Why a General Plan?

Every city and county in California is required by law to have a General Plan for its future development. The General Plan is a blueprint that guides the county's decisions about the physical and economic environment.

A General Plan addresses issues that affect many aspects of our lives:

• land use
• circulation
• infrastructure
• housing
• noise
• open space
• conservation
• safety
• economic development

To learn about the current conditions within the County, please click on the links above.

The Plan needs to be updated as our community changes and new opportunities and challenges arise. San Bernardino County’s General Plan was last updated in 1989.

Having a current and forward-looking General Plan will help:

• Guide future development
• Attract new jobs
• Enhance neighborhoods and shopping areas
• Ensure that our parks, schools, transportation systems and county services continue to meet our needs as our communities grow

The Plan Update Process

We’re the largest county in the contiguous United States, with 24 cities and large areas of sparsely populated land. Because our County is so large, we have divided it into three regions: valley, mountains and desert. Each region has distinct attributes and issues that will be captured in the General Plan vision statement(s) and contribute to the mosaic of the County General Plan.

The County’s Advance Planning Division is developing the Plan, under the leadership of the Board of Supervisors. The Board appointed a General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC), made up of a cross section of residents, business owners and community leaders. The GPAC will compile all the regional community visions and produce a draft San Bernardino County Vision for consideration by the Board.

To view the current General Plan or Development Code, go to the

San Bernardino County Land Use Service Department webpage at

www.sbcounty.gov/landuseservices and follow the links.