Fred Osborn
Planning Manager
1052 South Livermore Avenue Livermore, CA 94550 (925) 960-4450 TDD (925) 960-4463
Office Hours:	Monday to Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Closed on Holidays.
Email:	Planning@ci.livermore.ca.us

The Planning Division is responsible for implementing City policies that direct the physical development of the City. Policy implementation and project analysis include establishing conformance to local goals for development, adopted growth management goals, open space and agricultural preservation, and identifying environmental consequences.

General Plan
The General Plan is the City of Livermore’s fundamental land use and development policy document, which shows how the City will grow and conserve its resources. The purpose of the General Plan is to guide development and conservation in the City through 2025.

1. 2003-2025 General Plan (Amended 6/09)
2. General Plan Map (updated 9/10/07)
3. General Plan Amendment Information Sheet
4. General Plan Amendment Application

Available for purchase:

• General Plan Appendices
• Livermore Draft General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan Environmental Impact Reports:
  • Volume I - Master Environmental Assessment
  • Volume II - Impacts and Mitigation Measures
  • Volume III - Final EIR, Responses to Comments
  • Technical Appendices

Zoning Code
The Livermore Development Code is the document that guides current development in the City. The Development Code establishes the standards for various land uses including building heights, setbacks, allowable uses, conditional uses, parking, signage, etc, and the permits and approval processes.

1. Development Code
2. Development Code Map (Updated 5/10)
3. Development Code Amendment Information Sheet

South Livermore Valley Specific Plan (November 1997)
The South Livermore Valley Specific Plan (SLVSP) provides a comprehensive land use program for the 1,891-acre planning area in South Livermore. The SLVSP is intended to implement the General Plan and provide specific goals, policies, and development standards to guide future public and private actions relating to the area’s development, conservation of agricultural and natural resources, necessary infrastructure improvements, and an award winning implementation plan.

• South Livermore Valley Specific Plan

Available for purchase:

• South Livermore Valley Specific Plan and General Plan Amendment Draft Environmental Impact Report

Downtown Specific Plan (February 2004)
The Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) is both an implementation and a policy document for the downtown area, approximately 272 acres located near the geographic center of the City of Livermore. The DSP includes the goals, objectives, land uses, infrastructure improvements, development standards and implementation measures to guide the growth and development of downtown.

Downtown Specific Plan
Downtown Specific Plan Appendices

Available for purchase:
Volume I - Master Environmental Assessment
Volume II - Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Volume III - Final EIR, Responses to CommentsTechnical Appendices

Historical Resources Inventory (July 2004 )
The Historic Resources Inventory is an intensive historic resource survey of the Livermore Downtown Specific Plan area. Created in 2004, this document re-evaluates several priorities in the downtown area that were previously identified in the 1988 Historical Resources Inventory and identify additional historic resources. For each identified historical property, the inventory includes site information, description, and significance.

Parking Study (February 2006). This study evaluates how to provide an adequate amount of parking as redevelopment of the downtown district of Livermore occurs. Parking supply consists of both on-street spaces and off-street parking lots and structures within a quarter-mile mile radius of the Downtown Core area.

Design Standards and Guidelines (June 2004)
The Livermore Design Standards and Guidelines document provides design guidance for private and public projects undertaken in the City. The ultimate goal for this document is to promote the improved aesthetic and functional quality of the community as a whole. The document includes separate guidelines for each land use category and applies to all areas of the City except those areas that are within the boundaries of the Downtown Specific Plan and the South Livermore Valley Specific Plan.

• City Design Guidelines

Bikeways and Trails Master Plan (December 2001)
The Bikeways and Trails Plan provides a comprehensive and current set of policies, data, and programs for pedestrian, equestrian and bicycle facility improvement and development within the City.

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Available for purchase:

• City of Livermore Bikeways and Trails Master Plan
• Historical Resources Inventory (July 2004 )
  This report is a compilation of Historic Resources Inventory documents for properties within the Livermore City limits. For each identified historical property, the inventory includes site information, description, and significance.
  

Housing Implementation Program (revised 01/10)

The Housing Implementation Program (HIP) serves as the City’s growth management tool and provides a method to allocate housing units. The 2008-2010 HIP reserves allocations for the Downtown Specific Plan and Transferable Development Credit Program. All other residential projects consisting of five or more dwelling units shall submit a Letter of Intent to Apply. For complete details on the HIP, click on the link below.

1. 2008-2010 HIP(2010)
2. 2010 Letter of Intent to Apply
3. 2010 Schedule for Submittal
4. 2010 Unit Allocation Table
5. Environmental Assessment Form
6. 2007 State of the City Report

 

The State of the City Report contains information on public infrastructure and services. The Reports serves as a basis for the City to establish the annual allocation of housing units and the policies for the Housing Implementation Program.