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• Establish specific standards for
perimeter landscaping for parking lots
and structures;
• Separate pedestrian pathways from
car lanes where feasible;
• Promote the use of porous pavement
and low impact drainage features, as
appropriate to the site; and
• Restrict use of vacant lots as vehicle
parking and outdoor storage of
commercial equipment, construction
equipment, and similar unless
screened from public view.
T-P-58 Continue to implement and update, as necessary,
the latest Downtown Parking Management
Plan.
A Downtown parking needs assessment and survey
should be conducted periodically to determine
the adequacy of the Downtown Parking
Management Plan and to indicate when the
Plan should be updated and how needs might be
better balanced.
4.8 GOODS MOVEMENT
Truck Routes
In addition to moving people, the roadway system in
Visalia carries a substantial number of trucks moving
goods. These routes are designed to allow truck traffic
to pass through the City with minimal impact on
residential neighborhoods as well as local vehicular
and pedestrian traffic.
Existing truck routes within Visalia were developed
to minimize neighborhood disturbance and consist
primarily of freeways, select expressways, and a
few arterial and collector streets. Section 3012 of the
Municipal Code has designated certain streets within
the city as truck routes. Trucks may use other streets
for access to particular destinations, with the exception
of certain streets from which they are expressly
prohibited. Truck routes may be modified by resolution
by the City Council as needed. Designated truck
routes are shown in Figure 4-6.
Objectives
T-O-13 Provide a transportation system that effectively
transports goods via trucks and rail
with minimal disruption to residential areas.
Policies
T-P-59 *Identify and sign designated truck routes in
Visalia, ensuring that clear signage is provided
from freeways to truck routes in the city.
T-P-60 *Ensure that truck routes are designed according
to the Surface Transportation Assistance
Act standards for intersections, pavement,
and turning movements.
DRAFT ELEMENTS
For General Plan Update Review Committee
Truck routes have been identified to minimize
neighborhood disturbance, and consist primarily of
freeways, expressways, and a few arterial and collector
streets.
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