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County of Riverside General Plan the Pass Area Plan County of Riverside General Plan The Pass 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 General Plan Amendment adopted since October 2003: [GPA 716; BOS RSLN 2005-156; 05/03/05] [GPA 820; BOS RSLN 2007-080; 10/02/07] [GPA 1075; BOS RSLN 2011-156; 10/18/11] The County of Riverside General Plan The Pass Area Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS Vision Summary ..........................................................................................................................................................iv Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 A Special Note on Implementing the Vision ........................................................................................................ 2 Location ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Features ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Setting ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Unique Features ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 Benches ................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Mountains/National Forest ................................................................................................................................... 9 The Colorado River Aqueduct ........................................................................................................................... 10 San Timoteo Badlands ....................................................................................................................................... 10 Watercourses ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 Banning Municipal Airport ................................................................................................................................ 10 Unique Communities .............................................................................................................................................. 11 Banning Bench Unincorporated Community ..................................................................................................... 11 Cherry Valley Unincorporated Community........................................................................................................ 11 Cabazon .............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Morongo Indian Reservation .............................................................................................................................. 12 San Timoteo Canyon .......................................................................................................................................... 12 Twin Pines/Poppet Flats ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Incorporated Cities .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Banning .............................................................................................................................................................. 12 Beaumont ........................................................................................................................................................... 13 Calimesa ............................................................................................................................................................. 13 Land Use Plan ............................................................................................................................................................ 17 Land Use Concept ................................................................................................................................................... 17 Policy Areas ................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Policy Areas ............................................................................................................................................................ 25 Banning Municipal Airport Influence Area ........................................................................................................ 25 Banning Bench ................................................................................................................................................... 25 Cherry Valley ..................................................................................................................................................... 26 Cherry Valley Gateway Policy Area .................................................................................................................. 31 Cabazon .............................................................................................................................................................. 31 San Gorgonio Pass Wind Energy Policy Area ................................................................................................... 32 Specific Plans ..................................................................................................................................................... 33 Land Use ..................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Local Land Use Policies ......................................................................................................................................... 35 Agricultural Preservation ................................................................................................................................... 35 Third and Fifth Supervisorial District Design Guidelines .................................................................................. 35 Mt. Palomar Nighttime Lighting ........................................................................................................................ 36 Circulation .................................................................................................................................................................. 39 Local Circulation Policies ....................................................................................................................................... 39 Vehicular Circulation System ............................................................................................................................. 39 Trails and Bikeway System ................................................................................................................................ 40 Page ii County of Riverside General Plan The Pass Area Plan Scenic Highways ................................................................................................................................................ 40 Rail Operation .................................................................................................................................................... 41 Multipurpose Open Space ......................................................................................................................................... 49 Local Open Space Policies ...................................................................................................................................... 49 Watersheds, Floodplains, and Watercourses ...................................................................................................... 49 Oak Tree Preservation ........................................................................................................................................ 49 Proposed Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan ........................................................................................... 50 Western Riverside County MSHCP Program Description ................................................................................. 50 Key Biological Issues ......................................................................................................................................... 50 Coachella Valley MSHCP Program Description ................................................................................................ 51 Hazards ....................................................................................................................................................................... 55 Local Hazard Policies ............................................................................................................................................
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