County of Riverside General Plan Elsinore 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 Elsinore Area Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS Vision Summary.......................................................................................................................................................... iv Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 A Special Note on Implementing the Vision ........................................................................................................ 1 Location ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Features ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Setting ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Unique Features ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 Cleveland National Forest .................................................................................................................................... 7 Temescal Wash .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Unique Communities ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Meadowbrook ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 Warm Springs ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 Horsethief Canyon ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Cleveland Ridge (Lakeland Village) .................................................................................................................... 8 Wildomar/Sedco Hills .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Incorporated Cities .................................................................................................................................................... 9 City of Lake Elsinore ........................................................................................................................................... 9 City of Riverside .................................................................................................................................................. 9 Land Use Plan ............................................................................................................................................................ 13 Land Use Concept ................................................................................................................................................... 13 Community Centers ............................................................................................................................................ 14 Policy Areas ................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Policy Areas ............................................................................................................................................................ 21 Warm Springs .................................................................................................................................................... 21 Temescal Wash .................................................................................................................................................. 22 Skylark Airport Influence Area .......................................................................................................................... 22 Walker Canyon Policy Area ............................................................................................................................... 23 Glen Eden Policy Area ....................................................................................................................................... 24 Rural Village Overlay Study Areas .................................................................................................................... 24 Lake Elsinore Environs Policy Area .................................................................................................................. 24 Specific Plans ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 Land Use ..................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Local Land Use Policies ......................................................................................................................................... 31 Community Centers ............................................................................................................................................ 31 Wildomar Area ................................................................................................................................................... 31 Wildomar Mixed Use Planning Areas ................................................................................................................ 31 Mt. Palomar Nighttime Lighting ........................................................................................................................ 35 Circulation .................................................................................................................................................................. 39 Local Circulation Policies ....................................................................................................................................... 39 Vehicular Circulation System ............................................................................................................................ 39 Trails System ...................................................................................................................................................... 40 Scenic Highways ................................................................................................................................................ 40 Community and Environmental Transportation Acceptability Process (CETAP) Corridors .............................. 40 I-15 Corridor ...................................................................................................................................................... 41 Page ii County of Riverside General Plan Elsinore Area Plan Multipurpose Open Space ......................................................................................................................................... 49 Local Open Space Policies ...................................................................................................................................... 49 Watersheds, Floodplains, and Watercourse Policies .......................................................................................... 49 Mineral Extraction ............................................................................................................................................. 50 Oak Tree Preservation ........................................................................................................................................ 50 Proposed Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan ........................................................................................... 50 MSHCP Program Description ............................................................................................................................ 51 Key Biological Issues ......................................................................................................................................... 51 Hazards ....................................................................................................................................................................... 53 Local Hazard Policies ............................................................................................................................................. 53 Flooding and Dam Inundation ............................................................................................................................ 53 Wildland Fire Hazard ......................................................................................................................................... 53 Seismic ..............................................................................................................................................................