Kern County General Plan - Chapter 1, Land Use - County of Kern

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1.3 PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ASSUMPTIONS: PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS Natural hazards are a long-term constraint that may affect developed uses of land. Throughout the County, sufficient land that is free from natural hazards is available for such uses without incurring the risks associated with development in hazardous areas. ISSUES: PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS Over the years, development has occurred in areas that have a variety of natural hazards. Expansion pressures in some existing communities would site new development in areas that are known to have documented hazardous conditions. In a few instances, entire communities are located in areas of significant natural hazards. The extent to which natural hazards can be mitigated is frequently debated, thus further complicating the issue of development in hazardous areas. GOALS: PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS 1. To strive to prevent loss of life, reduce personal injuries, and property damage, minimize economic and social diseconomies resulting from natural disaster by directing development to areas which are not hazardous. MAP PROVISIONS: PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS Map Code 2.1 (Seismic Hazard) - Alquist-Priolo Special Study Zone and other recently active fault zones. Map Code 2.2 (Landslide) - Areas of down slope ground movement identified on the Kern County Seismic Hazard Atlas. Map Code 2.3 (Shallow Groundwater) - Groundwater within 15 feet of the land surface is delineated on the Kern County Seismic Hazard Atlas. Map Code 2.4 (Steep Slope) - Land with an average slope of 30 percent or steeper. Map Code 2.5 (Flood Hazard) – Special Flood Hazard Areas (Zone A), as identified on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and supplemented by floodplain delineating maps that have been approved by the Kern County Engineering and Survey Services Department. Map Codes from 2.6 to 2.9: Areas with special physical or environmental constraints which are located within a Specific Plan. 11
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