|
| |
Planning Home
Inyo County General Plan
The 2001 Inyo County General Plan Update was approved
by the Inyo County Board of Supervisors on December 11, 2001. The
General Plan Goals
and Policies Report, Land
Use Diagrams, and Circulation
Diagrams are now available on-line and can be viewed by following PDF
links from this page.
CONTENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN PLAN ELEMENTS AND ISSUES ADDRESSED
State law requires each county and city to prepare and adopt a comprehensive
and long-range general plan for its physical development (Government Code
Section 65300). A comprehensive general plan provides the County with a
consistent framework for land use decision-making. Traditionally, the general plan has been organized as a
collection of "elements" or subject categories such as land use, circulation,
and open space.
State law provides that the general plan must address seven elements
(Government Code Section 65302). These issues are briefly summarized below:
 | The Land Use Element defines the general distribution and
intensity of uses of the land for housing, business, industry, open space,
education, public buildings and grounds, waste disposal facilities, and other
categories of public and private uses. |
| The Circulation Element is correlated with the land use element and
identifies the general location and extent of existing and proposed major
thoroughfares, transportation routes, terminals, and other local public
utilities and facilities. |
| The Housing Element is a comprehensive assessment of current and
projected housing needs for all segments of communities and all economic
groups in Inyo County. In addition, it embodies policy for providing adequate housing and
includes action programs for this purpose. |
| The Conservation Element addresses the conservation, development,
and use of natural resources including water, forests, soils, rivers, and
mineral deposits. |
| The Open-Space Element details plans and measures for preserving
open space for natural resources, the managed production of resources, outdoor
recreation, public health and safety, and the identification of intensive
agriculture and irrigated pasturelands. |
| The Noise Element identifies and appraises noise problems within
the community and assists the County in making land use decisions. |
| The Safety Element establishes policies and programs to minimize
risks to the
community associated with seismic, geologic, flood, and fire
hazards. |
In addition, the Inyo County General Plan also includes the
following optional elements to address specific needs of the County's residents:
| The Government Element states the County's policies for provision
of efficient governmental services and collaborative planning with other
governmental agencies. |
| The Economic Development Element provides a framework for the
County's efforts to promote orderly growth and development. |
The State of California Office of Planning
and Research has adopted guidelines
for the development and contents of General Plans. These can be viewed by
clicking on each of the links highlighted above.
The General Plan Goals
and Policies Report is the essence of the General Plan and contains the goals and
policies that will guide future development within the County. It also
identifies a full set of implementation measures designed ensure that the policies
of the Plan are carried out. The Goals and Policies Report can be viewed by clicking on the
corresponding link below.
The General Plan Land
Use Diagrams show the land use designations applied to properties
in each of the communities within the County. The Land Use Diagrams are generally
oriented from north to south. The Land Use Diagrams for each community can be viewed by clicking on the
corresponding link below.
The General Plan Circulation Diagrams are included for reference as a part of the
Circulation Element of the Goals and Policies Report. The individual Circulation Diagrams can be viewed by clicking on
the corresponding link below.
| |
|
