GENERAL PLAN
California State law (Government Code Section 65300) requires that each city prepare and adopt a comprehensive, long-term General Plan for its future development which must conform to the guidelines found in the State of California General Plan Guidelines.
The State law specifies that each jurisdiction's General Plan address seven issue areas which include land use, circulation, open space, conservation, safety, noise, and housing. In addition, local governments are permitted the flexibility to address specific needs and unique characteristics of their jurisdiction. Therefore, the City of Fountain Valley has elected to include air quality and growth management as issue areas to address.
Each of the elements below address the issue areas and include goals and policies designed to provide a safe and pleasant environment within the City of Fountain Valley into the future.
The City’s General Plan contains eleven chapters that address the seven mandatory issue areas as required by state law, the two elective issue areas and the Glossary of terms. The date of the most recent updates of these documents is shown in parentheses.
Chapter 1: General Plan Introduction (March 21, 1995)
Chapter 2: Land Use Element (March 21, 1995)
Chapter 3: Circulation Element (June 2, 2008)
Chapter 4: Parks and Open Space Element (March 21, 1995)
Chapter 5: Conservation Element (March 21, 1995)
Chapter 6: Public Safety Element (March 21, 1995)
Chapter 7: Noise Element (March 21, 1995)
Chapter 8: Air Quality Element (March 21, 1995)
Chapter 9: Housing Element (December 15, 2009)
Constraints on Housing Production
Housing Assessment Summary and Housing Opportunities
- Map of Available Housing Sites
Chapter 10: Growth Management Element (March 21, 1995)
Chapter 11: Glossary (March 21, 1995)