| |  City of San Carlos Plans, Maps, & Code Documents1992 San Carlos General Plan - The San Carlos General Plan shows the balance of land uses desired to sustain a healthy economy and community.2005 Addendum to the General Plan - Please note the updates to the Housing Element and Circulation Element are included herewith. This Specific Plan amendment contains all of the text and map revisions necessary to adopt the revised land use designations.Zoning Map (1MB PDF,  ) and Zoning Ordinance - The Zoning Ordinance implements the General Plan and regulates land use within the City. East San Carlos Specific Plan (ESSP) and map (208kB PDF,  )- A Specific Plan combines the general goals and objectives of the General Plan with detailed standards for a defined area. The purpose of the ESSP is to monitor and guide the redevelopment of the eastern portion of the City in order to facilitate optimum land use, the maintenance and growth of the economy, tax revenue and employment generated within the area.West Side Specific Plan (WSSP) and map (1MB PDF, )- A Specific Plan combines the general goals and objectives of the General Plan with detailed standards for a defined area. The WSSP contains detailed objectives, policies and plans for the commercial area of San Carlos west of the railroad tracks. Downtown Urban Design Guidelines - The Downtown Urban Design Guidelines are an overlay to the existing City codes, ordinances, and plans and provide design and planning guidelines. These guidelines apply to any work that affects the exterior appearance of an existing building or the construction of a new building. 2003 Draft East Side Specific Plan (ESSP) - The 2003 draft East Side Specific Plan’s goal is to provide a mix of land uses in East San Carlos that strengthens and preserves existing residential neighborhood, balances economic base and mixture of uses, expands shopping and employment opportunities and increases net fiscal benefits to the City. Implementation of the proposed project assumes the possible development/redevelopment of approximately 1.7 million square feet of commercial and industrial land uses, 140 hotel rooms and 160 dwelling units over a period of ten to twenty years within the eastern portion of San Carlos. Please note that this draft document has not been adopted by the City Council. Economic Development Plan (PDF, )- The Economic Development Plan provides a business plan for the City that will guide the City's investment in economic development incentives. These initiatives are designed to remove impediments to business development and growth. By improving the community's business climate, the City will enhance its municipal revenues thus ensuring continued or enhanced municipal services. The Plan includes background data, implementing policies, and implementation initiatives. 2003 Bicycle Transportation Plan - Priorities for implementation of the San Carlos Bicycle Program are outlined in the 2003 Bicycle Transportation Plan as recommended by the The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. The plan was adopted by the City Council on October 13, 2003. It has been approved by the City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG) of San Mateo County, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). ABAG Priority Development Areas & Map (122kB PDF, ) - FOCUS (short for Focusing Our Vision Initiative) is a Bay Area, multi-agency effort to promote "smart growth" in the region. Among its many tenants is an emphasis on housing supply, choice, affordability and co-location around transit corridors and nodes. The area surrounding the Depot Station and the proposed Transit Village has been designated by ABAG as a priority Development Area. PDAs represent infill development opportunities within existing communities. According to ABAG, these communities welcome more residents and are committed to creating more housing choices in locations easily accessible to transit, jobs, shopping and services. The regional agencies are working to develop a program of technical assistance, planning grants, and capital funding for local governments undertaking PDA development. With PDA designation, San Carlos is in a position to receive funding for studies, station access improvements, pedestrian amenities, connectivity measures and other transit-oriented development features. Parks Master Plan - (Final- 8-11-2008, ) The City is embarking upon the preparation of its first-ever master plan for all of its parks, open space areas, buildings, and other recreational facilities. The purpose of the master plan is to provide the City with a long term vision for its park system, by identifying needs and creating a plan of action to implement needed improvements and changes to the existing parks system. The plan will also include a strategy for funding the capital improvements, and for ongoing operation and maintenance. The planning process will include numerous opportunities for the community to take part, through public meetings, workshops, focus groups, stakeholder interviews, website outreach, and a scientifically valid telephone survey. Redevelopment Plans and Project Area Map -
5 Year Redevelopment Implementation Plan (258kB PDF,) - Third Five-Year Implementation Plan & Ten-Year Affordable Housing Compliance Plan 2005 - 2009 Pursuant to California Community Redevelopment Law, Health, and Safety Code , this Plan presents the goals and objectives that will guide redevelopment and affordable housing implementation activities in the Project Area; the specific programs, projects, and expenditures for the five-year term (2004-05 through 2008- 09) of this Plan; an explanation of how the projects will eliminate blight in the Project Area; and an explanation of how the Agency’s affordable housing projects and expenditures will implement the low and moderate income housing requirements of the Law. -
DRAFT Midterm Review (200kB PDF, ) Third Five-Year Implementation Plan & Ten-Year Affordable Housing Compliance Plan for the San Carlos Redevelopment Project Area (FY 2004-05 through FY 2008-09): This document is a review of the “Third Five-Year Implementation Plan & Ten-Year Affordable Housing Compliance Plan 2005 – 2009”
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