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• General Plan Status Update
• General Plan Approach
• Draft Plan and Supporting Programs
• Next Steps
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General Plan Approach
• Streamline the General Plan
Structure to meet minimum legal
requirements
• Condense the existing 16
elements into 9
® • Technical analysis to address
minimum state law and
responsible agency requirements
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Huntington Beach General Plan Format
Public
Services and
Infrastructure
Natural and
Environmental
Hazards
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Historic
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Cultural
Proposed General Plan
• Land Use Element
— Includes a land use plan and policies to guide
growth over the next 20 years
— New Economic Development Plan identifies
goals and policies to support the City's
economic development strategies
— New Research and Technology land use
designation identifies policies to capitalize on
burgeoning markets
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Proposed General Plan
• Circulation Element
— Provides for adequate circulation/transportation
network to meet future development, population
and employment needs
— Addresses Complete Streets legislation
• Noise Element
— Describes how the City considers noise control in
the planning process
— Identifies existing noise conditions, noise
sensitive land uses and sources of noise
Proposed General Plan
• Environmental Resources and Conservation
— Includes goals and policies relating to the preservation
and maintenance of open space areas
— Addresses air quality, water quality, greenhouse gas
emissions, biological resources and mineral resources
• Public Services and Infrastructure
— Includes policies that ensure adequate infrastructure and
public services are in place to support anticipated growth
• Natural and Environmental Hazards
— Addresses natural and man-made hazards
— Also addresses coastal hazards, emergency
preparedness and hazardous materials and waste
— Addresses Local Hazard Mitigation Plan legislation
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Public Review Drait General Pian
• Anticipated release
April 2017
• Streamlined content
• Complies with recent
changes to State law "
• Public comment
period followed by
noticed Planning ,
Commission and City tivae
Council public
hearings
Q, Process
• Scoping Process
— NOP comment period ended November 6, 2015
• Draft EIR (anticipated April 2017)
— Public comments
• Final EIR
— Responses to comments
• Planning Commission and City Council Hearings
— Consider project approval
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Next Steps and Opportunities for Input
• April 2017: Release the Draft General Plan
and Draft Environmental Impact Report
• April-May 2017: Public comment period
o Study sessions to be scheduled with Planning
Commission and City Council
o Collect and respond to written public comments
Next Steps and Opportunities for Input
• June 2017: Prepare Hearing Draft General
Plan and supporting programs and Final EIR
o Final EIR includes responses to comments
• July/August 2017: Anticipated Planning
Commission and City Council Public Hearings
o Certify Final EIR
o Consider approval of updated General Plan and
supporting programs
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