Southwest Area Plan Revised: April 16, 2019 This page intentionally left blank TABLE OF CONTENTS VISION SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................4 A Special Note on Implementing the Vision ................................................................................................5 LOCATION...........................................................................................................................................................6 FEATURES ..........................................................................................................................................................6 SETTING ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 UNIQUE FEATURES .......................................................................................................................................... 11 The Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve .......................................................................................... 11 Vail Lake ................................................................................................................................................... 12 The Cleveland National Forest ................................................................................................................. 12 Lake Skinner ............................................................................................................................................. 12 The Temecula Valley Vineyards, Wineries, and Citrus Groves ............................................................... 12 French Valley Airport ................................................................................................................................ 12 UNIQUE COMMUNITIES .................................................................................................................................... 13 Glen Oaks Hills/Valle de los Caballos ...................................................................................................... 13 The Pauba/Wolf Valley and Pechanga Indian Reservation ..................................................................... 13 Santa Rosa Plateau/De Luz ..................................................................................................................... 13 INCORPORATED CITIES .................................................................................................................................... 13 Temecula .................................................................................................................................................. 13 Murrieta .................................................................................................................................................... 14 LAND USE PLAN ............................................................................................................................................. 14 LAND USE CONCEPT ....................................................................................................................................... 15 POLICY AREAS ............................................................................................................................................... 27 POLICY AREAS ................................................................................................................................................ 27 Temecula Valley Wine Country Community Plan .................................................................................... 27 Temecula Valley Wine Country Policy Area ............................................................................................. 27 North Skinner ............................................................................................................................................ 31 Vail Lake ................................................................................................................................................... 32 Santa Rosa Plateau/De Luz ..................................................................................................................... 33 Walker Basin Policy Area ......................................................................................................................... 33 Sections 25/36 Policy Area ...................................................................................................................... 34 Keller Road South Side Policy Area ......................................................................................................... 35 Leon/Keller Road Policy Area .................................................................................................................. 35 Highway 79 Policy Area ........................................................................................................................... 36 Diamond Valley Lake Policy Area ............................................................................................................ 36 French Valley Airport Influence Area........................................................................................................ 37 Specific Plans ........................................................................................................................................... 38 LAND USE ........................................................................................................................................................ 41 LOCAL LAND USE POLICIES ............................................................................................................................. 41 Community Centers .................................................................................................................................. 41 Mount Palomar Nighttime Lighting Requirements .................................................................................... 46 Third and Fifth Supervisorial District Design Standards and Guidelines ................................................. 46 Agricultural Preservation .......................................................................................................................... 46 County of Riverside General Plan April 16, 2019 i Ridgeline Policies ...................................................................................................................................... 47 CIRCULATION .................................................................................................................................................. 47 LOCAL CIRCULATION POLICIES ......................................................................................................................... 48 Vehicular Circulation System .................................................................................................................... 48 Trails and Bikeway System ....................................................................................................................... 48 Scenic Highways ....................................................................................................................................... 49 Community Environmental Transportation Acceptability Process (CETAP) Corridors ............................. 49 MULTIPURPOSE OPEN SPACE ..................................................................................................................... 50 LOCAL OPEN SPACE POLICIES ......................................................................................................................... 50 Watersheds, Floodplains, and Watercourses ........................................................................................... 50 Oak Tree Preservation .............................................................................................................................. 51 MULTIPLE SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN ........................................................................................... 51 MSHCP Program Description ................................................................................................................... 58 Key Biological Issues ................................................................................................................................ 58 HAZARDS ......................................................................................................................................................... 59 LOCAL HAZARD POLICIES ................................................................................................................................. 59 Flooding and Dam Inundation ................................................................................................................... 59 Wildland Fire Hazard ................................................................................................................................ 60 Seismic ...................................................................................................................................................... 60 Slope 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