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4 Environmental Analysis 4.11 Land Use and Planning County shall recommend that mitigation efforts occur in areas designated as 'Resource Management"or on lands adjacent to or otherwise contiguous with these lands in order to establish a continuous open space system in East County and to provide for long term protection of biological resources. Goal: To minimize the risks to lives and property due to environmental hazards. Policy 134: The County shall not approve new development in areas with potential natural hazards (flooding, geologic, wildland fire, or other environmental hazards) unless the County can determine that feasible measures will be implemented to reduce the potential risk to acceptable levels, based on site-specific analysis. Policy 135: The County, prior to approving new development, shall evaluate the degree to which the development could result in loss of lives or property, both within the development and beyond its boundaries, in the event of a natural disaster. Goal: To protect cultural resources from development. Policy 137: The County shall require development to be designed to avoid cultural resources or, if avoidance is determined by the County to be infeasible, to include implement appropriate mitigation measures that offset the impacts. Goal: To provide for the development, operation, and expansion of major public facilities and to ensure the compatibility of adjacent land uses. Policy 138: The County shall allow development and expansion of major public facilities (e.g., hospitals, research facilities, landfill sites,jails, etc.) in appropriate locations inside and outside the Urban Growth Boundary consistent with the policies and Land Use Diagram of the East County Area Plan. Policy 139: The County shall ensure that new major public facilities are properly sited to avoid land use conflicts and potential health and safety risks. Policy 173: The County shall discourage the development of uses and structures that are not compatible with wind energy operations within the Wind Resource Area. Transportation Policy 180: The County shall require that all new development in areas that are unincorporated as of the adoption of the East County Area Plan shall contribute their fair share towards the costs of transportation improvements shown on the Transportation Diagram, subject to confirmation in subsequent traffic studies, as a condition of project approval. Policy 215: The County shall manage development and conservation of land within East County scenic highway corridors to maintain and enhance scenic values. Public Services and Facilities Goal: To provide infrastructure and services necessary to accommodate East County holding capacities in a logical, cost-effective, and timely manner. Griffith Battery Energy Storage Project 4.11-13 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023