Draft EIS/EIR for the San Luis Reservoir SRA Resource ...

3. Planning Influences
Community Plan predicts that three new fire stations will be needed to
accommodate the area’s growth.
Seven implementation plans have been developed to designate how this
community is built. Each will require preparation and adoption of a plan to ensure
coordinated development of land uses, necessary infrastructure, and the funding
mechanisms to construct and maintain that infrastructure. The seven
implementation plan areas envisioned in the Villages of Laguna San Luis
Community Plan are as follows.
• Central NW Implementation Plan Area. The 610-acre area north of SR
152 and east of SR 33 will be accessed by new roads off of SR 33 on the
west and off of Hilldale Avenue on the west. Land uses include low-,
medium-, and high-density residential; regional commercial; light
industrial; and a community park.
• Central NE Implementation Plan Area. The 606-acre area north of SR 152
and east of Hillsdale Avenue will be accessed by new roads off of Hilldale
Avenue. Land uses include low-, medium-, and high-density residential;
village commercial; and light industrial.
• Central SW Implementation Plan Area. The 603-acre area south of SR 152
and east of the extension of SR 33 will be accessed by new roads off the
southern extension of SR 33 on the west and off the future southern
extension of Hilldale Avenue on the east. Land uses include low-,
medium-, and high-density residential use; village commercial; and light
industrial.
• Central SE Implementation Plan Area. The 623-acre area south of SR 152
and east of the future southern extension of Hilldale Avenue will be
accessed by new roads off the southern extension of Hilldale Avenue.
Land uses include low- and medium-density residential use; village
commercial; light industrial; and a community park.
• Western Implementation Plan Area. The 644-acre area south of SR 152
will be accessed by Gonzaga Road. Principal land uses are low- and very
low-density residential, with a small core of neighborhood commercial
and adjacent medium-density residential.
• Southwestern Implementation Plan Area. This 2,032-acre area will be
accessed by the Gonzaga Road and Jasper Sears Road. This area is split
into two major land uses. The northern and western side of the area is
designated as open space and includes the PG&E substation and the areas
underlying the major 500kv and 230kv transmission lines, which enter the
substation from the south. It also contains a small recreational park
operated by the Reclamation located in the southern and eastern part of the
Specific Plan Area and designated as an Urban Reserve.
• Southern Implementation Plan Area. The 1,093-acre area will be accessed
by the extension of Hilldale Avenue on the northwest and by Billy Wright
Road on the east. This area is principally low-density residential and
contains a small neighborhood commercial area and the existing Billy
Wright landfill. Merced County is currently considering expansion of the
San Luis Reservoir SRA 3-13
Draft RMP/GP and Draft EIS/EIR