Corcoran General Plan Update

1
Corcoran General Plan Update

• Planning Commission
• Review of Draft General
• Plan EIR
• January 8, 2007

2
Work Program

• Review Work to Date
• Community Workshop
• Newspaper Notices Website
• Background Report
• GPAC Meetings Draft General Plan
• Initial Study/NOP (30 Days), February 06
• Started Draft EIR, February 06
• Circulate Draft EIR (45 days), November 06
• End of DEIR Period, Start Final EIR, January 07
• Review Future Work to Complete
• Circulate Final EIR (10 Days), January 07
• Planning Commission Hearing on General Plan
• City Council Meeting Review General Plan,
  February 07
• City Council Adopt General Plan, Late February 07

3
Work to Date

• Newspaper Notices Website
• 2 Page size newspaper ads (color) were
  circulated in Corcoran Journal. Website contains
  all materials completed
• Visioning Workshop
• Great turnout, very informative. Resulted in
  likes, dislikes, 6 group maps. Planning
  Principles were then developed
• Background Report
• GPAC Meetings
• Covered all elements of the GP, policy by policy.
  Met twice a month for three months
• Draft General Plan
• Proposed Land Use Circulation Map
• PC CC Study Session for Draft General Plan
• Initial Study NOP
• Draft EIR

4
General Plan Update Components

• Noise Element
• Safety Element
• Open Space/Conservation/Recreation Element
• Air Quality Element
• Circulation Element
• Land Use Element
• Community Design Element
• Public Services and Facilities Element
• Housing Element (previously adopted)
• Land Use Circulation Plan
• State Required Elements Others Optional

5
Proposed Land Use Circulation
6
Proposed Land Use Circulation
Changed to LD From MDR
Changed to VLD From LD
Changed to LD From Ag
Changed to SC From VLD
Changed to DC From NC
Changed to Park/VLD From LD
Changed to LD From Ag
Changed to Ind From Ag/LD
7
EIR

• Initial Study/NOP (1-06)
• Circulate Initial Study/NOP (2-13-06) (30 Days)
• Start Draft EIR (2-13-06)
• Delay? Kings Co. COG, Traffic Modeling
• Circulate Draft EIR (11-30-06) (45 Days)
• Unavoidable Significant Impacts
• Agriculture Loss of Farmland
• Air Quality Violation of Air Quality Standards
  from Operational Impacts
• Biology Loss of Wildlife Habitat
• All Other Impacts Found Less than Significant
  with Mitigation
• Statement of Overriding Considerations Needed for
  Adoption of GP Certification EIR
• Public Hearing-not required but recommended.
  Receive comments

8
Next Steps

• Start Final EIR (1-15-07)
• Circulate Final EIR (1-24-07) (Circulate10 Days)
• PC Hearing, Recommend Adoption of GP to CC
  (2-12-07)
• CC Meeting, Review General Plan, (2-14-07)
• CC Adoption of General Plan Certification of
  EIR (2-28-07)