2021 General Plan and Local Coastal Plan (Plan Morro Bay) - certified

• On May 25, 2021 the City Council adopted Plan Morro Bay which is a comprehensive update of the City's 1988 General Plan and 1984 LCP (Coastal Land Use Plan).  On August 12, 2021, the California Coastal Commission voted unanimously to certify the Coastal Land Use Plan (LUP) via LCP Amendment #LCP-3-MRB-21-0047-1.
• A comprehensive update of the Zoning Code is currently in draft form and anticipated to be brought forward for adoption hearings in late 2021. For more information, visit the Plan Morro Bay website at www.morrobayca.gov/planmb. 

1988 General Plan (superseded - no longer in effect)

• Introduction (PDF)
• Landuse, Openspace, Conservation Elements (PDF)
• Circulation Element (part 1) (PDF)
• Circulation Element (part 2) (PDF)
• Visual Resources and Scenic Highway Element (PDF)
• Safety Element (PDF)
• Noise Element (PDF)
• Housing Element (PDF) - (annual reports listed below)
• Housing Element 2020-2027 Update
• Access and Recreation Element (PDF)

*Please note these files are large and will take extra time to download.

1984 Local Coastal Plan (superseded - no longer in effect) 

• List of Amendments (PDF)
• Table of Contents (PDF)
• Chapter I - Introduction (PDF)
• Chapter II - Land Use Plan Map and General Land Use Policies (PDF)
• Chapter III - Shoreline Access and Recreation (PDF)
• Chapter IV - Visitor-Serving Facilities (PDF)
• Chapter V - Public Works and Locating and Planning New Development (PDF)
• Chapter VI - Archaeology (PDF)
• Chapter VII - Energy / Industrial Development (PDF)
• Chapter VIII - Coastal Agriculture (PDF)
• Chapter IX - Commercial Fishing and Recreational Boating (PDF)
• Chapter X - Hazards (PDF)
• Chapter XI - Diking, Dredging, Filling and Shoreline Protection (PDF)
• Chapter XII - Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas (PDF)
• Chapter XIII - Visual Resources (PDF)
• Appendix A - Glossary of Terms (PDF)
• Appendix B - Land Use Plan Work Program (PDF)
• Appendix C - Chapter 3, California Coastal Act (PDF)

*Please note these files are large and will take extra time to download.

Housing Element Annual Progress Reports

Each jurisdiction is required to create an annual report on the status and progress in implementing the housing element of its general plan using forms and definitions adopted by HCD. Annual reports are due annually on or before April 1 for the previous calendar year.  Past annual reports for the City are included below:

• 2018 Annual Housing Element Report
• 2017 Annual Housing Element Report
• 2016 Annual Housing Element Report
• 2015 Annual Housing Element Report
• 2014 Annual Housing Element Report