General Plan Update, Zoning Code and Map Amendment, and Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP)

General Plan Update, Zoning Code and Map Amendment, and Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP)

The General Plan Update (GPU) succeeds the last comprehensive general plan adopted in 2011, with the Housing Element updated in 2022. The GPU incorporates statutory requirements for general plans and guidance provided in the 2023 General Plan Guidelines; coordinates future development and policies with regional planning efforts and serves as the city’s fundamental guide in developing strategies to address greenhouse gas reduction, climate change, and climate planning. The PEIR addresses each of the seven elements’ goals, policies, and programs of the General Plan Update. The Zoning Code and Map Amendment (ZCA) is a revision to the City’s zoning regulations and zoning map to implement the proposed General Plan. The Zoning Code and Map Amendment implements the General Plan. The Climate Action Adaptation Plan (CAAP) is a strategic policy framework that outlines how the City will address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for climate change impacts. The CAAP implements the General Plan and will include a baseline assessment of GHG emissions as well as the climate change hazards experienced in the city. Emissions will be forecasted for future years based on anticipated growth to assess trends and establish GHG reduction targets and strategies. Additionally, climate adaptation strategies have been developed to address climate hazards in the city.

Lake Elsinore

Riverside

Citywide, Southern California

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 20, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights

Residential (Units 19146, Acres 7679.1), Commercial (Sq. Ft. 18100000, Acres 1276.1, Employees 24129), Industrial (Sq. Ft. 1, Acres 504.7, Employees 1), Educational (313.3 acres), Recreational (12,497.1 acres)

General Plan Update, Rezone, Climate Action Plan

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire