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	(3)  CARMEL VALLEY MASTER PLAN (a)     The first four paragraphs of the section of the Carmel Valley Master Plan entitled, “The Plan” (pages 10-11) are hereby amended, to read: THE PLAN CARMEL VALLEY MASTER PLAN GOALS It is the intent of the Carmel Valley Master Plan, as represented by Figure 2, to recognize the existing broad-scale differences in development intensity within the valley and to guide new development in directions that support the desirable attributes of existing land use patterns while discouraging resource conflicts that would endanger the valley’s essential character. The following Carmel Valley Master Plan goals provide a conceptual framework to guide land use in the valley. These goals are based on findings of the Background Report prepared by the Carmel Valley Master Plan Study Committee. The Carmel Valley Master Plan goals and policies must be implemented in conjunction with countywide General Plan goals, objectives, and policies, including Policy 26.1.4, which directs new development to designated Community Areas. 1. To preserve the rural character of Carmel Valley. 2. To maintain both physical and socio-economic diversity. 3. To protect all natural resources with emphasis on biological communities, agricultural lands, the Carmel River and its riparian corridor, air quality and scenic resources. 4. To provide for an appropriate range of land uses, accommodated in a compact, logical pattern. 5. In conjunction with countywide goals, to provide the maximum feasible range of housing types. 6. To provide for and maintain an adequate and esthetic circulation system. 7. To provide for those public facilities and services necessary to accommodate present and planned future growth. 8. To promote the public safety with respect to flooding, geologic hazards, excessive exposure to noise and fire hazards. 9. To recognize that since orderly growth is essential to the success of this Plan, all residential development will be evaluated within a managed growth framework. CARMEL VALLEY MASTER PLAN POLICIES The following policies are intended to implement specific aspects of the Master Plan Goals. The policies are based upon recommendations of the 1984 Carmel Valley Master Plan Study Committee as modified and augmented by the mitigation measures of the Final Subsequent EIR 85-002 on the Carmel Valley Master Plan as certified by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors on November 25, 1986 and as supported by the findings for approval on record for the Carmel Valley Master Plan. These policies also form the basis of the Subdivision Evaluation System. Because the Carmel Valley Master Plan is a part of the Monterey County General Plan this document can only be read in conjunction with the General Plan. The section headings and numbering conventions of the General Plan are followed, and page references to the corresponding sections of the General Plan are indicated. The Carmel Valley Master Plan is a part of the Monterey County General Plan and is intended to provide refinement of the countywide General Plan in order to reflect local concerns that could not be addressed at the countywide level. However, new development and land use modifications authorized by the Carmel Valley Master Plan must be consistent with the intent and overall direction of the countywide General Plan, including Policy 26.1.4, which directs new development to designated Community Areas. Thus, any future modifications at the master plan level, which require changes in land use type, division of land, increase in residential densities, or intensity, and any new development, must be consistent with the countywide General Plan's goals, objectives, and policies, including, in particular, Policies 26.1.3.3 and 26.1.4.