Specific Plans

Beginning in the 1980s, the City planned its larger expansions by use of specific plans. Specific plans may allow variation in uses and development standards compared to the General Plan and/or Zoning Code. Adopted specific plans are incorporated by reference.

Purpose of Specific Plans

A specific plan provides a bridge between the goals and policies of the City’s General Plan and the implementation of those goals and policies through the individual development proposals which will be made by property owners and the City Capital Improvement Projects within the Specific Plan Area. The Specific Plan along with the Capital Facilities Impact Evaluation, development infrastructure financing programs, and maintenance districts will form a complete development processing package which will not only guide development but which will ensure that new development within the study area does not burden the rest of the community.