§ 82-1.010. Urban limit line.  


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  • To ensure the enforcement of the 65/35 standard set forth in Section 82-1.006, an urban limit line shall be established, in approximately the location depicted on the "Contra Costa County Urban Limit Line Map" adopted by the voters on November 7, 2006. The urban limit line is incorporated into the county's open space conservation plan. The urban limit line limits potential urban development in the county to thirty-five percent of the land in the county and prohibits the county from designating any land located outside the urban limit line for an urban land use. The criteria and factors for determining whether land should be considered for location outside the urban limit line should include (a) land which qualifies for rating as Class I and Class II in the Soil Conservation Service Land Use Capability Classification, (b) open space, parks and other recreation areas, (c) lands with slopes in excess of twenty-six percent, (d) wetlands, and (e) other areas not appropriate for urban growth because of physical unsuitability for development, unstable geological conditions, inadequate water availability, the lack of appropriate infrastructure, distance from existing development, likelihood of substantial environmental damage or substantial injury to fish or wildlife or their habitat, and other similar factors.

(Ords. 2006-06 § 3, 91-1 § 2, 90-66 § 4).