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for continued agriculture and open space uses for potential future military
use. Additionally, the City of Vacaville has implemented an Urban Growth
Boundary as has the City of Fairfield. There is also a designated Greenbelt
between the two cities. East
Land uses surrounding Travis AFB is characterized as follows. South
North
North of Travis AFB is mostly agriculture land use, with the City of Vacaville
located approximately six miles away. Suburban and residential
development has been growing to the south of the city, toward Travis AFB.
The two largest employers in the City of Vacaville, California State
Prison‐Solano and the California Medical Facility, are in the southern portion
of the city.
Development south of the city is restricted by the Vacaville‐Fairfield‐Solano
Greenbelt Agreement, which identifies approximately 4,100 acres between
Vacaville and Fairfield that must be preserved to serve as a permanent
separation between the urban areas of Fairfield and Vacaville. This area
must be maintained in agriculture and open space uses consistent with the
provisions of the agreement.
The land east of Travis AFB is almost entirely open space and agriculture
with very limited and sporadic development. Much of this area falls under
the Resource Conservation Overlay in Solano County.
Land use to the south and southwest of Travis AFB is largely agriculture and
open space. About one mile southwest of the Base is the Suisun Marsh,
which includes the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
and the Joice Island State Game Refuge.
West
West of Travis AFB is the most developed area near the installation. The City
of Fairfield is west of the Base, with a mix of open space, industrial, and
commercial uses, with some pockets of residential located close to the Base.
Suisun City is also located west of the Base, consisting mostly of single family
suburban residential development. Due to the Suisun Marsh, there is
limited room for expansion south of the cities. A new Walmart, which has
provided approximately 300 jobs, opened in March 2015 near the
intersection of Walters Road and US Highway 12. Suisun City has future
development planned along Highway 12, including an industrial park.
Northwest of the installation, about a mile from the Travis Main Gate, is the
recently opened Fairfield‐Vacaville train station. The station is to be an
anchor for the City of Fairfield northeast growth area. Plans call for about
6,000 residences, a Main Street‐style business area, and industrial area to be
built in the future. Development is to be focused on the west side of
Vanden Road, with land north of Travis AFB designated as open space,
conservation, mitigation, and greenbelt areas.
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