General Plan Timeline
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Newsletter
Read our newsletter for facts and information on the General Plan Update and upcoming events.
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January Workshop
Kern 101 & Healthy Communities
Healthy Communities: Ensures walkable, bicycle-friendly communities with access to fresh food, health care and other factors of a healthy place to live and work.
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February Workshop
Healthy Communities & Land Use
Healthy Communities: Ensures a healthy place to live and work. Land Use: Establishes land use designations and patterns to support economic stability while protecting our quality of life.
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March Workshop
Land Use, Circulation, Open Space & Conservation
Land Use: Establishes land use designations. Circulation: Guides transportation decisions for automobiles, bicycles, pedestrians and mass transit. Open Space: Provides measures to protect and improve open spaces. Conservation: Addresses protection and enhancement of natural and cultural resources.
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April Workshop
Water & Housing
Water: Ensures water resources are sustained and protected. Housing: Plans for housing to meet the needs of all sections of the County.
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May Workshop
Energy & Military Readiness
Energy: Provides measures that reduce energy use and encourage alternative energy development. Military Readiness: Addresses military needs such as land, restricted air space and housing.
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June Workshop
Safety, Noise & Recap
Safety: Addresses hazards such as fires, flooding, geological hazards and hazardous materials. Noise: Addresses noise-generating and noise-sensitive land uses.
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May - August 2018
Plan Development
Develop the draft General Plan through Focused Issue workshops.
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2018
Draft General Plan Begins Circulating
A draft General Plan document will begin circulating for public review and comment.
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2019
Environmental Analysis
An analysis of the environmental effects of implementing the General Plan through a Program Level Environmental Impact Report.
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2019
Final EIR
Circulation of the final proposed General Plan and Program Level EIR will be made available for public review and comment.
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2019
Board of Supervisors Hearing
The Board of Supervisors will consider the General Plan Update at a series of public hearings.