Draft Santa Rosa General Plan 2050
A general plan is a city’s road map for the future. It describes a community’s aspirations and identifies strategies for managing preservation and change. The draft General Plan was developed over the past three years in close collaboration with the community and with oversight and direction from the Planning Commission and City Council.
In June 2023, the City released a draft General Plan for public review. In the Summer and Fall 2023, the Project Team hosted a series of online and in-person events and activities to get input on the draft General Plan. A full summary of community feedback and comments is available here. Based on feedback heard by the community, the project team prepared an updated Draft General Plan released in October 2024. The Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the General Plan was also released in October 2024. Based on comments received on the documents from the community, the project team has identified a final set of changes to the General Plan, detailed in an Errata document.
On Thursday, April 24, 2025, the Santa Rosa Planning Commission will consider and make recommendations to the City Council regarding certification of the General Plan 2050 Final Eir, and approval of the General Plan 2050 and General Plan 2050 Errata. Members of the public may join the meeting in person, through Zoom, or by phone using the meeting access information in the notice of public hearing linked below.
Please use the following links to view and download the Errata and individual chapters of the draft General Plan:
Proposed Revisions to Draft General Plan and Specific Plans – April 2025
- General Plan 2025 Errata (details all proposed revisions in response to comments on the draft General Plan and EIR)
- Specific Plan Amendments (proposed minor amendments to the North Station and Roseland Area/Sebastopol Road Specific Plans for consistency with the Draft General Plan)
Updated Draft General Plan – October 2024
- Cover and Table of Contents
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Land Use and Economic Development
- Chapter 3. Circulation, Open Space, Conservation, and Greenhouse Gas Reduction
- Chapter 4. Urban Design, Cultural and Tribal Cultural Resources, Historic Preservation, and Art and Culture
- Chapter 5. Safety, Climate Resilience, Noise, and Public Services and Facilities
- Chapter 6. Health, Equity, Environmental Justice, and Parks
- Chapter 7. Housing (The 2023-2031 Housing Element was updated through a separate process and adopted by the City in February 2023. It is included in this list for informational purposes only)
- Chapter 8. Glossary
- Appendix A. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy
- Appendix B. Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Report
Draft General Plan – June 2023
- Cover and Table of Contents
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Land Use and Economic Development
- Chapter 3. Circulation, Open Space, Conservation, and Greenhouse Gas Reduction
- Chapter 4. Urban Design, Historic Preservation, and Art and Culture
- Chapter 5. Safety, Climate Resilience, Noise, and Public Services and Facilities
- Chapter 6. Health, Equity, and Environmental Justice
- Chapter 7. Glossary
- Appendix A. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy
- Appendix B. Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Report