Modesto 2050 General Plan
Summary
SCH Number
2026061113
Lead Agency
City of Modesto
Document Title
Modesto 2050 General Plan
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Residential, Village Residential, Mixed Use, Downtown, Commercial, Regional Commercial, Business-Commercial -Residential, Industrial, Business Park, Open Space, Agriculture
Document Description
The City of Modesto is preparing comprehensive updates to its 2019 General Plan. State law requires that the General Plan contain eight elements: Land Use, Circulation, Housing, Open Space, Noise, Safety, Conservation, and Environmental Justice. This update addresses seven: Land Use, Transportation, Economic Development, Environmental Justice, Health and Safety, Open Space and Conservation, and Community Facilities and Services. A Housing Element update is not included. The proposed project reflects a community vision for Modesto's future, shaped by the community through a comprehensive engagement process. The City will prepare a program-level EIR evaluating the environmental impacts of the General Plan's policies and the development they would allow through 2050.
Contact Information
Name
Rachel Goren
Agency Name
PlaceWorks
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Name
Michel Hren
Agency Name
City of Modesto
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Modesto
Counties
Stanislaus
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Citywide
Zip
95354
Total Acres
40,000
Jobs
57300
Parcel #
Citywide
State Highways
99, 132, 108, 219
Railways
Union Pacific Railroad
Airports
Modesto City-County Airport
Schools
Multiple
Waterways
Tuolumne River, Stanislaus River
Other Location Info
Schools: Modesto City School District, Hart-Ransom Union Elementary School District, Salida Union School District, Stanislaus Union School District, Ceres Unified School District, Empire Union School District, Riverbank Unified School District
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (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 Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 10 (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 Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Transportation Commission (CATC), Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 10, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Residential (Units 38500, Acres 102), Office (Sq. Ft. 10142090, Acres 232.8, Employees 28192), Commercial (Sq. Ft. 7047893, Acres 161.8, Employees 14096), Industrial (Sq. Ft. 15000077, Acres 344.35, Employees 15000)
Local Actions
General Plan Update
Project Issues
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
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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