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Volume III - Technical Background Report
- 1. Table of Contents and Introduction (PDF)
- 2.1 Land Use (PDF)
- 2.2 Community Character - Part 1 (PDF)
- 2.2 Community Character - Part 2 (PDF)
- 2.2 Community Character - Part 3 (PDF)
- 2.3 Environmental Justice (PDF)
- Please Note: All Images, i.e. Figures, are in Color and may take longer to download
- Figure 2-1: Public Lands Ownership (PDF)
- Figure 2-2: Land Development Potential (PDF)
- Figure 2-3: High Concentration of Low-Income Households (PDF)
- Figure 2-4: Minority Persons Comprising 10% of the Population (PDF)
- Figure 2-5: Minority Persons Comprising 20% of the Population (PDF)
- Figure 2-6: Minority Persons Comprising 10% of the Population and Low-Income (PDF)
- 3. The Economy (PDF)
- 3.1 Economic Productivity
- 3.2 Employment Characteristics
- 3.3 Labor Force Characteristics
- 3.4 Resident Income Characteristics
- 3.5 Visitor Serving Economy
- 3.6 Summary of the Mariposa County Economy
- 4. Arts and Culture (PDF)
- 4.1 Arts and Culture Organizations and Events
- 4.2 Arts and Culture Venues
- 5. Population and Housing (PDF)
- 5.1 Population Characteristics
- 5.2 Employment Trends
- 5.3 Special Needs Housing
- 5.4 Existing Housing Stock
- 5.5 Age and Condition of Housing Stock
- 5.6 Housing Costs
- 5.7 Income and Affordability
- 5.8 Current Housing Needs
- 6. Circulation, Infrastructure and Services - Part 1 (PDF)
- 6. Circulation, Infrastructure and Services - Part 2 (PDF)
- 6.1 Transportation and Circulation
- 6.2 Public Services and Facilities
- 6.3 Utilities
- Figure 6-1: Major Transportation Routes (PDF)
- Figure 6-2: Mariposa Public Utility District Boundaries (PDF)
- 7. Agriculture (PDF)
- 7.1 Agricultural Land Uses
- 7.2 Farmland of Importance
- 7.3 Williamson Act Lands
- 7.4 Impediments to Agricultural Production
- 7.5 Effects of Agricultural Production
- Figure 7-1: Williamson Act Properties (PDF)
- 8. Conservation and Open Space - Part 1 (PDF)
- 8.1 Biological Resources
- 8.2 Geology and Soils
- 8. Conservation and Open Space - Part 2 (PDF)
- 8.3 Hydrology and Water Quality
- 8.4 Minerals
- 8.5 Air Quality
- 8.6 Water Rights
- Figure 8-1: Mariposa County General Vegetation (PDF)
- Figure 8-2: Deer Herd Boundaries (PDF)
- Figure 8-3: Rock Associations and Fault Zones Map (PDF)
- Figure 8-4: General Soils Map (PDF)
- Figure 8-5: Slopes of 15% or Greater (PDF)
- Figure 8-6: Mariposa County Drainage Basins and Watersheds (PDF)
- Figure 8-7: Mariposa County Water Well Locations (PDF)
- Figure 8-8: Location of Industrial and Major Commercial Uses (PDF)
- Figure 8-9: Mountain Counties Air Basin (PDF)
- 9. Parks and Recreation Facilities (PDF)
- 9.1 County Parks and Recreation Department
- 9.2 Recreation Sites
- 9.3 Recreation Standards
- 10. Regional Tourism (PDF)
- 10.1 Yosemite National Park
- 10.2 National Forests
- 10.3 Other Regional Attractions
- 10.4 Fiscal Impact of Regional Tourism
- 10.5 Scenic Routes
- 10.6 Tourism and Transportation
- 11. Cultural and Historic Resources (PDF)
- 11.1 Prehistory
- 11.2 Ethnography
- 11.3 History
- 12. Noise (PDF)
- 12.1 Existing Regulatory Framework
- 12.2 Roadway Noise Levels
- 12.3 Fixed Noise Sources
- 12.4 Mariposa-Yosemite Airport
- 12.5 Community Noise Survey
- Figure 12-1: Mariposa County Noise-Land Use Compatibility Chart (PDF)
- Figure 12-2: Approximate Distance to 60 DB LDN Contour for Rural Residences (PDF)
- Figure 12-3: Mariposa-Yosemite Airport 1990 Noise Contours (PDF)
- 13. Saftey and Hazards (PDF)
- 13.1 Flooding
- 13.2 Dams
- 13.3 Fire
- 13.4 Seismic Hazards
- 13.5 Airport Safety
- 13.6 Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste
- 13.7 Emergency Evacuation
- Figure 13-2: Fire Hazard Map (PDF)
- Figure 13-3: Earthquake Fault System (PDF)
- Figure 13-5: Land Uses and Airport Safety Zones (PDF)
- Figure 13-6: USEPA Superfund Sites in Mariposa County (PDF)
- 14. Bibliography (PDF)