The County shall continue to designate, promote, and enforce smoke-free environments to reduce toxins in the air and exposure to second-hand smoke.
Healthy Communities
HAZ-5.4 Household Hazardous Waste
The County shall continue to develop and distribute educational materials and conduct educational outreach to inform the public about household hazardous waste and the proper disposal methods.
HAZ-2.3 Incompatible Land Uses in Floodplains
The County shall prohibit incompatible land uses and limit discretionary development within floodplains.
COS-8.7 Sustainable Building Practices
The County shall promote sustainable building practices that incorporate a “whole systems” approach for design and construction that consumes less energy, water, and other non-renewable resources, such as by facilitating passive ventilation and effective use of daylight.
COS-9.1 Open Space Preservation
The County shall preserve natural open space resources through:
- the concentration of development in Urban Areas and Existing Communities;
- use of cluster or compact development techniques in discretionary development adjacent to natural open space resources;
- maintaining large lot areas in agricultural areas, rural and open space areas;
- discouraging conversion of lands currently used for agricultural production or grazing;
- limiting development in areas constrained by natural hazards; and
- encouraging agricultural and ranching interests to maintain natural habitat in open space areas where the terrain or soil is not conducive to agricultural production or grazing.
COS-9.2 Public Open Space
The County shall explore possible resources for public acquisition of permanent open space for public use.