Plan History
The 2040 General Plan was a result of years of collaboration between community members and planners.

Plan Timeline

Existing Conditions Report
Summer - Fall 2019
Exploring existing conditions in the City to understand what’s currently happening and to determine potential key issues and opportunities.
Vision and Guiding Principles
Summer 2019 - Spring 2020
Engaging community members on their vision for South San Francisco in 2040.
Alternatives
Summer - Fall 2020
Developing land use, open space, and mobility alternatives to discuss policy trade-offs between different future growth patterns in South San Francisco.
Final Preferred Land Use Plan
Fall 2020
Preparing a Preferred General Plan Land Use Map, mobility network, and future growth projections to study potential environmental impacts. Gathering feedback on Preferred Land Use Plan.
Policy Frameworks
Fall 2020 - Spring 2021
Developing goals, policies, and implementation actions for all chapters of the General Plan. Engaging the community for feedback.
Public Draft General Plan
Spring 2022
Publishing Public Review draft of the General Plan for City Council, Planning Commission, and community review.
Public Draft EIR + Zoning Code
Spring 2022
Preparing and publishing an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) that evaluates the potential impact of the General Plan Update. Preparing and publishing updates to the City’s Zone Code.
Final GP, EIR, Zoning Code
Summer 2022
Releasing the final South San Francisco General Plan!

Policy
Frameworks
The policy frameworks were an interim step in the General Plan process before drafting the elements (or chapters). They highlight key outcomes, performance metrics and policies for public review. All policy frameworks were developed with what the General Plan Update team heard from community members, Community Advisory Committee, Planning Commission, and City Council.
Engagement Details
Workshops/ Talleres | Date/ Fecha | Presentation/ Presentaciones | Survey/Encuesta (use Internet Explorer or Google Chrome web browsers) | Recording/ Grabaciones | Summary |
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Sustainability | 3/15/2021 | English,Español | Sustainability | English,Español | Click Here |
Climate | 3/16/2021 | English,Español | Climate | English,Español | Click Here |
Health | 3/17/2021 | English,Español | Health and Environmental Justice, Social Equity | English,Español | Click Here |
Mobility | 3/18/2021 | English,Español | Mobility | English,Español | Click Here |
Land Use | 3/23/2021 | English,Español | Land Use | English,Español | Click Here |
East of 101 | 3/24/2021 | English,Español | Land Use | English,Español | Click Here |
Lindenville | 3/25/2021 | English,Español | Land Use | English | Click Here |
Parks | 3/25/2021 | English,Español | Parks, Conservation and Cultural Resources | English,Español | Click Here |
Housing | 3/29/2021 | English,Español | Housing Resources | English,Español | Click Here |
Downtown | 3/31/2021 | English,Español | Land Use | English,Español | Click Here |
Preferred
Alternative
In July and August 2020, the City of South San Francisco hosted a series of community meetings to evaluate Vision statements and three alternatives for planning sub-areas in the City.

Preferred Alternative Engagement
Workshops/ Talleres | Date/ Fecha | Presentation/ Presentaciones | Recording/ Grabaciones | Survey/ Encuesta | Summary |
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Citywide/ Toda la Ciudad | 7/14/2020 | English, Español, Tagalog, Mandarin | English, Español, Tagalog, Mandarin | English,Español | English |
East of 101/ Este de 101 | 7/20/2020 | English, Español, Tagalog, Mandarin | English, Español | English,Español | English |
Downtown | 7/20/2020 | English, Español, Tagalog, Mandarin | English, Español | English,Español | English |
Lindenville | 7/28/2020 | English, Español, Tagalog, Mandarin | English, Español | English,Español | English |
El Camino Real | 7/28/2020 | English, Español, Tagalog, Mandarin | English, Español | English,Español | English |
Downtown Meeting #2 | 8/17/2020 | Español, English | English, Español | English,Español | English |
YAC Meeting | 8/15/2020 | English | English | English,Español | English |
The Vision statements, informed by an existing conditions analysis and community engagement activities, established a vision for South San Francisco in 2040. The community and the planning team assessed trade-offs (related to population growth, employment growth, mobility, social equity, community design and more) and went through a process to identify which alternative (or combination of alternatives) best fulfills the community’s Vision.
Workshops/ Talleres | Date/ Fecha | Presentation/ Presentaciones | Recording/ Grabaciones | Summary |
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Communitywide Workshop | 10/20/2020 | English, Español | English, Español | English |
Planning Commission Meeting | 10/22/2020 | English | English, Español | |
City Council Meeting | 11/18/2020 | English | English |