
Draft Communities Plan / Action Guide
What is the Communities Plan / Action Guide?
Communities Planning Boundary
Click here for a map of the Lake Arrowhead Communities Boundary.
What We Know about the Lake Arrowhead Communities
Get Involved!
Click here for ways to get involved in planning your communities: meetings, surveys, and photos. (FLYER)
GET INVOLVED!
The Lake Arrowhead Communities Plan will only be as good as the input we receive from residents, businesses, and property owners. Please use the following opportunities to tell us what you think about the Lake Arrowhead Communities today and what it should be in the future.
Click here to download a flyer for the dates, times, and locations of community workshops in the Lake Arrowhead Communities. Click on each of the workshops below to see more information about the topics and information that will be covered. If you cannot attend, the links below will also take you to online surveys so you can still participate and voice your opinions.
Participate in the following events to express your desires for the future of the Lake Arrowhead Communities and to make your opinion count.
COMMUNITY PLAN WORKSHOPS
Workshop #1: What We Value
Workshop #2: Our Roadmap
Workshop #3: Making it Happen
Workshop with Planning Commission
SHARE YOUR PHOTOS, COMMENTS, OR QUESTIONS
Share a Photo | Submit your photos and show us the best of the Lake Arrowhead Communities as well as the things that could be improved.
Comments or Questions? | Have a general comment or question that is not addressed in the events or surveys? Send an e-mail to let us know.
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WORKSHOP #1: WHAT WE VALUE
The first workshop will introduce the Countywide Plan and Lake Arrowhead Communities Plan efforts. The workshop will also engage the public in a discussion about the development and improvement of the Lake Arrowhead Communities in the future, with a focus on levels of service for roads, infrastructure, and other public facilities and services.
When: Monday, February 29, 2016, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: SBC Fire Station #91: 301 CA 173, Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352
Highlights
- Get information about the planning process to create a Countywide Plan and the Lake Arrowhead Communities Plan
- Help rank the Communities’ most important strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
Material and Information
Surveys
Click here to take Survey #1. Please tell us what you think if you could not attend this event, or if you attended but would like to provide additional feedback.
Click here to provide feedback on the event itself. Did you attend this event? If so, please take a brief survey to tell us what you thought of the event.
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WORKSHOP #2: OUR ROADMAP
This workshop will begin with a presentation on input from the first workshop and then focus on community goals and objectives, potential land use changes, and infrastructure improvements.
When: Monday, March 28, 2016, 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Where: Mountain Communities Senior/Community Center -675 Grandview Dr., Twin Peaks, CA 92391
Highlights
- See input generated from the first workshop
- Discuss and rank community goals
- Discuss and rank objectives for priority goals
- Discuss potential land use changes related to the goals and objectives
Material and Information
- Workshop #2 PowerPoint Presentation
- SWOT Analysis Handout
- Goals and Objectives Workshop Notes
- Workshop #2 Summary
Surveys
Click here to take Survey #2. Please tell us what you think if you could not attend this event, or if you attended but would like to provide additional feedback.
Click here to provide feedback on the event itself. Did you attend this event? If so, please take a brief survey to tell us what you thought of the event.
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WORKSHOP #3: MAKING IT HAPPEN
This workshop will begin with a presentation on input from the second workshop and then focus on implementation strategies and tools to achieve the Communities’ goals and objectives.
When: Wednesday, July 20, 2016, 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Where: Burnt Mill Beach Clubhouse, 27910 Lakes Edge Road, Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352
Highlights
- See the draft Goals and Objectives report generated from the second workshop
- See the draft Land Use Plan generated from the second event
- Discuss and rank specific actions that are necessary to achieve the goals and objectives
Material and Information
Surveys
Click here to take Survey #3. Please tell us what you think if you could not attend this event, or if you attended but would like to provide additional feedback.
Click here to provide feedback on the event itself. Did you attend this event? If so, please take a brief survey to tell us what you thought of the event.
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WORKSHOP WITH PLANNING COMMISSION
County staff will present community input on potential land use map revisions to the Planning Commission at a workshop in November 2016. The workshop presentation will also include a discussion of the values and aspirations identified by attendees at the community workshops.
No official action will be taken at this workshop, as it is intended 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 2018, with public hearings following later in 2018.
Planning Commission Workshop
When: Thursday, November 3, 2016, 9:00 AM
Where: County Government Center, Covington Chambers. 385 N. Arrowhead Avenue, 1st Floor San Bernardino CA 92415
Highlights
- See the community’s input on land use options
- See the community input on values and aspirations
- Hear discussion from staff, decision makers, and the general public
Material and Information
- Planning Commission Staff Report
- Planning Commission Workshop PowerPoint Presentation
- Map of potential land use changes
Surveys
Click here to provide feedback on this meeting. Did you attend this meeting? If so, please take a brief survey to tell us what your thought of the event.
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What is the Communities Plan / Action Guide?
As part of the major effort to create a Countywide Plan, San Bernardino County is working with residents, businesses, and organizations to develop the Lake Arrowhead Communities Plan / Action Guide.
The Communities Plan / Action Guide sets forth the Communities’ values and aspirations, and provides an action plan to help Lake Arrowhead continue to grow into the type of community that current and future residents desire. The action plan places a focus on self-reliance, grass-roots action, and implementation, allowing the Communities to take the lead in moving actions forward.
Goals, policies, land use, and infrastructure decisions will be addressed in the Policy Plan of the Countywide Plan.
For questions and answers specific to the Lake Arrowhead Communities Plan, click here to jump to the FAQ section at the bottom of this page.
For more general questions and answers on the Community Planning process and the Countywide Plan, click here for fact sheets or click here to visit the general FAQ section of the website.
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What We Know about the Lake Arrowhead Communities
Documents in this section will be added as they are completed with community input. Click on each item for more information and a link to download the material.
Reports or Analysis
Working Draft Community Profile
Lake Arrowhead Communities Location Map
SWOT Analysis Handout
Outreach Materials
Workshop #1 PowerPoint Presentation
Workshop #2 PowerPoint Presentation
Workshop #3 PowerPoint Presentation
Planning Commission Workshop (11/3/16)
Planning Commission Staff Report
Planning Commission Workshop PowerPoint Presentation
Map of potential land use changes (current and proposed land use plans and areas of potential change)
Summary
Workshop #1 Summary
Workshop #2 Summary
Workshop #3 Summary
Links to Related Projects
(Forthcoming)
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2007 Lake Arrowhead Community Plan
Lake Arrowhead 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 here for an infosheet that illustrates where the contents of existing Community Plans will be in the updated Community Plans / Action Guides and the Countywide Policy Plan.
Click here for FAQs on existing Community Plans and updated Community Plans / Action Guides.
Click here to view the existing Lake Arrowhead Community Plan.
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FAQs
This section provides answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Communities Plan / Action Guide. The information will be updated and added to from time to time.
If you don’t see answers to your questions on this page, want more information, or want to let us know what you think, send us an email. For more general questions and answers on the Community Planning process and the Countywide Plan, click here for fact sheets or click here to visit the general FAQ section of the website.
1. How does this Communities Plan / Action Guide affect current or pending development applications in or around the Lake Arrowhead Communities? Who can I talk to about current or pending development applications?
The Communities Planning process will not be completed until 2019. You should continue to monitor, review, and comment on development applications through the current public review process. Please contact the Land Use Services Duty Planner by email to be directed to the appropriate County staff person.
2. When will the Draft Communities Plan/Action Guide be available to review?
In October 2017, the results were released for public review as a draft communities plan. In response to public comments, the plans were renamed Communities Action Guides. This name change along with other revisions that resulted from the public review are incorporated in the 2018 Draft Communities Action Guide, available now for review.