The California Planners’ Book of Lists January 10, 2011 STATE OF CALIFORNIA Jerry Brown, Governor 2011 GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH 1400 Tenth Street Sacramento, CA 95814 P.O. Box 3044 Sacramento, CA 95812 (916) 322-2318 www.opr.ca.gov Page intentionally left blank 2 California Planners’ Book of Lists 2011 THE CALIFORNIA PLANNERS’ BOOK OF LISTS 2011 EDITION This publication may reference complex and specific laws and regulations. Any such reference is provided merely for the convenience of the reader. Always refer to the actual text of applicable laws and regulations, and consult with an attorney when applying them. As with all Governor’s Office of Planning and Research publications, you may print all or part of this book. You need not secure permission; just copy it accurately and give credit to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. For further information on this or other OPR documents, please visit www.opr.ca.gov or contact the State Clearinghouse at (916) 445-0613. State of California Jerry Brown, Governor Governor’s Office of Planning and Research 1400 10th Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Scott Morgan, Director, State Clearinghouse Publication Developed by: Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez, Assocaite Planner Contributors: California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning California Native American Herirage Commission League of California Cities California Planners’ Book of Lists 2011 i Page intentionally left blank ii California Planners’ Book of Lists 2011 January 2011 MESSAGE FROM THE STATE CLEARINGHOUSE DIRECTOR The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) is pleased to announce the release of the 2011 California Planners’ Book of Lists. This annual publication is one of many technical assistance documents that OPR publishes. The Book of Lists has served planning professionals and the public for more than 25 years. This edition features: • A directory of city and county planning agencies, Councils of Government, Local Agency Formation Commissions, Airport Land Use Commissions, Tribal Governments and Regional Transportation Planning Entities; • Contact information for select State and Federal agencies, and CEQA Judges; • A summary of city and county General Plan information; • The results of OPR’s 2010 Annual Planning Survey. The survey provides the latest information on local planning activities and special issues of statewide concern; and, • A cumulative index of questions asked in previous Annual Planning Surveys. Past editions of the Book of Lists are available to the public from the OPR website at www.opr.ca.gov under the “Publications and Forms” tab. We appreciate the efforts of everyone who helps keep the information in this publication current and accurate. OPR encourages planners and others who use the Book of Lists to share their comments and suggestions about how the publication can better serve users’ needs. Sincerely, Scott Morgan Director California Planners’ Book of Lists 2011 iii Page intentionally left blank iv California Planners’ Book of Lists 2011 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM THE STATE CLEARINGHOUSE DIRECTOR..................................................III DIRECTORY OF PLANNING AGENCIES..........................................................................................1 Cities by County.................................................................................................................................................................2 City Planning agenCies....................................................................................................................................................5 Counties of California MaP...........................................................................................................................................33 County Planning agenCies.............................................................................................................................................34 tribal governMents.......................................................................................................................................................38 loCal agenCy forMation CoMMissions (LAFCos)..........................................................................................................44 CounCils of governMent MaP........................................................................................................................................48 CounCils of governMent (COGs)....................................................................................................................................49 regional transPortation Planning entities.............................................................................................................52 airPort land use CoMMissions (ALUCs).........................................................................................................................55 seleCted California state agenCies.............................................................................................................................59 seleCted federal agenCies............................................................................................................................................62 CeQa Judges.......................................................................................................................................................................64 STATUS OF LOCAL GENERAL PLANS.............................................................................................67 general Plan status by City..........................................................................................................................................68 general Plan status by County.....................................................................................................................................81 toPiCal index of Optional eleMents and year adoPted...........................................................................................83 2010 ANNUAL PLANNING SURVEY: OVERVIEW AND RESULTS..................................................99 JurisdiCtions that resPonded to the 2010 annual Planning survey...................................................................100 GENERAL PLAN UpdATE..........................................................................................................103 JurisdiCtions that are Currently undergoing an uPdate of one or More of their general Plan eleMents.....................................................................................................................................................................103 COmpLETE STREETS................................................................................................................111 JurisdiCtions that have adoPted and integrated CoMPlete streets PoliCies and/or PrograMs into the following Plans.................................................................................................................................................111 JurisdiCtions with CoMPlete streets PoliCies that take the following transPortation users into Consideration................................................ ...................................................................................................119 JurisdiCtions that have adoPted street standards for the following environMental Contexts................122 JurisdiCtions that have adoPted street standards that inClude the following street tyPes....................129 REGIONAL PLANNING & COLLABORATION.......................................................................138 JurisdiCtions that are Currently PartiCiPating in the development of a regional sustainable CoMMunities strategy..............................................................................................................................................138 JurisdiCtions that have inCorPorated all or Part of the reCoMMended land-use Patterns froM a loCal regional bluePrint Plan into their general Plan or other long-range Plan...................................149 JurisdiCtions that have PartiCiPated in the following tyPes of regional Plans.............................................150 SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOpmENT............................................................................................163 JurisdiCtions that have develoPed an adMinistrative Approval ProCess for solar energy systeMs.............163 JurisdiCtions that have adoPted an ordinanCe to helP with the approval of solar energy systeMs, and whose ordinanCes have a Megawatt (Mw) range or liMit..........................................................................165 GREENHOUSE GASES................................................................................................................167 JurisdiCtions that have established a GHG eMission baseline..............................................................................167 JurisdiCtions that have adoPted a CoMMunity-wide greenhouse gas eMission reduCtion target................172 California Planners’ Book of Lists 2011 v Table of Contents JurisdiCtions that have CalCulated or estiMated the total aMount of vehiCle Miles traveled (vMt) that would Occur with the general Plan build out.........................................................................................176 JurisdiCtions that have adoPted, or are in the ProCess of drafting, PoliCies and/or PrograMs