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Planning Department - General Plan
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE 2008 IN PROGRESS (the following is for those working on the update).
All documents below are portable document files (pdf).
General Plan EIR (6.96KB, added July 31, 2007)
General Plan EIR Addendum (7.91MB, added July 31, 2007)
Traffic Study (5.41MB, added August 8, 2007)
Technical Background Report (14.23MB, added August 8, 2007)
For information regarding this update, contact:
Candyce Burnett, Senior Planner
Phone: (909) 477-2750 ext. 4308
E-mail: candyce.burnett@cityofrc.us
What is the City’s General Plan?
By law, a General Plan must contain goals, policies, and plans
for land use, circulation, open space and conservation of resources,
housing, public safety, and noise. The City Council, Planning
Commission, and City staff must refer regularly to the General
Plan for guidance in making development decisions or recommendations.
The City’s current General Plan also contains strong
community design principles that have been applied to projects
since the City’s incorporation, which are visible in
the high quality of site development, architecture and landscaping
throughout Rancho Cucamonga today.
What did the 2001 General Plan Update Involve?
The 2001 General Plan Update had a special focus on economic development
and land planning for key opportunity areas throughout the
City. Opportunity areas, some of which are illustrated below,
are portions of the City in which change is imminent and for
which timely guidance is needed or where change is desired
and special priority is appropriate to stimulate change.The
consultant team examined a range of land use options, in
light of regional development trends, population growth, and
service/facility needs of the community. One of the main objectives
of the update process was to re-position the City so that it
may maximize its future development potential with the right
amount, type, and location of commercial, recreation, and office
development. Additionally, this update involved a “fresh
look” at the urban design concepts for the community,
as well as the design guidance for architecture, landscape
design, and streetscapes.
A unique feature of the General Plan update was the fact
that it was accompanied by a series of special studies that
go into selected topics in much greater depth than usually
occurs in connection with a General Plan. These included: a
Recreation Needs Analysis and Recommendations Study, an update
of the Library Master Plan, an update of the Foothill Fire
Defense Study, and a new study of Police Services.
What is the Vision for Rancho Cucamonga?
The new General Plan for Rancho Cucamonga is based on
a long-term vision of the community. The draft General Plan
for Rancho Cucamonga contains a long-term vision of the community
that has been endorsed and shaped by the General Plan Task
Force established by the City Council to provide policy oversight
for the update process. This vision—a completely new
chapter of the Plan—identifies the values and qualities
that shape the General Plan policies and programs and will
guide the evolution of our community over the next 20 years.
- A belief in our families and the need to promote their well-being;
- An
abiding respect for the heritage we share;
- An unusually strong dedication to community planning;
- A firm commitment to quality standards for community development;
- A determination that our citizens and their property would
be secure;
- An ethic of strong citizen involvement in community affairs;
- A sustainable balance in land use patterns and supporting
transportation;
- Attention to long term economic strength and fiscal
responsibility;
- Active involvement in regional programs that affect
the City; and
- A continuing pride in individual and community
accomplishment
These values have been used to draft a series
of statements describing the qualities and
characteristics of Rancho
Cucamonga to which we aspire during the next
20
years. The implication
of the vision is that it requires a number
of initiatives by the City in order to achieve
the
vision.
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