Novato General Plan

GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS

The General Plan is intended to be a dynamic document, providing guidance on major policy issues, but also flexible enough to allow amendment from time to time. State law limits the number of amendments to four per year for each element of the General Plan. The following summarizes the amendments that have been approved since the General Plan was originally adopted in 1996. Refer to the resolutions listed below for the actual changes. These changes have been incorporated into the maps and text of the General Plan.

Date Resolution Element Description/Summary

11/4/97 Ord. 1379A
Voter Initiative Land Use Adoption of the Urban Growth Boundary coterminous with the existing City limits and including area north of limits along Redwood Boulevard to Birkenstock building.

6/30/98 97-98 Land Use Amendment of the Downtown Specific Plan Boundary and four changes to land use designations: Redwood Mobile Home Park to General Commercial; northwest corner of Redwood Boulevard/DeLong Avenue to General Commercial; west side of First Street from Vallejo to Olive Avenue to Mixed Use; Goodman's 950 Seventh Street to Community Facilities.

7/14/98 103-98 Land Use Adoption of the Downtown Specific Plan.

9/9/97 127-97 Noise Changed reference to exterior noise standard for office to 70 dB and deleted reference to interior noise standard for offices.

5/13/97 70-97 Land Use Changed Development Standards for Novato Industrial Park, Land Use Table 2.

1/12/99 8-99 Land Use Revised FAR in Downtown Core, change land use on three City-owned properties (DeLong Avenue) to Mixed Use.

3/23/99 42-99 Land Use Amend Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) to include portion of Marin Valley Mobile Country Club.

8/24/99 114-99 Land Use UGB changes in Land Use to reflect existing uses.

8/24/99 115-99 Land Use Amend UGB for eight existing homes in Novato Heights.

8/24/99 116-99 Land Use 11 Land Use Map Amendments to recognize existing land uses.

1/25/00 10-00 Land Use 27 Land Use Map Amendments to recognize existing land uses.

2/22/00 22-00 Land Use Text Amendments to revise Floor Area Ratios for Downtown Core, Commercial Industrial, Mixed Use, Light Industrial Office and Community Facilities.

6/13/00 69-00 Land Use Amend Urban Growth Boundary for 560 Trumbull Avenue.

3/27/01 33-01 Land Use 50 Land Use Map Amendments to recognize existing land uses; text amendments to Land Use and Environmental Element and Downtown Specific Plan to clarify intent, correct internal inconsistencies and clarify references to new Zoning Code; revise Environmental Element maps for Waterways, Baylands and Scenic Resources.

6/25/02 101-02 Transportation Revise description of intersection improvements for Redwood Boulevard/Diablo Avenue/DeLong Avenue contained in General Plan Transportation Chapter Table 4 (TR Table 4).

12/10/02 185-02 Community Identity Adopt amendment to General Plan to add Policy prohibiting placement of gates on private streets/creation of gated communities.

3/25/03 33-03 Housing Element Complete Housing Element Update for the January 1999-June 2006 planning period.

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Date	Resolution	Element	Description/Summary
11/4/97	Ord. 1379A Voter Initiative	Land Use	Adoption of the Urban Growth Boundary coterminous with the existing City limits and including area north of limits along Redwood Boulevard to Birkenstock building.
6/30/98	97-98	Land Use	Amendment of the Downtown Specific Plan Boundary and four changes to land use designations: Redwood Mobile Home Park to General Commercial; northwest corner of Redwood Boulevard/DeLong Avenue to General Commercial; west side of First Street from Vallejo to Olive Avenue to Mixed Use; Goodman's 950 Seventh Street to Community Facilities.
7/14/98	103-98	Land Use	Adoption of the Downtown Specific Plan.
9/9/97	127-97	Noise	Changed reference to exterior noise standard for office to 70 dB and deleted reference to interior noise standard for offices.
5/13/97	70-97	Land Use	Changed Development Standards for Novato Industrial Park, Land Use Table 2.
1/12/99	8-99	Land Use	Revised FAR in Downtown Core, change land use on three City-owned properties (DeLong Avenue) to Mixed Use.
3/23/99	42-99	Land Use	Amend Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) to include portion of Marin Valley Mobile Country Club.
8/24/99	114-99	Land Use	UGB changes in Land Use to reflect existing uses.
8/24/99	115-99	Land Use	Amend UGB for eight existing homes in Novato Heights.
8/24/99	116-99	Land Use	11 Land Use Map Amendments to recognize existing land uses.
1/25/00	10-00	Land Use	27 Land Use Map Amendments to recognize existing land uses.
2/22/00	22-00	Land Use	Text Amendments to revise Floor Area Ratios for Downtown Core, Commercial Industrial, Mixed Use, Light Industrial Office and Community Facilities.
6/13/00	69-00	Land Use	Amend Urban Growth Boundary for 560 Trumbull Avenue.
3/27/01	33-01	Land Use	50 Land Use Map Amendments to recognize existing land uses; text amendments to Land Use and Environmental Element and Downtown Specific Plan to clarify intent, correct internal inconsistencies and clarify references to new Zoning Code; revise Environmental Element maps for Waterways, Baylands and Scenic Resources.
6/25/02	101-02	Transportation	Revise description of intersection improvements for Redwood Boulevard/Diablo Avenue/DeLong Avenue contained in General Plan Transportation Chapter Table 4 (TR Table 4).
12/10/02	185-02	Community Identity	Adopt amendment to General Plan to add Policy prohibiting placement of gates on private streets/creation of gated communities.
3/25/03	33-03	Housing Element	Complete Housing Element Update for the January 1999-June 2006 planning period.