Res 90-199RESOLUTION NO. 90-199
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
PURSUANT TO SECTION 65361 OF THE CALIFORNIA
GOVERNMENT CODE - APPLICATION REQUEST
FOR A ONE-YEAR GENERAL PLAN UPDATE TIME EXTENSION
CITY OF POWAY: APPLICANT
WHEREAS, the City of Poway incorporated in December of 1980,
and in accordance with Government Code Section 65100, the Poway
City Council acts as the planning agency or commission for the
City; and
WHEREAS, on September 20, 1983, the City of Poway City Council
adopted the Poway General Plan by Resolution No. 83-066; and
WHEREAS, since the initial adoption of the General Plan
certain goals, objectives, and programs identified in the plan have
been implemented; and
WHEREAS, due to changed local conditions and circumstances;
the achievement of many of the City's initial General Plan goals,
objectives, and policies; and new local/regional planning and
environmental issues directly affecting the City of Poway;
information and data within the Poway General Plan document has
been somewhat out-of-date, and therefore, an update of the Plan is
now necessary and appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the City of Poway proposes to update its General Plan
as necessary to appropriately reflect new conditions, local
attitudes,and political realities in accordance with Government
Code Section 65358, the State General Plan Guidelines, and the
California Environmental Quality Act; and
WHEREAS, on August 9, 1990, the Poway City Council approved a
work program for the Poway General Plan Update Project; and
WHEREAS, the City of Poway, pursuant to Government Code
Section 65361, desires to apply to the Director of the State Office
of Planning and Research (OPR) for the granting of a General Plan
Time Extension of one year in duration for the purpose of promoting
the timely and coordinated update of the city's General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Poway has prepared this resolution and
the related application for general plan time extension, attached
hereto as Exhibit A, pursuant to the existing State planning,
zoning, and environmental laws referenced above; and
WHEREAS, the application form attached as Exhibit A identifies
the existing mandatory and optional elements of the Poway General
Plan for which this one-year time extension is being requested; and
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Wq{EREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 65361(a) and
(b)(1), the City of Poway hereby provides within Exhibit B,
attached and incorporated herein, finding (a)(1) and (a)(6)
followed by the detailed reasons supporting said findings and
explaining why the one-year time extension would promote the timely
and coordinated update of the Poway General Plan; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 65261(b)(2), a
detailed budget, incorporated herein as Exhibit C, and a schedule
for the preparation and adoption of the updated Poway General Plan,
incorporated herein as Exhibit D, are attached herewith; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 65361(b) (3),
Exhibit E attached and incorporated herein, contains a set of
interim policies and procedures which would ensure that the land
use decisions made by the City of Poway during the time extension
granted will not interfere with, nor be inconsistent with, the
general plan proposals being considered or studied; and
WHEREAS, the City of Poway acknowledges that the Director of
OPR may impose any conditions on extensions of time granted that
the Director deems necessary to ensure compliance with the purposes
and intent of the Government Code, and that in establishing those
conditions, the Director may adopt, or modify and adopt, any of the
interim policies and procedures identified within Exhibit E hereof;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 65361(f) of the
State Planning and Zoning Law, Section 21080.10(a) of the Public
Resources Code (CEQA Statutes), and Section 15266 of the State CEQA
Guidelines, an extension of time granted for the preparation and
adoption of one or more elements of the general plan is exempt from
the CEQA requirements; and the city Council action to defer the
1991 privately-initiated general plan amendment application period
until after the adoption of the updated General Plan is
categorically exempt from the CEQA requirements pursuant to Section
15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a properly noticed public
hearing on October 2, 1990 to consider the subject matter of this
resolution and related application in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the California Government Code and the
California Environmental Quality Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Poway does hereby approve the information and documentation
contained within the attached Exhibits A through E, incorporates
said exhibits by reference as if set forth in full herein,
authorizes staff to submit the application package to the Director
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of the State Office of Planning and Research for consideration and
approval, and said application and this resolution represent the
City of Poway's formal request for a one-year time extension to
allow the City of Poway to prepare and adopt its General Plan
Update Program.
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
State of California, this 2nd day of October , 1990.
ATTEST:
Don Nigginso~, Mayor
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Marjorie K. Wahlsten, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do
hereby certify, under the penalty of perjury, that the foregoing
Resolution, No. 90-199 , was duly adopted by the City Council at
a meeting of said City Council held on the ~d day of October ,
and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES: NON£
ABSTAIN: NON F
ABSENT: EMERY
REPORT\UPDATE.RES
BRANNON, GOLDSMITH, KRUSE, HIGGINSON
Marjo~ie]K. Wahlsten, City Clerk
city ~oway
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GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH
REQUEST FOR GENERAL PLaN ELEMENT EXTENSION
Jurisdiction: Authorized Contact Person:
City of Poway James R. Nessel
Address: Title:
Planning Services Senior Planner
P.O. Box 789
Poway CA 92074-0789
Date of Application: Phone Number:
(619) 748-6600
and dates of
List the existing elements of your general plan,
adoption:
Nandator7 Et__-~e~_ ts: Adopted 9/20/8~, Council Resolution No. 8.~-066:
Land Use E[efl~nt Conservation Elefl~nts:
Circulation ELement Land Resources
Housing Element Water Resources
Open Space ELement Plant and Animal Resources
Noise Hazards Element Energy
Safety Elements:
Geological Hazards
Seismic Hazards
F[oed Hazards
Law Enforcement Services
Medical Services
Emergency Services
O~)tiona[ E[ea~ts: Adopted Concurrent with Mandatory E[emonts by Same Resolution:
Trails Element Parks and Recreation Element Archaeological, Cultural,
Bikeways Element CommJnity Design Element and Historic Preservation
Public Facilities E[c~nent SconJc Roadways Element Element
Air Quality E[e~nt
Additional Optional E[emonts= Adopted 11/12/89 by Cooncil Resolution #o. 89-150.
Hazardous Waste Element
(The City may consider the addition of a new Economic Element to the Genera[ PLan.
Indicate the element(s) for which extension is requested and
anticipated adoption dates:
The City of Poway requests the granting of a one-year extension of tJ~ in order to update all of the above
noted Genera[ Plan ELeaw~nts under a comprehensive program. With regard to the Housing Element, the City of
Poway is within the regional jurisdiction of the San Diego Association of Governments (SA#DAG). Pursuant to
Government Code, Section 65588(b)(:~), the deed[ine for completing the Housing Element revision is July 1,
1991. The City of Poway proposes to co~%o[ete the comprehensive update of the entire Genera[ Plan by July 1,
1991 as identified in the attached update work program (schedule). An extension of time is not needed or
requested for the Rousing Element; however, this element update will be included in the comprehensive work
program. Attached hereto, please find the required application documentation as noted bo[ow.
Has your jurisdiction been involved in litigation concerning the
adequacy of its general plan within the past 12 months?
~ Yes ~No
EXHIBIT
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Request for General Plan Element Extension
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~'Attached:
~ Resolution of the governing body (the Office of Planning
and Research should be contacted prior to the adoption of
the resolution.
Budget and schedule for general plan preparation and
~-~ adoption.
~ Proposed policies and procedures which would ensure
consistency between land use decision, and proposed
policies of the general plan element(s) in progress.
~ General plan elements, zoning, and subdivision ordinances.
& 4iscussion of these requirements is att&ched.
EXHIBIT
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CITY OF POWAY GENERAL PLaN UPDATE PROGI~AM
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65361(a) and (b)(1), the City
of Poway City Council makes the below findings (a)(1) and (a)(6),
followed by the detailed reasons supporting said findings, and
explaining why the Poway General Plan needs to be updated/revised.
Finding 1 -
Finding 6 -
Data required for the general plan shall be
provided by another agency and it has not yet been
provided.
Since the adoption of the Poway General Plan in
September, 1983, the City of Poway has diligently
pursued a coordinated resolution of land use
planning, transportation/circulation,
environmental, and other important issues involving
governmental agencies at the local, State, and
Federal levels. In order to appropriately update
the Circulation and other related elements of the
Poway General Plan, the city established the Poway
Transportation Task Force. Over the past year, the
Task Force has directed and coordinated the
preparation of numerous technical studies and will
develop recommendations for the resolution of local
and regional transportation/ circulation issues.
Much of the baseline data and projections needed
for the Task Force's studies has to be obtained
from outside agencies, including the City and
County of San Diego, San Diego Association of
Governments (SANDAG) , and CalTrans. Land use
planning, environmental, and other issues affecting
the City of Poway are currently being studied
within the San Diego region. Some of the major
issues involve natural resources, wastewater
treatment, compliance with resource agency
requirements, and water conservation. The pending
resolution of significant issues has caused a
considerable delay in the City of Poway's ability
to implement specific general plan goals and to
update its General Plan. Because required data and
information remains forthcoming from the agencies
and jurisdictions, a one-year time extension is
needed to prepare a complete and coordinated
General Plan update.
Other reasons exist that justify the granting of an
extension, so that the timely preparation and
adoption of an updated general plan is promoted.
EXHIBIT B
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City of Poway General Plan Update Program
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Since the adoption of the Poway General Plan in
1983, the City has prepared and adopted general
plan amendments, special studies, specific plans,
and has implemented many of the initial goals and
objectives within the General Plan elements. These
accomplishments have resulted in the development of
current data, statistics, and planning information
which will be used to complete a comprehensive
update of the local general plan. Other agency
actions affecting the City of Poway have also
resulted in the development of new information and
data to be used for the update. In addition,
changes in local conditions and circumstances
affecting the natural and man-made environments
have caused the need to prepare and complete a
coordinated update program. Current information
and data affecting the Poway General Plan includes,
but is not limited to, emergency planning,
hazardous waste regulation, sensitive lands
policies, natural resources identification,
management and protection, transportation demand
management, regional growth forecasting, regional
housing needs, flood inundation planning,
population census, wastewater treatment, water
reclamation, and water conservation. All of the
above noted information and data is either
partially completed or under study at this time by
the City of Poway or other local/regional agencies.
This information and data is directly related to
the several elements of the Poway General Plan, and
therefore, is needed to bring the General Plan into
a state of currency. Without this necessary
information and data being incorporated, the Poway
General Plan will remain somewhat out-of-date. The
granting of a one-year time extension, therefore,
would promote the timely and coordinated update of
the Poway General Plan.
REPORT\GPUDB.EXH
EXHIBIT B
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CITY OF POW&Y GENERAL PLAN UPD&TE PROGRAM
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65361(b)(2), the following
describes the detailed budget established for the preparation and
adoption of the updated Poway General Plan.
In accordance with the OPR application requirements, the budget
should indicate:
The amount of funds allocated to the project; and
The allocation of funds among consultant services and
local staff.
~mount of Funds A11ooated to the Pro~eot
On June 12, 1990, the Poway City Council authorized the
appropriation of $150,000 for consultant assistance and
environmental review in connection with the Poway General Plan
Update Program. These funds will be allocated during the next
several months in accordance with the schedule identified in the
adopted General Plan Update Work Program (see Exhibit D of this
resolution). The appropriated funds are based on estimates made by
City staff to cover the cost of professional consultant services.
Actual consultant costs would be determined at the time proposals
are submitted by the consultant for City review and approval.
Project costs associated with the City staff's work effort would be
absorbed through budgeted salaries, and overtime, if necessary. It
should be noted that the majority of work effort to complete the
update program will be accomplished in-house by City staff members
of the Planning Services Department.
Allocation of Funds
Consultant Services (estimate only)
Technical studies needed for
Environmental Assessment (MEA):
General Plan
Update/Master
Traffic Analysis
Noise Analysis
Archeological/Cultural
Resources Assessment
Geotechnical Analysis
Biological Resources
Assessment
Misc. Consultant Assistance
General Plan Update EIR
$ 15,000
10,000
30,000
6,000
10,000
4,000
75,000
Subtotal
$150,000
EXHIBIT C
General Plan Update Program
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Local Staff Costs (estimate only)
As primarily an in-house work effort, the following City staff
members would be engaged in the General Plan Update Program on an
on-going basis until project completion.
- Director of Plannina Services
52 weeks x 40 hrs. per week
= 2,080 hrs. x 10% = 208
hrs. x $35/hr.
x 1.19 (benefit factor)
$ 8,663
Assistant Director of
Plannina Services
52 weeks x 40 hrs. per week
= 2,080 hrs. x 5% = 104
hrs. x $28/hr.
x 1.21 (benefit factor)
3,523
- Senior Planner
52 weeks x 40 hrs. per week
= 2,080 hrs. x 80% = 1,664
hrs. x $24/hr.
x 1.20 (benefit factor)
47,923
- Assistant Planner II
52 weeks x 40 hrs. per week
= 2,080 hrs. x 40% = 832
hrs. x $20/hr.
x 1.23 (benefit factor)
20,467
- Planning Intern
38 weeks x 20 hrs. per week
= 760 hrs. x 50% = 380
hrs. x $7.75/hr
2,755
- Planning Secretary (clerical)
52 weeks x 40 hrs. per week
= 2,080 hrs. x 30% = 624
hrs. x $13/hr.
x 1.24 (benefit factor)
Overhead Factor (23.7%)
10,058
$ 93,389
$ 22.133
Subtotal
$115,522
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General Plan Update Program
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Printing Costs
250 copies of the final adopted General
Plan at $25 per copy is within the
City's approved 1990-91 budget
Subtotal $ 6,250
Estimated Cumulative Costs
$27~,772
NOTE: It is assumed that other staff members may be involved in
the project, but the extent of involvement would be minimal. Other
printing costs (i.e., draft General Plan documents, newsletters,
press releases/articles, other public notices, etc.) also cannot be
estimated this early in the program.
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EXNIBIT C
AGENDA REPORT
CITY OF POWAY
TO:
FROM:
INITIATED BY:
RPsn]"+~" ~ 90-199
P~y~ 11 ~
Members of he City council
Honorable Mayor and a~
James L sowersox, ~ity Man
Reba Wrlght-Quastler, Director of Planning Services
DATE:
August 9, 1990
SUBJECT:
General Plan Work Proqra~
ABSTRACT
This report presents a proposed work program for the General Plan
update. It describes seven major activity sections, some of which
will be completed concurrently.
BACKG______ROUND
The California Government Code requires periodic review and
updating of the General Plan. One element, housing, is required
to be updated on a fixed time schedule. For jurisdictions within
the SANDAG area, the revised Housing Element must be adopted by
July 1, 1991. Staff proposes to do the update for the entire plan
at one time and anticipates adoption shortly before the July 1,
1991 deadline.
DISCUSSION
Update Proqram
The poWay Comprehensive Plan, which won a national award from the
American Planning Association, is a source of pride to the
community and major changes to the direction of the document are
not anticipated. Rather, the update program is expected to be more
technical/fine tuning in nature and will have two major thrusts.
The first is a technical update of the base data and a review of
goals to separate out those which have been achieved. The
incorporation of new State requirements is also part of this
technical review. This work is already underway.
ACTION:
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Agenda Report
August 9, 1990
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The second major component of the update is a recheck and
refinement of community goals. While no major shifts in direction
are expected, a review of the goals and objectives outlined in the
General Plan is necessary to ensure that they are still on-target
and to allow for further definition to be given in some cases.
Public In__n~
Public input is anticipated throughout the process. Section 3, on
page 4 of the draft work program, discusses community meetings
which are proposed for the period of September through November
1990. Workshops and public hearings on the draft plan would be
scheduled during May and June 1991. In addition, written comments
would be encouraged throughout the year by means of press releases
and Poway Today articles.
Staff recommends using the "nominal group" technique for at least
some of the early meetings. The "nominal group" is used to assure
that all citizen ideas are identified and ranked according to
importance. A main strength of the process is that discussions can
be focused and no one dominates the discussion which allows
everyone to have the opportunity to list his or her concerns
without challenge or judgment. This technique has been
successfully used in other cities, for example La Mesa, to gather
meaningful public input early in the general plan update process.
Staff suggests that these early meetings be directed at
articulating a "vision statement" for the future of the City. The
General Plan elements would then be organized around a structure
of: 1) description of current status; 2) description of desired
future condition ("vision statement"); and, 3) identification of
strategies to achieve the desired goals.
Land Use Element Chanqes
Very few, if any, changes to land use designations are anticipated
as part of the General Plan update program. Because this is an
overall update program, staff suggests that it would be
inappropriate to consider privately initiated requests for
redesignation as a part of this process. In fact, it is
recommended that private applications which would normally be
accepted before February 28, 1991 be deferred until after adoption
of the updated plan so that the attention of Council, staff, and
public can be directed to the update program without the
distraction of concurrent consideration of privately initiated
requests for change.
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'Agenda Report
August 9, 1990
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that Council approve the General Plan Update
Program and direct staff to prepare a resolution delaying the 1991
privately initiated General Plan amendment application period until
after adoption of the updated General Plan.
JLB:RWQ
Attachment: Proposed General Plan Work Program
WP%WORKPROG.AGN
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CITY OF POWAY GENERAL PLAN UPDATE PROGRAM (8/9/90)
Major sections comprising the work program~
Section 1: Work Program Refinement
Section 2: Background Data Development/MEA Preparation (Master Environmental Assessment)
Section 3: Community Participation/Formulation of Vision
Section 4: Preparation of Draft General Plan
Section 5: CEQA Compliance
Section 6: Public Hearings
Section 7: Work Program Completion
The following pages include a more detailed description of each section of the work program, the
corresponding tasks and the timeframe for completion.
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SECTION 1: WORK PROGRAM REFINEMENT
Task 1.1: Review of Existing General Plan by City Departments
Planning Services reviews General Plan Gmdelines and law to identify mandated issue
areas for all GP elements, as well as other issue areas relating specificly to Poway..This
infom-lation and a description of the technical studies to be prepared by consultants is
provided to representatives of other City departments.
Planning Services meets with representatives of other City departments to identify existing
master plans, programs, projects and efforts already underway which relate to mandated
and desired components of the GP elements. Conficts and inconsistencies between present
practices of of the various departments and those described in the existing GP elements will
be identified.
Task 1.2: Compilation of Input Received from City Departments
Planning Services compiles input received from all City departments and organizes the
input according to the associated GP element(s). This information acts as master listing of
existing GP implementation efforts which are already underway and funded.
Timeframe: July/August/September 1990
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SECTION 2: BACKGROUND DATA DEVELOPMENT I MEA PREPA1LS, TION
Task 2.1: Select Consultants for Technical Studies
Planning Services develops a methodology for ~lectaon of consultants to prepare technical
studies necessary for the GP update. Consultants are selected to prepare technical studies
for traffic/circulation, noise, historic/cultural resources, biological resources, and
geotechnica~seismic hazards.
Task 2.2: Prepare Base Maps
Planning Services prepares base maps at both presentation scale (for wall display) and
document scale (for inclusion in GP and related documents). An intermediate scale base is
also prepared to provide foldout maps (such as the land use policy map) for inclusion in the
pockets of the three-ring binders containing the GP and related documents. The base maps
include current city pamelization and roadway information, as well as other physical
features, such as major drainage courses, water bodies, public facilities, and other relevant
features that are relatively constant.
Task 2.3: Develop Statistical Baseline Information
Planning Services prepares statistical baseline information by mapping existing
characteristics of the City which relate to the GP elements. Statistical information prepared
describes acres of existing land uses within the City's planning area, numbers of dwelling
units, and commercial and industrial intensifies (square footage). The same statistical
information is prepared for planned land uses based on the existing GP [and Use Plan.
Task 2.4: Prepare Preliminary General Plan Outline/Format
Based on the review and input described in Section 1 of the work program, Planning
Services prepares a preliminary outline of the GP document describing the elements to be
included, the common subsections of each element, tables and figures for each element,
and existing implementation programs. This preliminary document outline/mock-up also
includes a document format describing the hiearchy of element sections in terms of print
font, size and style, as well as graphic style and locations.
Task 2.5: Prepare Master Environmental Assessment (MEA)
Planning Services prepares a Master Environmental Assessment as described in the CEQA
Guidelines. The format of the MEA will be consistent with that of the preliminary General
Plan format prepared in Task 2.4. The MEA contains baseline environmental info~iiation
describing existing conditions for each environmental impact area contmned m the C~ty
Environmental Initial Study Checklist. The MEA becomes the existing environmental
setting information for the environmental impact report prepared under Section 5 of the
work program. The IV~.A incorporates information included in the consultant prepared
technical studies identified in Task 2. I, baseline statistical infol:s-aafion from Task 2.3, and
other relevant information available from information sources within the City and
secondary source documents.
Timeframe: July/August/September/October 1990
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SECTION 3:
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION I FORMULATION OF VISION
Task 3.1: Community Meetings
Conduct five (5) community meetings designed ti> solicit input from cllazens regard g
Poway's future. Utilize various techniques, such as the nominative process,
questionnaires, and newletter/newspaper articles to generate interest and support for the
formulation of a Vision of the Future.
Task 3.2: Preparation of Vision Statement
Using input received through the community meetings and questionnaires described in Task
3.1, Planning Services prepares a Vision Statement describing community desires for the
future of the City. The Vision Statement is reviewed by the City Council, and published
through a press release as the official statement providing a basis for the update of the
General Plan is authorized.
Timeframe: September/October/November 1990
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SECTION 4: PREPARATION OF DRAFT GENERAL PLAN
Task 4.1: Prepare Final Outline of Draft General Plan
Planning Services prepares a final outline a~'d~nock-up of the GP document as described in
Task 2.4.
Task 4.2: Prepare Preliminary Draft General Plan Elements
Administrative Preliminary Draft General Plan Elements are prepared by Planning Services
following the General Plan Guidelines and law, input from other City Departments received
in Section 1 of the work program, and public input received during the community
participation stage. Upon completion, the preliminary elements are 'distributed to other City
departments for review and comment/corrections, and preliminary elements are also
reviewed by any standing citizen committees, such as Parks and Recreation.
Preliminary GP Elements are revised by Planning Services. All text, table and graphic
changes are made and the Preliminary Draft General Plan is distributed to the City Council.
Task 4.3: Review of Preliminary Draft General Plan Elements
Preliminary Draft General Plan is reviewed by the City Council through a series of three to
four workshops. The purpose of these workshops is to reach consensus on the content of
the Final Draft General Plan which ultimately is released for public, review and becomes the
subject of the public hearings described in Section 6 of the work program. These
workshops are designed to allow staff to provide Councilmembers with explanations of
infotmation contained in the elements. In turn, the Councilmembers provide staff with
general and specific direction on modifications to the Preliminary Plan. During this stage,
all written input received fi~m the public will be provided to the City Council for its review
and consideration.
Task 4.4: Prepare Final Draft General Plan and Executive Summary
Planning Services prepares the Final Draft General Plan based on direction received in Task
4.3, and distributes the Draft Plan as required by state law. This final draft plan becomes
the subject of the environmental impact report described in Section 5. An executive
Summary of the Final Draft General Plan is prepared for distribution to interested parties.
Timeframe: November/December/January/February 1990/1991
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SECTION 5: CEQA COMPLIANCE
Task 5.1: Prepare Initial Study and Notice of Preparation
Planning Services or a selected consultant p..r~pai'es an enviro~nm?t~l. '.miU~.al~s~dy. and ~. _
Notice of Preparation for the environmental tmpact report. 'I'ne nnm arazt ut' ~s me suoject
of the EIR and a project description is prepared as the basis for determining which impact
areas will be analyzed in the EIR. State and local environmental guidelines are followed
regarding distribution of the NOP (including the Executive Summary of the Draft General
Plan) and a public scoping meeting may be held to determine the final impact areas included
for analysis in the EIR.
Task 5.2: Prepare Draft EIR
A selected environmental consultant prepares the environmental impact report, relying on
the Master Environmental Assessment (MEA) prepared as Task 2.5 as a description of the
existing environmental setting, and focusing on the discussion of secon~ry environmental
impacts resulting from implementation of the General Plan. The EIR also focuses on
mitigation measures designed to reduce or avoid negative impacts associated with plan
implementation, and includes a mitigation monitoring program as a means of ensuring
continuing evaluation of the status of plan implementation. The Draft EIR is then
dislributed for public review and comment as required by state and local environmental
guidelines.
Task 5.3: Prepare Final EIR
Responses to comments received during the public review period are prepared by the
environmental consultant and a final EIR is published for certification during the public
hearing process described in Section 6.
Timeframe: March/April/May 1991
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SECTION 6:
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE PUBLIC tlEARINGS
Task 6.1: City Council Pre-Hearing Workshops
Two City Council pre-hearing workshops to reView the final Draft General Plan and EIR
are conducted. These workshops are designed to prepare both City Councilmembers and
staff for the upcoming public hearings. The Draft GP and EIR are reviewed, as are all
comments received during the public review period.
Task 6.2: City Council Public Hearings
The City Council conducts public hearings on the Draft General Plan and EIR as a means of
receiving public input on both documents. Following the public hearings, the Council
formulates any desired modifications to the Plan based upon public input received and their
own deliberations. Council then directs staff to incorporate the desired modifications and
prepare a final General Plan for adoption.
Task 6.3: Adoption of Updated General Plan
The City Council certifies the final EIR and adopts the General Plan.
Timeframe: May/June 1991
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SECTION 7:
WORK PROGRAM COMPLETION
Task 7.1: Prepare Final Copies of Adopted Plan
Final copies of the adopted pla~. are prepared mco~.ng sel~t .ed cover/divider material,
desired coloring and other desired final document nmsnmg tecnmques.
Timeframe: July/August 1991
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CITY OF POWAY GENERAL PLaN UPDATE PROGI~J~4
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65361(b) (3), the City of Poway
sets forth the following interim policies and companion procedures
which will ensure that land use decisions made by the City of Poway
during the time extension granted, will not interfere with, nor be
inconsistent with, the general plan proposals being considered or
studied.
Interim Policy 1:
During the time extension granted by OPR's
director, all land uses proposed in
applications for a parcel or subdivision map,
general plan amendment/zone change, specific
plan or specific plan amendment, use permit,
variance, development review or minor
development review, or building permit shall
be consistent with the Poway General Plan
proposals being considered or studied.
Procedure 1:
The City of Poway Director of Planning
Services shall determine that all land uses
proposed in the applications noted in Policy 1
above are consistent with the General Plan
being considered or studied, and such
determination shall be made prior to finding
such applications complete.
Interim Policy Z:
The City of Poway will ensure that while the
General Plan Update Program is in process,
actions on discretionary land use projects do
not preclude planning options which should be
properly considered when updating/revising the
plan.
Procedure 2:
Until the updated general plan is adopted, the
City of Poway must make the following written
findings in approving discretionary land use
projects:
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There is a reasonable probability that the
proposed land use or action will be consistent
with the general plan proposals being
considered or studied or which will be studied
within a reasonable time.
EXHIBIT E
Resolution No. 90-199
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Interim Policy 3:
Procedure 3:
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There is little or no probability of
substantial detriment to or interference with
the future adopted general plan if the
proposed use or action is ultimately
inconsistent with the general plan.
The proposed use or action complies with all
other applicable requirements of State law and
local ordinances.
On August 9, 1990, the city of Poway City
Council adopted a work program for the
proposed General Plan Update, and it is
important to the City that said work program
is carried out in a timely manner. In order
to ensure that the attention of the City
Council, City staff, and the general public
can be directed to the update program without
the distraction of concurrent considerations
of privately-initiated requests for change,
the 1991 privately-initiated General Plan
amendment application period is hereby
deferred until after adoption of the updated
Poway General Plan.
In accordance with the City's adopted General
Plan amendment schedule, the privately-
initiated (general public), pre-general plan
amendment application deadline is November 30,
1990, and the formal application deadline is
February 28, 1991, with a public hearing to
occur on the fourth Tuesday of June, 1991, to
consider requests for changes in general plan
land use and zoning. Following the adoption
of this interim policy, requests for change
will be deferred until after the updated
General Plan is adopted.
EXHIBIT E