River Road -Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan <br />The River Road -Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan will be a formally adopted, legally <br />binding land use plan that will apply to River Road and Santa Clara in their entirety, <br />regardless of City or County jurisdiction. The Neighborhood Plan sets the policy direction <br />that has guided the development of the River Road Corridor Study recommendations. <br />Policies in the Neighborhood Plan will direct the City and the County as they consider <br />future legislative actions. Policies are statements adopted to provide a consistent course of <br />action and move the community toward attainment of its goals. Some of the policies in the <br />Neighborhood Plan guide City and County staff in formulating proposed changes to the <br />local land use codes and other regulatory documents; developing other work programs <br />and long-range planning projects; and preparation of budgets and capital improvement <br />programs. Other plan policies are aspirational calls for collaboration or additional efforts <br />from the River Road and Santa Clara Community Organizations and other community <br />partners. <br />Action Plan <br />The Neighborhood Plan will be supported by the non -regulatory Action Plan, which <br />captures and catalogues community identified actions that are possible strategies to <br />implement the adopted policies. The Action Plan will guide implementation of actions, <br />including the Corridor Study land use and multimodal recommendations. The Action Plan <br />will identify various responsible entities such as the City, County, LTD, River Road and <br />Santa Clara Community Organizations, and additional community partners who will lead <br />implementation of different actions. The Action Plan will also include general budget and <br />timeframe estimates to help inform community advocacy for resources and City, County <br />and other community partners' work plans and capital project development. Actions fall <br />into one or more of the following project types: <br />• Land Use Code Amendments or Zone Changes: Land use code amendment or <br />zone changes require City or County staff resources and are typically implemented <br />through a legislative process with community input and adoption by local decision - <br />makers. Depending on the extent and location, these changes may require City <br />approval, County approval or both. Code and plan amendments must also be <br />acknowledged by the state. <br />• Public Programs or Projects: City, County or LTD led programs or projects that <br />require staff resources and public funds from budget processes, capital <br />improvement programs, bond measures or grant funding opportunities. <br />• Community Partnerships: Community led actions or partnerships between the <br />community, City, County, LTD or other community partners. Some actions may be <br />dependent on private investments and development activities. <br />The Action Plan will be implemented incrementally over the long-term and will require <br />continued coordination between the City, County, LTD, River Road and Santa Clara <br />communities, and other community partners, as well as advocacy for additional resources. <br />While some items in the Action Plan may be implemented after plan adoption, some <br />actions, such as land use code and zone changes proposed as part of the River Road <br />Corridor Study, will be adopted concurrently with the Neighborhood Plan. <br />RIVER ROAD CORRIDOR STUDY <br />123 <br />