General Plan - Moreno Valley

CHAPTER 6 – SAFETYthat adequate hazardous waste facilities willbe available in the future. AB 2948, asamended, authorized counties and cities toprepare and adopt plans for the siting offacilities for the treatment, storage anddisposal of hazardous waste.The City of Moreno Valley Hazardous WasteManagement Plan (adopted in 1991) wasprepared and adopted to meet therequirements of AB2948. The HazardousWaste Management Plan, as may beamended from time to time, has beenincorporated into the General Plan byreference.The California Waste Management Act of1989, as amended, required each city in theState of California to make provisions tohandle solid waste, including householdhazardous waste. Household hazardouswaste includes small quantities of a variety ofhousehold products such as paint,pesticides, fertilizers, used oil, batteries andother automotive products, aerosols,cleaners, swimming pool chemicals, dyesand other personal care products. The Staterequired each city to adopt a householdhazardous waste element in conjunction withits solid waste management program. TheCity adopted its “Household HazardousWaste Element” in 1992.6.9.2. Issues and OpportunitiesHazardous materials are an integral part ofmodern life and cannot be eliminatedentirely. There are many federal, state andlocal regulations and programs thatsubstantially reduce the risks associatedwith hazardous materials.The City has the ability to encourage "clean"industries rather than industries where largeamounts of hazardous materials are used.The City also has the ability to establish aland use pattern that minimizes the hazardsassociated with the use, storage andtransport of hazardous materials.MORENO VALLEY GENERAL PLANThe Household Hazardous Waste Elementand the Hazardous Waste Management Planfor the City of Moreno Valley containprograms for the reduction of hazardouswaste and criteria for the siting of hazardouswaste facilities. These plans should beupdated from time to time to reflect changingconditions.6.10 AIR CRASH HAZARDS6.10.1. BackgroundThere is an airfield located southwest of thecity limits. The airfield is operated by twoentities: March Air Reserve Base and theMarch Inland Port Airport Authority. Theflight operations present a potential, albeitminor, risk for air crashes. The risk isgreatest immediately under the takeoff andlanding zone located at either end of therunway(s).Air crash hazards and land use compatibilityassociated with the airfield at March wereanalyzed in the Air Installation CompatibilityUse Zone report prepared by the Air Force in1998. The report mapped areas of relativepotential for crashes into various categories:areas on or adjacent to the runway; areaswithin the clear zone; Accident PotentialZone (APZ) I; and Accident Potential Zone(APZ) II.The area on or adjacent to the runway iswithin the boundaries of the joint-use airport.It is outside of the study area. The accidentpotential within the clear zone, whichextends 3,000 feet from each end of therunway, is considered to be of such high riskthat few uses are acceptable. A small areaat the extreme southwest corner of the Cityis within the clear zone.The accident potential within APZ I and APZII are considered to be significant enough towarrant special attention. APZ1 extends5,000 feet past the clear zone along OldHighway 215 south of Alessandro Boulevard.Page 6-28 July 11, 2006