General Plan Update – Housing Element

Piedmont is in the process of updating its General Plan, a State-mandated document containing the city’s official long-range policies for land use and development. Its policies affect a wide range of topics, including transportation, housing, natural resources, parks, public services, community design, and infrastructure. This is the first update in ten years.

Click to read the Staff Report for the June 6, 2011 City Council consideration of the Housing Element

Click to Access the May 2011 “Track Changes” Version of the Draft Housing Element

A Public Review Draft of the Housing Element of the General Plan was made public in July 2010.

Click to access the Public Review Draft of the Housing Element.

Click to access the Initial Study, Negative Declaration, and Notice of Intent for the Housing Element.

Working drafts of the Plan’s chapters were released in October and November 2008. A Public Review Draft of the full Plan was officially released on December 12, 2008.

Click to access the Public Review Draft General Plan

Click to access the Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration

The process will take about a year and will be completed in 2009. Follow the links below to learn more about the process and how you can participate.

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• Agenda and Staff Report for the August 9, 2010 Planning Commission Meeting discussing the draft Housing Element
• Staff Report and Minutes for the July 12, 2010 Planning Commission Meeting discussing the draft Housing Element
• Staff Report and Minutes for the April 6, 2009 City Council Meeting discussing the draft General Plan
• Staff Report and Minutes for the March 2, 2009 City Council Meeting discussing the draft General Plan
• Staff Report and Minutes for the February 9, 2009 Planning Commission discussion of the draft General Plan.
• Public Hearing Notice, Staff Report, and Minutes for the January 12, 2009 Planning Commission discussion of the draft General Plan.
• Agenda for Special General Plan – Planning Commission Meeting 12/11/08
• Special General Plan – Planning Commission Meeting 11/13/08
• Staff report for 10/02/08 Meeting
• Agenda and Staff Report for 04/24/08 Meeting
• Press Release for 04/24/08 Meeting
• General Plan Survey Report
• General Plan Resident Survey
• More About the General Plan
• General Plan Timeline, Schedule, and Upcoming Meetings
• Agenda for 01/28/08 Meeting
• Staff Report for 01/28/08 Meeting
• Press Release for Conservation Meeting on January 28, 2008
• Public Notice for January 28, 2008 Meeting
• Minutes from 05/31/2007 Meeting