SUMMARY
TABLE
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3.1 |
Geology
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3.1-A |
Increased population and employment activity under the Draft UVAP would increase the number of persons exposed to risk of injury and death and the amount of property damage resulting from seismic events in the plan area. |
PS |
Policy SF-1: Regulate new development in Earthquake Fault Zones. |
PS |
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EIR-Recommended Mitigation Measures: Delete policy and measures under Goal SF-1 and replace with the following: Policy SF-1.1: Protect people and property from seismic and other geologic hazards. Implementation Measure SF-1.1.1: All residential subdivisions and non-residential project applications requesting a discretionary permit that include construction of over 5,000 square feet of new building must include a geotechnical study acceptable to the County which identifies what measures are needed to protect the project from seismic hazard, landsliding, and/or soil limitations, unless the County determines that such studies are not needed for a particular site because of the availability of existing geotechnical data or the clear lack of geotechnical constraints on the site. [Timeframe: Ongoing. Responsibility: Planning and Building Services] |
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3.1-B |
PS |
Policy SF-1.2: Protect people and property from landslide danger. |
PS |
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EIR-Recommended Mitigation Measures: The new policy and measure recommended for Impact 3.1-A would apply to this impact. |
LS |
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3.1-C |
Future
development could be damaged by improper construction or siting due to soil
constraints. |
PS |
No UVAP policies address this impact. |
PS |
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EIR-Recommended Mitigation Measures: The new policy and measure recommended for Impact 3.1-A would apply to this impact. |
LS |
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3.1-D |
Construction of new development will increase erosion from soils. This erosion can cause sedimentation of and reduced water quality in plan area streams. |
PS |
Policy OC-4.2: Roads and structures should be sited and designed to minimize or avoid damage to the natural hillside resources. Policy OC-8.4: Conserve and enhance the natural riparian corridor of the Russian River and its tributaries to protect habitat and fisheries values and lessen the effects of erosion and sedimentation. Policy OC-12.2: Protect surface and groundwater from adverse impacts of development caused by chemicals and soil sediments found in runoff. |
PS |
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EIR-Recommended Mitigation Measures: Implementation Measure OC-4.2.1: The land development code shall establish hillside road and structure siting standards which minimize or avoid damage to the natural hillside resources and minimize erosion and sedimentation of streams. Implementation Measure OC-12.2.5: Until a grading ordinance is adopted by the
County, require preparation of an erosion control plan for all discretionary
projects exceeding 5 acres in size in classifications RC, NSC, SR, and RR, C,
and I. [Timeframe: Ongoing. Responsibility:
Planning and Building Services] |
LS |
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3.1-E |
Future
development would not result in the loss of known mineral resources or
mineral resource recovery sites. |
LS |
No mitigation is required. |
LS |
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3.2 |
Hydrology
and Water Quality |
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3.2-A |
Development within flood zones would expose more people and property to flood hazards. |
PS |
Policy SF-2.1: Enforce standards to protect development within the one hundred year floodplain. Policy SF-2.2: Avoid development in the Russian River floodway. |
LS |
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3.2-B |
Development would be allowed in areas subject to
seiche, mudflow, or dam inundation. |
LS |
No mitigation is required. |
LS |
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3.2-C |
Future development would increase the area covered
with impermeable surfaces which would increase the amount of runoff. Future development could be located
within the floodplain, displacing floodplain storage and expanding floodplain
elevations. This increased
runoff and floodplain displacement can result in increased flooding. |
PS |
Policy SF-2.3: Take actions to reduce the hazard of flooding caused by development. |
LS |
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3.2-D |
Future development could result in changes to
streamcourses. |
PS |
Policy OC-8.1: Maintain the Russian River channel for flood control, water delivery, and fishery habitat. Policy OC-8.2: Take measures to prevent further deepening of the Russian River channel. Policy OC-8.3: Limit gravel harvesting to levels that do not exceed resupply of Russian River gravel. |
LS |
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3.2-E |
New development could result in the need for new
or enlarged storm drain facilities whose construction could result in adverse
environmental effects. |
LS |
No mitigation is required. |
LS |
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3.2-F |
Future
development would increase the transport of oils, greases, and other
non-natural residues and chemicals to receiving waterways. |
PS |
Policy OC-12.2: Protect surface and ground water from adverse impacts of development caused by chemicals and soil sediments found in runoff. Policy CF-4.1: Protect water quality by providing adequate sewage disposal throughout the Valley. |
LS |
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3.2-G |
New
development could reduce the area available to recharge the aquifer in the
plan area and/or increase withdrawals of groundwater. thereby adversely
affecting groundwater supplies. |
PS |
Policy OC-11.1: Maintaining the long-term sustained yield of the Valley's groundwater system shall be the standard for groundwater protection programs. Policy OC-11.2: Maintain the quality and quantity of groundwater in the Valley's recharge areas. |
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EIR-Recommended Mitigation Measures: Implementation Measure OC-11.2.2: If, based on the
standardized groundwater protection program, a development proposal is
determined to have a significant impact, the developer |
LS |
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3.2-H |
New
development could increase the runoff of chemicals and other pollutants
thereby adversely affecting groundwater supplies. |
PS |
LS |
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3.3 |