The California Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) is required by California law to adopt and periodically revise the State General Plan Guidelines and serves as the “how to” resource for drafting a general plan. It was last updated and published by OPR in 2017.
The Land Use Diagram is a required component of a General Plan and shows the geographic location of all land use designations. The 2040 General Plan Update will also consider changes to land use designations.
Zoning is used to implement General Plan goals and policies. It contains detailed development regulations, such as specific land use types and development standards including but not limited to lot size, setbacks, height, and lot coverage.
The City of Livingston adopted its current Housing Element in November 2014. Housing Elements are typically updated on more frequent cycles than General Plans. The Housing Element will not be updated in this General Plan Update effort.