Planning commission accepts general‑plan progress report, staff recommends targeted rezoning and a 2028 update window

Oroville — The Oroville Planning Commission accepted the city’s annual general‑plan progress report March 27 and discussed a set of follow‑up recommendations, including targeted rezoning, expanded use of overlays and a recommendation that the next comprehensive general‑plan update not begin until about 2028.

Planning staff summarized the report as an annual review of the city’s general plan (adopted in February 2009, updated in February 2015), its policy elements and maps. Staff said the update is required periodically but noted the plan remains broadly sound and that only targeted changes and follow‑up actions are recommended now.

‘‘It is an annual report…The recommendation in here is when to begin the next update,’’ a planning staff presenter said, and recommended not starting a full update for several years, suggesting 2028 as a reasonable target.

The report…