2250 Ashby Rd, Merced, CA 95348

Special Planning Zone

This zone applies to areas within the Fox Hills Community Specific Plan boundary that are designated as kit fox corridor mitigation areas as shown on the Zoning Map which is a part of this chapter. These areas were designated in consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to mitigate for project impacts on the San Joaquin kit fox, a Federally-and State-listed endangered species. The purpose of the corridors is to provide for the safe movement of kit fox through the Fox Hills Community Specific Plan area. The corridors must be protected and maintained for this purpose. Standards for the use, protection, management, and maintenance of the kit fox corridors must be defined and approved by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The standards will be included in kit fox mitigation/management plans which the United States Fish and Wildlife Service must approve before County issuance of Building Permits for development within the Fox Hills Community Specific Plan update boundary. The kit fox mitigation/management plan standards will serve as the implementing regulations and standards for the SPZ.