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| Q. |
What
is a community plan? |
| A. |
A community
plan is intended as a policy document that can be
used by developers, service providers, planners,
and decision makers in planning for the development
of a community. This document is really an extension
of the County's General Plan, but is much more specific
in terms of the policies, objectives and strategies;
and it addresses issues which are important to the
community. Community plans generally consist of
several elements (e.g., land use, circulation, and
housing), and are similar to those contained in
the County's General Plan. Once again, these elements
are specific to the community and address the issues
or concerns that are important to the community.
To date, there are eleven (11) community plans that
have been adopted for unincorporated community areas
within Sacramento County.
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| Q. |
Does the
Florin-Vineyard Community Plan differ from a traditional
community plan? |
| A. |
Yes, the
Florin-Vineyard Community Plan will differ in the
respect that there are already two community plans
that incorporate this area (i.e., the South Sacramento
and Vineyard Community Plans), and this planning
process is intended only as an amendment to these
existing plans. There will be no attempt to rewrite
elements of these existing plans as they pertain
to land use, transportation, housing, etc. Instead,
the amendments will focus on that area covered by
the Florin-Vineyard Community Plan, and to the extend
necessary to provide for the drainage, transportation
improvements and other essential elements necessary
to serve future urbanization of this area. As indicated
by Resolution
#2001-0907, rezone applications corresponding
with the identified and preferred land use patterns
may be submitted by individual property owners within
the Florin-Vineyard Community Plan only after the
Board of Supervisors endorses a draft land use plan
for this area.
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| Q. |
When was
the last community plan update? |
| A. |
The last community
plan updated within Sacramento County was in 1998,
with the adoption of the Rio Linda/Elverta Community
Plan.
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| Q. |
How will a community
plan update affect my neighborhood? |
| A. |
The initial phases
of the update process will be to identify the issues
and concerns of those residents of the Florin-Vineyard
community. The intent will be to address these issues/concerns
in the context of what is best for the overall community,
and not necessarily any one particular neighborhood.
It is possible that implementation of the community
plan may impact a neighborhood in terms of traffic
levels, a reduction in the number of billboards,
enhanced public transportation, or in terms of enhanced
pedestrian/bicycle connections. These are the type
of issues that will be addressed as part of the
formulation of specific policies once community
issues and concerns have been identified.
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| Q. |
How can
I participate in this community plan update process? |
| A. |
A Citizens
Advisory Committee (CAC) of 12 individuals has been
appointed by the Board of Supervisors to help Planning
staff draft the Florin-Vineyard Community Plan.
The CAC will hold a series of public workshops
for this planning process, and notice for these
workshops will be mailed out to all property owners
within the planning area. These workshops are public
meetings, and community residents or interested
individuals are welcome to attend. Once the community
plan is drafted, an environmental document will
be prepared on which the public may comment, and
notice provided to all property owners for any public
hearings held before the South Sacramento Community
Planning Advisory Council, the Vineyard Community
Planning Advisory Council, the County Policy Planning
Commission, and County Board of Supervisors.
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