Poway Fire Station Siting Analysis

Overview

Suitability model identifying buildable parcels for a new fire station within Poway city limits. Eight site criteria (slope, road access, ownership, zoning, etc.) progressively narrow the candidate set. The funnel exposes the trade-offs between strict criteria and viable site count.

Processing

Coordinate Reference Systems

Horizontal

NAD 1983 StatePlane California VI FIPS 0406 Feet

Methods

• Slope raster derivation, reclassified at <4% / <7% / <10% thresholds
• Parcel attribute filtering by ownership type and zoning
• Stacked criteria intersection: 8 layers applied incrementally

Deliverables

• Suitability map with criteria funnel (PDF)

Reports & Files