Long Range Plan Outlines Course | Catellus Property Update

Managing the development of land within the City limits takes research and analysis. The impacts on traffic, residential and commercial neighborhoods, as well as the environment, must be closely considered. As a result, the City develops policies and guidelines and works with community members to ensure that orderly and harmonious physical growth occurs.

Long Range Plan Outlines Course

The City is in the process of updating the General Plan, our tool that guides future development in the community. 

The General Plan Committee, composed of community members and City staff, has reaffirmed that protecting the natural and historic setting of Monterey should be the guiding principle. There will be a major review of the circulation (transportation) and land-use sections of the plan. The circulation section will guide how we manage visitor traffic and reduce impacts on residents, such as continuing the free Waterfront Area Visitors Express (WAVE) shuttle service. 

Other transportation issues include parking, bus routes and pedestrian and bike pathways. The land-use section will identify where growth should occur during the next 20 years. The housing section draft, which was completed last fiscal year, focuses on workforce and family housing issues. 

The City’s current General Plan was adopted in 1983, although major sections have been updated since then.

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