Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan (MSHCP/NCCP)

The Town and County are working in coordination with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), USFWS, and CDFW to achieve consistent and complimentary conservation planning goals between the MSHCP/NCCP and state and federal land use plans to achieve conservation benefits at a landscape level. The Plan will safeguard features and areas that warrant protection; plus ensure that future development within the Town and surrounding County lands is compliant with Federal and State Endangered Species Acts.

Much like the General Plan acts as a guide for future development, the MSHCP/NCCP will guide the Town’s and County’s conservation efforts in the Plan Area—allowing for the preservation of open space, protection of threatened and endangered species, and maintaining the high-desert character.

Besides creating environmental benefits, an approved MSHCP/NCCP also provides permitting advantages to Apple Valley and the County by streamlining the environmental permitting process. The process established under the MSHCP/NCCP will increase control over local land use decisions and establish a one-stop shop for environmental permitting. Thus, Apple Valley can more readily achieve its vision of being a premier community that is competitive in attracting business and jobs.

Throughout the development of the MSHCP/NCCP, the Town and County will work with local residents and stakeholders. The goal of the planning process is to preserve the Town’s quality of life and its desert environment.

The MSHCP/NCCP is an essential tool to make certain that Apple Valley’s “Better Way of Life” will continue for the enjoyment of future generations. 

 For more information, please follow any of these links:

• Boundaries Map
• Notice of Preparation MSHCP - NOP Final
• More information on MSHCPs – www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/hcp-overview.html
• More information on NCCPs –www.wildlife.ca.gov/conservation/planning/NCCP
• CEQA Scoping Presentation - April 28, 2010
• NEPA Scoping Presentation - April 7, 2010
• San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors letter in support of the MSHCP dated June 11, 2014
• Notice of Public Availability
• Town of Apple Valley Planning Agreement
• MOU between Town of Apple Valley and County of San Bernardino

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