APPENDIX D: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS

The objective of The Village of Walnut Creek Subdivision Regulations is to establish procedures and standards for the development and subdivision of real estate within The Village of Walnut Creek planning jurisdiction. Furthermore, these regulations provide for an orderly layout of further residential development and require that adequate utilities be installed in all new subdivisions.

The Subdivision Regulations provide the procedures for subdivision plat review and are designed to improve the overall living environment for all of The Village of Walnut Creek citizens through the general improvement of land subdivision and land recordation.

The following charts attempt to Illustrate the overall beneficial effects which should result from compliance with this ordinance.

	Con- trolled Lot Sizes	Uncon- trolled Lot Sizes	Con- trolled Street Layout	Uncon- trolled Street Layout	Con- trolled Solid Waste Disposal Manage- ment	Uncon- trolled Solid Waste Disposal Manage- ment	Con- trolled Street Grades	Uncon- trolled Street Grades	Con- trolled Utility Layouts	Uncon- trolled Utility Layouts	Con- trolled Location of Quasi- govern- mental Land	Uncon- trolled Location of Quasi- govern- mental Land	Con- trolled Soil Erosion	Uncon- trolled Soil Erosion	Con- trolled Land Subdiv- ision	Uncon- trolled Land Subdiv- ision	Con- trolled Building in a Flood Plain	Uncon- trolled Buildin g in a Flood Plain
Soil erosion	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-
Water pollution - Saltation of streams	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-
Vegetation - Trees and shrubs	+	-	+	-	+	_	0	0	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-
Aquatic plants	0	0	0	0	+	-	+	-	+	-	0	0	+	-	+	-	+	-
Wildlife	+	-	+	-	+	-	0	0	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-
Fish and Aquatic organisms	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	0	0	+	-	+	-	+	-
Macro-Wildnerness & open spaces	+	-	+	-	+	-	0	0	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-
Aesthetic qualities	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-
Micro-Open space qualities	+	-	+	-	+	-	0	0	+	-	0	0	0	0	+	-	+	-
"Oneness" with nature Landscape design	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-
Misuse of land capabilities	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-
Endangered species Plant and animal	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	0

 

+   Positive on the environment

-   Negative effect on the environment

0   No significant effect on the environment

(Ord., passed 6-2-77)