Plan Area. 2.1 Plan Preparation Process The Intermunicipal Development Plan was jointly prepared by Rocky View County and Wheatland County. The project received oversight from a Review Committee consisting of Councillors and Senior Administration from both municipalities. The plan was developed through four stages: Stage 1: Research, analysis, and stakeholder input Stage 2: Draft IDP and review of the IDP by the Committee Stage 3: Public review of the IDP to receive suggestions and representations Stage 4: IDP approval process
2.2 Intermunicipal Development Plan Area The Plan Area consists of an area approximately 1.6 km (1 mile) on either side of the shared municipal boundary. The Plan Area is approximately 27,690 hectares (68,424 acres) in size (see Map 2). To determine the extent of the Plan Area, the municipalities considered a number of opportunities and constraints within the Plan Area, including: • Residences and Developed Areas • Existing and Potential Land Use • Development Potential • Growth Potential along the Highway 1 corridor • Environmentally Significant Areas • Transportation Corridors • Oil and Gas Activity • Confined Feeding Operations (CFOs) • Existing and Potential Areas of Aggregate Extraction • Historical Resource Value (HRV) Sites
Plan Area. 4.1 Plan Boundary The Plan Area (Map 1.0) was agreed upon and then examined to determine opportunities and constraints that could affect land use planning between the two municipalities. After consideration of the social, economic, and physical features listed below, a Plan Area of 1 mile surrounding the Village municipal boundary was adequate to achieve the goals of the plan. Within the Plan Area, the following economic, environmental and social considerations were examined:
a) Land use and zoning
b) Residences and urban areas
c) Confined Feeding Operations (CFOs)
d) Resource Extraction and Energy development
e) Transportation Corridors
f) Environmental Impacts
g) Historic Resource Value (HRV) Sites
Plan Area. 4.2 Key Characteristics of the Plan Area After evaluating the economic, environmental, and social considerations within the Plan Area, the following key characteristics were identified: Lands within the Plan Area are predominately zoned Agricultural with the exception of five quarter sections of Airport Vicinity Overlay in the northeast corner and a portion of Rural Industrial on the west boundary.
Plan Area. The Xxxxx River watershed, which is U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Unit Code 17110005 (Upper Skagit) encompasses the plan area for SA 101. The plan area includes Xxxxx Lake and Xxxx Xxxxxxx and their tributaries, and the lower Xxxxx River downstream to the Skagit River.
Plan Area. The provisions of the Bald Eagle Plan pertain to lands within the Xxxxx River project boundary, including lands acquired to satisfy one or more of the license or Settlement Agreement Articles. The plan area covers suitable bald eagle nest and communal winter roost habitat, known bald eagle nests, nest buffer zones, and communal winter night roost habitat on non- federal lands within the Xxxxx River Project boundary. For nests located outside the project boundary, the plan covers only the portions of their buffer zones that fall within the project boundary. For the purpose of conducting communal winter night roost surveys, the plan area will also extend to suitable roost habitat within 400 feet of the project boundary. At the discretion of the USFS, surveys may also include National Forest System (NMF) lands within 400 feet of ongoing or proposed project-related activities conducted by Puget Sound Energy with potential to disturb nesting or communal roosting.
Plan Area. The Plan Area, as defined in SA 304, includes Xxxxx Reservoir, as well as recreation sites and use areas along the reservoir shoreline. Recreation sites and use areas specifically identified in SA 304 and the Plan Area include the following: Xxxxxxx Creek Campground and Boat Launch Xxxxx Lake Resort and Boat Launch Panorama Point Campground and Boat Launch Bayview Campground Kulshan Campground Maple Grove Campground Horseshoe Cove Campground and Boat Launch West Pass Dike Boat Launch In addition to these recreation sites and use areas, water safety-related information and materials may also be provided at the USDA-FS/National Park Service office in Sedro- Xxxxxxx and PSE’s visitor information center in Concrete. PSE may implement site- specific water safety-related actions at these two sites (which are not located along the Xxxxx Reservoir shoreline), as well as other potential sites and use areas, per the siting process described in Section 6.3 (Procedures).
Plan Area. This plan applies to reservoir shorelines within the Xxxxx Project Boundary. All lands along the reservoir margins below elevation 732.77 feet (NAVD 88) on Xxxxx Lake, and below elevation 445.47 feet (NAVD 88) on Xxxx Xxxxxxx are located within the Xxxxx Project Boundary. The majority of the Upper Xxxxx Development is within the USDA-FS Mount Baker- Snoqualmie National Forest. The Lower Xxxxx Development occupies lands primarily owned by PSE, but about five percent of the area consists of lands managed by the US Forest Service and a mix of state and private ownership. The RSCEMP applies to all lands immediately adjacent to or below the reservoir high pool water surface elevation on Xxxxx Lake (Upper Xxxxx Development) and Xxxx Xxxxxxx (Lower Xxxxx Development).
Plan Area. This Decaying and Legacy Wood Plan applies to non-federal lands within the project boundary, including lands acquired for management of forest, elk, wetland, and aquatic/riparian habitats. Although all project lands are included in the project area, individual decaying and legacy wood management sites may be treated differently according to site-specific conditions and parameters, as described below.
Plan Area. This Noxious Weed Plan addresses lands within the Xxxxx River Project boundary and those lands outside the project boundary surveyed during relicensing studies. The initial Plan Area includes: • The perimeters of Xxxxx Lake and Xxxx Xxxxxxx up to the approximate high pool elevations of 727.7 and 442.35 feet, respectively; • The mouths of all USDA-FS Type 1, 2, or 3 streams with a defined channel, from the point of outflow to the reservoir upstream 300 meters, or as far as the invasive weeds were present; • Project facility areas including Puget Sound Energy campgrounds, dams and associated facilities, fish facilities, and dikes; • Selected sites where xxxx Xxxxxx (Geranium robertianum) has been previously sighted, including Maple Grove campground; and • Selected areas outside of the project boundary where invasive non-native weeds are present and are considered to be associated with the populations found within the project area. Weed management activities may be undertaken on lands acquired pursuant to Articles 502, 503, 504, and 505. These acquired parcels will be evaluated and managed per the specific guidelines in Section 4.3.1
Plan Area. The Plan Area, as defined in SA 303, includes the Xxxxx Lake Resort, located on the western shoreline of Xxxxx Reservoir. As noted previously, this site is within the FERC Project boundary.
