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safety element S-5: Hazardous Materials
Only areas below are considered part of the General Plan.
Hazardous Materials
Hazardous materials are used every day in industrial, commercial, medical, and residential applications. The primary concern associated with a hazardous materials release is the short- and/or long-term effect to the public from exposure to these substances. Although compared to other cities in southern California, Menifee has a relatively low number of sites that generate, use, or store hazardous materials, it is still critical to plan for hazardous materials in order to ensure public safety. See Exhibit bS-4, Hazardous Materials Sites, for the location of hazardous material sites in Menifee.
Goal
- S-5: A community that has reduced the potential for hazardous materials contamination.
Policies
- S-5.1: Locate facilities involved in the production, use, storage, transport, or disposal of hazardous materials away from land uses that may be adversely impacted by such activities and areas susceptible to impacts or damage from a natural disaster.
- S-5.2: Ensure that the Fire Department can continue to respond safely and effectively to a hazardous materials incident in the city, whether it is a spill at a permitted facility, or the result of an accident along a section of the freeway or railroads that extend across the city.
- S-5.3: Continue to support the operation of programs and recycling centers that accept hazardous substances, such as paint, paint thinner, used waste oil, etc.
- S-5.4: Ensure that all facilities that handle hazardous materials comply with federal and state laws pertaining to the management of hazardous wastes and materials.
- S-5.5: Require facilities that handle hazardous materials to implement mitigation measures that reduce the risks associated with hazardous material production, storage, and disposal.
S-5.6: Require all new industrial development projects and significant rehabilitation or expansion projects to reduce industrial truck idling by enforcing California’s five (5) minute maximum law, requiring warehouse and distribution facilities to provide adequate on-site truck parking, and requiring refrigerated warehouses to provide generators for refrigerated trucks. Require air pollution point sources to be located at safe distances from sensitive sites such as homes and schools.
General Plan Exhibits
- Exhibit S-1: Fault Map
- Exhibit S-2: Slope Distribution
- Exhibit S-3: Liquefaction and Landslides
- Exhibit S-4: Geologic Map
- Exhibit S-5: Flood Hazards
- Exhibit S-6: High Fire Hazard Areas
- Exhibit S-7: Critical Facilities
- Exhibit S-8: Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones and Public Facilities
- Exhibit S-9: Evacuation Routes
Reference Material
For detailed information related to safety, please refer to the following reference materials.
City Resources
- Safety Background Documents and Definitions
- Technical Background Report to the Safety Element of the General Plan for the City of Menifee (Earth Consultants International, Inc., July 2010)
- General Plan Environmental Impact Report
Additional Information
Contact Us
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For general inquiries, please call 951-723-3741 or send us an email.
Cheryl Kitzerow, AICP
Community Development Director
EmailOrlando Hernandez
Deputy Director
EmailRyan Fowler
Principal Planner
EmailDoug Darnell, AICP
Principal Planner
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Senior Planner
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Russell Brown, AICP
Senior Planner
EmailDesiree McGriff
Associate Planner