Every city in California has a General Plan, a blueprint to guide the future. Pasadena’s General Plan is made up of over a dozen chapters with the Land Use and Mobility Chapters currently being updated.
The Land Use Chapter specifies how much and where various types of development will be allowed. The Mobility Chapter contains strategies to achieve a safe, efficient and balanced approach for moving people and goods within the city. These chapters were last updated in 1994 and 2004. The current update was launched in spring 2009. Over 100 meetings and events were held to identify community concerns and issues. These are summarized in an Outreach Summary Report. In fall 2010, a series of workshops were held to take those ideas and translate them into four land use alternatives. In summer 2011, a General Plan community survey was distributed to receive feedback on the alternatives and the existing General Plan's guiding principles. Response to the survey was strong with almost 3,000 returns from throughout Pasadena. The survey results provide a framework to draft a concept land use map. Staff will also take into consideration the seven guiding principles, the Draft Economic Development Strategic Plan, and environmental factors such as greenhouse gas emissions.
In fall 2011 to winter 2012, staff, city commissioners and the public reviewed the objectives and policies that support the chapters. Beginning in Spring 2012, the concept land use map and policies will then be presented for review by the public, advisory commissions, and City Council.
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