Exam 7: The Comprehensive Plan

The State of California only requires that municipalities update their general plans periodically.

Zoning is commonly viewed as a key tool for implementing a comprehensive plan.

The comprehensive plan is is designed to anticipate the future and guide the growth and physical development of an area.

Citizen involvement in the devleopment of a comprehensive plan is a voluntary task.

If some environmental impacts will occur that cannot be mitigated, what must be prepared?

A general plan amendment can only be proposed by the legislative body.

What is required if intensity or density changes in an area?

Hearings, surveys, and charettes encourage

Environmental review is not required of the adoption and implementation of a comprehensive plan.

Which of the following is not a required element of the General Plan in the State of California?

State laws typically require consistency within a Comprehensive of General Plan.

Which tools are used to implement a Comprehensive Plan?

The state of Caliofrnia does not allow for flexibility in the formatting and layout of the General Plan.

Which document serves to guide land use and decision-making on the local level?

Comprehensive Plans can be adtoped by either resolution or ordinance.

In California, what is the limit as to how many times the required general plan elements can be amended?

Up to three inconsistencies within a Comprehensive Plan or between elements of a General Plan may exist.

Which general plan element must be updated every 5 years?

All plans are meant to be implemented.

California general plans require seven elements. All are included except for: