General Plan
The San Pablo General Plan 2035 has been Adopted!
The City of San Pablo has updated key parts of our long-range plan (called the General Plan) to expand housing and job options, address housing affordability, and improve quality of life in the city. As part of the General Plan update, we planned where new housing, employment, and shopping should be located and how to achieve other community objectives like increasing workforce training opportunities, improving neighborhood safety, and recreation programs for youth and seniors. General Plan 2035 was adopted by the San Pablo City Council on July 7, 2025!
For any questions please contact Planning@sanpabloca.gov or 510-215-3030
The full General Plan 2035 [click to open]
01 Introduction [click to open]
02 Economic Development [click to open]
03 Land Use & Physical Design [click to open]
04 Growth Management [click to open]
05 Circulation [click to open]
06 Parks, Schools, Community Facilities, & Utilities [click to open]
07 Open Space & Conservation [click to open]
08 Community Health & Environmental Justice [click to open]
09 Safety & Noise [click to open]
10 Implementation & Monitoring [click to open]
Appendix A: Rumrill Corridor Plan [click to open]
Glossary, Acronyms, & Authors [click to open]
Resolution 2025-097 General Plan 2035 and Addendum to 2030 EIR
General Plan 2035 EIR Addendum
The Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Addendum for the General Plan update can be accessed below:
EIR Addendum Vol. 1 [click to open]
EIR Addendum Vol. 2 (Appendices) [click to open]
General Plan 2035 Land Use Map
A newly updated land use map for the General Plan 2035 shows new designations for over 135 sites, including many within the Rumrill Corridor Plan. These new land use designations set the stage for updated zoning designations, which were adopted following the approval of the General Plan update.
About the San Pablo General Plan 2035...
The City of San Pablo has just updated its General Plan on July 7, 2025, an important document that helps guide long-range physical development in the City. The San Pablo General Plan 2030 was originally adopted by City Council on April 18, 2011. City staff were tasked with proposing a range of updates to every element of the plan to bring it up to date with the current conditions of San Pablo in 2025, and to project a future vision for the City out to 2035. The plan provides a vision of how San Pablo should be in the future by establishing guidelines that reflect City policies, goals, and efforts while enhancing quality of life. The San Pablo General Plan 2035 is now available to view and can be found above.
The General Plan is a document required under State law intended to guide physical development in the City of San Pablo. It serves as a ‘blueprint’ for the future, outlines policies that guide development and conservation, and provides the basis for establishing detailed plans and implementing programs, such as development standards and specific plans.
The San Pablo General Plan 2030 was adopted more than 14 years ago, and has been in need of a number of updates as the City and the region have changed and the plan neared the end of its horizon. The Plan has helped shaped the City to what it is today. Many of the objectives of the General Plan 2030 have been met but many new opportunities and challenges have emerged. The City decided that a targeted update was necessary to bring the document up to date with the current state of the City and the progress made towards achieving the goals and policies originally laid out. In addition to this update, the City has simultaneously worked to create the Rumrill Boulevard Corridor Plan. For more information on this document, please visit the plan webpage [click here to open].
The General Plan Update was a multistage process and a collaborative effort involving elected officials, city staff, and residents. The changes to the plan reflect feedback from across all of these groups, while maintaining the overall vision laid out through the plan’s original inception.
General Plan 2030
The General Plan 2030 has been superseded by the adoption of update to the General Plan 2035. To access the San Pablo General Plan 2030 webpage, [click here]
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE - Existing Conditions Report
This report documents current conditions and trends that will frame the choices for long-term physical development of the city. It includes maps and information on land uses, natural resources, civic and transportation infrastructure, socioeconomic characteristics, pollution burdens, and more based on existing conditions in San Pablo. The data and findings of this report inform planning decisions for the general plan and housing element update and are used to document existing conditions for environmental review.
Cover and Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Economic Development
Chapter 3: Land Use, Physical Design, Growth Management
Chapter 4: Circulation
Chapter 5: Schools, Parks, and Public Facilities
Chapter 6: Open Space and Conservation
Chapter 7: Environmental Justice and Public Health
Chapter 8: Safety and Noise