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8. Alternate modes of transportation to destination recreation facilities are encouraged, including use of shuttles, waterway facilities, and rail travel, to facilitate visitation and reduce impacts to scenic, cultural,...
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c. Discourage use of the interchange as a truck stop/rest stop and encourage use as a recreation destination.
5. Reduce sign clutter and other negative visual effects from excessive signs along all roads and highways, and at parking lots and...
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Goal I: Policies:
Sign Guidelines
All signs located, repaired, or maintained in SMAs, unless categorically exempted herein, must meet the provisions of these sign guidelines. Signs placed in Special Management Areas by jurisdictional...
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Prohibited Signs
compatible with the main structure upon which the sign is attached.
6. Signs shall be placed flat on the outside walls of buildings, not on roofs or marquees.
7. Signs displaying the symbols, slogans, or trademarks of...
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Exemptions
(together with its support structure if the sign is freestanding).
1. Ordinary repair, maintenance, and cleaning provided no changes occur in size, structure, color or message.
2. One political sign per parcel road frontage. The...
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Pre-Existing Signs
Removal must be accomplished within three days of the close of the event.
11. Signs posted by governmental jurisdictions giving notice to the public. Such signs shall be no larger than that required to convey the message...
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Goal I: Policies:
A completely natural appearing landscape is not the only type of landscape that is considered attractive. Landscapes showing evidence of certain cultural activities such as agriculture also have a high scenic value. By...
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Goal II: Policies: Goal Ill: Policies:
Management Guidelines
Development is more concentrated, with single family homes in evidence.
2. New developments shall be compatible with the landscape setting in which they are located. Land uses...
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Design Standards
2. Site plan to show proposed grading, road and utility construction, building location and size, etc.
3. Structural design indicating how size, shape, color, texture, height, exterior building materials, lighting, and other...
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8. Reflectivity of structures and site improvements shall be minimized.
9. All signs must meet the following standards, consistent with the Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices:
a. Signs must be unobtrusive and have low contrast...
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Landscape
Setting
Standards
d. ROAD ACCESSWAYS: New road access points shall be minimized. No more than one access per parcel is permitted.
e. ROAD MAINTENANCE: Existing and new road maintenance warehouse and stockpile areas shall be...
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1. Structural development may be visible, but must be visually subordinate to the surrounding natural and cultural landscape.
2. Structures shall have a rustic appearance, use non-reflective, native appearing materials, and have low contrast...
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4. Forest practices, and all land disturbance associated with forest practices, shall not be visually evident when viewed from KVAs.
5. Use of non-native plant species for landscaping or revegetation will not be allowed unless the applicant...
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Cultural Resources
The Scenic Area Act and other Federal legislation requires the protection and enhancement of historic and prehistoric cultural resources, as well as traditional cultural properties. Prehistoric cultural resources in the Scenic...
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Goal I: Policies:
Management Guidelines
Protect cultural resources, including traditional cultural properties, from potential adverse effects on lands designated for use and development.
1. Proposed developments or changes in use shall not...
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Pre-field
Literature
Review
Field Inventory
The preliminary review of the literature shall include the following sources of information:
1. A statement as to the presence of any historic or prehistoric cultural resources or...
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Guided by the matrix, the County or Forest Service will decide whether an on-the-ground inventory is necessary. Projects which are of low potential for adverse effects, and which occur in low probability areas, will not require an on-the-ground...
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* PROBABILITY MAP
Low Probability Area
Moderate Probability Area High Probability Area
"N" = no survey required "Y" = survey required
* Probability Map:
This map indicates the probability of finding cultural resources in a given area....
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Evaluations of Significance
in reaching a recommendation for a survey requirement of the proposed project.
4. The results of the cultural resource inventory for Federal undertakings shall be presented to the Forest Service for review of...
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Determination of Effect
Mitigation
3. Evaluations of traditional cultural properties shall be guided by the guidelines presented under National Register Bulletin 38 "Guidelines for the Evaluation and Documentation of Traditional Cultural...
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Compliance
with Section
106
Discovery
During
Construction
excavations, or other measures which are proposed to mitigate effects.
For Federal or Federally assisted undertakings, the Forest Service or other responsible agency will...
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Goal I: Policies:
Natural Resources Protection
Two approaches for protection of natural resources are taken in the SMA goals and policies. The first is to designate areas containing significant resources as open space. This will prohibit most...
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Goal Il: Policies:
Management Guidelines
Site Analysis and Project Evaluation
Promote practices and partnerships that will enhance natural resources in all land use designations.
1. Special projects are encouraged to demonstrate...
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c. Identification of wetlands, streams, and riparian areas which may occur on the site.
d. Water quality and soil type and characteristics.
e. Analysis of potential impacts of the proposal on the resources identified, including direct,...
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