COMMUNITY PLANNING
General Plan
Conservation Element
INTRODUCTION
Conservation recognizes the finite limits of our natural
resources and develops means for their protection and orderly use. A major role of this
section is to provide policy guidelines for managing the City's natural resources.
BACKGROUND
Issues and Problems
1. Water and energy conservation as an alternative to
meeting increased demand.
2. Protection of the City's natural plant and animal life.
3. Expansion of local power generating capacity vs. greater
use of imported power.
4. Recreational use of City watersheds while protecting
City water supply.
5. Effects of population growth and increased land use
intensities on environmental quality.
6. Air quality-, how it is affected by development and, in
turn, its ramifications on future growth.
Opportunities
1. Potential of recycling wastewater.
2. Environmental Protection Agency regulations and expanded
public transit systems as a means of reducing air pollution.
3. Development of regional power networks and generating
facilities outside South Coast Air Basin.
4. Public awareness of the finite limits to fossil fuel
supply.
5. Increased costs will promote more efficient use of
energy
6. Involvement in regional development of
alternative energy sources.
Goals and Objectives
Goal 1.0:
Optimal utilization of local water resources
consistent with sound conservation practices.
Objectives:
1.1. Protection of local water supply sources.
1.2. Efficient utilization of the City's water resources.
1.3. Water conservation as a means of reducing reliance on
imported water in the City's total water supply.
Goal 2.0:
Provision of a physical environment which
contributes to and enhances the quality of life.
Objectives:
2.1. Air quality which enhances the environment and
protects health and welfare.
2.2. A comprehensive transportation system which reduces
air pollutants.
2.3. Environmental management as a key consideration
in the planning and decision making process.
2.4. Retention of Pasadena's image and heritage of mature
trees and plant life.
2.5. Preservation of remaining vestiges of native plant
life found within the City.
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
AND POLICIES
Strategy 100.0:
Conservation of City's water resources along with
their prudent use through sound resource management practices.
Policies:
101.0 Tilt, Water and Power Department Should continue to
work with water management groups seeking to implement regional water development plans,
and programs or to protect or enhance present water resources.
102.0 Water production and its protection should have
priority consideration in the development of and supplementary uses Of Water and Power
Department lands
103.0 Uncovered open spaces should be encouraged to
maximize opportunity-for the percolation of precipitation or delivered water.
Programs:
100.1 Initiation of a consumer water conservation education
program.
100.2 Investigation into a waste water and storm drainage
reclamation program
100.3 Continuation of interagency cooperation in the areas
of water conservation reforestation and erosion control.
Strategy 200.0:
Preservation of native plant life and the continued
nurturing of non-native plant life within the City
Policies:
201.0 The City reaffirms Resolution No. 8603, commonly
known as the Jencks Resolution, of preserving and maintaining Arroyo Seco lands as a
natural park.
202.0 Preservation of existing street trees shall merit
consideration with engineering-requirements in the development of street widening or
lighting plans.
203.0 Landscaping requirements Of development regulation,
shall be strictly enforced and strengthened.
Programs:
200.1 Restoration program of Arroyo Seco slope banks.
200.2 Street tree planting program
200.3 Review of landscaping requirements of Zoning
Ordinance.
Strategy 300.0:
Improvement of air quality through control of
emissions from City's power plant.
Policies:
301.0 Electricity imported from outside the Basin be used
to the maximum extent practical. The Department ofWater and Power to continue its search
for sources of power outside the South Coast Air Basin.
302.0 The Department ofWater and Power shall continue to
share reserve with surrounding utility companies, explore possibilities of an extended
operating pool. and participate in any plans for new sources of energyfor the region.
303.0 The City shall support and strengthen antipollution
measures and seek to control activities and developments that contribute to air pollution.
304.0 The City shall institute an active energy
conservation program through the following measures.
A. Consumer education.
B. Consideration of alternate forms of energy,
particularly in new commercial or residential buildings or with the installation of new,
less energy consuming appliances.
C. Advising tile Board of Directors on measures that
may be needed to restrict or control the generation and distribution of electricity.
D. Supporting efforts to require all home electrical
appliances to carry comparative efficiency ratings
305.0 The City should initiate and participate in studies
of alternative sources of energy
Programs:
300.1 A total energy conservation program from consumer
education to limitations-on certain power consumers at critical times.
300.2 Continued search for participatory arrangements in
regional energy development programs outside South Coast Air Basin.
300.3 Development of a central plant in downtown area to
provide for the heating, cooling and energy needs of future downtown developments.
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Calif. - December. 1974).
"Preliminary Draft, Master Plan for Waste
Water Collection and Transmission", Engineering-Science. Inc. (Arcadia, Calif. -
August. 1972).
"Phase I Final Report, Master Development
Plan - Devil's Gate Reservoir Area - Upper Arroyo Seco", Gruen Associates'.
Bookman-Edmonston Engineering: E.R. A..- R. T. Frankian" (Los Angeles. Calif. -
December, 1971).
Bulletin No. 104-6, Meeting Water Demands in
the Raymond Basin Area, State of California. The Resources Agency, Department ofWater
Resources. (Sacramento, Calif. - June, 1971).
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the Raymond Basin Los Angeles County. State of California, The Resources Agency,
Department ofWater Resources. (Sacramento, Calif. - August, 1972).
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Pollution," George P. Hanson and Linda Throne, Lasca Leaves. Vol. XXII. No. 3
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