Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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GENERAL PLAN UPDATE AND PRESENTATION OF THE ALTERNATIVES REPORT (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The effort to update the 2004 General Plan began in Fall of 2017. This update, Carson 2040, includes five phases (https://www.carson2040.com/). Two phases have been completed and the third phase, consideration of the three Land Use Alternatives (Alternatives), will be completed with City Council's consideration of this item. The fourth phase will be preparation of the Preferred Land Use Plan based on the first three phases and additional input from City Council, Planning Commission, General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC), the community, property owners, and staff. During this phase, specific land uses will be assigned for each parcel with specific densities (units per acre) for residential development and specific intensities (floor area ratio) for commercial and industrial developments. Density and intensity is what shapes the future built environment of the City. The final phase will include preparation of the General Plan document and the Environmental Impact Report. During this phase, the goals and policies of the General Plan will be developed, which will set the frame work for the future development of the City. After the adoption of the General Plan in late 2020, the process to update the City's zoning code will be initiated to establish development standards including but not limited to building setbacks and height, landscaping and parking requirements, and signage standards.
In the first phase, the consultant team produced an Existing Conditions Report that offered a detailed assessment of existing conditions, trends, and opportunities in the City. The report was developed using input from stakeholder interviews including Council members, neighborhood and pop-up outreach, and City staff. On February 13, 2018 the consultant team shared the Existing Conditions Report...
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