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Draft 9/29/14 <br />C.26 Local governments shall continue to monitor, to plan for, and to enforce applicable air <br />and water quality standards and shall cooperate in meeting applicable federal, state, and <br />local air and water quality standards. <br />C.27 Local governments shall continue to cooperate in developing and implementing programs <br />necessary to meet air quality standards. This effort should include but not be limited to: <br />a.Review of all major public capital expenditure projects for potential air quality <br />impacts. <br />b. Integration of air quality concerns into the comprehensive land use plan. <br />c.Active participation in developing and implementing additional controls, as <br />needed. <br />C.28 Local governments shall encourage changes to state and federal air quality regulations <br />relating to development of fine particulate standards and related monitoring techniques. <br />C.29 Prior to the completion of the next Metro Plan update, the air, water, and land resource <br />quality of the metropolitan area will be reassessed. <br />Natural Hazards (Goal 7) <br />Findings <br />33. Due to the general nature of soils and geologic mapping, site specific analysis is often <br />necessary to determine the presence of geologic hazards and the severity of soil problems <br />which are constraints to development. Such geologic hazards exist when certain <br />combinations of slope, soil conditions, and moisture conditions render land unstable. <br />34. Unless special precautions are taken, development within the floodway fringe (that <br />portion of the floodplain having a one percent per year chance of occurrence, also known <br />as a 100-year flood) is subject to hazards to life and property from flooding. <br />35. Many portions of the floodway fringe contain natural assets, such as significant <br />vegetation, wildlife and scenic areas, and productive agricultural lands and are thus, <br />valuable for open space and recreation. On the other hand, because of their central <br />location, some floodway fringe areas within the urban service area are important lands for <br />urban development. <br />Policies <br />C.30 Except as otherwise allowed according to Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />(FEMA) regulations, development shall be prohibited in floodways if it could result in an <br />increased flood level. The floodway is the channel of a river or other water course and <br />III-C-15 <br />