General Plan

The General Plan is the City's basic planning document.  It provides the blueprint for development in the City and addresses all aspects of development, including land use, housing, traffic, natural resources, open space, safety, and noise.  The City of Brisbane has been in the process of a General Plan Update and with the forthcoming Environmental Impact Report and decisions on the potential build-out of the Baylands subarea the general plan update process will be completed.  The current General Plan is provided below:
 

The 1994 General Plan

Please click on a pdf link to browse the General Plan.  Chapter XIII Adoption and Appendices are available at City Hall:

• Table Of Contents (pdf, 637kb)
• Chapter I Introduction (pdf, 145kb)
• Chapter II The Planning Area (pdf, 164kb)
• Chapter III Community Character (pdf, 47kb)
• Chapter IV Local Economic Development (pdf, 52kb)
• Chapter V Land Use (pdf, 1.3mb)
• Chapter VI Transportation And Circulation (pdf, 503kb)
• Chapter VII Open Space (pdf, 185kb)
• Chapter VIII Recreation And Community Services (pdf, 78kb)
• Chapter IX Conservation (pdf, 763kb)
• Chapter X Community Health And Safety (pdf, 1.2mb)
• Chapter XI Housing (See the 2007-2014 Housing Element) 
• Chapter XII Policies And Programs By Subarea (pdf, 122kb)