HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-19-2015 C6 LUCE Receive and File updated General PlanCity of San Luis Obispo, Council Agenda Report, Meeting Date, Item Number
FROM: Derek Johnson, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Kim Murry, Deputy Community Development Director, Long Range Planning
SUBJECT: PRESENTATION OF REFORMATTED GENERAL PLAN INCLUDING
UPDATED ELEMENTS
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file the reformatted General Plan.
DISCUSSION
Background
On December 9, 2014, the City Council took action to approve changes to the Land Use and
Circulation Elements (LUCE) of the General Plan. As part of the LUCE action, minor changes
were also made to the Conservation and Open Space, Safety, and Noise Elements in order to
ensure internal consistency between elements and to implement mitigation measures associated
with the LUCE FEIR.
On January 20, 2015, the Council adopted updates to the Housing Element and subsequently
received certification of the element from the State Housing and Community Development
Department indicating the document meets state requirements.
Since six of the eight elements had some level of edits made to the documents, staff took the
opportunity to reformat all of the elements of the General Plan into a uniform format. The
reformatted document is being distributed to the Council, posted on the City’s web site, and
copies are being made available for public review. The reformatting effort included no
substantive changes.
Edits to the Land Use and Circulation Elements include the changes authorized by the City
Council Resolution # 10586 (2014 series) as well as minor typographical and reference
corrections within the documents. Distribution of the updated General Plan marks the final step
in the LUCE update process prior to implementation.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Reformatting the General plan is not a project under CEQA as defined by 15378b(5) because it
involves an “administrative activity of government” which will not result in direct or indirect
physical changes in the environment. Therefore, no environmental review is required. Action
on the LUCE update, including changes to the Land Use, Circulation, Conservation and Open
Space, Noise, and Safety Elements was informed by the Final Environmental Impact Report
certified by the City Council on September 16, 2014. Action on the Housing Element was
supported by a Negative Declaration of Environmental Effect adopted by the City Council on
January 20, 2015. The remaining elements, Water and Wastewater, and Parks and Recreation,
5-19-2015
C
C6-1
Presentation of Reformatted General Plan Page 2
have no changes to language and have been reformatted solely for consistency as part of a single
document: the General Plan.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Provide direction to staff regarding the reformatting General Plan and continue to a future
meeting.
2. Reject the reformatting General Plan. This is not recommended: updates to elements
being changed were approved through public hearing processes and only format changes
have been made to the elements that were not part of a larger update.
ATTACHMENTS
General Plan of the City of San Luis Obispo General Plan Web Page Link
AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE COUNCIL OFFICE
Each Council member will be provided a print copy of the General Plan.
T:\Council Agenda Reports\2015\2015-05-19\LUCE\GP_CAR.docx
C6-2