This polygon shapefile depicts land use boundaries of the General Plan for unincorporated areas in the County of Sacramento, California effective through 2030, including Agricultural, Residential, Public, Commercial, Industrial, Open Space and Recreational. The General Plan is a set of policies, programs and maps that form a blueprint for physical development in the unincorporated County. The plan addresses important community issues such as new growth, housing needs and environmental protection. It's policies are instrumental in planning infrastructure to accommodate future growth. State law requires that all California Counties and Cities adopt General Plans. On November 9, 2011, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors adopted an updated General Plan. The planning horizon of the County’s previous General Plan was 1990 to 2010; the updated General Plan’s planning horizon looks out to 2030. Key changes include a new growth management strategy, a stronger focus on addressing existing communities and revitalizing aging commercial corridors, a new Economic Development Element, and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions consistent with state law. This layer is part of a collection of data originally produced for Sacramento County, California. The Sacramento County Geographic Information Systems (GIS) unit falls under the purview of the Sacramento County Department of Technology and is tasked with initiating, integrating and promoting the use of GIS Technology in the support of County business goals and objectives. This coverage can be used for basic applications, such as viewing, querying and map output production, or to provide a base map to support graphical overlays and analyses of geospatial data. Sacramento County GIS. (2011). General Plan: Sacramento County, California, 2011-2030. Sacramento County, California. Available at http://purl.stanford.edu/nt578hj6234. Sacramento County General Plan: http://www.per.saccounty.net/PlansandProjectsIn-Progress/Pages/GeneralPlan.aspx Sacramento County makes no representations about the suitability of these GIS data for any purpose. All such data are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Sacramento County hereby disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to these data, including all implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. In no event shall Sacramento County be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tort action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of software, documents, provision of or failure to provide services, or information available from these data. These data could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. Furthermore, Sacramento County and/or its respective suppliers may make improvements and/or changes in these data at any time. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.
