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Table of Contents List of Figures ........................................................................................................................ 6 Section 1: Plan Summary ....................................................................................................... 1 Section 2: Introduction ......................................................................................................... 2 2A. Statement of Purpose ..............................................................................................................2 2B. Planning Process and Public Participation ................................................................................3 2C. Enhanced Outreach and Public Participation ............................................................................5 Section 3: Community Setting ................................................................................................ 6 3A. Regional Context .....................................................................................................................6 3A.1 Regional Governance ................................................................................................................................ 6 3A.2 Surrounding Communities ........................................................................................................................ 8 3A.3 Natural Setting .......................................................................................................................................... 8 3A.4 Transportation ............................................................................................................................................ 9 3B. History of the Community ...................................................................................................... 10 3C. Population Characteristics ...................................................................................................... 12 3C.1 Past, Present and Future Population....................................................................................................... 12 3C.2 Population Density .................................................................................................................................. 13 3C.3 Housing Characteristics ........................................................................................................................... 15 3C.4 Age of Residents ...................................................................................................................................... 16 3C.5 Income, Occupation, and Education ....................................................................................................... 17 3C.6 Environmental Justice and Equity ........................................................................................................... 19 3D. Growth and Development Patterns ....................................................................................... 21 3D.1 Patterns and Trends ................................................................................................................................ 21 3D.2 Infrastructure .......................................................................................................................................... 22 3D.3 Long-Term Development Patterns .......................................................................................................... 26 3D.4 Recent and Projected Growth ................................................................................................................. 31 Section 4: Environmental Inventory and Analysis ................................................................ 34 4A. Geology, Soils and Topography ............................................................................................... 34 4A.1 Geology ................................................................................................................................................... 34 4A.2 Soils ......................................................................................................................................................... 37 4A.3 Topography ............................................................................................................................................. 39 4B. Landscape Character ............................................................................................................. 39 4C. Water Resources ................................................................................................................... 41 4C.1 Watersheds ............................................................................................................................................. 41 4C.2 Surface Water.......................................................................................................................................... 43 4C.3 Aquifer Recharge Areas ........................................................................................................................... 48 4C.4 Flood Hazard Areas ................................................................................................................................. 48 4C.5 Wetlands ................................................................................................................................................. 51 4D. Vegetation ............................................................................................................................ 52 4D.1 General Inventory ................................................................................................................................... 52 4D.2 Forest Land ............................................................................................................................................. 53 4D.3 Public Shade Trees .................................................................................................................................. 53 4D.4 Agricultural Land ..................................................................................................................................... 54 4D.5 Wetland Vegetation ................................................................................................................................ 54 4D.6 Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern Species ......................................................................... 54 4D.7 Sites That Have Unique Natural Resources ............................................................................................. 56 4D.8 Vegetation Mapping ............................................................................................................................... 56 Table of Contents 4E. Fisheries and Wildlife ............................................................................................................. 56 4E.1 Inventory ................................................................................................................................................. 56 4E.2 Vernal Pools ............................................................................................................................................. 58 4E.3 Wildlife Corridors .................................................................................................................................... 60 4E.4 Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern Animal Species ............................................................. 60 4F. Scenic Resources and Unique Environments .......................................................................... 62 4F.1 Scenic Landscapes ................................................................................................................................... 62 4F.2 Major Characteristics or Unique Geological Features ............................................................................. 63 4F.3 Cultural, Archaeological and Historic Areas ............................................................................................ 63 4F.4 Unique Environments .............................................................................................................................. 65 4G. Environmental Challenges ..................................................................................................... 66 4G.1 Hazardous Waste Sites ........................................................................................................................... 66 4G.2 Landfills ................................................................................................................................................... 67 4G.3 Erosion .................................................................................................................................................... 67 4G.4 Chronic Flooding ..................................................................................................................................... 67 4G.5 Sedimentation......................................................................................................................................... 68 4G.6 New Development .................................................................................................................................. 68 4G.7 Ground and Surface Water Pollution ...................................................................................................... 69 4G.8 Impaired Water Bodies ..........................................................................................................................