Policies

1. Policy LU-5.2 Military Influence Overlay

   We require conditional use permits for projects within the Military Influence Overlay that could penetrate the defined floor elevation of the military airspace, or that could encroach upon military operations. We consider how development of roads and infrastructure within the Military Influence Overlay will promote growth that might lead to incompatible land use.

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2. Policy LU-5.5 Transportation and infrastructure

   We consider military needs for operations and training when planning and improving local and regional transportation and infrastructure systems.

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Goals

1. Goal TM-5 Goods Movement

   A road, rail, and air transportation system that supports the logistics industry and minimizes congestion in unincorporated areas.

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Policies

1. Policy TM-5.1 Efficient and sustainable goods movement network

   We advocate for the maintenance of a goods movement system in southern California that is efficient and sustainable and that prioritizes public health through the use of zero‐emission equipment and infrastructure.

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2. Policy TM-5.2 Intermodal facility

   We support the development of an intermodal facility in connection with the Southern California Logistics Airport.

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3. Policy TM-5.3 High Desert Corridor

   We support the development of the High Desert Corridor to improve the regional goods movement network and foster economic development in the North Desert region.

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4. Policy TM-5.4 Grade separations

   We support grade separations to reduce conflicts between rail facilities and roadways, subject to available funding.

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5. Policy TM-5.5 Countywide truck routes

   We support SBCTA’s establishment of regional truck routes that efficiently distribute regional truck traffic while minimizing impacts on residents. We support funding through the RTP to build adequate truck route infrastructure.

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6. Policy TM-5.6 Unincorporated truck routes

   We establish local truck routes in unincorporated areas to efficiently funnel truck traffic to freeways while minimizing impacts on residents. We establish routes where trucks are prohibited in unincorporated environmental justice focus areas and to avoid overlaps or conflicts with safe routes to schools.

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7. Policy TM-5.7 Trucking-intensive businesses

   We require trucking-intensive businesses to pay their fair share of costs to build and maintain adequate roads.

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8. Policy TM-6.3 Regional airports

   We advocate for expanded passenger and cargo service at regional airports.

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Related Materials

1. Policy Maps TM-5 Goods Movement (PDF | WEB)

Policies

1. Policy HZ-2.4 Truck routes for hazardous materials

   We designate truck routes for the transportation of hazardous materials through unincorporated areas and prohibit routes that pass through residential neighborhoods to the maximum extent feasible.

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2. Policy HZ-2.7 Truck delivery areas

   We encourage truck delivery areas to be located away from residential properties and require associated noise impacts to be mitigated.

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3. Policy HZ-3.1 Health Risk Assessment

   We require projects processed by the County to provide a health risk assessment when a project could potentially increase the incremental cancer risk by 10 in 1 million or more in unincorporated environmental justice focus areas, and we require such assessments to evaluate impacts of truck traffic from the project to freeways. We establish appropriate mitigation prior to the approval of new construction, rehabilitation, or expansion permits.

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1. FOCUS STATEMENT D - Evaluate the feasibility and potential effectiveness of establishing truck routes to lessen traffic congestion and to reduce damage to roadways, and, if feasible, adopt designated truck routes, establish a program to upgrade truck route roadways, and prohibit truck traffic on non-truck route roads.

   Action Statement D.1

   4.1 Define the challenge and intended outcomes of a truck route plan

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   Action Statement D.2

   4.2 Prepare a truck route plan

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1. FOCUS STATEMENT E - Improve public infrastructure

   Action Statement E.4

   Construct grade separation for railroad crossing at Fort Cady.

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