9405 Laurel Rdg, Shafter, CA 93263

Specific Plan District

To promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare; To implement the objectives and policies of the General Plan; To safeguard and enhance environmental amenities and the quality of development; To attain the physical, social and economic advantages resulting from comprehensive and orderly planned use of land resources; To lessen congestion and assure convenience of access; to secure safety from fire, flood and other dangers; to provide for adequate light, air, sunlight, and open space; to promote and encourage conservation of scarce resources; to prevent overcrowding of land and undue concentration of population; to facilitate the creation of a convenient, attractive and harmonious community; to attain a desirable balance of residential and employment opportunities; and to expedite the provision of adequate and essential public services; To facilitate development within the City in accordance with the General Plan by permitting greater flexibility and encouraging more creative and imaginative designs for major urban development projects subject to large-scale planning: To promote more economical and efficient use of the land while providing a harmonious variety of housing choices and commercial and industrial activities, a high level of urban amenities, and preservation of open space