General Plan Update Publications

The following publications includes background documents used in the general plan process to guide policy development.

General

Pipelining Policy -In several areas of the County, the General Plan Update proposes to change land use designations and densities from those in the existing General Plan. Because of this, some applications for General Plan Amendments or Tentative Maps that are currently in process based on the existing General Plan do not conform to the General Plan Update's proposed land use maps. To address this issue, the Board of Supervisors directed the Chief Administrative Officer to draft a policy to resolve conflicts for applications that are currently in process. This issue is commonly referred to as "pipelining".

Land Use

ERA Needs Analysis - Non-residential needs analysis prepared by Economics Research Associates (ERA). 

Land Use Framework - Proposed regional land use designations and definitions.

Glossary of Terms - Terminology used in the plan update.

Goals and Policies - Regional goals and policies developed by the GP Update regional advisory committees. 

Population Summary - Population projections and plan buildout estimates.

Standards - Proposed standards for general plan development.

Circulation

Circulation Element Framework - Proposed circulation element road standards.