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MONITORING |
GENERAL PLAN 2007 - 2027 |
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MAINTENANCE
OF THE GENERAL PLAN
According
to the State General Plan Guidelines, "At one time, the local general
plan was looked upon as a set of broad policies that had little actual role
in development decisions. In
those days, general plans consisted of brightly colored maps or printed
booklets that were carefully prepared and then set aside so as not to
interfere with the job of decision making." |
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This
Policy Plan includes one or more implementation strategies for each policy, prioritizes
those strategies in terms of the time frame within which they will be
implemented (immediate, three to five years and beyond five years), and
identifies the local agencies responsible for carrying out the strategies. These strategies ensure that the
policies will actually be implemented. |
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State
law requires the County to provide an annual report to the Board of
Supervisors on the status of the Plan and progress in its
implementation. The State General
Plan Guidelines recommend that a county annually review those portions of the
general plan having a short-term focus, and consider amendments as necessary.
The review should take into account the availability of new implementation
tools, changes in funding sources, and the feedback from plan monitoring
activities. |
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With the
exception of the housing element, there is no required timetable for updating
the general plan. The Guidelines
recommend that the local planning agency should thoroughly review the entire general
plan every five years and revise it as necessary, but that is not a
requirement. The housing element
must be updated every five years, and the schedule for revision is
established in State law. |
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