Al Savay Community Development Director 600 Elm Street San Carlos, CA 94070 Phone: (650) 802-4490 Fax: (650) 595-6763
Draft Elements- Follow Progress of Goals, Policies, and Actions of Each General Plan Section
Most of the “Elements” of the City’s General Plan are being updated as part of the new General Plan. Land Use, Environmental Management, Parks and Recreation, Noise, Seismic Safety, Community Safety, and Housing are all being updated or added. The Circulation section was fairly recently modified and will not be substantially altered during this General Plan update.
For over a year, the General Plan Advisory Committee has been laying the groundwork for the General Plan- identifying issues, drafting a vision, selecting study areas, drafting land use alternatives, framing policy questions, gathering expert opinion, and refining a preferred land use alternative. GPAC is now drafting the individual “sections” of the General Plan, one by one.
Noise
Status: GPAC approved Draft Noise Element on October 15, 2008
Current Draft: Link to GPAC Draft Noise Element (Adobe Acrobat Format, 26 kB)
Letters of Comment:
Next Steps: June 2009 public review of entire Draft General Plan & EIR; July- August Planning commission and City council public hearings for General Plan & EIR.
Safety
Status: GPAC approved Draft Safety Element on October 15, 2008
Current Draft: Link to GPAC Draft Safety Element (Adobe Acrobat Format, 48 kB)
Letters of Comment:
Next Steps: June 2009 public review of entire Draft General Plan & EIR; July- August Planning commission and City council public hearings for General Plan & EIR.
Parks & Recreation
Status: GPAC edited and approved on November 19, 2008; Parks & Recreation Commission suggested draft on November 5, 2008.
Current Draft: Link to GPAC Draft Parks & Recreation Element (Adobe Acrobat Format, 26 kB)
Previous Draft: Link to Draft from Parks & Recreation Commission (Adobe Acrobat Format, 25 kB)
Letters of Comment:
Next Steps: Planning Commission and City Council review entire General Plan.
Land Use
Status: GPAC addressed Land Use over 6 meetings in December, January, and February. The edited element was approved by GPAC on February 11, 2009. Current Draft: Final GPAC Land Use Draft Element (Adobe Acrobat Format, 87kB )
Letters of Comment: Final Draft of Goals, Policies and Actions suggested for the General Plan Land Use Element by the San Carlos Arts and Culture Commission on November 11, 2008 (Adobe Acrobat Format, 52 kB)
Next Steps: Planning Commission and City Council to review the entire General Plan.
Environmental Management
Status: GPAC finished revisions (February - March 2009)
Current Draft: Link to final GPAC draft of Environmental Management element. (Adobe Acrobat Format, 65kB )
Letters of Comment: Next Steps: GPAC is finished reviewing this element for now. All elements will be combined into the General Plan, which comes back for GPAC review in May.
Housing
Status: GPAC completed reviewing on March 11 & 17.
Current Draft: Inital draft for GPAC consideration
Next Steps: GPAC completed consideration of this element at meetings on March 11 and 17. Then, all elements combined into the General Plan, which will be review by the Planning Commission and City Council in Fall 2009.
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