LandWatch State of Monterey County Report 1999

3.12 General Plans



State law requires planning agencies to "prepare, periodically review, and revise, as necessary, the general plan" [Government Code section 65103 (a)]. Keeping the general plan current is important for good planning.

Several cities in Monterey County are in various stages of the general plan update process, including the cities of King City, Marina, Salinas, and Sand City (Table 15). Three other cities--Carmel, Monterey, and Soledad--will consider initiating a general plan update during the 1999/2000 Fiscal Year.

The County of Monterey has hired a consultant to develop a work program to define the scope of a general plan update, and it is anticipated that Monterey County will initiate a general plan revision process during the 1999/2000 fiscal year. The Monterey County General Plan is 16 years old, and most of its area plans are ten or more years old.


Table 15--General Plan Update Timeline by Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction

Date Adopted

Advisory Date For Comprehensive

Date Comprehensive Update Scheduled

Monterey County

1982

1987

1999

Carmel

1989

1994

1999

Del Rey Oaks

1997

2002

None Scheduled

Gonzales

1996

2001

None Scheduled

Greenfield

1981

1986

None Scheduled

King City

1999

2004

1998

Marina

1982

1987

1998

Monterey

1988

1993

2000

Pacific Grove

1994

1999

None Scheduled

Salinas

1988

1993

1999

Sand City

1989

1994

1999

Seaside

1996

2001

None Scheduled

Soledad

1993

1998

1999


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