General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

Chapter 5 Environmental Resources
Wetlands Conservation Policy of 1993
This policy provides for the protection, preservation, restoration, enhancement, and
expansion of wetland habitats in California. Primarily it acts to ensure no overall net loss
of wetlands within the state and achieve a long-term net gain in the quantity, quality, and
permanence of wetlands acreage and values in California in a manner that fosters
creativity, stewardship, and respect for private property. The administering agencies for
this authority are the CDFG, the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal-
EPA), and the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB)—South Coast Region.
Local
City of Inglewood Municipal Code
Under Section 2-164.1 of the City of Inglewood Municipal Code, the Recreation, Parks
and Community Service Director will have full jurisdiction and control of the designation
of the kind and type, planting, setting out, location and placement of all trees and shrubs
in the public streets and parkways of the City. Under Article 3, Section 5-58 (Park
Regulations), parkway plants require provisions that relate to the planting and maintaining
of trees and shrubs in the public streets and parkways of the City.
• Issues
• While there is currently no federal or state listed species in the City, if one were to
be identified at a later date, it could impact redevelopment activities within the City.
• References
Abrams, L. 1923. Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States. Volumes I, II, and III. Stanford
University Press: Stanford, CA.
———. 1960. Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States. Volume IV. Stanford University
Press: Stanford, CA.
California, State of. 1998. Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act.
———. 2004. California Environmental Quality Act, Statutes and Guidelines. Governor’s
Office of Planning and Research: Sacramento.
———. 2002. Fish and Game Code of California.
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City of Inglewood General Plan Update Technical Background Report