Avenida La Pata/Avenida Vista Hermosa Park and Development Study Land Use Charette MAY 15, 2004

Provide opportunity to express your park visions and values Gain understanding of park site constraints and opportunities Gain understanding of market potential, economic realities and trade-offs Prioritize park amenities Purpose of Todays Workshop

City of San Clemente Community Parks and Facilities

Park Site and Surroundings

Avenida La Pata/Vista Hermosa Site Area

Planning Process

Evaluate recreation needs, market demand, site opportunities & constraints Determine the park program that will fit on the site Determine capital and long term operations and maintenance costs Determine development that will fund park operations and maintenance Create a master plan for the park and create a viable development scenario Project Purpose

Stakeholder interviews Focus groups Land use charette (today) Joint Council/Commissions meeting #1 Community workshop Joint Council/Commissions #2 Joint Council/Commissions #3 – final plan Community Participation

Formula For Planning Success!

Innovative Place- making Community Recreation Needs Market & Financial Analysis Site Opps.& Constraints Neighborhood Surroundings Successful Park and Development Program!

Park and Development Program Innovative Place- making Market & Financial Analysis Site Opps.& Constraints Neighborhood Surroundings Recreation Needs

Costs for park and beach maintenance project to increase by $2.6 million, due to construction of: Six parks New senior center Community center/pool/gym complex Citys Financial Forecast

Beginning in fiscal year , expenditures forecasted to increase 8.2% due to addition of $2.1 million in costs for new facilities Staffing and maintenance costs for the community center/gym/pool complex estimated at $1.5 million Maintenance costs for Marblehead & La Pata/Vista Hermosa parks also included beginning in FY Citys Financial Forecast

The cost for development of proposed parks through build-out of the City expected to exceed park development revenue The shortfall estimated to be approximately $3 million in current dollars Unless alternative funding sources are considered, proposed park development must be limited in scope Citys Financial Forecast

Park and Development Program Innovative Place- making Recreation Needs Site Opps.& Constraints Market & Financial Analysis Neighborhood Surroundings

Socio-Economic Overview Demographics: Rapidly growing population High and increasing income levels Area around site is newer, with a high annual average income

Socio-Economic Overview Economy: Growing employment base City is more bedroom community than employment location Site is proximate to Citys employment concentration

Market Assessment Housing: Very high demand and land value Potential for attached, detached and multi-family Potential for affordable housing

Market Assessment Retail: Moderate demand Strong land value Competition from existing and planned centers Potential for convenience retailers

Market Assessment Office: Limited near-term demand and moderate land value Potential long-term use Lodging: Negligible near-term demand and low land value Potential long-term use

Use Residential Retail Office Lodging Recreation Market Revenue $$$$ $$$ $$ $ Summary

Park and Development Program Innovative Place- making Recreation Needs Market & Financial Analysis Site Opps. & Constraints Neighborhood Surroundings

Views

Access

Slope

Drainage

Direction of Sun

Buffers

Park and Development Program Innovative Place- making Recreation Needs Market & Financial Analysis Site Opps. & Constraints Neighborhood Surroundings

Neighborhood Adjacencies

Traffic

Lighting

Park and Development Program Recreation Needs Market & Financial Analysis Site Opps. & Constraints Innovative Placemaking Neighborhood Surroundings

San Clemente Elements of Place

Land Use Exercise

Place pieces on map Park program pieces Income- generating development pieces Land Use Game

Aquatics Facilities Soccer (Youth, Champ.) Multipurpose Fields (Football, Field Hockey) Baseball/Softball Basketball Tennis Volleyball Skate Park/BMX Park Restrooms/Concessions Unprogrammed Open Space Play Area Group Picnic Multipurpose Community Center/Gym Dog Park Maintenance Facility Circulation/Parking Drainage Basins + Addl Custom Pieces Park Program Elements

Commercial Development Commercial Recreation Additional? Housing: Condo Apartment Townhome Single Family Development Program Elements To Pay for Operations/Maintenance Costs for Park Facilities:

Explore site capacity for different uses and facilities Balance costs for park improvements with revenue generated from development uses (land lease) Have fun! Land Use Game

Avenida La Pata/Avenida Vista Hermosa Park and Development Study Land Use Charette MAY 15, 2004 Thank you for your participation!

Existing Facilities

Team 1

Team 2

Team 3

Team 4

Team 5