The Pass Area Plan Revised: October 24, 2017 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 ............................................................................................................................................................6 UNIQUE FEATURES .............................................................................................................................................7 Benches .......................................................................................................................................................7 Mountains/National Forest ..........................................................................................................................7 The Colorado River Aqueduct .....................................................................................................................7 San Timoteo Badlands ................................................................................................................................7 Watercourses ..............................................................................................................................................7 Banning Municipal Airport ...........................................................................................................................8 UNIQUE COMMUNITIES .......................................................................................................................................8 Banning Bench Unincorporated Community ...............................................................................................8 Cherry Valley Unincorporated Community ..................................................................................................8 Cabazon ......................................................................................................................................................9 Morongo Indian Reservation .......................................................................................................................9 San Timoteo Canyon ...................................................................................................................................9 Twin Pines/Poppet Flats ..............................................................................................................................9 INCORPORATED CITIES .................................................................................................................................... 10 Banning .................................................................................................................................................... 10 Beaumont ................................................................................................................................................. 10 Calimesa ................................................................................................................................................... 10 LAND USE PLAN ............................................................................................................................................. 11 LAND USE CONCEPT ....................................................................................................................................... 11 OVERLAYS AND POLICY AREAS ................................................................................................................. 22 OVERLAYS AND POLICY AREAS ........................................................................................................................ 22 Banning Municipal Airport Influence Area ................................................................................................ 23 Banning Bench ......................................................................................................................................... 23 Cherry Valley ............................................................................................................................................ 24 Cherry Valley Gateway Policy Area ......................................................................................................... 24 Cabazon Community Policy Area: Community Center and Town Center ................................................ 25 Cabazon Policy Area ................................................................................................................................ 25 Cabazon Town Center ............................................................................................................................. 26 San Gorgonio Pass Wind Energy Policy Area ......................................................................................... 34 Specific Plans ........................................................................................................................................... 35 LAND USE ........................................................................................................................................................ 45 LOCAL LAND USE POLICIES ............................................................................................................................. 45 Agricultural Preservation .......................................................................................................................... 45 Third and Fifth Supervisorial District Design Guidelines .......................................................................... 45 Mt. Palomar Nighttime Lighting ................................................................................................................ 45 CIRCULATION ................................................................................................................................................. 46 County of Riverside General Plan October 24, 2017 i LOCAL CIRCULATION POLICIES ......................................................................................................................... 46 Vehicular Circulation System .................................................................................................................... 46 Trails and Bikeway System ....................................................................................................................... 47 Scenic Highways ....................................................................................................................................... 55 Rail Operation ........................................................................................................................................... 55 MULTIPURPOSE OPEN SPACE ..................................................................................................................... 56 LOCAL OPEN SPACE POLICIES ......................................................................................................................... 56 Watersheds, Floodplains, and Watercourses ........................................................................................... 56 Oak Tree Preservation .............................................................................................................................. 59 MULTIPLE SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN ........................................................................................... 59 Western Riverside County MSHCP Program Description ........................................................................ 59 Key Biological Issues ................................................................................................................................ 60 Coachella Valley MSHCP Program Description ....................................................................................... 61 HAZARDS ......................................................................................................................................................... 61 LOCAL HAZARD POLICIES ................................................................................................................................. 61 Flooding .................................................................................................................................................... 61 Wildland Fire ............................................................................................................................................. 62 Seismic ...................................................................................................................................................... 62 Slope ......................................................................................................................................................... 63 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: The Pass Area Plan Location