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Preliminary General Plan and Draft EIR May 2012 Big Basin Redwoods State Park REGIONAL PLANNING Big Basin Redwoods SP is integrated within a regional landscape of open space recreation areas, habitat preservation areas, and recreational trail networks. Consideration of regional planning influences is important for any park planning effort because it enables planners to anticipate and coordinate with regional planning efforts and issues that affect the park. For this general plan, planning influences focus on the region around Big Basin Redwoods SP, Butano SP, Año Nuevo SP, Portola Redwoods SP, and Castle Rock SP, as well as the northern boundary of Henry Cowell Redwoods SP. Big Basin Redwoods SP is integrated within a regional landscape of open space recreation areas, habitat preservation areas, and recreational trail networks. Planning consideration is also given to major access routes from areas providing significant visitation to the park as well as connections to other regional recreation destinations. Although Big Basin Redwoods SP is the largest single park in the region, several other state and county parks, the nearby recreation areas of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, and many other public and private open space ownerships also preserve natural and cultural resources and provide recreational opportunities and facilities. Open space networks and recreational corridors link the park with other nearby parks and preserves, as well as provide connections to major trails serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Several agencies have regulatory or management authority within this region. Big Basin Redwoods SP falls under two county jurisdictions, with its southern portion in Santa Cruz County and the northern in San Mateo County. The park draws a significant amount of its visitation from nearby Santa Clara County. The park is within the Coastal Zone and under the jurisdiction of the Santa Cruz County Local Coastal Program and the San Mateo County Local Coastal Program. The park also spans areas regulated by various air and water quality boards and regional planning agencies. Several major state and county roads provide access. Many of the non-governmental organizations, such as the Sempervirens Fund, The Trust for Public Land, and the Peninsula Open Space Trust, are acquiring property in the area around Big Basin Redwoods SP with the intent of preserving it in perpetuity as open space. Due to the influx of suburban development in the Half Moon Bay area, San Mateo County is also increasing its efforts to maintain its coastal lands in open space. Regional Plans Policies of existing regional planning documents that are most pertinent to planning for Big Basin Redwoods SP are summarized below: Santa Cruz County General Plan and Local Coastal Program 2 -102 The 1994 Santa Cruz County General Plan and Local Coastal Program present a “set of policies and programs to guide future growth and development in a manner consistent with the goals and quality of life Existing Conditions
Big Basin Redwoods State Park Preliminary General Plan and Draft EIR May 2012 desired by Santa Cruz County citizens.” The Santa Cruz County General Plan and Local Coastal Program integrate all policies and programs in one document. The following are summaries of the policies that most relate to this planning process: • Agriculture and coastal-dependent industry are the first priority for the Coastal Zone. The second priority is recreation, including public parks, visitor-serving commercial uses, and coastal recreation facilities. The third priority is given to private residential, general industrial and general commercial uses. • The Waddell Creek Watershed, including Bloom’s Creek and Año Nuevo Creek are designated as Least Disturbed Watersheds which recognizes and supports their value as relatively natural watersheds with clear running streams. • State Highways 1, 9, and 236 are identified as county Scenic Roads which affords them the highest level of scenic protection. • Expansion of established preserves, parks or open space areas and connections between existing preserved lands are supported. • State Parks is encouraged to use open space and easements rather than acquisition for trail expansion. Highest priority is given to developing trails in the State Park System Trails Plan. The County encourages coordination with State Parks in developing links between County and State trail systems. • Development of vista points, providing a continuous coastal bicycle route, linking existing trail systems, and establishing equestrian trails are supported. • Waddell Bluffs and Waddell Creek Beach are designated as primary public access areas which should have adequate visitor services. • State Parks is encouraged to retain and expand picnic facilities, camping sites, RV facilities, trails and shoreline access and to develop overnight uses at new parks and increase capacity of existing facilities. San Mateo County General Plan and Local Coastal Program The 1986 San Mateo County General Plan calls for preservation of agricultural lands for agricultural use, protection of native habitats, animals and plants, and protection and enhancement of the natural visual quality of county lands. It proposes the continued provision of recreational lands for the “physical, mental, and spiritual quality of life of San Mateo County residents.” It also defines what the County would like State Parks’ role to be: • “…to give priority to developing existing facilities.” • “…to provide park and recreation facilities of statewide significance.” Existing Conditions 2 -103
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