Infrastructure Extensions
Infrastructure refers to public facilities and services such as sewers, water, electric, and
roadways that are required to support development (existing and proposed). Public
facilities and services should be appropriate for the type of urban or rural development
they serve, but also limited to the existing and planned needs and requirements of the
area. For example, the provision of a safe transportation system, including all modes of
transportation (automobile, mass transit, railway, highway, bicycle, pedestrian, air, etc.),
is an important infrastructure component. Adequate transportation infrastructure
contributes to local, regional, and state accessibility.
Infrastructure plays an important role in land use compatibility. It can enhance the
operations of an installation and community by providing needed services. Conversely,
infrastructure can create encroachment issues if expanded without consideration of the
consequences of future development. The extension or expansion of community
infrastructure to areas proximate to an installation has the potential to induce growth,
potentially resulting in incompatible uses and conflicts between a military mission and
communities. Within general planning and through appropriate consideration and
guidance, infrastructure extensions can serve as a mechanism to guide development into
appropriate areas, protect sensitive land uses, and improve opportunities for
compatibility between community land uses and military missions. Two issues relating to
Infrastructure Extensions have been identified as part of this JLUS.
The proposed North‐South Corridor may impact Rittenhouse Training Site and
Florence Military Reservation.
The Arizona Department of Transportation has proposed a North‐South Corridor
between Apache Junction, State Route 287, and I 10. Although the final
alignment has not been chosen, this corridor could spur future growth and land
development near Florence Military Reservation and Rittenhouse Training Site
that is incompatible with AZARNG missions.
The proposed access road to Pinal Airpark could spur future growth and land
development.
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors has approved the acquisition of land to
construct an access road from the community of Red Rock to Pinal Airpark,
which could induce land development that may impact operations at the
Silverbell Army Heliport.
The proposed Interstate 11 may impact Silverbell Army Heliport.
The Arizona Department of Transportation is in the process of preparing a Tier 1
Environmental Impact Statement for Interstate 11 (I‐11). A section of the
preferred alternative would put the I‐11 corridor near the western boundary of
Silverbell Army Heliport, which could spur growth around the installation.
Pinal County Joint Land Use Study
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