INTRODUCTION	GLENN COUNTY GENERAL PLAN 2007 - 2027
	The General Plan is organized to allow one to find its information in the manner that best suits the reviewer. This is accomplished by structuring the document as hypertext that allows for non-linear review. One can explore the General Plan in a fashion that meets your interests. The document is also searchable, allowing a person to find topics and key words when searching for specific information within a complex document. Such active links are designated by the typical hypertext format.
Elements	The Plan may be viewed organized around the seven mandatory elements of a general plan. Here one can follow the path of those portions of the General Plan that relate to the elements of Land Use, Circulation, Housing, Conservation, Open Space, Safety or Noise. One can find all the statutorily mandated information within a format specific to the structure of the enabling laws. This will assist in review by State agencies in their oversight of such portions of the General Plan such as the Housing Element (Department of Housing and Community Development), Safety (Division of Mines and Geology of the Department of Conservation, the Office of Emergency Services, and the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection), Noise (Office of Noise Control in the State Department of Health Services), Open Space (Secretary of the Resources Agency), Conservation (Department of Water Resources and the Department of Fish and Game), and Circulation (Caltrans). Additionally, the standard mandatory element organization allows other oversight agencies to review the whole document structured around conventional concepts of elements (Office of Planning and Research and Native American tribes).
Environmental Impact Report	It may also be viewed organized as the environmental impact report (EIR) if one wants to assess the impacts of the Plan. Given the statutory structural requirements of an EIR, this organizational approach allows one to assess impacts and their mitigation measures as well as the monitoring approaches. One can find the conventional structure of an EIR within this approach. This EIR-focused organization should allow the many reviewing agencies to assess their normal area of interest and responsibility more easily. This approach also integrates the environmental assessment process into the general plan process and will provide an environmentally superior plan.
Process	The Plan may be reviewed as a process from the beginning vision to the on-going monitoring stages. As the Plan is developed, each step of the process can be viewed and followed. One can consider the information and proposed language as it is drafted from the Vision Statement, the identification of Issues, Opportunities and Constraints, the Background and Setting information, the consideration of Alternatives, the final plan as Goals, Policies, Objectives and Diagrams, the Implementation Strategies, and the ongoing Monitoring and Maintenance of the adopted General Plan.
Topics	Lastly, the Plan should be read as a statement about the development of Glenn County. That organizational concept begins with an understanding of the air and water resources of the area. Those resources are the most limiting to the activities of humankind. They also shape the physical environment. Next the Plan reviews the natural resources of the region and how they interact with each other and the cultural development of Glenn County. From that we look at the natural resource development as a base for the economy of the region. The natural environment and the resources that are extracted from it help shape the community character. That character is largely influenced by the natural environment and the development of natural resources into a sustainable economy. That prepares the area to discuss the concept of a sustainable economy within the changing community. A large part of the community character is its housing and the vision of having affordable homes for all of the region’s population. The networks of transportation and utilities tie the community together and support the economy. Public services and facilities support the activities and needs of the population. All of this leads to discussions about how the region governs itself.
	INTRODUCTION
	Role of the General Plan
	Required Elements
	PREPARATION OF THE GENERAL PLAN
	Overview of Process
	Public/Community Involvement
	Alternatives
	Amendment Process
	ORGANIZATION OF THE GENERAL PLAN
	Format of the Plan
	Cross-Reference of Mandatory Elements/Issues
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