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Locating noise-sensitive uses away from high-noise areas and buffering noise levels through design and landscaping features will help minimize future noiserelated land use conflicts. 8-28 VISALIA GENERAL PLAN UPDATE • Construct façades with substantial weight and insulation; • Use sound-rated windows with enhanced noise reduction for primary sleeping and activity areas; • Use sound-rated doors for all exterior entries at primary sleeping and activity areas; • Use minimum setbacks and exterior barriers; • Use acoustic baffling of vents for chimneys, attic and gable ends; • Install a mechanical ventilation system that provides fresh air under closed window conditions. Alternative acoustical designs that achieve the prescribed noise level standards may be approved, provided that a qualified Acoustical Consultant submits information demonstrating that the alternative designs will achieve and maintain the specific targets for outdoor activity areas and interior spaces. N-P-4 Where new development of industrial, commercial or other noise generating land uses (including roadways, railroads, and airports) may result in noise levels that exceed the noise level exposure criteria established by Tables 8-2 and 8-3, require a noise study to determine impacts, and require developers to mitigate these impacts in conformance with Tables 8-2 and 8-3 as a condition of permit approval through appropriate means. Noise mitigation measures may include but are not limited to: • Screen and control noise sources, such as parking and loading facilities, outdoor activities, and mechanical equipment; • Increase setbacks for noise sources from adjacent dwellings; • Retain fences, walls, and landscaping that serve as noise buffers; • Use soundproofing materials and doubleglazed windows; • Use open space, building orientation and design, landscaping and running water to mask sounds; and • Control hours of operation, including deliveries and trash pickup, to minimize noise impacts. Alternative acoustical designs that achieve the prescribed noise level reduction may be approved, provided a qualified Acoustical Consultant submits information demonstrating that the alternative designs will achieve and maintain the specific targets for outdoor activity areas and interior spaces. As a last resort, developers may propose to construct noise walls along state highways and arterials when compatible with aesthetic concerns and neighborhood character. This would be a developer responsibility, with no City funding.
N-P-5 Continue to enforce applicable State Noise Insulation Standards (California Administrative Code, Title 24) and Uniform Building Code (UBC) noise requirements. N-P-6 Establish noise level performance standards for new equipment and vehicles purchased by the City consistent with the best available control technology (BACT) to minimize noise and vibration. N-P-7 Use the land use compatibility zone guidelines contained in the Airport Master Plan or more current information on airport noise to assess noise compatibility of airport operation with proposed land uses. DRAFT ELEMENTS For General Plan Update Review Committee AUGUST 2012 8-29
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For General Plan UPdate Committee r
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General Plan Update Review Committe
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction ..
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5 Parks, Schools, Community Facilit
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Figure 4-2e: Gateway Boulevard (6-L
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Table 4-7: Future Intersection LOS
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4 CIRCULATION The Circulation Eleme
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• Traffic controls are incorporat
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10 160 acres 40 Freeway Existing Ar
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Existing conditions for roadway seg
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Table 4-3: Existing Intersection LO
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Table 4-4: Existing Roadway Segment
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travel lane, and bike lane widths;
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Table 4-5: Planned Roadway Improvem
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Figure 4-2b shows a “green corrid
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Future Traffic Conditions The TCAG
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Source: Omni-Means, 2012 DRAFT ELEM
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Table 4-8: Future Roadway LOS (2030
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Local Systems Visalia Transit Visal
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Visalia City Coach Routes Visalia T
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All KART bus routes begin and end a
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Pedestrian Circulation Walking is t
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T-P-45 Require that collector stree
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• Establish specific standards fo
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T-P-61 *Encourage high-security off
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4.9 AVIATION Visalia owns and opera
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6 OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION The O
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OSC-O-4 Create and maintain open sp
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expected to prevent further degrada
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Objectives OSC-O-6 Protect water re
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Figure 6-2: Typical Residential Sec
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6.3 LAND RESOURCES This section con
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Farmland Type 160 acres 10 40 Prime
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activities, and agricultural practi
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Page 81 and 82: Objectives OSC-O-10 Protect and enh
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Page 95 and 96: Global Climate Change Global climat
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Page 105 and 106: Objectives S-O-1 Minimize risks of
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Page 117 and 118: EMERGENCY RESPONSE In 2008, the Dep
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Page 131 and 132: GLOSSARY 100-Year Flood. That flood
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Page 139 and 140: Maximum Contaminant Level. Are stan
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