County of Riverside General Plan San Jacinto Valley 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 Page i County of Riverside General Plan San Jacinto Valley Area Plan 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 Jacinto River ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Maze Stone ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 Lower San Jacinto Valley .................................................................................................................................... 8 Unique Communities ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Valle Vista/East Hemet ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Incorporated Cities .................................................................................................................................................... 8 City of Hemet ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 City of San Jacinto ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Land Use Plan ............................................................................................................................................................ 13 Land Use Concept ................................................................................................................................................... 13 Policy Areas ................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Policy Areas ............................................................................................................................................................ 21 Florida Avenue Corridor .................................................................................................................................... 21 Diamond Valley Lake Policy Area..................................................................................................................... 21 San Jacinto River ............................................................................................................................................... 22 Highway 79 Policy Area .................................................................................................................................... 23 Hemet Ryan Airport Influence Area .................................................................................................................. 24 Agriculture/Potential Development Special Study Area .................................................................................... 25 Specific Plans ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 Land Use ..................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Local Land Use Policies ......................................................................................................................................... 31 Agricultural Lands ............................................................................................................................................. 31 Third and Fifth Supervisorial District Design Standards and Guidelines ........................................................... 31 Mt. Palomar Nighttime Lighting ........................................................................................................................ 32 Circulation .................................................................................................................................................................. 35 Local Circulation Policies ....................................................................................................................................... 35 Vehicular Circulation System ............................................................................................................................ 35 Trails and Bikeway System ................................................................................................................................ 36 Scenic Highways ................................................................................................................................................ 36 Community and Environmental Transportation Acceptability Process (CETAP) Corridors .............................. 37 Multipurpose Open Space ......................................................................................................................................... 45 Local Open Space Policies ...................................................................................................................................... 45 Ridgelines .......................................................................................................................................................... 45 Proposed Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan ........................................................................................... 45 MSHCP Program Description ............................................................................................................................ 46 Key Biological Issues ......................................................................................................................................... 46 Page ii Hazards ....................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Local Hazard Policies ............................................................................................................................................. 49 Flooding and Dam Inundation ............................................................................................................................ 49 Wildland Fire Hazard ......................................................................................................................................... 50 Seismic ............................................................................................................................................................... 50 Slope .................................................................................................................................................................. 50 LIST OF FIGURES 1: Location ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 2: Physical Features ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 3: Land Use Plan .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 4: Policy Areas ............................................................................................................................................................. 27 5: Hemet Ryan Airport Influence Policy Area ............................................................................................................. 29 6: Mt. Palomar Nighttime Lighting Policy .................................................................................................................. 33 7: Circulation ............................................................................................................................................................... 39 8: Trails and Bikeway System