Specific Plans and General Development Plans

A Specific Plan is a complete planning and zoning document for a defined geographic region of the City. It provides for the orderly and systematic development of a defined area by identifying:

• development policies
• plan area setting
• elements for specific land uses
• circulation
• public facilities
• utilities
• public services
• resource management
• implementation

A General Development Plan is an implementation tool that takes the elements detailed in the Specific Plan and provides more detail.  A General Development Plan provides for and establishes details for:

• land uses
• primary circulation corridors
• public facilities
• development standards
• design guidelines
• implementation criteria.