Riverside County Municipal Code Ch. 16.52 Soil Erosion

Whenever a division of land is proposed in an area that is subject to wind erosion, the requirements of this chapter shall apply in addition to all other requirements of this title.

(Ord. 460.137 § 15.1, 1997)

An area shall be considered as subject to wind erosion when all of the following factors are present:

A. The proposed land division lies within the Colorado River Watershed Basin;

B. The soils within the land division are classified as any of the following:

Aco loamy sand

Aco sandy loam

Bull Trail stony loamy sand

Cajon loamy sand

Cajon variant

Carrizo gravelly sand

Carrizo stony sand

Carsitas cobbly sand

Carsitas fine sand

Carsitas gravelly sand

Carsitas sand

Carsitas variant

Chuckawalla cobbly fine sandy loam

Chuckawalla very gravelly silt loam

Chuckawalla very gravelly sandy clay loam

Coachella fine sand

Coachella fine sand, wet

Coachella fine sandy loam

Cibola fine sandy loam

Cibola silty clay loam

Duneland

Gilman fine sandy loam

Gilman fine sandy loam, moderately fine substratum

Gilman fine sandy loam, wet

Gilman loamy fine sand

Gilman silty loam

Gilman silty clay loam

Glenbar silty clay loam

Holtville fine sandy loam

Holtville silty clay

Imperial fine sandy loam

Imperial silty clay

Imperial silty clay, wet

Imperial—Gullied Land Complex

Imperial—Gullied Land Complex, wet

Indio fine sandy loam

Indio fine sandy loam, wet

Indio very fine sandy loam

Indio very fine sandy loam, wet

Indio silty clay loam

Meloland fine sandy loam

Meloland silty clay loam

Myoma fine sand

Myoma fine sand, wet

Niland sand

Niland sand, wet

Omstott coarse sandy loam

Omstott—Rock Outcrop Complex

Orita fine sand

Orita gravelly loamy sand

Orita fine sandy loam

Ripley very fine sandy loam

Ripley silty clay loam

Rockland

Rositas fine sand

Rositas fine sand, wet

Rositas gravelly loamy sand

Rositas silty clay loam

Rositas silty clay loam, wet

Rubbleland

Rock Outcrop

Salton fine sandy loam

Salton silty clay loam

Soboba stony sand

Soboba cobbly sand

Tujunga fine sand

Tujunga gravelly loam sand

Tujunga loamy fine sand; and

C. Field observation of the area proposed to be divided indicates evidence of soil erosion by wind.

(Ord. 460.137 § 15.2, 1997)

When a proposed land division has been determined to be subject to this chapter, the following requirements may be imposed as conditions of approval of the land division as a means to control soil erosion:

A. A solid masonry wall, up to six feet in height;

B. A windbreak consisting of suitable trees or shrubs;

C. A suitable ground cover which may consist of plantings, spraying, rock or other approved stabilizing materials;

D. An irrigation system to maintain any required plantings;

E. The formation of a homeowners association, improvement district, or management company to maintain the erosion control.

(Ord. 460.137 § 15.3, 1997)

When a proposed land division is determined to be subject to this chapter, the land divider shall submit a proposed wind erosion control plan at the time of the actual filing of the tentative map, and an approved control plan shall be one of the conditions of approval of the tentative map. The plans shall be reviewed as a part of the processing of the tentative map.

(Ord. 460.137 § 15.4, 1997)