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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpecial Agenda 060186 ATASCADERO GENERAL PLAN UPDATE: PHASE I DESCRIPTION OF WORK PROGRAM JUNE, 1986 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CITY OF ATASCADERO ATASCADERO GENERAL PLAN UPDATE: PHASE I DESCRIPTION OF WORK PROGRAM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE A. PURPOSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B. PROGRAM STAFFING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 C. DESCRIPTION OF WORK ELEMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 . EXISTING LAND USE SURVEY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 . ZONING/USE SURVEY. . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 . POPULATION CAPACITY ANALYSIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 4. COMMUNITY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5. PHASE II WORK PROGRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 D. SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 o � A AS A ERO GENERAL PLAN UPDATE: PHASE I Description of Work Program A. PURPOSE: The purpose of this special study program is to prepare the foun- dation for a comprehensive updating of the City' s General Plan. Program emphasis would be on updating the City' s data base and providing policy direction for Phase II with goals and objectives to direct the City planning staff. B. PROGRAM STAFFING: It is proposed that the updating of the City' s General Plan be handled in-house, i.e. , Community Development Director working through the Senior Planner , who would direct supplementary staff comprised of student interns and/or contract employee to develop work material for staff analysis and policy-maker review. Selec- tive use of specialized consultants is likely for the Phase II work and there may be some outside consulting services appropriate as Phase I work is undertaken, (e.g. , outside graphic services) . It is estimated that the cost of the Phase I work will be $50,000; approximately $35,000 being expended for interns and part-time employees, and $15 ,000 towards services, supplies, equipment, and outside services. C. DESCRIPTION OF WORK ELEMENTS: 1. Existing Land Use Survey: An up-to-date inventory of the existing land use would be prepared and portrayed in color on the City' s new l" to 1000" base map and acreage calculations by land use category pre- pared. Student interns will be used to compile data from of- fice records, aerial photo interpretation, and confirmed by field surveys. 2. Zoning/Use Survey: The acreages in various existing zoning categories will be tabulated and compared to existing land use calculations to provide comparative data for analysis. The Atascadero Chamber of Commerce has offered $300 towards isolation of information relative to the City' s economic base from both the existing land use inventory and zoning evaluation. 3. Population Capacity Analysis: Residential land use, lot sizes, and General Plan and zoning regulations shall be evaluated and analyzed resulting in the preparation of a current figure for the City' s actual popula- tion holding capacity. A map will be prepared of the exist- ing pattern of lot sizes throughout the City. Data shall be organized to- p-r-mit --ne-ighborhood=-ty 0 existing and future population. 4. Community Goals and Objectives: Staff will work with a policy body as determined by the City Council to provide a definitive statement of goals and ob- jectives to guide the preparation of a comprehensively up- dated - dated General Plan. Alternatives include: The City Council, the Planning Commission, a committee of the Council and Plan- ning Commission, a committee of the Council and Planning Com- mission or a blue ribbon goals committee to be appointed by the Council. This work element shall entail review of the following: California General Plan requirements, history of Atascadero's General Plans, current General Plan goals and objectives, review of sound planning concepts, review of what is working and what isn' t, and an updated statement of com- munity goals and objectives. 5. Phase II Work Program: The Phase II work program will be prepared in time for inclu- sion in the Fiscal Year 1987-88 budget. The program outline would closely follow the table of contents of the current Atascadero General Plan with emphasis on deleting extraneous materials and focusing on clear policy direction for the dev- elopment of the community. Areas of emphasis anticipated include: an economic base analysis to provide direction for a strategy for the future; a neighborhood plan providing for clearer direction on lot sizes and a formula for lessening densities on hillside areas; a circulation element with em- phasis on an implementation schedule for dealing with traffic problems; a recreation element; and a section on plan implementation. The major issues to be addressed in the Phase II work program is the extent to which outside consulting services may be desired. They would be useful in the following elements: economic base analysis, traffic analysis, and possible up- grading of the safety, seismic Hazards and noise elements of the General Plan. D. SCHEDULE: A key determination that will have to be made by the City Council will be the designation of the appropriate policy review body to determine/recommend policy direction for the General Plan update. In addition to staff responsibility for timely performance of the technical work, a more difficult time line may be achieving con- currence on the goals for the future. The proposed work program would result in a comprehensive updated General Plan prepared in a two year period; however, this depends on the time it may take for acceptance of the document. HE:ps - - - 2 ATASCADERO GENERAL PLAN UP-DATE : PHASE I TIME AND COST SUMMARY: FY 186- 187 WORK ELEMENT 1986 1987 J . A. S . 0. N. D. J. F. M. A. M. J . 1 . EXISTING LAND USE SURVEY �- -- 2 . ZONING/USE SURVEY 3. POPULATION CAPACITY ANALYSIS 4. COMMUNITY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 5 . PHASE II WORK PROGRAM -f BUDGET PERSONNEL SERVICES $35, 000 SERVICES/SUPPLIES 15 , 000 PHASE 1 TOTAL: $50, 000 SOURCE: FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS