The Carlsbad City Council recently approved the work program for updating the General Plan, the city's long-range blueprint for future development, growth, infrastructure and environmental management. Updating the General Plan will bring the city one step closer to realizing the community's vision for the future of the city.
This fall, the city will hold a workshop with the development community?including land and business owners and other development stakeholders?to gather a broad range of input on potential land use alternatives for the update.
“A strong, diverse economy is part of the community's vision for the city,” said David de Cordova, one of the project managers for the city's General Plan update. “The upcoming workshop is just another way for the city to hear what the community wants for the future of business in Carlsbad.”
When the general plan is complete, the local economy, business diversity and tourism element will provide the policy framework to ensure Carlsbad's long-term economic sustainability.
Areas of focus will include business retention for new and existing businesses; economic diversity; expansion of the retail sector and promotion of shopping and dining opportunities; promotion of tourism; and collaboration and partnerships with the business community.
In January, the Carlsbad City Council adopted the Carlsbad Community Vision, which articulates what the community feels is important for the future quality of life in the city. That vision was the culmination of a year and a half of effort by the Envision Carlsbad Citizens' Committee, city staff and community members who participated in an extensive public outreach process.
Now the city is putting the results of all that effort to work by revising the city's General Plan and other important documents, such as the Zoning Ordinance and the Local Coastal Program.
The new General Plan will mark a historic shift in the city's life span.
“Our focus over the years has been on mapping out the city for the people who were yet to arrive,” Eric Larson, chairman of the Envision Carlsbad Citizens' Committee, said of the General Plan in use today. That document incorporated the city's managed-growth principles, which prohibit development from occurring until needed infrastructure is in place to support it.
“Now, as the city's built out, the focus is on how we maintain this quality of life for the residents who live here,” said Larson, who also was involved in drafting the current General Plan, adopted in 1994.
The Envision Carlsbad Citizens' Committee will continue to shepherd the process through its technical steps to ensure the final documents adhere to the Carlsbad Community Vision.
The vision articulates nine core values that the community feels are important for the city's future:
• Small town feel, beach community character and connectedness
• Open space and the natural environment
• Access to recreation and active, healthy lifestyles
• Local economy, business diversity and tourism
• Walking, biking, public transportation and connectivity
• Sustainability
• History, the arts and cultural resources
• High quality education and community services
• Neighborhood revitalization, community design and livability
In addition to this fall's business workshop, the city will hold a number of public meetings over the next two years to obtain input on the General Plan, which is expected to go to the City Council for approval in 2013. The Local Coastal Program must be approved by the California Coastal Commission.
For more information on the city's General Plan and upcoming workshops, visit
www.carlsbadca.gov.
This fall, the city will hold a workshop with the development community?including land and business owners and other development stakeholders?to gather a broad range of input on potential land use alternatives for the update.
“A strong, diverse economy is part of the community's vision for the city,” said David de Cordova, one of the project managers for the city's General Plan update. “The upcoming workshop is just another way for the city to hear what the community wants for the future of business in Carlsbad.”
When the general plan is complete, the local economy, business diversity and tourism element will provide the policy framework to ensure Carlsbad's long-term economic sustainability.
Areas of focus will include business retention for new and existing businesses; economic diversity; expansion of the retail sector and promotion of shopping and dining opportunities; promotion of tourism; and collaboration and partnerships with the business community.
In January, the Carlsbad City Council adopted the Carlsbad Community Vision, which articulates what the community feels is important for the future quality of life in the city. That vision was the culmination of a year and a half of effort by the Envision Carlsbad Citizens' Committee, city staff and community members who participated in an extensive public outreach process.
Now the city is putting the results of all that effort to work by revising the city's General Plan and other important documents, such as the Zoning Ordinance and the Local Coastal Program.
The new General Plan will mark a historic shift in the city's life span.
“Our focus over the years has been on mapping out the city for the people who were yet to arrive,” Eric Larson, chairman of the Envision Carlsbad Citizens' Committee, said of the General Plan in use today. That document incorporated the city's managed-growth principles, which prohibit development from occurring until needed infrastructure is in place to support it.
“Now, as the city's built out, the focus is on how we maintain this quality of life for the residents who live here,” said Larson, who also was involved in drafting the current General Plan, adopted in 1994.
The Envision Carlsbad Citizens' Committee will continue to shepherd the process through its technical steps to ensure the final documents adhere to the Carlsbad Community Vision.
The vision articulates nine core values that the community feels are important for the city's future:
• Small town feel, beach community character and connectedness
• Open space and the natural environment
• Access to recreation and active, healthy lifestyles
• Local economy, business diversity and tourism
• Walking, biking, public transportation and connectivity
• Sustainability
• History, the arts and cultural resources
• High quality education and community services
• Neighborhood revitalization, community design and livability
In addition to this fall's business workshop, the city will hold a number of public meetings over the next two years to obtain input on the General Plan, which is expected to go to the City Council for approval in 2013. The Local Coastal Program must be approved by the California Coastal Commission.
For more information on the city's General Plan and upcoming workshops, visit
www.carlsbadca.gov.