General Plan Community Vision

Current General Plan

The General Plan is a State-mandated document and provides the vision for Cupertino’s future. It sets the City’s policy direction in a number of areas including land use, mobility, housing, open space, infrastructure, public health and safety, and sustainability through specific goals, policies and strategies.

Current Official General Plan (as of May 14, 2024) 

Cupertino General Plan: Community Vision 2015-2040

The following links are provided as a courtesy only:

• Cover and Table of Contents(PDF, 768KB)
• Chapter 1: Introduction(PDF, 5MB)
• Chapter 2: Planning Areas(PDF, 12MB)
• Chapter 3: Land Use and Community Character Element(PDF, 5MB)
• Chapter 4: Housing Element(PDF, 6MB)
• Chapter 5: Mobility Element(PDF, 6MB)
• Chapter 6: Environmental Resources and Sustainability Element(PDF, 3MB)
• Chapter 7: Health and Safety Element(PDF, 8MB)
• Chapter 8: Infrastructure Element(PDF, 4MB)
• Chapter 9: Recreation, Parks and Community Services Element(PDF, 8MB)

• Appendix A: Land Use Definitions(PDF, 894KB)
• Appendix B: Housing Element Technical Report(PDF, 10MB)
• Appendix C: Air Quality(PDF, 2MB)
• Appendix D: Community Noise Fundamentals(PDF, 3MB)
• Appendix E: Geologic and Seismic Hazards(PDF, 2MB)
• Appendix F: Slope Density(PDF, 628KB)
• Appendix G: Environmental Assessment(PDF, 9MB)
• General Plan Land Use Map – amended May 14, 2024(PDF, 6MB)

Reflects amendments adopted by the following City Council resolutions:

Resolution No. 24-039 - Adopted the 2023-2031 Housing Element (Chapter 4 and Appendix B), modified Chapters 3 (Land Use and Community Character), 5 (Mobility), Appendix A (Land Use Definitions), and the General Plan Land Use Map related to heights and densities needed to implement Housing Element, added a new Appendix G (Environmental Assessment) and made internal consistency edits in Chapter 2 (Planning Areas) (adopted May 14, 2024)

 

Prior General Plans

Archived General Plans are available online.