General Plan Policy Document (Adopted 7-11 ... - City of Wheatland

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, Chapter 8preserves, riparian corridors, woodlands, and floodplains.8.D.3. The City shall require that new development be designed andconstructed to preserve significant stands of vegetation andany areas of special ecological significance as open space to themaximum extent feasible.8.D.4. The City shall support the maintenance of open space andnatural areas that are interconnected and of sufficient size toprotect biodiversity, accommodate wildlife movement, andsustain ecosystems.8.D.5. The City shall encourage the development of natural openspace areas in regional, community, and neighborhood parks.8.D.6. The City shall serve as the steward of public open space andensure that the use and maintenance of the open space iscarried out in an environmentally-responsible manner.8.D.7. The City shall plan and establish natural open space parklandas a part of the overall City park system.AIR QUALITY-GENERALWheatland is located within the Sacramento Valley Air Basin, inwhich the air quality does not meet some state and federal healthstandards, particularly for ozone and small particulates (PM10).While emission control requirements on motor vehicles and industrialoperations have substantially reduced air pollution from thesesources, increased development and the associated increase inemissions from automobiles threatens to offset these gains. TheFeather River Air Quality Management District monitors andregulates air quality in the Wheatland area and regulates air pollutionemissions of commercial and industrial operations.This section includes policies generally addressing ways to improveregional air quality. The next section specifically addresses thetransportation-related policies pertaining to air quality.GOAL 8.ETo protect and improve air quality in the Wheatland area with thegoal of attaining State and Federal health-based air quality standards.Wheatland General Plan Policy Document, Part II 8-6July 11, 2006