CITY OF SACRAMENTO GENERAL PLAN UC Davis ESP 171 Urban and Regional Planning April 21, 2011 1
OUTLINE Background Growth and Change Placemaking Sustainability and Climate Change Economic Development 2
City of Sacramento General Plan BACKGROUND 3
SACRAMENTO LOCATION Graphic from Wikipedia, authored by Arkyan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:sacramento_county_california_incorpo rated_and_unincorporated_areas_sacramento_highlighted.svg This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. 4
Capitol City 5
Sacramento s Historic Framework - 1902 6
Sacramento s Neighborhoods 7
Population Growth Year City County Difference % City 1900 29,000 45,000 16,000 64% 1940 106,000 170,000 64,000 62% 1950 137,000 277,000 140,000 49% 1960 191,000 503,000 312,000 38% 1970 257,000 632,000 375,000 41% 1980 275,000 783,000 508,000 35% 1990 369,000 1,041,000 672,000 35% 2000 407,000 1,223,000 816,000 33% 2010 466,000 1,420,000 954,000 33% Source: City of Sacramento, SACOG. 8
WHAT S A GENERAL PLAN? Comprehensive & long-term (2005 2030) Required by state law Must address land use, circulation, housing, conservation, open space, noise, and safety May address other topics (economic development, community design, historic preservation, sustainability, energy, air quality) Must be internally consistent Must be implemented through zoning, subdivision approvals, public infrastructure projects, etc. 9
ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN Required Land Use Circulation Housing Noise Open Space Conservation Safety Optional Economic Development Urban Design Historic Preservation Public Health 10
IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS General Plan Community Plans Specific Plans Zoning Subdivision Maps Conditional Use Permits Variances Building Permits Grading Permits How to Make General Plan Policies a Reality?
HOW THE GENERAL PLAN AFFECTS DEVELOPMENT Development must be consistent with General Plan policies Changes to General plan policies and land use diagram require Commission and Council approval General Plan and zoning code must be internally consistent Lays the framework for other detailed studies, policies and regulations 12
WHY UPDATE THE PLAN? Continued Regional Growth Development Since Previous Plan (1988) SACOG s Regional Blueprint Emergent Best Practices & Adopted Initiatives Smart Growth, Livable Communities, Sustainability, Economic Development New Generation of Community Needs & Visions 13
POLICY FOUNDATION Sustainability 2030 General Plan Climate Change SACOG Blueprint (2004) Infill Strategy (2002) Transit for Livable Communities (2002) Economic Development Strategy (2000) Sacramento Smart Growth Principles (2001) Adopted/Draft Master Plans Existing General Plan (1988) and existing Community Plans 14
GENERAL PLAN PROCESS Fall 2005 Fall 2005 Spring 2007 Spring 2007 Fall 2007 Summer 2007 Summer 2008 Fall 2008 Winter 2009 DATA ISSUES VISION ALTER- NATIVES POLICIES & PLAN EIR PUBLIC HEARINGS & ADOPTION 15
PUBLIC OUTREACH & INVOLVEMENT 16
PUBLIC OUTREACH & INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY CONVENTION: CELEBRATING THE GENERAL PLAN 17
PUBLIC OUTREACH & INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY CONVENTION: CELEBRATING THE GENERAL PLAN? 18
City of Sacramento General Plan GROWTH & CHANGE 19
SACOG BLUEPRINT PROCESS Sacramento Area Council of Governments Extensive public outreach effort Adopted by SACOG in 2004 Endorsed by most of SACOG s cities and counties 20
REGIONAL GROWTH TRENDS 21
SACOG BLUEPRINT Growth Principles Transportation Choices Mixed Use Developments Compact Development Housing Choice and Diversity Use of Existing Assets Quality Design Natural Resources Conservation 22
KEY ISSUES Where Do You Put? 200,000 more people 140,000 more jobs 100,000 housing units How Do You Grow? Expand Out Build Inward What Should that Growth Look Like? Community Design Neighborhood Character
GENERAL PLAN ALTERNATIVES Three Alternatives Significant Trade-offs Focus on neighborhoods, centers and corridors Areas of change Land Uses Identifies Distribution, Densities & Intensities Urban Form Focus on Design, Form & Character
ALTERNATIVE 1: 1988 GENERAL PLAN
ALTERNATIVE 2: COMPACT / REINVESTMENT
ALTERNATIVE 3: MULTI-CENTERED, NEW GROWTH
LAND USE & URBAN FORM: GROWTH DIAGRAM Open Space: agriculture, habitat protection, or regional recreation. Preserve and Enhance: retain current form and character, with minor infill and reuse. Improve and Evolve: significant change through infill, reuse, and redevelopment. Transformation Urban: major development and redevelopment projects. Transformation - New Growth: major new greenfield development areas. 28
City of Sacramento General Plan PLACEMAKING 29
LAND USE & URBAN FORM SCHEME Character Types Rural Suburban Traditional Urban Place Types Neighborhoods Centers Corridors Employment Open Space 30
LAND USE & URBAN FORM POLICIES Neighborhoods Centers Corridors Employment Open Space, Recreation, & Parks Public/Quasi-Public & Special Uses 31
LAND USE & URBAN FORM POLICIES Special Study Areas Not planned for growth Possible annexation areas Require GPA, Community Plan, & applicable master plans & financing plans Must provide community benefits Planned Development Must be developed consistent with Vision & GP policies No new PD areas after adoption of GP 32
LAND USE & URBAN FORM POLICIES 33
COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS 34
COMMERCIAL STREETS Parking located to the side or behind buildings Limited number of curb cuts, shared access Attractive pedestrian streets: landscaping, lighting, amenities 35
RESIDENTIAL STREETS 36
SITE PLANNING 37
BUILDING HEIGHT, ORIENTATION TO STREET Building façades and entrances directly on the street Pedestrian-oriented uses such as outdoor cafes at street level Horizontal and vertical residential mixed use 38
City of Sacramento General Plan SUSTAINABILITY & CLIMATE CHANGE 39
CEQA & CLIMATE CHANGE Adoption of a General Plan is a Discretionary Act Impacts to Environment Must Be Mitigated to Maximum Extent Attorney General Lawsuit and Guidance 40
MAJOR GHG EMISSIONS SECTORS Transportation Building Energy Waste-In-Place Water Use 41
HOW PLANNING ADDRESSES CLIMATE CHANGE Priority for Infill & Density Complete Streets and Neighborhoods Healthy Communities Green Building and Design Economic Development Moving People, not Cars Urban Forest Energy Efficiency Water and Open Space Conservation 42
City of Sacramento General Plan ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 43
BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Inadequate land supply Zoning restrictions Uncertainty of permit process/political support Toxic contamination Environmental mitigations High costs of development 44
ADEQUATE SITES FOR JOBS 45
HOW PLANNING AFFECTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Land supply for employment-generating uses Adequate public facilities Costs of development: design standards permit fees Policies to subsidize development Availability of affordable housing Policies to favor local workers 46
SHOVEL READY FACTORS Key development areas Access to transit Existing infrastructure Developer Interest Market acceptance Community Support 47
THANK YOU Thomas Pace, Long Range Planning Manager, City of Sacramento Community Development Department (916) 808-6848 tpace@cityofsacramento.org General Plan: www.sacgp.org 48