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GENERAL PLAN 2030 (3-31-2008) 71 Megabytes
GENERAL PLAN 2030 DEIR (3-31-2008) 76 Megabytes
Link to General Plan and Draft EIR Main Page that includes separate Chapters, Sections, and Figures (3-31-2008)
Overview
Oroville's General Plan is the City's "blueprint" for future development.
It describes the City's primary community values and view of its future with
respect to land use and new development, and sets forth the goals and policies
upon which the City Council and Planning Commission must base their decisions
about public works projects and development applications. To illustrate
its importance, all subdivisions, public works projects, and zoning decisions
must be consistent with the goals and policies set forth in the General Plan.
Long-Range Emphasis
The General Plan is not the same as zoning. Although both specify how land
may be developed, they do so in different ways. The General Plan and its
Diagrams identify the general pattern of future development. Zoning regulates
present development by establishing specific standards such as lot size,
building setbacks, and a list of allowable uses.
Contents
State law requires that the general plan must include information, goals, and
policies about the seven major issues or "elements" listed below. Each element
consists of written text and one or more maps. Cities may also address other
issues.
• Land Use:
this element establishes the general location and intensity of
future development of housing, business,
industry, open space,
education, public buildings and grounds, waste disposal
facilities, and
other land uses.
• Circulation:
this element identifies the general location of existing and
proposed major roads, other transportation
facilities, public utilities and
other
public facilities. It must be correlated with the land use element.
• Housing:
this element provides a comprehensive assessment of current
and
projected housing needs for all economic segments of the community
and region.
It sets forth local housing policies and programs to implement
those policies.
• Conservation:
this element addresses how natural resources including
water,
forests, soils, rivers, and mineral deposits will be used, developed,
and conserved.
• Open-Space:
this element describes plans for using and preserving
open-space
for outdoor recreation, public safety, agriculture, and
production of natural
resources.
• Noise:
this element identifies and evaluates noise problems within the
community and forms the basis
for distributing new noise-sensitive
land uses.
• Safety:
this element establishes policies and programs to protect the
community from risks associated
with seismic, geologic, flood, and
wildfire hazards.
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