County of Riverside General Plan Temescal Canyon 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, 717; BOS RSLN 2005-156; 05/03/05] [GPA 825; BOS RSLN 2006-462; 12/19/06] [GPA 774; BOS RSLN 2009-358; 12/22/09] [GPA 815; BOS RSLN 2010-253; 09/28/10] County of Riverside General Plan Temescal Canyon 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 Cleveland National Forest .................................................................................................................................... 9 Prado Basin/Santa Ana River ............................................................................................................................... 9 Temescal Wash .................................................................................................................................................. 10 Unique Communities .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Coronita .............................................................................................................................................................. 10 Home Gardens .................................................................................................................................................... 10 Green River ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 El Cerrito ............................................................................................................................................................ 10 Interstate 15 Corridor ......................................................................................................................................... 11 Incorporated Cities .................................................................................................................................................. 11 City of Corona .................................................................................................................................................... 11 Land Use Plan ............................................................................................................................................................ 15 Land Use Concept ................................................................................................................................................... 15 Policy Areas ................................................................................................................................................................ 23 Policy Areas ............................................................................................................................................................ 23 Design Theme .................................................................................................................................................... 23 El Sobrante Landfill ........................................................................................................................................... 24 East Temescal Hillside ....................................................................................................................................... 24 Serrano ............................................................................................................................................................... 25 Santa Ana River Corridor ................................................................................................................................... 26 Temescal Wash .................................................................................................................................................. 27 Corona Municipal Airport Influence Area ......................................................................................................... 28 Specific Plans ..................................................................................................................................................... 28 Land Use ..................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Local Land Use Policies ......................................................................................................................................... 35 Community Centers ............................................................................................................................................ 35 Design & Landscape Guidelines ........................................................................................................................ 35 Mt. Palomar Nighttime Lighting ........................................................................................................................ 36 Circulation .................................................................................................................................................................. 39 Local Circulation Policies ....................................................................................................................................... 39 Vehicular Circulation System ............................................................................................................................. 39 Rail System ........................................................................................................................................................ 40 Trails System ...................................................................................................................................................... 40 Scenic Highways ................................................................................................................................................ 41 Community and Environmental Transportation Acceptability Process (CETAP) Corridors ............................. 41 I-15 Corridor ...................................................................................................................................................... 42 Multipurpose Open Space ......................................................................................................................................... 49 Page ii County of Riverside General Plan Temescal Canyon Area Plan Local Open Space Policies ...................................................................................................................................... 49 Oak Tree Preservation ........................................................................................................................................ 49 Mineral Resource Extraction .............................................................................................................................. 49 Proposed Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan ........................................................................................... 50 MSHCP Program Description ............................................................................................................................ 50 Key Biological Issues ......................................................................................................................................... 51 Hazards ....................................................................................................................................................................... 53 Local Hazard Policies ............................................................................................................................................. 53 Flooding and Dam Inundation ............................................................................................................................ 53 Wildland Fire Hazard ......................................................................................................................................... 53 Seismic ..............................................................................................................................................................