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County of Riverside General Plan - Hearing Draft

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THE PASS 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				4

Features				7
	Setting			7
	Unique Features			7
		Benches		7
		Mountains/National Forest		7
		San Timoteo Badlands		8
		Watercourses		8
		Banning Municipal Airport		8
	Unique Communities			9
		The Banning Bench Unincorporated Community		9
		Cherry Valley Unincorporated Community		9
		Cabazon		9
		Morongo Indian Reservation		10
		San Timoteo Canyon		10
		Twin Pines/Poppet Flats		10
	Incorporated Cities			10
		Banning		10
		Beaumont		10
		Calimesa		11

Land Use Plan				15
	Land Use Concept			15

Policy Areas				21
	Policy Areas			21
		Banning Municipal Airport Influenced Policy Area		21
		Banning Bench		21
		Cherry Valley		22
		Cabazon		22
		Apache Trail		23
		San Gorgonio Pass Wind Energy		24
		Specific Plans		25

Land Use				29
	Local Land Use Policies			29
		Agricultural Preservation		29
		Third and Fifth Supervisorial District Design Standards and Guidelines		29

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

Multipurpose Open Space				39
	Local Open Space Policies			39
		Watersheds, Floodplains, and Watercourses		39
		Oak Tree Preservation		39
	Multiple-Species Habitat Conservation Plan			40
		Western Riverside County MSHCP Program Description		40
		Coachella Valley MSHCP Program Description		42

Hazards				47
	Local Hazard Policies			47
		Flooding		47
		Wildland Fire		48
		Seismic		48
		Slope		49

LIST OF FIGURES

1 Location				5
2 Physical Features				13
3 Land Use Plan				17
4 Policy Areas				27
5 Circulation				33
6 Trails and Bikeway System				35
7 Scenic Highways				37
8 Western Riverside County MSHCP Reserve Areas				43
9 Coachella Valley Association of Governments Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan				45
10 Flood Hazards				51
11 Wildfire Susceptibility				53
12 Seismic Hazards				55
13 Steep Slope				57
14 Slope Instability				59

LIST OF TABLES

1 Land Use Designations Summary				19
2 Statistical Summary of The Pass Area Plan				20
3 Adopted Specific Plans in The Pass Area				25

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