This chapter establishes the City's requirements for specific plans and the procedures for their review and adoption. More specifically, this chapter is intended to:
A. 
Encourage the master planning of development which promotes economical and efficient land use practices;
B. 
Permit flexibility in establishing development standards, public improvement systems, and a mix of land uses; and
C. 
Implement the goals, objectives, and policies of the General Plan, the Zoning Ordinance, and the Land Use and Development Code.
(Ord. 1972, Repealed and Replaced, 02/22/2022)
The requirements established by this chapter are intended to supplement the requirements of Section 65450 of the California Government Code. Where this chapter establishes more restrictive provisions that are consistent with state regulations, the more restrictive provisions shall control.
(Ord. 1972, Repealed and Replaced, 02/22/2022)
A. 
Initiation. The preparation of a new specific plan or an amendment to an existing specific plan may be initiated as follows:
1. 
Property Owner. A property owner or a property's agent may initiate the preparation of a new specific plan or an amendment to an existing specific plan. If the subject property is under more than one ownership, one or more of the property owners may initiate the specific plan. Initiation shall not require the consensus of all property owners; however, all property owners within the specific plan area shall be notified by the applicant, in conjunction with the requirements described on the application form, that a specific plan has been initiated; and
2. 
City Council. The City Council may initiate the preparation of a new specific plan or an amendment to an existing specific plan through a specific action, through the adoption of the City's operating budget, or through any other form of Council direction. The Planning Commission or Director of Community Development may request that the City Council initiate the preparation of a new specific plan or an amendment to an existing specific plan.
B. 
Application. An application for the preparation of a new specific plan or an amendment to an existing plan shall be prepared, filed, and processed in compliance with Section 14.09.030.030, Application Forms and Fees. In addition, where applicable, the application shall include the following materials listed on the official application form(s) provided by the City:
1. 
Concurrent Filing. An application for a related General Plan amendment, amendment to the Zoning Ordinance and zoning map, and/or development agreement; and
2. 
Multiple Ownerships. A statement signed by the property owner that all other property owners within the plan area have been notified of the intent to prepare or amend a specific plan, a copy of the notice, and mailing list.
C. 
Public Hearing and Notice. An application for a specific plan shall require a public notice, pursuant to Section 14.09.030.070, Public Notice.
D. 
Planning Commission Hearing and Recommendation. The procedure shall be the same as amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and zoning map, according to Section 14.09.020.050, Planning Commission Hearing and Recommendation.
E. 
City Council Hearing and Action. The procedure shall be the same as amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and zoning map, according to Section 14.09.020.060, City Council Hearing and Action.
F. 
Consistency with Airport Land Use Compatibility Plans. Adoption or amendment of specific plans affecting land within the influence area of Nut Tree Airport or Travis Air Force Base must be referred to Solano County Airport Land Use Commission for a determination of consistency with the respective Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan prior to final approval by the City.
(Ord. 1972, Repealed and Replaced, 02/22/2022)
In accordance with California Government Code Section 65450, a specific plan must include, but is not limited to, materials that specify all the following in detail:
A. 
The distribution, location and extent of individual land uses, including open space, within the area covered by the plan;
B. 
The proposed distribution, location, extent and intensity of major components of public and private transportation, sewage, water, drainage, solid waste disposal, energy, parks and other essential facilities proposed to be located within the area covered by the plan and needed to support the land uses described in the plan;
C. 
Land use and development standards that, at a minimum, address land use, density, height, setbacks, landscaping, parking and design;
D. 
Standards that address the conservation, development and utilization of natural resources, where applicable;
E. 
A program of implementation measures, including regulations, programs, public works projects, financing measures and a statement of consistency with any existing master/capital improvement plan necessary to carry out subsections A, B and C of this section;
F. 
A statement of relationship of the specific plan to the General Plan, including a statement of how the specific plan implements the goals and policies of the General Plan;
G. 
Any other subjects that, in the judgment of the Director of Community Development, Planning Commission or City Council, are necessary or desirable for implementation of the General Plan; and
H. 
Development and design guidelines for the buildout of the specific plan area.
(Ord. 1972, Repealed and Replaced, 02/22/2022)
City Council must make the following findings to approve an application for a new specific plan or an amendment to an existing specific plan:
A. 
The specific plan or amendment will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare of the community;
B. 
The specific plan or amendment includes provisions which ensure that adequate public facilities will be available to serve the range of development describe in the plan;
C. 
The specific plan or amendment will maintain an appropriate balance of land uses within the City, and it does not change the overall density of the applicable General Plan land use designation;
D. 
The specific plan or amendment proposes land uses which are compatible with existing and future surrounding uses; and
E. 
The specific plan or amendment is consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the General Plan, the Zoning Ordinance, and the Land Use and Development Code.
(Ord. 1972, Repealed and Replaced, 02/22/2022)
A specific plan may be amended in the same manner as it was adopted, subject to the provisions of Section 14.09.340.030, Procedures. The amendment of a specific plan is subject to the same findings as the initial approval, established in Section 14.09.340.050, Specific Plan Findings.
(Ord. 1972, Repealed and Replaced, 02/22/2022)