General Plan Fact Sheets

The following fact sheets were made available at the Neighborhood Workshops, Housing Element Workshop and General Plan Update Meetings:

General Plan Overview-Summarizing what a General Plan is, what it does for a City, how it's organized (the elements of the General Plan), and how it is implemented (goals, policies, and programs).

General Plan Issues-Quick summary of the City's anticipated issues.

Public Participation-Discussion of how City residents, businesses, and property owners can be involved in the General Plan update process, when workshops are going to be held, and why local input is important.

Meeting List-A list of all the Meetings associated with the General Plan Update. The meeting list also contains links to agendas, when available, for each meeting.

Neighborhood Map- A graphic that illustrates and identifies the City's various neighborhoods..

Foster City Demographics-Comparison of 1990 and 2000 census data.

Residential Densities-Defines "density" and discusses density for residential land use classifications in Foster City, how density relates to affordable housing, and examples of recent multi-family housing projects in Foster City including their densities.

Workforce Affordable Housing-Discussion of current rental housing prices and issues associated with high prices and moderate workforce incomes; how affordability is determined; examples of job classifications within the very low, low, and moderate income brackets; and existing affordable housing areas in Foster City.

Workforce Affordable Housing and Property Values-Discusses various studies conducted showing that affordable housing does not have a negative impact to surrounding property values.

General Plan Survey-This is an opportunity for you to tell us what you think! Your comments and suggestions are the only way we can ensure that your input is incorporated into this important document. Download this survey at mail it or drop it off at the Community Development Department. You can also email your comments on the General Plan to the Community Development Department.