Housing Element
The Housing Element establishes a strategy to address the City of Eureka’s identified housing needs and quantified objectives. The Housing Element is required by state law to be updated every eight years and to be certified by the State Housing and Community Development Department (HCD), necessitating a different review process than the remainder of the General Plan.
The City of Eureka 2014-2019 Housing Element was adopted by the Eureka City Council on June 17, 2014.
Adopted Housing Element
Draft Housing Element
Draft Housing Element REDLINED
Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration
Community Background Report
The Community Background Report profiles Eureka’s existing conditions, projected trends, and regulatory framework. It serves as a baseline for the General Plan Update, the setting for the Environmental Impact Report, and a general information resource for the community. Please see below for Community Background Report related documents.
Community Background Report
Key Issues and Community Objectives
The Key Issues and Objectives summarizes input received from the community on the topics to be addressed and objectives to be pursued through the General Plan update. Please see below for Key Issues and Community Objectives related documents.
Issues and Objectives Report
Policy Papers
The Policy Papers provide a more detailed discussion of the issues of highest priority to the community, further defining the issues, implications, alternatives and preferred solutions. The Policy Papers address Economic Development Opportunities, Annexation Feasibility, Local Coastal Program and General Plan Integration, Homelessness, Mobility, Climate Change and Adaptation, Coastal Gulches and Resources, and Fiscal Sustainability and Financing Tools. Please see below for Policy Paper related documents.
Homeless Policy Paper
Mobility Policy Paper
Annexation Policy Paper
Local Coastal Program Policy Paper
Economic Development Policy Paper
Alternatives Analysis
The Alternatives Analysis includes the identification and analysis of various land use and policy alternatives to address key issues and achieve the community’s objectives. Evaluation criteria are identified, and the alternatives comparatively analyzed based upon that criteria. Please see below for Alternatives Analysis related documents.
No documents are available at this time.
Preferred Land Use Plan and Policy Strategies
The Preferred Land Use Plan and Policy Strategies reflect direction received from the community and decision makers through the Policy Papers and Alternatives Analysis. They provide the overall guidance to be reflected in the General Plan Update. Please see below for Preferred Land Use Plan and Policy Strategies related documents.
City of Eureka Preferred Land Use Plan
Preferred Land Use Plan Interactive Viewer
No other documents are available at this time.
Vision Statement
The Vision Statement reflects Eureka’s common values, needs, and aspirations for the future. The Vision Statement is framed by the focused community input and values expressed through the resolution of issues and informed selection of the Preferred Land Use Plan and Policy Strategies. Please see below for Vision Statement related documents.
No documents are available at this time.
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General Plan
The General Plan contains the goals, policies and implementation programs to guide Eureka’s growth,
revitalization and conservation through the year 2040. Elements incorporated include Land Use and Community Design, Housing (see above), Economic Development, Mobility, Public Facilities and Services, Recreational and Cultural Resources, Historic Preservation, Natural Resources, Health and Safety, and Administrations and Implementation. Please see below for General Plan related documents.
2040 General Plan - Adopted October 15, 2018
Adopted General Plan Errata - October 15, 2018
Final Draft 2040 General Plan - September 12, 2018
Draft General Plan Goals and Policies
Version 3 (as of May 28, 2018)
Draft GPU
Version 2 (as of April 7, 2017)
Arts and Culture
Community Services
Economy
Housing
Land Use
Mobility
Utilities
Version 1
Arts and Culture
Community Services
Economy
Land Use
Mobility
Utilities
Email comments to: generalplanupdate@ci.eureka.ca.gov
Deliver or mail to: City of Eureka Development Services Department, Attn: General Plan Update, 531 K Street, Eureka CA 95501
Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan
The Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan provides a land use plan, policies and programs for those portions of the City within the Coastal Zone to ensure compliance with the requirements of the California Coastal Act. Topics addressed include Planning and Locating Development, Public Access and Recreation, Marine and Land Resources, Hazards and Shoreline Development, Scenic and Visual
Resources, Agricultural Resources, and Public Works. Please see below for Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan related documents.
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan
The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction Plan, which will be included as part of the EIR analysis, will include greenhouse gas emission reduction measures to be implemented by the City. These measures will be a combination of existing State, RCEA, and City programs, as well as mitigation measures required as part of the EIR. Quantification of the GHG reduction from the required measures will be calculated and compared to baseline conditions and business as usual conditions.
No documents are available at this time.
Consistency Matrix
The Consistency Matrix reviews the updated General Plan and Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan for consistency with the City’s existing Zoning Code and Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan. Please see below for Consistency Matrix related documents.
No documents are available at this time.
Environmental Impact Report
The Environmental Impact Report (EIR) provides a program level analysis of potential adverse impacts from implementation of the General Plan and related documents consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act. The EIR identifies actions that will be undertaken to reduce or avoid significant impacts where feasible, and evaluates the comparative impacts of a range of alternatives. Please see below for EIR related documents.
Adopted Final Environmental Impact Errata - October 15, 2018
Final Environmental Impact Report and Errata - October 4, 2018
Final Environmental Impact Report and Errata - September 12, 2018
The public comment period for the Draft EIR is closed.
Notice of Availability - EIR
Draft EIR
Other Studies and Documents
Please see below for miscellaneous studies and other information related to the General Plan Update.
FINAL Sea Level Rise: Assets Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
Final Adaptation Plan
Final Adaptation Plan Addendum #1
Updated 10-22-18
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