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County of Riverside General Plan - Hearing Draft

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EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY AREA PLAN

Section			County of Riverside General Plan - Hearing Draft	Page No.

Vision Summary				iii

Introduction				1
	A Special Note on Implementing the Vision			2

Location				3

Features				7
	Setting			7
	Unique Features			7
		Salton Trough & Salton Sea		7
		Whitewater River Stormwater Evacuation Channel		7
		Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument		7
		Peninsular Ranges		8
		Painted Canyon		8
		Dos Palmas Preserve		8
		Joshua Tree National Park		8
		Agriculture		8
	Unique Communities			9
		Thermal		9
		Mecca		9
		North Shore		9
		Vista Santa Rosa		9
		Valerie Jean		9
		Oasis		9
		Chiriaco Summit		10
		Indian Lands		10
	Incorporated Cities			10
		Coachella		10

Land Use Plan				13
	Land Use Concept			13
		Community Center		14

Policy Areas				19
	Policy Areas			19
		Vista Santa Rosa Community		19
		Airport Influenced Policy Areas		19
		Specific Plans		20

Land Use				23
	Local Land Use Policies			23
		Light Pollution		23
		Agricultural Lands		23
		Farm Worker Housing		24
		Recreational Vehicle Developments		24
		Industrial Uses		25
		Watershed/Water Supply		26
		Signage		26

Circulation				30
	Local Circulation Policies			30
		Vehicular Circulation System		30
		Rail		31
		Trails and Bikeway System		31
		Scenic Highways		32

Multipurpose Open Space				39
	Local Open Space Policies			39
		Habitat Conservation/MSHCP		39
		Ridgelines		39

Hazards				43
	Local Hazard Policies			43
		Flooding		43
		Wildland Fire Hazard		43
		Seismic		44
		Slope		44
		Wind Erosion & Blowsand		44

LIST OF FIGURES

1 Location				5
2 Physical Features				11
3 Land Use Plan				15
4 Policy Areas				21
5 Circulation				33
6 Trails and Bikeway System				35
7 Scenic Highways				37
8 Coachella Valley Association of Governments Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan				41
9 Flood Hazards				47
10 Wildfire Susceptibility				49
11 Seismic Hazards				51
12 Steep Slope				53
13 Slope Instability				55

LIST OF TABLES

1 Land Use Designations Summary				17
2 Statistical Summary of the Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan				18
3 Adopted Specific Plans in Eastern Coachella Valley				20

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