Proposed Alternatives
Plan Alternative A
Plan Alternative A is intended as the "environmentally superior" option, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), with more limitations on resource land housing development than the proposed project alternatives Plan Alternative "B" and Plan Alternative "C." Key characteristics of Plan Alternative "A" include:
Plan Alternative B is the "identified proposed project" under CEQA, designed for protection of resource lands and allowing some residential development through focused development, scalable urbanization expansion and an incentive-based Planned Rural Development (PRD) Program. Key characteristics of Plan Alternative "B" include:
Plan Alternative C is an "alternative proposed project" under CEQA, allowing residential expansion in resource lands and recognition of existing large lot entitlements. Key characteristics of Plan Alternative "C" include:
Plan Alternative D is the existing 1984 Framework Plan, or under CEQA law, the "no project" alternative.
Plan Alternative A is intended as the "environmentally superior" option, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), with more limitations on resource land housing development than the proposed project alternatives Plan Alternative "B" and Plan Alternative "C." Key characteristics of Plan Alternative "A" include:
- Housing needs are met solely through infill of areas currently served by existing water and sewer lines
- Resource land protections and significant limitations on large lot residential development
Plan Alternative B is the "identified proposed project" under CEQA, designed for protection of resource lands and allowing some residential development through focused development, scalable urbanization expansion and an incentive-based Planned Rural Development (PRD) Program. Key characteristics of Plan Alternative "B" include:
- Housing needs (up to twice fair share) are met through focused development in currently served areas and specific scalable urbanization expansion plans
- Reduction in large lot residential subdivision potential outside community planning areas
- Increased resource land protection from residential and other conversion using a range of planning tools including:
- Clustered development incentives
- Conservation easements
- Minimum lot-sizes
- Patent parcel development standards
- PRD Program
- Regulatory reform
- Plan for alternative land use on large resource production lands proven to be no longer economically viable
Plan Alternative C is an "alternative proposed project" under CEQA, allowing residential expansion in resource lands and recognition of existing large lot entitlements. Key characteristics of Plan Alternative "C" include:
- Housing needs (up to 3 times the fair share) are met through development in currently served areas and urbanization expansion plans
- existing entitlements for large lot residential development would remain, but not be increased
Plan Alternative D is the existing 1984 Framework Plan, or under CEQA law, the "no project" alternative.