General Plan Amendment Authorization

The City Council adopted procedures for authorization of applications that propose General Plan Amendments in September 2015. These are reviewed twice a year – generally in February and August.

Interested in submitting a proposal that includes a General Plan amendment for the Council's consideration?

Find information on application requirements and the application form by clicking the link below:

GPA Authorization Form(PDF, 335KB)

For other queries, more information on the process or application requirements, please contact piug@cupertino.gov

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Background

As part of the FY2020-21 Council Work Program, Council directed Staff to update the procedures for the General Plan Amendment Authorization Applications. City Council held a Study Session with direction to staff on the amendments on July 7,2020. The existing procedures and proposed modifications are available below.

Existing

• Existing Procedures for Processing of General Plan Amendment Applications(PDF, 246KB)
• Existing General Plan Amendment Authorization Workflow(PDF, 130KB)

Proposed

• Proposed Procedures for Processing of General Plan Amendment Applications(PDF, 141KB)
• Proposed General Plan Amendment Authorization Workflow(PDF, 122KB)

The amended procedures were presented to the Planning Commission for its recommendation to the City Council on January 12, 2021. The Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of the proposed amendments on a 5-0 vote except that for the frequency of review of proposals, the Commission voted 2-3 (Fung, Takahashi, and Kapil voting no) for General Plan Amendment Authorizations for once a year, and voted 3-2 (Wang and Saxena voting no) for allowing General Plan Amendment Applications to be submitted twice a year.

The City Council heard the item on February 2, 2021 after deliberation provided additional direction to staff and requested that the item be brought back with additional amendments.

Staff materials and other associated materials are available online at: cupertino.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.

2021 First Cycle – Closed

The 2021 First Cycle deadline for accepting applications for a General Plan Amendment Authorization was Monday, November 9, 2020. One application was received. Please follow the link below to the application and attached materials:

GPAAuth-2020-001

Hearing Dates:

City Council: Tuesday, April 6, 2021

The Council gave the applicant input at its April 6, 2021 Council meeting.

2020 Cycle Updates

2020 Second Cycle – Closed

The 2020 Second Cycle deadline for accepting applications for a General Plan Amendment Authorization was Monday, May 18, 2020 before 5:00 p.m. No applications were submitted for the 2020 Second Cycle.

2020 First Cycle – Closed

The 2020 First Cycle deadline for accepting applications for a General Plan Amendment Authorization was Monday, November 11, 2019 before 5:00 p.m. No applications were submitted for the 2020 First Cycle.