County of Riverside General Plan Reche Canyon/Badlands 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 Reche Canyon/Badlands 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 Badlands/Norton Younglove Preserve ................................................................................................................. 7 Box Springs Mountain Reserve ............................................................................................................................ 8 San Jacinto Wildlife Reserve/Mystic Lake .......................................................................................................... 8 Lake Perris ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 Reche Canyon Creek ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Unique Communities ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Reche Canyon ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 Pigeon Pass .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Incorporated Cities .................................................................................................................................................... 9 Land Use Plan ............................................................................................................................................................ 13 Land Use Concept ................................................................................................................................................... 13 Policy Areas ................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Policy Areas ............................................................................................................................................................ 21 March Air Reserve Base Influence Area ............................................................................................................ 21 Specific Plans ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 Land Use ..................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Local Land Use Policies ......................................................................................................................................... 29 Equestrian Uses .................................................................................................................................................. 29 Agriculture ......................................................................................................................................................... 29 San Timoteo Canyon Schoolhouse ..................................................................................................................... 30 Landfill Operations ............................................................................................................................................ 30 Third and Fifth Supervisorial Districts Design Standards and Guidelines ......................................................... 30 City of Moreno Valley Sphere of Influence ....................................................................................................... 31 Mount Palomar Nighttime Lighting Requirements ............................................................................................ 31 Circulation .................................................................................................................................................................. 35 Local Circulation Policies ....................................................................................................................................... 35 Vehicular Circulation System ............................................................................................................................ 35 Recreational Trails ............................................................................................................................................. 36 Scenic Highways ................................................................................................................................................ 36 Community and Environmental Transportation Acceptability Process (CETAP) Corridors .............................. 37 Multipurpose Open Space ......................................................................................................................................... 45 Local Open Space Policies ...................................................................................................................................... 45 Floodplains and Watercourses ........................................................................................................................... 45 Mining Operations ............................................................................................................................................. 46 Proposed Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan ........................................................................................... 46 MSHCP Program Description ............................................................................................................................ 46 Page ii County of Riverside General Plan Reche Canyon/Badlands Area Plan Key Biological Issues ......................................................................................................................................... 47 Hazards ....................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Local Hazard Policies ............................................................................................................................................. 49 Flooding ............................................................................................................................................................. 49 Wildland Fire Hazard ......................................................................................................................................... 49 Seismic/Liquefaction .......................................................................................................................................... 50 Slope .................................................................................................................................................................. 50 LIST OF FIGURES 1: Location ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 2: Physical Features ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 3: Land Use Plan .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 4: Policy Areas ............................................................................................................................................................. 25 5: March Air Reserve Base Airport Influence Policy Area ......................................................................................... 27 6: Mt. Palomar Nighttime Lighting Policy .................................................................................................................. 33 7: Circulation