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   Background Report

February 2002
The General Plan Update Draft Background Report for the 
Town of Corte Madera
is available for public review.


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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS (146.76KB)

Section 1.0 Introduction
INTRODUCTION (12.66KB)

Section 2.0 Land Use
LAND USE (514.87KB)

bullet Figure 2.1.1 Regional Location Map(125.14KB)
bullet Figure 2.1.2 Local (Town) Location Map(236.09KB)
bullet Figure 2.2.1 Historic Predevelopment Shoreline(461.41KB)
bullet Figure 2.2.2 Corte Madera Historic Photographs(468.62KB)
bullet Figure 2.4.1 Current General Plan Map(898.62KB)
bullet Figure 2.7.1 Sphere of Influence and Town Limits(287.34KB)
bullet Figure 2.8.1 Vacant Lands by General Plan Designation(272.92KB)
bullet Figure 2.9.1 Christmas Tree Hill Community Plan Boundary(312.87KB)

Section 3.0 Socioeconomic Conditions
SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS (153.44KB)

bullet Figure 3.1.1 Corte Madera and Marin County Comparisons(43.79KB)
bullet Figure 3.6.1 Commercial Centers(275.86KB)

Section 4.0 Public Facilities And Services
PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES (231.29KB)

bullet Figure 4.1.1 Public Facilities(282.99KB)
bullet Figure 4.9.1 FEMA 100-Year Floodplain(331.44KB)
bullet Figure 4.9.2 Watershed Boundaries(247.97KB)

Section 5.0 Transportation and Circulation
TRANSPORTATION AND CIRCULATION (36.50KB)

bullet Figure 5.3.1 Major Street System(308.18KB)

Section 6.0 Open Space and Recreation
OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION (205.97KB)

bullet Figure 6.3.1 Town Park Master Plan(576.07KB)
bullet Figure 6.3.2 Community and Neighborhood Parks and Open Space(609.37KB)
bullet Figure 6.5.1 Pedestrian and Bicycle Paths(278.97KB

Section 7.0 Physical and Cultural Resources
PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (139.30KB)
SECTION 7.6 VISUAL RESOURCES (1157.32KB)

bullet Figure 7.1.1 Topography(362.19KB)
bullet Figure 7.5.1 Noise Monitoring Sites(362.19KB)

Section 8.0 Public Safety
PUBLIC SAFETY (25.01KB)

bullet Figure 8.1.1 Earth-Shaking Hazard Map(63.36KB)

Section 9.0 References Cited and Persons Contacted
REFERENCES CITED AND PERSONS CONTACTED (17.75KB)