Watch the Scoping Meeting online — live on October 26th or see the recorded meeting after.
Download and review the Scoping Meeting presentation.
Submit a comment online and see other ways to submit comments.
Have comments about the scope or content of the environmental information that will be analyzed in the EIR?
The Notice of Preparation (NOP) is currently available for a 30-day public review period from October 17, 2017, to November 20, 2017. Due to the time limits mandated by state law, written comments must be sent via mail, e-mail, or fax no later than 5:00 PM on Monday, November 20, 2017.
Notice of Preparation Review Period: October 17 through November 20, 2017 (30 days)
Scoping Meeting: October 26, 2017, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the County Government Centers in San Bernardino, Hesperia, and Joshua Tree (see NOP for more details)
At each open house, the County will present progress on the Countywide Plan and discuss your thoughts on a variety of topics including:
Land use (current & proposed)
Draft Community Plans
Public safety & security
Economic & social resources
Health & wellness
Circulation & mobility
Natural resources & hazards
Public & social services
Environmental justice
Web-based maps
Open House Activities
Each regional open house will feature many ways to participate, including:
Complete surveys
Fill out comment cards
Review the proposed Land Use Plan
Review draft Community Plans
Explore web-based maps
Draw at the kids coloring station
Take pictures at the selfie station
These events are part of an ongoing outreach process that has included over 66 community meetings. Thank you for getting involved in improving your community and county!
See the results of your hard work. Come take a look at this new resource for your community to steer its own course toward a better future.
In 2016 and 2017, over 1,700 people from over 50 communities embarked on a planning process to develop new system of Community Plans.
During 66 workshops, the public identified values, aspirations, ideas for action, and priorities unique to each community area. The Community Plans include a set of actions that can be initiated by residents, businesses, property owners, local groups, etc. to improve their community.
Thank you for participating in the Community Plan update process! After viewing your draft community plan, the County welcomes your feedback and comments submitted via:
Online through the submittal area on each draft community plan’s webpage
In 2016, the community embarked on a new community planning process. Three public workshops, open to any community resident, or business, or property owner, addressed strengths and weaknesses of the community, the community’s values, and what the community aspires to be in the future. Participants brainstormed areas of focus and actions to help the community move forward to achieve its aspirations.
In October 2017, the initial results were released for public review as a draft community plan. In response to public comments, the plans were renamed Community Action Guides. This name change along with a first set of revisions that resulted from public review were incorporated into the Draft Community Action Guide, released for public review in August 2018. The 2019 Draft Community Action Guide reflects changes made in response to public comments on the 2018 Draft.
The results are presented as the Draft Community Action Guide through this webpage, including the additional tabs above.
The final format of the Community Action Guide will be web-based. The PDF version of the Draft Community Action Guide (linked below) is provided as a courtesy for simplifying public review, but may not be available once the online version of the plan is finalized.
This community has an existing Community Plan, adopted in 2007 , and intended to guide the future use, character, and independent identity of the community. As part of Countywide Plan, the County is consolidating goals and policies from both the overall 2007 General Plan and the 2007/2013 Community Plans into a single source of policy direction called the County Policy Plan. Consolidating policy into one document alleviates consistency issues and avoids redundancy between the General Plan and Community Plans. As a result, the policy direction is easier to navigate, understand, and implement.
To enable residents to better understand how the County addressed the existing Community Plan goals and policies in the County Policy Plan and elsewhere, the County created a Policy Matrix that lists each goal and policy from the current Community Plan and where it will be addressed in the future. This matrix was originally released in August 2018, alongside the 2018 Draft Policy Plan and 2018 Revised Draft Community Action Guides. The May 2019 Policy Matrix has been updated to reflect changes released with the 2019 Draft Policy Plan and the 2019 Revised Draft Community Action Guide.
This document was revised after the September 2018 regional meetings based on community input. To see changes to the document since 2018, view the tracked changes version below, in which new text is underlined while deleted text is struck out.
County of San Bernardino
Land Use Services Department
385 N. Arrowhead Ave., 1st Floor
San Bernardino, CA 92415-0187
This Draft Community Action Guide was created by the community members who attended workshops, provided comments online or sent in written comments. It is written in the words of those participating in the public engagement process. Therefore, the community’s action guide retains the voice and future image of the community presented by the community members participating in the public engagement process.
The final format of the Community Action Guide will be web-based. The PDF version of the Draft Community Action Guide is provided as a courtesy for simplifying public review, but may not be available once the online version of the plan is finalized.
How to Use This Community Action Guide
Purpose and Approach
Overall, the Community Action Guides are a framework for communities to create the future character and independent identity, as identified in the workshops with community values and aspirations, through completion of a community action plan. As stated at the community workshops, the new Community Action Guides replace any existing 2007/2013 Community Plans, with a greater focus on community self-reliance, grass-roots action, and implementation. Goals, policies, land use, and infrastructure decisions are addressed in the Policy Plan of the Countywide Plan. The County Development Code will still regulate zoning and land development.
The Community Action Guide is strategic in nature and provides clear Focus Statements and Action Statements identified by the community that led to creation of an Action Plan that can be implemented at the grass-roots level within each community. Some actions may require assistance by a County department, but the community will take the lead in moving the action forward, identifying funding or scheduling meetings or requesting information from specific County departments.
A detailed implementation plan and training module will be set up by the County to guide communities in identifying Champions, setting up Action Teams, contacting County departments and answering questions. In addition, the County’s role will be clarified. This information will be included on the website for easy reference by communities.
Plan Organization
The Community Action Guide is organized into three main sections, the community’s Values, community’s Aspirations, and Action Plans.
VALUES – Those shared assets, principles, standards, mores and in the judgement of the community, what is important to the lives of its residents and businesses. (Identified in Workshop #1 and reviewed and finalized in Workshop #2)
Community Values are listed under the Our Community tab.
ASPIRATIONS– A written narrative illustrating the community’s desired look and function once the Community Action Guide is fully implemented. This is a long-term view of 10 to 20 years. It is written as if the community’s desired changes have already occurred. (Identified in Workshop #1 and reviewed and finalized in Workshop #2)
Community Aspirations are listed under the Our Aspirations tab.
ACTION PLANS– The action plans consist of:
Focus Statements, which provide general direction towards realizing the Community’s aspirations and help organize the plan. (Identified in Workshop #2 and reviewed and finalized in Workshop #3)
Action Statements, which are measurable statements providing critical information on the program, initiative or project to complete. (Identified in Workshop #2 and reviewed and finalized in Workshop #3)
Action Plan Matrices, which provide general sets of action steps necessary to implement each action statement, identify those that would initiate and champion the action statement, provide a general timeline for implementation and identify resources for additional assistance. (Created to support and guide the Community’s identified Focus and Action Statements)
The Focus Statements and Action Statements of the guide are not prioritized. It is up to the community to select the three to five priority Action Statements that they wish to begin implementing. The related Action Plans for each Action Statement provide guidance on the actions and timeline that may be necessary to implement the Action Statement. The Champions and Action Teams should review the Action Statement, Benchmark, and Action Steps. They may even hold a public meeting to get additional input before starting implementation of a specific Action Statement. Changes may be made as new input is received.
Action Plans are listed under the Our Action Plans tab.
The Action Guide as a Living Document
The Community Action Guides and the Countywide Plan are designed to be web-based and therefore will be easily updated. The Community Action Guide is intended to be championed and implemented by the Community. The Focus Statements and Action Statement within the guide were created through public engagement workshops by community participants.
The guide is meant as a way to organize activities and provide overall direction to move the Community forward. The plan should never be considered to be written in stone, but should be malleable as the needs of the Community continue to change. Focus Statements and Action Statements should be changed and amended as Action Statements are completed or new priorities take their place.
The Community should consider reviewing its guide annually to celebrate what was accomplished and make changes to the guide, as necessary, to ensure it is a relevant work plan. Communities should report back to the County as they complete actions to ensure their online guide is updated with success stories included on their website and to ensure their Action Plans are updated reflecting completed actions. As communities complete their Action Plans, the County will determine when to revisit the community to expand or modify their Action Plans.
Relationship to the Countywide Vision and Countywide Plan
Relationship to Countywide Vision
The Community Action Guide’s values and goals are specific to each community. However, they are consistent with, build on, and contribute to the Countywide Vision.
Relationship to Countywide Plan
In 2010, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors set out to establish a vision for the future of the county as a whole, and subsequently adopted a Countywide Vision in 2011 after two years of input from the community and the county’s 24 cities and towns. Following the adoption of the Countywide Vision, which calls for the creation of a “complete county”, the Board adopted the County paradigm and job statements in 2012.
In 2015, the County of San Bernardino launched an effort to go further than any county or city has ever gone with a general plan by creating a web-based comprehensive “complete county” plan. General plans are almost always strictly rule books for guiding development and growth. The County’s General Plan, last updated in 2007, will go well beyond a traditional general plan to become a comprehensive Countywide Plan that complements and informs the Countywide Vision by taking into account all services—not just land-use planning—provided by County Government, and the unique values and priorities of each unincorporated community.
The Countywide Plan serves as a guide for County decision-making, financial planning, and communications. Its web-based format provides a wealth of easily accessible data on how the County operates, and allow independent research using County data and information.
The Countywide Plan includes:
A County Policy Plan, which serves in part as the County’s General Plan for the unincorporated areas and also provides guidance for regional county services. The Policy Plan establishes goals and policies for the entire county as well as specific sub regions and communities.
A County Business Plan, which contains governance policies and operational metrics that outline the County’s approach to providing municipal and regional services.
A Regional Issues Forum, which is an online resource for sharing information and resources related to issues confronting the entire county.
A Community Planning Continuum of 35 Community Action Guides, which articulates what is important to each Community; sets out an Action Plan based on community input, and for the most part, would be implemented by the community; and provides a Community Profile. Links will also be provided for maps, goals, and policies in the Countywide Plan.
Where Did the Goals, Policies, and Land Use Map for My Community’s Plan Go?
The existing Community Plan content was used in the development of the Community Action Guide and Policy Plan of the Countywide Plan. Goals and policies from the existing community plan, as well as proposed land use changes discussed during the community workshops, were considered for inclusion in the County Policy Plan and Land Use Map, components of the Countywide Plan. The Land Use Map will be adopted as part of the County Policy Plan. The content of the Community Action Guide focuses on those actions identified by the community that the community is willing to take to make desired changes to their community. The County Policy Plan and the Community Action Guides will be web-based, with adoption of the Countywide Plan in 2019.
To enable residents to better understand how the County addressed the existing Community Plan goals and policies in the County Policy Plan and elsewhere, the County created a Policy Matrix that lists each goal and policy from the current Community Plan and where it will be addressed in the future:
Policy Plan: the location for updated goals and policies that apply to unincorporated areas
Implementation Plan: the location for actions to be undertaken by the County to implement the Countywide Plan (to be released in 2019)
Community Action Guide: the location for actions to be undertaken by community members, in coordination with the County
Development Code: detailed standards or regulations that are already addressed in the Development Code or can be considered in the upcoming Development Code update
Other: those issues, goals, policies, or actions that have already been accomplished, are outdated, or are no longer a community priority
The County of San Bernardino Land Use Services Department is creating an online Community Development Toolkit to expand the action topics and guidance on implementation as well as ideas for future amendments or additions to the Community’s Action Guide.
Our Community
Who We Are
Phelan Piñon Hills has a strong sense of community identity. Phelan Piñon Hills values the preservation of the natural equestrian environment and the safe small-town community feel, with unhindered views and the cooperation of a rural community to guide its own future. The community strives to preserve the natural environment and small-town feel, make needed infrastructure improvements, and build upon local decision-making processes.
Strengths and Opportunities
Community workshops were conducted in each community as part of the engagement process. In addition, input was gathered through the Countywide Plan website. As part of the process, participants defined the strengths of and opportunities for their community. The word cloud below was created using the input provided during the Strengths, Opportunities, Values and Aspirations exercises and served as part of the base information utilized to develop the Focus and Action Statements of the Community Action Guide. The word cloud quickly informed participants of key issues and focus areas that could be addressed in the guide. The more a word or phrase was articulated, the larger the word appears in the cloud. The full results of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats gathered as a part of the engagement process is found in the Community Profile.
Community Values
The Values are those shared assets, principles, standards, mores, and in the judgement of the community, what is important in the lives of its residents and businesses. A community’s values are an important consideration in shaping its aspirations, focus and actions.
Proximity to Nature
Phelan Piñon Hills residents value the community’s open space and the close proximity to nature.
Agricultural Roots
Phelan Piñon Hills residents value the historic roots and continued practices of animal keeping, gardening, and agriculture within the community.
Unhindered Views
Phelan Piñon Hills residents value unhindered views of sunsets and the stars.
Health and Safety
Phelan Piñon Hills residents value community safety, health, and the peaceful nature of the area.
Community Culture
Phelan Piñon Hills residents value the friendliness, independence, and cooperation of a rural community that guides its own future.
Community Profile
The community profile is a summary of the social, cultural, economic, and historic dimensions of Phelan Piñon Hills. It presents data collected through secondary sources to inform future actions. The profile, together with future studies and information gathered from residents highlights essential facets and “tell the story” of the Phelan Piñon Hills Community.
The Aspirations Statement is a written narrative illustrating the community’s desired look and function once the Community Focus Statements and Action Statements are fully implemented. This is a long term view of 10 to 20 years. The Aspirations Statement serves as a foundation for developing Community Focus Statements and Action Statements.
1. Preservation of the Natural Environment
The rural natural environment is one of the unique and defining characteristics of our community, and programs are in place to ensure it is preserved for the enjoyment of future generations. Local community organizations organize cleanup and educational programs focused on teaching homeowners and visitors how to properly respect the surrounding environment.
2. Small-Town Community Feel
Our community enjoys a variety of annual community events organized by local businesses and organizations that bring the community together and help us to continue to build a sense of pride in the Phelan and Piñon Hills areas. We enjoy the small-town community feel of the area and safeguard it through adoption of design guidelines to ensure that future development will continue to enhance the local community culture.
3. Community Safety
Phelan and Piñon Hills residents coordinate with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department to organize training sessions on issues concerning safety in the area. Community members created educational materials in coordination with the County Code Enforcement Division on identifying and notifying potential code enforcement issues to create a cleaner and safer community.
4. Infrastructure Improvements
Phelan and Piñon Hills support minor infrastructure improvements in order to improve the quality of life for residents and visitors. A local committee provides input on all improvements, including street paving, sidewalks, and recreational trails. The committee’s primary responsibility is to ensure that all improvements are in keeping with the rural feel of the community. The infrastructure enhancements, while minimal, have improved safety and accessibility throughout the community.
5. Local Decision-Making
Our community collaborates with the County of San Bernardino Land Use Services Department and develops educational materials to help residents to understand the opportunities to provide meaningful input in many of the decision-making processes within the communities. This practice results in projects that are welcomed as part of the community and fosters a better relationship between the community and the County. Additionally, Phelan and Piñon Hills residents feel a greater sense of local guidance in matters that impact their day-to-day lives.
Focus Statements, which provide general direction towards realizing the Community’s aspirations and help organize the plan. (Identified in Workshop #2 and reviewed and finalized in Workshop #3)
Action Statements, which are measurable statements providing critical information on the program, initiative or project to complete. (Identified in Workshop #2 and reviewed and finalized in Workshop #3)
Action Plan Matrices, which provide general sets of action steps necessary to implement each action statement, identify those that would initiate and champion the action statement, provide a general timeline for implementation and identify resources for additional assistance. (Created to support and guide the Community’s identified Focus and Action Statements)
Focus Statements and Action Statements
Each Focus Statement is listed below. The Action Statements display under the corresponding Focus Statement. Expanded discussions of each Action Statement are included in the compiled Action Plans, linked at the top of this page.
The Focus Statements and Action Statements of the plan are not written with a prioritization. It is up to the community to select the priority action statements that they wish to begin implementing. The related action plans for each Action Statement provide guidance on the actions and timeline that may be necessary to implement the Action Statement.
Focus Statements
A. Celebrate and maintain the rural character of Phelan Piñon Hills
Action Statements
A1. Establish an educational program to educate community members on private-property lighting that is dark skies compliant.
A2. Establish programs for organized livestock education for community members.
B. Encourage commercial and light industrial uses in Phelan Piñon Hills
Action Statements
B1. Encourage coordination between the San Bernardino County Economic Development Agency (EDA) and the Phelan and Piñon Hills Chambers of Commerce to link communications with existing businesses to the County’s business retention and expansion program.
B2. Encourage more retail and service uses within the existing commercial zones by regularly updating the San Bernardino County Economic Development Agency (EDA) on local available sites.
B3. Promote the CalGOLD and San Bernardino County Economic Development Agency (EDA) websites to local business for the latest information and assistance on business incentives, permit assistance, and training programs.
B4. Coordinate with the Phelan and Piñon Hills Chambers of Commerce to develop a business appreciation program, including events, webinars, and awards in addition to the referral program and visibility services the Chambers already provide.
B5. Enhance coordination between the Phelan Chamber of Commerce and the Piñon Hills Chamber of Commerce to be a one-stop shop for help with regulatory permits and financing sources and to serve as an ombudsperson with local agencies.
C. Preserve the historic treasures within the community for future generations
Action Statements
C1. Identify and preserve historic and current assets in the community.
C2. Construct community monuments along historic trails and within the community that can be sponsored by businesses and individuals.
C3. Partner with local schools to sponsor student art contests for historic monument and trail wayfinding signage.
D. Enhance public safety by improving communication and coordination with law enforcement
Action Statements
D1. Establish an open forum with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department (e.g., community open talk night, “Coffee with a Cop”) to discuss local law enforcement issues.
D2. Establish new and enhance existing neighborhood watch programs that can be implemented and replicated throughout the communities.
D3. Coordinate with the Sheriff’s Department to educate the community on the existing policing program.
D4. Partner with the Sheriff’s Department, Cal Fire, local safety experts, and insurance companies to educate property owners on securing homes and businesses.
D5. Enhance the enforcement programs for illegal use of off-highway vehicles (OHVs) on public and private roads.
D6. Educate off-highway vehicles (OHV) enthusiasts on local OHV trails and area to keep sand rails and OHVs off private roads.
E. Create or provide a cost-effective approach to developing equestrian trails and trails for non-motorized vehicles
Action Statements
E1. Establish a community equestrian center and park areas in coordination with existing local equestrian groups.
E2. Protect and develop equestrian, walking, bicycle, and multi-use trails using dedicated easements (utility and drainage) or connecting to existing destinations (e.g., parks, trails, etc.).
F. Increase community involvement in community beautification and social cohesion
Action Statements
F1. Partner with local recycling companies to develop and expand programs and incentives for hazardous waste and large item pickup and recycling to discourage the dumping of tires, old furniture, and other large items.
F2. Establish a community cleanup program utilizing local youth organizations to clean up trash, debris, weeds, and illegal dump piles in Phelan and Piñon Hills at least two times a year.
F3. Encourage citizen involvement in county government and the state legislature.
F4. Coordinate with youth and cultural organizations to offer programs and activities in Phelan Piñon Hills.
F5. Establish a multifunctional space to be used by the youth and the community.
G. Improve traffic flow and vehicular safety
Action Statements
G1. Install arterial roadway improvements with asphalt paving, curbs, gutters, and sidewalks.
G2. Investigate traffic safety at major intersections and in areas susceptible to vehicle/pedestrian conflict in conjunction with a Safe Routes to School Program.
Action Plan Matrices
The Action Plan Matrix for each Action Statement listed above can be found in the compiled Action Plans, linked at the top of this page.
How to Implement the Action Plans
The Action Plans provide a general organization of the action steps necessary to implement each Action Statement. The Community may want to meet to identify the top three to five priority Action Statements to work on first. Some of these may be those actions that the community believes could be completed quickly and easily. Completion of one Action Statement will provide the community and local groups with the motivation to move forward with another Action Statement.
Once an Action Statement is selected for implementation, the community identifies a Champion for that Action Statement to initiate activities, identify those responsible for carrying out action steps, identify and secure resources that will be required, and develop a timeline. The champion is not responsible for completing the action, but serves to facilitate and guide the Action Team. While suggested action steps are included in the guide, each community should develop more specific assignments based upon available community resources such as volunteers (e.g., individuals, businesses, property owners, etc.), community groups (e.g., chamber of commerce, non-profits, etc.) and organizations (e.g., scouts, community service districts, churches, schools, etc.). This step of planning for implementation is an important first step necessary to help ensure successful implementation.
Potential resources are identified for each Action Statement. These may be guides on implementation, case studies of how other communities have implemented similar projects, sources of potential external funding, and organizations and agencies that can provide guidance and advice.
A more detailed Implementation Plan will also be developed. The Implementation Plan will include information about how to inform the County about changes to your Community Action Guide. In addition, the County will want to know when work starts on an Action Statement and when each Action Statement is completed. It is important for the community to celebrate as actions are fulfilled.
The Action Plans are Not Set in Stone
The Action Plans are to be used to guide community actions and are not “set in stone”. Champions and Action Leaders are suggestions, but your community has a better idea of the best Champion for individual actions. The Action process is a general set of tasks that can be modified by the Champion, Action Leaders and/or Action Teams to best fit your community. The community should feel free to make changes and find alternatives for completing actions.
The Community Development Toolkit
San Bernardino County Land Use Services is in the process of creating an online Community Development Toolkit to expand the action topics and guidance on implementation as well as ideas for future amendments or additions to the Community’s plan.
Material in this section will be added as it is completed with community input. Click on each item for more information and a link to download the material.
Maps
Community Maps
Proposed Land Use Maps
The proposed land use designations respond to both the community recommendations as well as information gathered during the countywide planning process.
Note: Use the Bookmarks feature in the upper right-hand corner of the web-based maps to quickly zoom to your community.
Policy Matrix
To enable residents to better understand how the County addressed the existing Community Plan goals and policies in the County Policy Plan and elsewhere, the County created a Policy Matrix that lists each goal and policy from the current Community Plan and where it will be addressed in the future:
Policy Plan:the location for updated goals and policies that apply to unincorporated areas
Implementation Plan:the location for actions to be undertaken by the County to implement the Countywide Plan (to be released in 2019)
Community Action Guide: the location for actions to be undertaken by community members, in coordination with the County
Development Code: detailed standards or regulations that are already addressed in the Development Code or can be considered in the upcoming Development Code update
Other:those issues, goals, policies, or actions that have already been accomplished, are outdated, or are no longer a community priority
2007 Community Plan: Phelan / Pinon Hills is one of 14 communities in San Bernardino County that has an existing Community Plan to guide its future development, character, and independent identity. The County is updating these existing Community Plans to become more action oriented, while moving goals, policies, and figures into the Countywide Policy Plan.
Click on the links below to download the staff report and maps of potential land use changes being considered for Detailed Community Plan areas. These maps illustrate the community’s input and will be presented at the upcoming November 3rd Planning Commission workshop. Please note that no official action will be taken at this workshop — the purpose of the workshop is to present the community’s input on existing and potential land use based on public outreach conducted to date.
You can also visit each individual community plan webpage and view the maps under the “What We Know About” section. You can view the staff report and other materials on the County’s website.
Background: During the second Detailed Plan workshop, each community participant was asked to review the community’s Land Use Plan and propose changes. The recommended changes ranged from specific parcel-level land use designation changes to the inclusion of overlay districts to address issues, opportunities, or problems identified by the community. Participants were asked if they agreed with the changes identified on the land use map and to provide further recommendations.
At the Planning Commission workshop, County staff will present each community’s proposed land use map revisions. The presentation will also include a discussion of the values and aspirations identified by attendees at the community workshops.
Again, please note that no official action will be taken at this workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to present the community’s input on existing and potential land use based on outreach conducted to date. Any official map changes will still need to be evaluated through an environmental impact report (EIR). The EIR is estimated to be completed in late 2017, with public hearings expected in 2018.
Come see potential land use map revisions proposed for study in Detailed Community Plan areas in a study session with the Planning Commission. Check back on the website on October 28th for materials you can review in advance of the workshop.
When: Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.*
Where: County of San Bernardino Government Center
Covington Chambers – First Floor
385 North Arrowhead Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92415
*Note that this workshop will be held as part of the Planning Commission’s regularly scheduled meeting and other agenda items may be taken in advance of the workshop.
Remote Video Conferencing Options:
Jerry Lewis High Desert Government Center
15900 Smoke Tree Street
Hesperia, CA 92345
Bob Burke Joshua Tree County Government Center
63665 Twentynine Palms Highway
Joshua Tree, CA 92552
Purpose of the Workshop
The Community Plans Team will present potential land use map revisions proposed by each community. The presentation will also include a discussion of the values and aspirations identified by attendees at the community workshops.
The Planning Commission will not take a formal action at the workshop, but will have the chance to comment on the proposed map revisions to be evaluated in land use modeling and environmental analysis for the Countywide Plan.
Feedback from the Planning Commission and comments from the public will be summarized for review at a similar workshop planned for the Board of Supervisors later in the year. Final Land Use Map revisions will occur with adoption of the Countywide Plan in 2018.
Background
The County Of San Bernardino, in coordination with County residents, is developing a Community Plans Continuum to update existing Community Plans and create new plans throughout the County. Over the past six months, the County has held 36 public workshops for the 12 communities with Detailed Plans. As part of the workshop activities, community residents identified community values, problem areas and recommended revisions to the land use designations in their respective communities.
Detailed Plan communities where land use changes were considered include: Bear Valley, Bloomington, Crest Forest, Hilltop Communities, Helendale, Joshua Tree, Lake Arrowhead, Lucerne Valley, Mentone, Muscoy, Oak Glen, and Phelan/Pinion Hills.
Additional Information
Interested persons may submit comments or questions in writing prior to the workshop or appear in person and be heard at the time of workshop.
On or before October 28th, related discussion materials may be viewed on the Land Use Services Planning website online at http://cms.sbcounty.gov/lus/Planning/PlanningCommission.aspx, or at the County Government Center Land Use Services, 385 N. Arrowhead Ave., First Floor, San Bernardino, CA from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. If review is desired in person, staff requests you call the department at (909) 387-8311 to set up a time to review the materials.
The Countywide Plan process touches upon many facets of the County’s operations, including governance tools such as Community Plans. Historically, Community Plans have guided the future use, character and distinctive identity of a community and outlined how the County should manage future growth.
As part of the Countywide Plan preparation, we have taken a fresh look at the purpose and functionality of these documents and have enhanced them by adding new content that also makes them more action-oriented.
In doing so, the new content will refine the way the current community plans are organized. Although the plans will have a somewhat new look, communities with existing plans can be assured that pertinent information from the existing plans will be carried forward into the new plan, shaped by the input received during community workshops over the past several months.
The new organization of the Community Plan documents is intended provide the County and community with more effective tools for future decision making. We have created a graphic to illustrate how the new community plans will look in comparison to the existing plans.
The County of San Bernardino recently hosted a series of public workshops as part of the Countywide Plan and Community Plan Update efforts. In order to allow additional input, we are providing this survey of the same questions posed in person to attendees during Workshop #3.
Click here to take a survey if you were unable to attend the workshop in your community, or attended the workshop and had additional thoughts you wanted to share with us. Responses to this survey will be considered alongside the input we received for each community during Workshop 3.
The survey will remain open until September 16, 2016.
Para la traducción en español de esta encuesta, por favor, llame al 909-387-8311.
