SFPUC 2001 Alameda Watershed Management Plan

III. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AND IMPACTSA. EXISTING PLANS AND POLICIESsites are not threatened by surface displacement from future faulting (Division of Mines andGeology, 1990).PoliciesPolicy 285: The County shall not approve new development in areas with potential for seismicand geologic hazards unless the County can determine that feasible measures will beimplemented to reduce the potential risk to acceptable levels, based on site-specific analysis.Policy 289: The County shall require development in hilly areas to minimize potential erosionand disruption of natural slope stability, which could result from grading, vegetation removal,irrigation and drainage.Fire Hazards SubtopicThe Alameda Watershed is under a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF)contract for fire protection. The San Antonio Watershed is considered to be at a moderate firehazard level by the Area Plan while the Calaveras Watershed is considered to be both a moderateand high fire hazard area. The rating is based on a fire hazard severity scale developed by theCalifornia Department of Forestry for wildland fires, which factors in vegetation and slope as thedeterminants of the severity of potential fire hazards.PolicyPolicy 295: The County shall adhere to the provisions of the Alameda County Fire ProtectionMaster Plan and Fire Hazard Mitigation Plan.2.3 COUNTY OF SANTA CLARASanta Clara County General PlanDeveloped in accordance with state law, the Santa Clara County General Plan (General Plan)sets forth the comprehensive, long-term land use policy for the County. The General Plancontains two booklets. Book A focuses on countywide issues and policies, including growth anddevelopment, economic well-being, social well-being, housing, transportation, parks andrecreation, resource conservation, health and safety, and governance. Book B focuses on ruraland unincorporated area issues and policies, including rural issues (elements) of land use, growthand development, housing, transportation, parks and recreation, resource conservation, andhealth and safety. The rural elements and subtopics from Book B that address the Watershedarea are summarized below. The policies of the Santa Clara County General Plan are presentedfor informational purposes only.The following discussion of the existing plans and policies of the General Plan focuses on theAlameda Watershed area surrounding Calaveras Reservoir. The Santa Clara County line runseast to west through the northern portion of Calaveras Reservoir. The majority of CalaverasReservoir and its Watershed lands are located in Santa Clara County.NOP 96.223E: Alameda Watershed Management Plan III.A-11 ESA / 930385January 2001