MEETING DATE:
MARCH 11, 2025
SUBJECT:
Title
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-9411 - ADOPTING A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
Body
Recommendation
Recommendation
ADOPT a resolution approving the General Plan Annual Progress Report.
Body
Board or Commission Action
Not Applicable
Relevant Council Strategic Theme
Planning for the Future
Executive Summary
The City of San Marcos has created an Annual Progress Report (APR) to meet the requirements of State Government Code Sections 65400 and 65700 as to the 2024 calendar year. These Sections mandate that all cities within California submit an annual report to the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) each year (formerly the Governor's Office of Planning and Research, or OPR) summarizing the city's progress towards implementing its General Plan. Charter cities were exempt from this requirement until January 1, 2019; however, as Section 501 of the City's Charter requires the City to comply with land use, planning, and zoning requirements applicable to general law cities, the City has previously submitted information relating to 2012 - 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Discussion
The APR is a public document that provides local legislative bodies, as well as the public, with updates and information regarding the implementation status of a city's General Plan. The APR should provide substantial enough information for decision makers to adequately assess how effectively the General Plan programs have been implemented over the annual 12-month reporting period (2024 calendar year). The APR can also be used as a tool to identify necessary "course adjustments" or modifications to the General Plan in order to improve implementation.
APRs provide an opportunity for LCI to identify statewide trends in land use decision-making and how local planning and development activities relate to statewide planning goals and policies. The 2012 General Plan includes an Implementation Plan to ensure ...
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