A.   The planning agency shall prepare, administer, and maintain, in accordance with policies established by the city council, a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the city, including any lands outside of the city boundaries that bear on the city's planning. The general plan contains the mandatory elements specified in the Planning and Zoning Law. The general plan may contain optional elements that, in the judgment of the city council, are necessary or desirable for directing or facilitating the physical development of the city.

   B.   The planning director, planning and design commission, or the city council may initiate general plan text amendments and amendments to the general plan land use designations. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

   A.   Commission review. Adoption or amendment of the general plan is subject to review by the planning and design commission. At the conclusion of the hearing, the commission shall forward its recommendation to the city council or, if no motion to approve a recommendation receives enough votes to pass, shall forward to the city council a report of the votes taken on each motion on the general plan adoption or amendment.

   B.   Council review and decision. Adoption or amendment of the general plan is subject to review and decision by the city council upon receipt of the recommendation or report of the planning and design commission.

   C.   Decision. The city council may adopt or amend the general plan based on findings as stated below:

      1.   The general plan is in full compliance with the applicable requirements of the Planning and Zoning Law and comprises a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the city and lands located outside of the territorial limits of the city that have a relation to its planning;

      2.   The general plan contains the substance of each of the state-mandated elements, to the extent that the subject of the element exists within the planning area;

      3.   The general plan comprises an integrated, internally consistent, and compatible statement of policies for the city relating to its physical development.

   D.   Action by resolution. Adoption or amendment of the general plan is a legislative act and is made by resolution. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

   A.   Purpose. The purpose of specific plans is to facilitate the implementation of the general plan within designated areas of the city.

   B.   Preparation. Specific plans may be initiated at the direction of the planning director, the planning and design commission, or the city council, and are prepared, administered, and maintained by the planning director in accordance with policies established by the city council.

   C.   Amendments. The planning director, planning and design commission, or the city council may initiate specific plan text amendments or amendments to specific plan land use designations.

   D.   Mandatory contents. A specific plan contains text and diagrams and addresses all of the following elements:

      1.   A statement of the relationship of the specific plan to the general plan;

      2.   The boundaries of the specific plan area and the distribution, location, and extent of land uses, including open space, within the specific plan area;

      3.   The distribution, location, extent, and intensity of the major components of public and private infrastructure related to transportation, sewage, water, drainage, solid waste disposal, energy, and other essential facilities proposed to be located within the plan area and needed to support the land uses described in the specific plan;

      4.   Standards and criteria by which development will proceed;

      5.   Standards for the conservation, development, and utilization of natural resources, where applicable; and

      6.   A program for the implementation of the specific plan, including regulations, programs, public projects, and financing measures necessary to carry out the specific plan.

   E.   Optional contents. The specific plan may address any other subjects that, in the judgment of the city council, are necessary or desirable for the implementation of the general plan. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

   A.   Procedure for adoption and amendment. Specific plans are prepared, adopted, and amended in the same manner as the general plan.

   B.   Repeal. Specific plans are repealed in the same manner required for amendment.

   C.   Decision. The city council may adopt or amend a specific plan based on the finding that the specific plan, or amendment, is consistent with the general plan and this title.

   D.   Action by resolution. Adoption, amendment, or repeal of a specific plan is a legislative act and is made by resolution. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

   A.   Purpose. This chapter is adopted pursuant to Article 8.5 of Chapter 3 of the Planning and Zoning Law (commencing with section 65460), known as the Transit Village Development Act of 1994 (the "Act"), which Act is expressly incorporated herein.

   B.   Preparation. Transit village plans may be initiated at the direction of the planning director, the planning and design commission, or the city council, and are prepared, administered, and maintained by the planning director, in accordance with the Act and with policies established by the city council.

   C.   Amendments. The planning director, planning and design commission, or the city council may initiate an amendment to a transit village plan.

   D.   Contents. A transit village plan shall conform to the characteristics described in the Act. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

   A.   Procedure for adoption and amendment. Transit village plans are prepared, adopted, and amended in the same manner as the general plan.

   B.   Repeal. Transit village plans are repealed in the same manner as is required for amendment.

   C.   Decision. The city council may adopt or amend a transit village plan based on findings as stated below. The city council may modify the transit village plan, or amendment, from what was recommended or reported by the planning and design commission as it determines to be necessary or appropriate to support adoption:

      1.   The transit village plan, or amendment, conforms in all respects to the requirements of the Act; and

      2.   The transit village plan, or amendment, is consistent with the general plan and this title.

   D.   Action to be taken by resolution. Adoption, amendment, or repeal of a transit village plan is a legislative action and is made by resolution. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

   A.   Adoption of capital improvement program. Not less than every five years, the council shall adopt a capital improvement program setting forth a program of capital improvement projects for planning, initiation, or construction during the next five years.

   B.   Review of proposed capital improvement program. Prior to consideration by the council of the capital improvement program required by subsection A of this section, the city manager shall submit the program to the planning and design commission for its review. Within 60 days of receipt of the proposed program of capital improvement projects, the planning and design commission shall review and report to the council on the conformity of the program with the adopted general plan and any applicable specific plan or transit village plan.

   C.   Amendments to the capital improvement program. Prior to initiation or construction of a project not contained in the then applicable capital improvement program, the city manager shall submit the proposed project to the planning director for review for consistency with the adopted general plan and any applicable specific plan or transit village plan. The planning director shall review and report to the council or authorized project decision-maker on the consistency of the proposed project within 30 days of the date of submittal of the project for review. The planning director may submit the proposed project for consistency review to the planning and design commission, which shall provide its report on consistency within the 30 day time period. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

   A.   The provisions of section 65402 of the Government Code concerning restrictions on the acquisition and disposal of real estate, abandonment and vacation of streets, and authorization and construction of public buildings and structures are adopted by the city and shall be followed in the administration of the general plan. The acquisition or disposal of real estate, abandonment or vacation of streets, or authorization or construction of public buildings and structures that are included in a capital improvement program or amendment reviewed by the planning director or planning and design commission under section 17.912.010 are not subject to further review under this section.

   B.   The provisions of subsection A of this section do not apply to the following actions, provided that such actions are of a minor nature:

      1.   The disposition of the remainder of a large parcel which was acquired and used in part for street purposes;

      2.   Acquisitions, dispositions, or abandonments for street widening; or

      3.   Alignment projects. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

   A.   The planning commission shall serve as the planning agency for purposes of reviewing the acquisition and disposal of real estate, abandonment and vacation of streets, and authorization and construction of public buildings and structures by the county, districts, school districts, and other local agencies for consistency with the general plan under section 17.912.020 and sections 65402 and 65403 of the Government Code.

   B.   The planning director shall serve as the planning agency for purposes of reviewing the city's acquisition and disposal of real estate, abandonment and vacation of streets, and authorization and construction of public buildings and structures for consistency with the general plan under section 17.912.020 and sections 65402 and 65403 of the Government Code. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

   A.   Initiation of amendments. The planning director, planning and design commission, or the city council may initiate text amendments to this title. The planning and design commission or the city council may initiate a rezoning amendment to this title.

   B.   Commission review. An amendment to this title is subject to review at the commission level by the planning and design commission. At the conclusion of the hearing, the commission shall forward its recommendation to the city council or, if no motion to approve a recommendation receives enough votes to pass, shall forward to the city council a report of the votes taken on the amendment.

   C.   Council review and decision. An amendment to this title is subject to review and decision at the council level upon receipt of the recommendation or report of the planning and design commission.

   D.   Decision. The city council may adopt the amendment to this title based on findings as stated below. The city council may modify the amendment from what was recommended or reported by the planning and design commission as it determines to be necessary or appropriate to support adoption:

      1.   Findings for text amendments:

         a.   As amended, this title complements, supports, and facilitates the implementation of the goals, policies, and other provisions of the general plan and the city's specific plans and transit village plans; and

         b.   The amendment promotes the public health, safety, convenience, and welfare of the city.

      2.   Findings for rezoning and prezoning amendments:

         a.   The rezoning or prezoning is consistent with the applicable general plan land use designation, use, and development standards; the goals, policies, and other provisions of the general plan; and any applicable specific plan or transit village plan; and

         b.   The amendment promotes the public health, safety, convenience, and welfare of the city.

   E.   Action to be taken by ordinance. An amendment to this title is a legislative action and is made by ordinance. (Ord. 2024-0051 § 36; Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

Designation of property as a planned unit development and the adoption or amendment of a planned unit development schematic plan or development guidelines may be initiated by the planning and design commission or the city council as provided in chapter 17.452, and are subject to the same procedural requirements that apply to property-owner requests for these legislative approvals set forth in section 17.808.230. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

   A.   Interim ordinances. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the city council may adopt an interim ordinance imposing additional or alternative processes, rules, regulations, requirements, or prohibitions on any permits or uses that are the subject of a contemplated general plan, specific plan, transit village plan, or zoning amendment or regulation that the city council or the planning agency is considering or studying or intends to consider or study within a reasonable time. Adoption of the interim ordinance under this section shall not be subject to the procedures otherwise required for adoption of an amendment to this title, including noticed public hearings before the planning and design commission and the city council. The interim ordinance may be adopted as an emergency measure under subsection g.2 of section 32 of the city charter or as a regular ordinance.

   B.   Interim ordinances prohibiting uses. The city council may adopt an interim ordinance, as either an emergency measure under subsection g.2 of section 32 of the city charter or as a regular ordinance, prohibiting any use that may be in conflict with a contemplated general plan, specific plan, transit village plan, or zoning amendment or regulation that the city council or the planning agency is considering or studying or intends to consider or study within a reasonable time. Adoption of the interim ordinance under this section shall not be subject to the procedures otherwise required for adoption of an amendment to this title, including noticed public hearings before the planning and design commission and the city council, and shall be subject to section 65858 of the Government Code. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)