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).
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