a.The Planning Commission may prepare area plans as elements of the General Plan.

b.Area plans should relate the Citywide policies and programs of the General Plan to particular neighborhoods or other areas of the City.

c.The policies and implementation programs in area plans should be more specific and for a shorter time frame than the General Plan.

d.Area plans should be used to involve the residents of an area in shaping the future development of their neighborhood.

e.Area plans are not the same as specific plans discussed in Section 26-5. Area plans are essentially policy plans like the General Plan. They do not include the detailed development regulations that are found in specific plans.

f.Area plans shall be adopted according to the same procedures used in the adoption of General Plan elements specified in Section 26-2. To be consistent with the General Plan, area plans shall be developed in the context of the Citywide goals, policies and programs in the other applicable elements of the General Plan.

g.Area plans adopted as elements of the General Plan shall be used in determining zoning or subdivision consistency when considering individual development proposals. (Ord. 3599 § 17, 2019. Formerly 26-14)