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CPC LAND USE PRINCIPLES

1. Land uses will be consistent with stated community visions or goals.

2. Development will not outpace the ability of local governments to provide adequate services and infrastructure.

3. Development will not reduce the level of services provided to existing community residents.

4. Project design will work with the contour of the land, preserve physical features such as rock outcroppings, trees, watercourses, and wetlands, and protect important wildlife habitat.

5. County and city plans will protect key wildlife habitat, visual quality, agricultural lands, and open space resources.

6. Projects will be approved only if there is adequate water to supply them.

7. New residential and commercial development will be concentrated in existing towns and communities where shopping, services, schools, jobs, and infrastructure are available.

8. Infrastructure such as water lines, sewer lines, and roads will not be extended outside existing developed areas unless those areas are contiguous to existing communities and scheduled for development in the near future as part of a general or community plan.

9. Communities will have clear boundaries with separation between them provided by working landscapes, greenbelts, or parks.

10. A range of housing types will be available for people of all income levels.

11. Land uses will not put land-use conversion pressure on agricultural lands or threaten the continued operation of existing industrial and commercial businesses.

12. Environmental mitigation measures will adequately address local and community-wide impacts in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act.

Revised August 2023





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