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County of Riverside General Plan - Hearing Draft

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WESTERN 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			1

Location				3

Features				7
	Setting			7
	Unique Features			7
		Whitewater River		7
		Coachella Valley Preserve/Thousand Palms Canyon & Oasis		7
		Willow Hole Preserve		8
		Whitewater River Floodplain Preserve		8
		Peninsular Ranges		8
		Indio Hills		9
		Little San Bernadino Mountains		9
		Indian Canyon Heritage Park		9
		Lake Cahuilla		9
		San Gorgonio Pass		9
	Unique Communities			9
		Bermuda Dunes		10
		Bonnie Bell		10
		Indio Hills		10
		North Palm Springs		10
		Painted Hills		10
		Sky Valley		10
		Snow Creek		11
		Thousand Palms		11
		Valley View Village		11
		West Palm Springs Village		11
	Incorporated Cities			11

Land Use Plan				15
	Land Use Concept			15

Policy Areas				21
	Policy Areas			21
		Rancho Mirage Sphere of Influence Policy Area		21
		San Gorgonio Pass Wind Energy Policy Area		23
		Specific Plans		24

Land Use				27
	Local Land Use Policies			27
		Bermuda Dunes Airport		27
		Sky Valley Rural Village Overlay		27
		Residential Uses		28
		Commercial Retail Uses		29
		Commercial Office Uses		30
		Industrial Uses		30
		Recreational Vehicle Development		31
		Signage		32
		Light Pollution		36

Circulation				39
	Local Circulation Policies			39
		Vehicular Circulation System		39
		Trails and Bikeway System		40
		Scenic Highways		40

Multipurpose Open Space				47
	Local Open Space Policies			47
		Watershed, Floodplains, and Watercourses		47
		Habitat Conservation		48

Hazards				53
	Local Hazard Policies			53
		Flooding and Dam Inundation		53
		Wind Erosion & Blowsand		54
		Wildland Fire Hazard		54
		Seismic/Liquefaction		55
		Slope		55

LIST OF FIGURES

1 Location				5
2 Physical Features				13
3 Land Use Plan				17
4 Policy Areas				25
5 Mt. Palomar Nighttime Lighting Policy				37
6 Circulation				41
7 Trails and Bikeway System				43
8 Scenic Highways				45
9 Fringe-toed Lizard Habitat Areas				49
10 Coachella Valley Association of Governments MSHCP				51
11 Flood Hazards				57
12 Wildfire Susceptibility				59
13 Seismic Hazards				61
14 Steep Slope				63
15 Slope Instability				65

LIST OF TABLES

1 Land Use Designations Summary				19
2 Statistical Summary of the Western Coachella Valley Area Plan				20
3 Adopted Specific Plans in Western Coachella Valley				24

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