County of Riverside General Plan Land Use Element TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 3: Land Use Element INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................. LU-1 BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................................................... LU-1 FORMAT OF THE LAND USE PLAN ....................................................................................................................... LU-1 SETTING ............................................................................................................................................................... LU-3 LAND USE CONCEPT ....................................................................................................................................... LU-11 CONCEPTS OF THE GENERAL PLAN ................................................................................................................... LU-11 GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP ...................................................................................................................... LU-12 AREA PLAN SYSTEM ......................................................................................................................................... LU-14 ISSUES AND POLICIES .................................................................................................................................... LU-17 COUNTYWIDE POLICIES .................................................................................................................................... LU-17 Administration ............................................................................................................................................. LU-17 The Use and Design of the Land ................................................................................................................. LU-19 Efficient Use of Land ................................................................................................................................... LU-19 Community Design ...................................................................................................................................... LU-20 Project Design............................................................................................................................................. LU-22 Infrastructure, Public Facilities & Service Provision ................................................................................. LU-24 Land Use Compatibility .............................................................................................................................. LU-28 Economic Development ............................................................................................................................... LU-30 Open Space, Habitat & Natural Resource Preservation ............................................................................. LU-31 Fiscal Impacts ............................................................................................................................................. LU-32 Air Quality .................................................................................................................................................. LU-33 Hillside Development & Slope .................................................................................................................... LU-34 Circulation .................................................................................................................................................. LU-35 Scenic Corridors ......................................................................................................................................... LU-36 Airports ....................................................................................................................................................... LU-36 Wind Energy Resources .............................................................................................................................. LU-39 Solar Energy Resources .............................................................................................................................. LU-42 Density Transfers ........................................................................................................................................ LU-42 LAND USE DESIGNATION POLICIES .................................................................................................................. LU-43 Agriculture .................................................................................................................................................. LU-48 Agriculture Area Plan Designation ........................................................................................................................... LU-49 Rural ........................................................................................................................................................... LU-52 Rural Area Plan Land Use Designations ................................................................................................................... LU-53 Open Space ................................................................................................................................................. LU-54 Open Space Area Plan Land Use Designations ......................................................................................................... LU-56 Community Development ............................................................................................................................ LU-58 Residential Area Plan Land Use Designations .......................................................................................................... LU-60 Commercial Area Plan Land Use Designation .......................................................................................................... LU-62 Industrial/Business Park Area Plan Land Use Designations ..................................................................................... LU-64 Public Facility Area Plan Land Use Designation ...................................................................................................... LU-66 Community Centers Area Plan Land Use Designation ............................................................................................. LU-67 Mixed Use Planning Area ......................................................................................................................................... LU-71 Overlays ...................................................................................................................................................... LU-72 Community Development Overlay ........................................................................................................................... LU-72 Community Center Overlay ...................................................................................................................................... LU-72 Rural Village Overlay and Rural Village Overlay Study Area ................................................................................. LU-73 Watercourse Overlay ................................................................................................................................................ LU-74 Chapter 8 Page LU-i County of Riverside General Plan Land Use Element Specific Community Development Designation Overlays ........................................................................................ LU-74 Closed Landfill Overlay ............................................................................................................................................ LU-75 EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY DESERT AREAS (NON-AREA PLAN) .................................................................. LU-77 MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE ............................................................................................................................. LU-78 Planning Area ........................................................................................................................................................... LU-78 Land Use ................................................................................................................................................................... LU-81 AREAS SUBJECT TO INDIAN JURISDICTION ........................................................................................................ LU-85 LIST OF FIGURES LU- 1 General Plan Land Use Map ........................................................................................................................ LU-5 LU- 2 Location Map ............................................................................................................................................... LU-7 LU- 3 Physical Features Map ................................................................................................................................. LU-9 LU- 4 Area Plan Boundary Map ........................................................................................................................... LU-15 LU- 5 Land Use Designation Key ........................................................................................................................ LU-44 LU- 6 Eastern Riverside County Desert Areas Land Use Plan ............................................................................