AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY SPECIFIC PLAN MARCH 2006

AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY SPECIFIC PLAN MARCH 2006 Prepared for: CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA Applicant: AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY Prepared by: AC MARTIN PARTNERS, INC. Richard Thompson, AIA, AICP Susan Painter, Ph. D., FCPA Craig O Connor Ben Rosenbloom EIP ASSOCIATES Woodie Tescher, AICP David Preece, AICP Linda F. Tatum, AICP G&W CONSULTING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Donald Warren, PE KAKU ASSOCIATES Dick Kaku Paul Taylor, PE Sean Mohn PSOMAS Michael Swan Greg Wanatabe ANDREASEN ENGINEERING, INC. Gary P. Andreasen

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CONTENTS SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION... 1 1.1 PURPOSE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN...1 1.2 AUTHORITY FOR THE SPECIFIC PLAN...2 1.3 PROJECT LOCATION AND CHARACTERISTICS...2 1.4 HISTORY...3 East Campus...3 West Campus...3 1.5 COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE...4 1.6 PUBLIC RESPONSE AND INPUT INTO THE SPECIFIC PLAN...4 1.7 RELATIONSHIP OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN TO THE EXISTING GENERAL...5 1.7.1 City of Azusa General Plan...5 1.8 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) COMPLIANCE... 10 SECTION 2 EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS... 11 2.1 SITE CONDITIONS AND EXISTING LAND USE... 11 East Campus... 11 West Campus... 11 2.2 SURROUNDING LAND USES AND PLANNING AREAS... 14 East Campus... 15 West Campus... 15 2.3 EXISTING LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT ON EAST AND WEST CAMPUSES... 15 2.4 EXISTING TRANSPORTATION NETWORK... 15 SECTION 3 VISION, GUIDING PRINCIPLES, AND GOALS... 17 3.1 PLANNING PROCESS AND DECISION-MAKING FRAMEWORK... 17 3.2 PLANNING PRINCIPLES... 18 3.3 OTHER DEFINING CRITERIA FOR THE SPECIFIC PLAN... 19 SECTION 4 DEVELOPMENT PLAN... 21 4.1 DEVELOPMENT PLAN OVERVIEW... 21 4.2 LAND USE...21 4.2.1 Goals and Objectives... 21 4.2.2 Land Use Districts and Definitions... 21 4.2.3 Cultural Resources... 22 4.2.4 APU Illustrative Development Plan... 22 4.3 CIRCULATION... 25 4.3.1 Goals... 25 4.3.2 Existing Circulation and Traffic Patterns... 25 4.3.3 Circulation Plan... 25 4.3.4 Community and Regional Circulation... 25 4.3.5 Role of Transit... 26 4.3.6 Site Circulation... 27 iii

4.4 PARKING... 27 4.4.1 Pedestrian Circulation... 27 4.5 UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE... 30 4.5.1 Goals... 30 4.5.2 Drainage... 31 4.5.3 Water Supply Systems... 35 4.5.4 Sanitary Sewer Systems... 40 4.5.5 Natural Gas... 44 4.5.6 Electrical Power... 44 4.5.7 Telecommunication Systems (Technology Infrastructure)... 47 SECTION 5 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS... 51 5.1 INTRODUCTION... 51 5.2 LAND USES... 51 5.2.1 Land Use Categories... 51 5.2.2 Permitted Uses within Each Land Use Type District... 51 5.3 BUILDING ENVELOPE... 53 5.3.1 Minimum Building Setbacks... 53 5.3.2 Building Height... 54 5.3.3 Massing... 54 5.3.4 Building Orientation and Frontage... 55 5.4 OPEN SPACE... 55 5.4.1 Campus Forming Open Space... 55 5.4.2 General Open Space... 56 5.4.3 Public Edge Setbacks... 56 5.4.4 Property Line Buffers... 56 5.4.5 Physical Education/Athletics... 56 5.5 LANDSCAPE... 56 5.5.1 Objectives... 56 5.5.2 General Standards... 56 5.5.3 Landscaping of Surface Parking Lots... 57 5.6 FENCES AND WALLS... 57 5.6.1 Site Perimeter... 57 5.6.2 Fencing and Screening at Interior Site Locations... 57 5.7 CIRCULATION... 58 5.7.1 Components of the Circulation System... 58 5.7.2 Site Access Roads and Drives... 58 5.7.3 Parking... 58 5.8 SERVICE AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT... 59 5.9 LIGHTING... 59 5.10 SIGNAGE... 60 5.11 SUMMARY... 60 SECTION 6 DESIGN GUIDELINES... 65 6.1 INTRODUCTION... 65 6.1.1 Design Guidelines Goals... 65 6.2 GENERAL GUIDELINES... 65 6.2.1 Residential/Recreation Design Guidelines... 65 6.2.2 Academic/Administrative Design Guidelines... 68 6.2.3 Physical Education/Athletic Design Guidelines... 71 6.2.4 Open Space Design Guidelines... 76 6.2.5 Circulation/Parking and Services Areas Design Guidelines... 78 6.3 LANDSCAPE DESIGN GUIDELINES... 81 6.3.1 General Guidelines for Landscape Design... 81 6.3.2 Landscape Concepts for Major Subareas... 81 6.3.3 Landscape Design Circulation... 84 6.3.4 Master Tree and Other Plant Material Lists... 84 6.4 GRADING... 86 6.5 EXTERIOR LIGHTING... 87 6.5.1 General Lighting Standards... 87 6.5.2 Lighting in Landscaped Areas... 88 6.5.3 Parking and Illumination... 88 6.5.4 Entry and Vehicular Lighting... 88 6.5.5 Pedestrian Pathway and Open Space Lighting... 88 6.5.6 Perimeter Lighting... 89 6.5.7 Physical Education/Athletic Lighting... 89 6.5.8 Specialty Lighting... 89 6.5.9 Building Lighting... 89 6.5.10 Residential Areas... 89 iv

6.6 WALL AND FENCES... 89 6.7 SERVICE AREAS... 90 6.8 IRRIGATION... 90 6.9 SIGNAGE... 90 6.9.1 Signage Types... 90 6.9.2 Signage Locations... 91 SECTION 7 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN... 93 7.1 ADMINISTRATION... 93 7.2 RELATIONSHIP WITH CITY OF AZUSA MUNICIPAL CODE... 93 7.3 REVIEW OF SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS... 94 7.3.1 Development Projects Requiring Approval... 94 7.3.2 Findings for Approval... 94 7.3.3 Conditions of Approval... 94 7.3.4 Building Permit... 94 7.3.5 Appeals... 94 7.4 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW... 94 7.5 IMPLEMENTATION ACTION... 94 7.6 PHASING... 95 7.6.1 Initial Phase... 95 7.6.2 Subsequent Development... 95 7.6.3 Phasing of Parking Facilities... 95 7.6.4 Phasing of Housing Facilities... 97 7.6.5 Phasing of Academic/Administrative Facilities... 97 7.6.6 Phasing of Athletics and Recreational Facilities... 97 7.6.7 Phasing of Water System Improvements... 97 7.6.8 Phasing of Sewer System Improvements... 98 7.7 FINANCING... 99 7.8 SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENTS AND MINOR MODIFICATIONS... 99 7.8.1 Minor Modifications... 99 7.8.2 Formal Amendments... 100 APPENDICES (BOUND UNDER SEPARATE COVER) Appendix A Azusa Pacific University Accreditations Appendix B Azusa Pacific University Community Outreach and Involvement Appendix C Traffic and Parking Study Report, Kaku Associates, 2002 Appendix C1 Parking Management Plan, Kaku Associates, 2004 Appendix D Azusa Pacific University Master Drainage Study, Andreasen Engineering Inc. Appendix E Azusa Pacific University Master Water Plan, Psomas, January 2004 Appendix F Azusa Pacific University Master Sewer Plan, Psomas, January 2004 EXHIBITS Exhibit 1A Project Location...2 Exhibit 2A APU Properties... 12 Exhibit 2B Existing Land Use West and East Campus... 13 Exhibit 2C Surrounding Land Uses West and East Campus... 14 Exhibit 4A Land Use Plan Diagram West and East Campus... 22 Exhibit 4B Illustrative Development Plan West Campus... 23 Exhibit 4C Illustrative Development Plan East Campus... 24 Exhibit 4D Community and Regional Site Circulation... 25 Exhibit 4E APU Shuttle Route... 27 Exhibit 4F Vehicular Access and Circulation West and East Campus... 28 Exhibit 4G Pedestrian Circulation System West Campus... 29 Exhibit 4H Pedestrian Circulation System East Campus... 30 Exhibit 4I Existing Drainage East Campus... 31 Exhibit 4J Proposed Drainage East Campus... 32 Exhibit 4K Existing Drainage West Campus... 33 Exhibit 4L Proposed Drainage West Campus... 34 Exhibit 4M Existing Water System East Campus... 35 Exhibit 4N Proposed Water System East Campus... 36 Exhibit 4O Existing Water System West Campus... 38 Exhibit 4P Proposed Water System West Campus... 39 Exhibit 4Q Existing Sewer System East Campus... 40 Exhibit 4R East Campus Proposed Sewer System East Campus... 41 Exhibit 4S Existing Sewer System West Campus... 42 Exhibit 4T Proposed Sewer System West Campus... 43 Exhibit 4U Electrical Distribution Plan East Campus... 44 Exhibit 4V Electrical Distribution Plan West Campus... 46 Exhibit 4W Telecommunication Distribution Plan East Campus... 48 Exhibit 4X Telecommunication Distribution Plan West Campus... 49 v

Exhibit 5A Proposed Land Use Plan... 52 Exhibit 5B Building Height and Setback West Campus... 54 Exhibit 5C Open Space Types West Campus... 55 Exhibit 5D Open Space Types East Campus... 56 Exhibit 5E Roadway Key Plan West and East Campus... 58 Exhibit 5F Roadway Sections... 59 Exhibit 6A Illustrative Landscape Section Campus Pedestrian Gateway... 78 Exhibit 6B Illustrative Landscape Section Campus Vehicular Entry... 79 Exhibit 6C Illustrative Landscape Section Pedestrian Pathway... 79 Exhibit 6D Illustrative Landscape Section Landscape Buffer at Campus Perimeter/Service Road... 79 Exhibit 6E Illustrative Landscape Section Campus Circulation Roadway... 80 Exhibit 6F Landscape Details Key Plan West and East Campus... 81 Exhibit6G Illustrative Landscape Plan East Campus Reference 1... 82 Exhibit 6H Illustrative Landscape Plan East Campus Reference 2... 82 Exhibit 6I Illustrative Landscape Plan East Campus Reference 3... 83 Exhibit 6J Illustrative Landscape Plan West Campus Reference 4... 83 Exhibit 6K Illustrative Landscape Plan West Campus Reference 5... 84 Exhibit 6L Specialty Lighting Zones West and East Campus... 87 Exhibit 7A Location of Proposed Development West Campus... 96 Exhibit 7B Location of Proposed Development East Campus... 97 TABLES Table 1A Campus Characteristics...3 Table 4A East Campus Projected Electrical Load Evaluation... 45 Table 4B West Campus Projected Electrical Load Evaluation... 47 Table 5A APU Specific Plan Development Standards... 61 Table 6A Campuswide Tree Palette... 84 Table 6B Accent Tree Palette... 85 Table 6C Specialized Use Tree Palette... 85 Table 6D Shrubs and Ground Cover Palette... 85 Table 6E Xeriscape Plant Palette... 85 vi