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ante unless the variance pertains to the rebuilding of
an unintentionally destroyed non-conforming use.
• The city shall not approve plans for the downtown
shopping center until an independently conducted
market study indicates that the center would be eco-
nomically feasible.
• The city shall give favorable consideration to
conditional use permit proposals involving adap-
tive reuse of buildings that are designated as "ar-
chitecturally significant" by the cultural resources
element.
Standards
A standard is a rule or measure establishing a level
of quality or quantity that must be complied with or
satisfied. Standards define the abstract terms of ob-
The Government Code makes various references to
general plan standards. For example, §65302(a) states
in part that the land use element must "...include a state-
ment ofthe standards of population density and build-
ing intensity recommended for the various districts and
other territory covered by the plan." Other examples
of statutory references to general plan standards in-
clude those found in §66477 (the Quimby Act) and
§66479 (reservations of land within subdivisions). Of
course, a local legislature may adopt any other general
plan standards it deems desirable.
Examples of standards:
• A minimally acceptable peak hour level of service
for an arterial street is level of service C.
• The minimum acreage required for a regional shop-
ping center is from 40 to 50 acres.
• High-density residential means 15 to 30 dwelling
units per acre and up to 42 dwelling units per acre
with a density bonus.
• The first floor of all new construction shall be at
least two feet above the base flood elevation.
Plan Proposal
A plan proposal describes the development intended
to take place in an area. Plan proposals are often ex-
pressed on the general plan diagram.
Examples of plan proposals:
• First Street and Harbor Avenue are designated as
arterials.
• The proposed downtown shopping center will be
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located within the area bound by D and G Avenues
and Third and Fourth Streets.
• Anew parking structure shall be located in the vi-
cinities of each of the following downtown inter-
sections: First Street and AAvenue, and Fifth Street
and D Avenue.
Implementation Measure
An implementation measure is an action, procedure,
program, or technique that carries out general plan
policy. Each policy must have at least one correspond-
ing implementation measure.
Examples of implementation measures:
• The city shall use tax-increment financing to pay
the costs of replacing old sidewalks in the redevel-
opment area.
• The city shall adopt a specific plan for the indus-
trial park.
• Areas designated by the land use element for agri-
culture shall be placed in the agricultural zone.
Linking Objectives to Implementation
The following examples show the relationships
among objectives, policies, and implementation mea-
sures. The examples are arranged according to a hier-
archy from the general to the specific-from goals to
implementation measures. In an actual general plan,
there might be more than one policy under each objec-
tive, more than one implementation measure under each
policy, eta
Goal:
• A thriving downtown that is the center of the city's
retail and service commercial activities.
Objective:
• Development of a new regional shopping center in
the downtown.
Policy.•
~ The city shall not approve discretionary projects
or building permits that could impede development
of the downtown regional shopping center.
Implementation measures:
• The city shall adopt an interim zoning ordinance
restricting further development in the general vi-
cinity of the proposed downtown shopping center
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