General Plan
The General Plan Land Use, Circulation and Housing Elements were updated in 2014. Click here to access the current City of Solana Beach General Plan. California law requires that each county and city develop and adopt a General Plan to function as the "blueprint" or constitution for its physical development. The General Plan generally serves as a roadmap guiding new development and directing policy actions in a manner that furthers the long-term vision for the community. Solana Beach was incorporated in 1986. Subsequent to incorporation, a Citizen's Advisory Committee, composed of over 80 dedicated individuals, was designated by the City Council to initiate the complex process of preparing the General Plan. Two years later, in 1988, those efforts led to the adoption of the City's first General Plan. Although it has been amended since then, this will be the first comprehensive update to the Plan. State law does not mandate how often the General Plan must be updated, except for the Housing Element, which is required to be updated every eight (8) years. However, it is strongly recommended by the State Office of the Attorney General that the General Plan be updated periodically (typically every 10 to 20 years) to address changes to state law; reflect the community's current values and priorities; update technical information (such as existing traffic counts, Census data, etc.); and respond to changing environmental, economic, and social issues. Some of the new state mandates and regional plans that are addressed in the General Plan include:
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