPERTYmmm it FIVE ACC/DENTS INVOLVING PROPERTY DAMAGE ® m I I 1 I (JANUARY I TO JULY 16,1957) CITY OF l; i ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. 96 MAJOR STREETS FOR GAS TAX PURPOSES The map of Gas Tax Streets on Page 18, shows Major Streets within the new city limits,which are felt should be included for gas tax purposes . These streets are of major importance and bear sufficient traffic to warrant construction and maintenance monies from gasoline tax funds, to be spent thereon. All major streets suggested in the Street and Highway Plan should be added to the existing state approved schedule for maintenance purposes . 10. SUMMER TRAFFIC LOAD A problem peculiar to Huntington Beach and other coastal 1-1—uwns in the area is the heavy load of tourist and vacation traffic during the summer month; . part of this load is in the form of inter-city traff c f Lt� .i.ng through Hune:_i:�; r Beach on Coast Highway and HR'n-k-lington Beach Boulevard (State Highway 59) . Another part of the load is di6pe-rosed throughout , the city, off these t,'�� main roads . Some of the traffic winds ap on the beach parking areas . The rest spreads throughout the city F.� beach--bound travelers seek parking sps.ce c to eat and shop.- There is anot:r.-(_,..° peculiar cha:c•acteristic of this peak summer traffic . It flows in and out daily, making almost a complete change, as would the water in a tidal. basl.n. Only a very -small part of this increased summer load is made up of aut -mobi.l.es 'wh:ich arrive in the cl-ty, stay a few days or weeks, and 1:ea_ve agai-n. 17. i li �V RRI,, !i I AM-- IT i =p7l_ -1101 I co l • I i . i - i i i CRUS TAX S TItl;1:'1'8 OF MAJOR i lPOlt'1ANt'E " 1950 CITY OF i ��I1 irrl�IOT(�'1'()\T l3].A('11 I i ' OIts#.\GE COUNTY, CAI,iF. y II. ORANGE COUNTY ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS PLAN A master plan for arterial highways in Orange County was prepared and adopted by county officials in 1956 . The plan makes the following proposals affecting Huntington Beach: Freeways: An alternate freeway approximately one and a quarter miles inland of, and parallel to, the existing Coast Highway. Major Roads: Bolsa Chica Road; Huntington Beach Boulevard; Brookhurst Street, all north-south; Wintersburg and Adams Avenues east- west . Primary Roads : Springdale Street; Golden West Street; and Cannery Street, all north-south; Smeltzer Avenue, Talbert Avenue, Garfield Avenue and Atlanta Avenue, all east-west . The recommendations of this county plan have been duly considered in forming the Master Plan of Streets and Highways for Huntington Beach. However, to the City of Huntington Beach, more roads will be considered as of major importance to the city and are so shown on the Master Plan, of Streets and Highways . 19. ME THE STREET AND HIGHWAY FLAN The purpose of a street ant-i plan is to organize the street pattern into a system wherein the roadways wiil be adapted to the use made of them. This means the h provisions of arterials, for through traffic, and design of residentia'I streets for local use, which discourages through traffic . Such a plan should provide for the plan- ning of new streets, in undeveloped areas, of major and secondary importance . A. The following objectives should be attained : to Serve as a general guide for the development of traffic thorofares. 2 . Provide an authentic source of information for residents and investors in the city. 3. To obviate the menace to public safety and the damage to property values resulting from an inadequate provision of traffic thorofares . B. The method of accomplishment . This plan is .proposed for adoption under the California State Conservation and Planning Act . 20. E III I I� i C . Recommendations 1 . Four main classes are recommended for adoption.* a. Main Roads : Main roads providing connections between distant points and continuous routes . b . Major Streets : Main local thorofares providing intra-city routes and connections to main roads , c . Secondary Streets.* Streets carrying traffic within the highway and major street ne work. d. Local Street .* Streets where the chief use is to provide access to abutting property. 2. The Master Street and Highway plan indicates the ultimate traffic thorofare system for the City of Huntington Beach. It contains the following recom- mended -street, highway and other improvements : a . Main Roads.* The main roads as shown on the Master Street and Highway y plan Map includes the Pacific Coast Highway, from the Santa Ann River northward; Highway No . 39, from Pacific Coast Highway northward; Brook- hurst Road, from Pacific Coast Highway northward; Wintersburg Ave.. , from Pacific Coast Highway eastward . b . Major Streets: Recommended major streets are Twenty-third Street, from Ocean Ave . to Mansion Ave; Seventeenth Street, from Ocean Ave . to Garfield Ave; Fifth Street, from Ocean Ave , to Frankfort Street; Main Street, from Ocean Ave . to Highway No. 39; First Street, from Ocean Ave . to Lake Ave; Huntington Ave . , from Ocean Ave . to Main Street; Newland Street, from Ocean Ave . to North City Limits; Brookhurst Street, from Ocean Ave , to North City Limits; Springdale Street, from an extension to Garfield to North City Limits; Golden West Street, from Mansion Ave . to North City Limits; Gothard Street, from Main Street to Wintersburg Ave . ; Lake Ave . , from First Street to Main Street; Atlana Ave . , from Take Ave , to East City Limits; Frankfort Street, from Fifth Street to Indianapolis Street : Adams Ave . , from Main Street to East City Limits; Mansion Ave . , from Twenty-third Street to Seventeenth Street; Garfield Ave . , from Ocean Ave . to East City Limits; Talbert Ave . , from exten- sion of South Springdale Street to North City Limits; Smeltzer Ave , , from West City Limits to East City Limits . 21 > c . Secondary Streets . Recommended secondary streets are Edwards Street, from Garfield Streeto East City Limits; Fourteenth Street, from Ocean Ave . to Main Street; Eleventh Street, from Ocean Ave . to Main Street; Seventh Street, from Ocean Ave . to Main Street; Delaware Ave . , from Frankfort Street to Ellis Ave . ; Cannery Street, from Banning Ave . to North City Limits; Walnut Street, from Twenty-third Street to First Street; Orange Ave . , from Twenty-third Street to Lake Ave . ; Palm Ave . , from Twenty-third Street to Main Street; Indianapolis Street, from Lake Ave . , to East City Limits; Quincy Street, from Twenty-third Street to Main Street; Yorktown Street, from Seventeenth Street to East City Limits; Ellis Ave . , from Golden West Street to East City Limits; Slater Ave . , from, Bolsa . Chica Street to East City Limits; Heil Ave ., from Bolsa Chica Street to East City Limits . d. Local Streets. The local streets .will be chiefly used to provide access o abuttingproperty and should be considered by the Planning Com- mission .in individual cases as areas are subdivided. It is not necessary that a grid system ,of local streets be considered. Streets in different subdivisions should not be allowed to job, unless they are at a minimum 300 feet apart . 3 . STANDARD STREET SECTIONS. The standard street sections chart on Page 24 shows the width of pave- ment varies for streets having the same classification, depending upon the adjacent use of the land . In commercial and industrial areas, streets are to be wider to accommodate greater curb parking turnover and wide commercial vehicles . The standard street section requirements are those recommended and should be adopted by the City Council by resolution and kept on file in the City Engineers Office and that of the Planning Commission. 22,