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General Plan Documents
- Chapter I - Vision and Purpose (PDF)
- Chapter II - Land Use and Community Form (PDF)
- Chapter III - Mobility and Infrastructure (PDF)
- Chapter IV - Housing (amended as of March 22, 2023) (PDF)
- Chapter V - Community Health and Services (PDF)
- Chapter VI - Community Protection (PDF)
- Chapter VII - Resource Conservation (PDF)
- Chapter VIII - Growth Management (PDF)
- Chapter IX - Economic Prosperity (PDF)
- Chapter X - Implementation (PDF)
- Chapter XI - Appendices (PDF)
- Table of Contents (PDF)
- Downtown Specific Plan (PDF)
- East Grove Specific Plan (PDF)
- East Valley Specific Plan (PDF)
- Escondido Research and Technology Center (ERTC) Specific Plan (PDF)
- Harmony Grove Industrial Park Specific Plan (PDF)
- Lomas Del Lago Specific Plan (PDF)
- Northeast Gateway Specific Plan (PDF)
- Palos Vista Specific Plan (PDF)
- South Centre City Specific Plan (PDF)
- Rancho San Pasqual Specific Plan (PDF)
- Rancho Vistamonte Specific Plan (PDF)
- West Mission Avenue Specific Plan (PDF)
- Villages Specific Plan (PDF)
- Bicycle Master Plan (PDF)
- Centre City Parkway Landscape Master Plan
- Daley Ranch Conservation Bank
- Daley Ranch Master Plan (PDF)
- East Valley Parkway Area Plan (PDF)
- Note: As of September 9, 2023, some properties within the boundaries of the East Valley Parkway Area Plan are now subject to the East Valley Specific Plan. Please refer to the East Valley Specific Plan for properties located within the newly adopted specific plan area.
- El Caballo Park Master Plan-City Council Endorsed (PDF)
- Eleventh (11th) Avenue Park Concept Master Plan (PDF)
- Escondido Creek Trail Master Plan Report (PDF)
- Grape Day Park Master Plan (PDF)
- Jesmond Dene Park Master Plan (PDF)
- Kit Carson Park Master Plan Report (PDF)
- Master Plan for Parks, Trails, and Open Space September 1999 (PDF)
- Mountain View Park Site Master Plan (PDF)
- Rod McLeod Park Recreation Development Plan (PDF)
- Ryan Park Master Plan (PDF)
The City's 2021 Climate Action Pan ("CAP") provides a roadmap for reducing greenhouse gas emissions ("GHGs") through the implementation of various strategies, goals, actions and supporting measures.
Annual Monitoring Reports
- 2022 Calendar Year CAP Annual Monitoring Report (PDF): For calendar year 2022, the City's CAP Annual Monitoring Report was packaged with the overall General Plan Annual Progress Report ("GP APR"). The above link provides the CAP Annual Monitoring Report excerpted from the GP APR. The staff report and full GP APR. City Council directed staff to present a stand-alone CAP monitoring report for calendar year 2023 in the next reporting cycle.
- March 22, 2023: Presentation to City Council (PDF)
- 2020 SANDAG's ReCAP Snapshot (PDF): San Diego Association of Governments ("SANDAG") provides this data as part of the Regional Climate Action Planning Framework ("ReCAP"). Each ReCAP Snapshot is meant to assist jurisdictions with monitoring community-wide greenhouse gas emissions and/or Climate Action Plan implementation over time. The most recent ReCAP released in 2023 is for the 2020 year.
- ReCAP FAQs (PDF)
- March 2021 - March 2022 CAP Annual Monitoring Report (PDF)
- April 6, 2022: PowerPoint Presentation to City Council (PDF)
Final 2021 CAP (Adopted March 10, 2021)
- Full Document (PDF)
- Cover (PDF)
- Title Acknowledgements (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Chapter 1 Intro (PDF)
- Chapter 2 GHG Inventory (PDF)
- Chapter 3 GHG Reduction Measures (PDF)
- Chapter 4 Implementation (PDF)
- Chapter 5 Adaptation (PDF)
- References (PDF)
- Appendix - A (PDF)
- Appendix - B (PDF)
- Appendix - C (PDF)
- Appendix - D (PDF)
- Appendix - F (PDF)
- Final CAP Consistency Checklist (PDF)
- Final CAP Thresholds Memorandum (PDF)
- Final Environmental Review Document
Project Items / Materials
- Draft CAP Outreach Plan (PDF) (May 1, 2018)
- May 8, 2018 Planning Commission Staff Report (PDF)
- June 20, 2018 City Council Staff Report (PDF)
- Final CAP Outreach Plan (PDF) (June 20, 2018)
- July 10, 2018 Planning Commission Staff Report (PDF)
- Summer 2018 Outreach Flyer (PDF)
- Summer 2018 Outreach Flyer - Spanish (PDF)
- Outreach Informational Material: PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Outreach Informational Station Boards
- Workshop and Outreach Passport (PDF)
- Request for Proposal for Environmental Study (August 3, 2018) (PDF)
- Draft Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory and Forecast (August 17, 2018) (PDF)
- August 28, 2018 Planning Commission Staff Report (PDF)
- Ascent Environmental Professional Services Contract (November 8, 2018) (PDF)
- Workshop and Public Outreach Activities Results:
- November 27, 2018 Planning Commission Staff Report (PDF)
- November 28, 2018 City Council Staff Report (PDF)
- January 16, 2018 City Council Staff Report (PDF)
- June 24, 2020 City Council Staff Report (PDF)
- Draft Environmental Review Document - IS/MND (PDF)
- Notice of Intended Decision for the IS/MND (PDF)
- Draft CAP Screening Thresholds Memo (PDF)
- Draft CAP Screening Checklist (PDF)
- Notice of Intended Decision (establishing public review period for the IS/MND for thirty days - July 1 to July 31, 2020) (PDF)
- July 28, 2020 Planning Commission Staff Report (PDF)
- August 11, 2020 Planning Commission Staff Report (PDF)
- August 11, 2020 Planning Commission PowerPoint Presentations:
- August 11, 2020 Commissioner Paul Handout on
- August 11, 2020 City Staff Referenced Benefit Cost Analyses for the Cities of:
- Environmental Community Advisory Group ("ECAG") Recommendations
- Chapter 1 (PDF) (in strike-out/underline
- Chapter 2 (PDF) (in strike-out/underline)
- Chapter 3 (PDF) (in strike-out/underline)
- Chapter 4 (PDF) (in strike-out/underline)
- Chapter 5 (PDF) (in strike-out/underline)
- September 8, 2020 Planning Commission Staff Report (PDF)
- September 8, 2020 Planning Commission material provided by the Environmental Community Advisory Group
- Powerpoint Presentation (PDF)
- Memorandum (PDF)
- Recommendations Report
- Solid Waste Analysis Report (PDF)
- Planning Commission Public Hearing Notice
- October 15, 2020 Draft CAP posted
- Updated DRAFT Title Page (PDF)
- Updated DRAFT CAP Executive Summary (PDF)
- Updated DRAFT CAP Chapter 1: Introduction (PDF)
- Updated DRAFT CAP Chapter 2: Inventory (PDF)
- Updated DRAFT CAP Chapter 3: GHG Reduction Measures (PDF)
- Updated DRAFT CAP Chapter 4: Implementation (PDF)
- Updated DRAFT CAP Chapter 5: Adaptation, Social Equity, and Environmental Justice (PDF)
- Updated DRAFT CAP Chapter 6: References (PDF)
- Updated DRAFT CAP Appendices
All Project materials can be viewed at the Planning Division at City Hall, during normal business hours.
Planning Process & Milestones
- Kick-off meeting with City staff, SANDAG and consultant teams (January 30, 2018)
- Draft Outreach Plan released on May 1, 2018
- Kick-off meeting with Planning Commission on May 8, 2018
- Kick-off meeting with City Council on June 20, 2018
- Finalized Outreach Plan (PDF)
- Completed baseline inventory and forecasts
- Planning Commission review and acceptance of the public engagement approach on July 10, 2018
- Researched and calculated reduction potential of various GHG reduction measures
- Public Workshop on July 30, 2018 (PDF)
- Release of a Request for Proposals to prepare environmental study (August 3, 2018)
- Draft technical report on GHG baseline inventory and forecasts posted (August 17, 2018)
- Planning Commission meeting to review GHG inventory and report on August 28, 2018
- Presentation of outreach results to Planning Commission on November 27, 2018
- City Council meeting on January 16, 2019
- City staff developed an adaptation and social equity strategy
- City released draft Climate Action Plan for public review and comment on June 18, 2020
- City Council meeting on June 24, 2020 to review next steps of the work program
- City released draft IS/MND for public review and comment on July 1, 2020
- City released draft CAP screening thresholds memo on July 17, 2020
- Planning Commission presentation on July 28, 2020
- Planning Commission presentation on August 11, 2020
- Planning Commission presentation on August 25, 2020
- Planning Commission presentation on September 8, 2020
- Updated Draft CAP Update and response to ECAG comments posted on October 15, 2020
- Planning Commission hearings on October 27, 2020, November 10, 2020, December 8, 2020, and January 12, 2021.
- City Council adoption on March 10, 2021.
- Draft Escondido MHCP Subarea Plan
- SANDAG MHCP Documents
- Final Environmental Impact Statement / Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the MHCP - Volume I (PDF)
- Final Environmental Impact Statement / Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) Response to Comments - Volume II (PDF)
- Final MHCP Plan - Executive Summary (PDF)
- Final MHCP Plan - Volume I (PDF)
- Final MHCP Plan Biological Analysis and Permitting Conditions - Volume II (PDF)
- Final MHCP Biological Monitoring and Management Plan - Volume III (PDF)
- General Plan Annual Progress Reports
- Housing Element Annual Progress Reports
- 2021 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (PDF) | 2021 SB341 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2022 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (PDF) | 2022 SB341 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2023 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (PDF) | 2023 SB341 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (PDF) | 2024 SB341 Annual Report (PDF)