Specific plans are regulatory documents established by the City to carry out specific purposes, as authorized by the Government Code, for specific geographic areas shown on the Zoning Map. They are governed by a set of regulations, which address specific subjects, such as land use, physical development, community design, transportation and public improvements, or impose requirements for detailed master plans that may be applicable in sub-areas within the specific plan area. The provisions of a specific plan may be combined with provisions of base or overlay zoning districts for the area to which the specific plan applies and the more restrictive provisions will govern. Specific plan provisions also may be substituted for citywide provisions included in the Zoning Regulations or Subdivision Regulations, as more specifically specified in the specific plan.

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A specific plan shall be prepared, adopted, amended, and repealed as specified in Article 15.04.813 of this Code, except that a specific plan shall be adopted by resolution and may be amended as often as deemed necessary by the City Council.

The Planning Commission in recommending, and the City Council in adopting a specific plan, must make all of the following findings:

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The proposed specific plan will contribute to the public health, safety, and general welfare or will be of benefit to the public.

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The proposed specific plan is consistent with the General Plan goals, unless the goals themselves are proposed to be amended.

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The proposed specific plan retains the internal consistency of the General Plan and is consistent with other adopted plans, unless concurrent amendments to those plans are also proposed and will result in consistency.

D.

The proposed specific plan has been reviewed in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act.

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Specific plan areas shall be designated on the Zoning Map by number (SP-#) with a reference to the adopting resolution.

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A specific plan adopted by resolution of the City Council shall be administered as prescribed by the Council, consistent with the Government Code Section 65450-65457.