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County of Riverside General Plan Riverside Extended Mountain Area Plan County of Riverside General Plan Riverside Extended Mountain Area Plan COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE Transportation and Land Management Agency 4080 Lemon Street, 12th Floor Riverside, CA 92501-3634 Phone: (951) 955-3200, Fax: (951) 955-1811 October 2011 County of Riverside General Plan Riverside Extended Mountain Area Plan (REMAP) TABLE OF CONTENTS Vision Summary.......................................................................................................................................................... iv Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 A Special Note on Implementing the Vision ........................................................................................................ 2 Location ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Features ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Setting ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Unique Features ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 San Bernardino National Forest/San Jacinto Wilderness ..................................................................................... 7 Unique Communities ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Idyllwild/Pine Cove ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Anza ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Other Rural Areas ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Indian Lands ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Land Use Plan ............................................................................................................................................................ 11 Land Use Concept ................................................................................................................................................... 11 Policy Areas ................................................................................................................................................................ 19 Policy Areas ............................................................................................................................................................ 19 Idyllwild/Pine Cove Village Tourist Area .......................................................................................................... 19 Specific Plans ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 Land Use ..................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Local Land Use Policies ......................................................................................................................................... 23 Third and Fifth Supervisorial District Design Standards and Guidelines ........................................................... 23 Community Design & Public Services ............................................................................................................... 23 Slope .................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Recreation .......................................................................................................................................................... 27 Noise .................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Mount Palomar Nighttime Lighting ................................................................................................................... 28 Circulation .................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Local Circulation Policies ....................................................................................................................................... 31 Vehicular Circulation System ............................................................................................................................ 31 Trails and Bikeway System ................................................................................................................................ 32 Scenic Highways ................................................................................................................................................ 33 Multipurpose Open Space ......................................................................................................................................... 41 Proposed Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plans ......................................................................................... 41 Western Riverside County MSHCP Program Description ................................................................................. 42 Key Biological Issues ......................................................................................................................................... 42 Coachella Valley MSHCP Program Description ................................................................................................ 45 Hazards ....................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Local Hazard Policies ............................................................................................................................................. 49 Disaster Preparedness ......................................................................................................................................... 49 Flooding and Dam Inundation ............................................................................................................................ 49 Wildland Fire Hazard ......................................................................................................................................... 50 Page ii County of Riverside General Plan Riverside Extended Mountain Area Plan (REMAP) Seismic ............................................................................................................................................................... 50 Slope .................................................................................................................................................................. 51 LIST OF FIGURES 1: Location ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 2: Physical Features ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 3: Land Use Plan .......................................................................................................................................................... 13 4: Policy Areas ............................................................................................................................................................. 21 5: Mt. Palomar Nighttime Lighting Policy .................................................................................................................. 29 6: Circulation ............................................................................................................................................................... 35 7: Trails and Bikeway System ..................................................................................................................................... 37 8: Scenic Highways ..................................................................................................................................................... 39 9: Draft Coachella Valley Association of Governments Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan ...................... 47 10: Flood Hazards ........................................................................................................................................................ 53 11: Wildfire Susceptibility ........................................................................................................................................... 55 12: Seismic Hazards ...................................................................................................................................................
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