DATE: May 8, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: 2017 General Plan Annual Progress Report
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt Resolution accepting the General Plan Annual Progress Report covering the 2017 calendar year and authorize its submittal to the Governor's Office of Planning and Research and the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
REPORT
This item comes to the Board with a recommendation from the Planning Commission to accept the Annual Progress Report (APR) and its submittal to the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) as documented in the Planning Commission Resolution (See Attachment A). A copy of the March 15, 2018 Planning Commission Staff Report is included as Attachment B. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may determine not to accept the APR and direct staff to modify the document with specific direction as to those modifications and return to your Board for reconsideration. The APR is due to the State agencies by April 1st of each year, with a 60-day grace period.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Cost for the preparation of the APR and this agenda item, in the amount of approximately $11,000, is a Net County Cost accounted for within the Department of Public Works and Planning Org 4360 FY 2016-17 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION:
California law requires the County to adopt a comprehensive, long-term General Plan to guide the physical development of the unincorporated areas and to accommodate growth while protecting the County's natural resources. As the basis for local government decision making, the General Plan includes goals and policies by which projects are analyzed against and necessary actions are taken to achieve the overall vision for the County.
The General Plan must include seven m...
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