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 ...................................................................................................................................................