Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN>This is the Variable Constrained Areas (VCAs) in the SCAG Region developed for Connect SoCal, the 2020-2045 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS). VCAs include Wildland-Urban Interface, Grazing Lands and Farmlands, 500 Year Flood Plains, CalFire Very High Severity Fire Risk, Natural Lands and Habitat Corridors..</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;"><SPAN>Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) – Data on areas where housing and vegetation intermingle (“intermix WUI”) and areas with housing in the vicinity of contiguous wildland vegetation (“interface WUI”) were derived from the 2010 national Wildland-Urban Interface dataset developed by the SILVIS Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison;</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;"><SPAN>Grazing Lands and Farmlands within Incorporated Jurisdictions – Similar to farmlands identified in unincorporated areas, grazing lands and f</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>armland information within incorporated areas were identified through the Farmland Mapping & Monitoring Program (FMMP) in the Division of Land Resource Protection in the California Department of Conservation, which underwent review by local jurisdictions</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>;</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;"><SPAN>500 Year Flood Plains – </SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>Information on flood areas were derived from the Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM), obtained from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in August 2017. The DFIRM Database is a digital version of the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) that is designed for use with digital mapping and analysis software. The FIRM is created by FEMA for the purpose of floodplain management, mitigation, and insurance activities for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and was included for local jurisdiction review through SCAG’s Bottom-Up Local Input and Envisioning Process</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>;</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;"><SPAN>CalFire Very High Severity Fire Risk (state and local) – Information on areas with very high fire hazards was derived from CalFire’s state responsibility area and local responsibility area Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ) data, accessed by SCAG in early 2019; and</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;"><SPAN>Natural Lands and Habitat Corridors – Data on habitat corridors was derived from California Essential Habitat Connectivity Project, as developed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, which identifies large blocks of intact habitat or natural landscapes with connectivity corridors essential for local wildlife. This dataset benefits from feedback from a selection of federal, state, local, tribal, and non-governmental organizations throughout California, and was made publicly available in 2010.</SPAN></P></LI></UL><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"><SPAN>PLEASE NOTE </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>this data is intended for planning purposes only, and SCAG shall incur no responsibility or liability as to the completeness, currentness, or accuracy of this information. SCAG assumes no responsibility arising from use of this information by individuals, businesses, or other public entities. The information is provided with no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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