Vacaville’s General Plan, adopted in 2015, establishes a vision for the future of the city.  Citizen participation and assistance is critical to achieving this vision.  Because of this, the City of Vacaville is committed to engaging in meaningful public participation. Input received early in land use planning and development review processes better enables the City and project applicants to incorporate suggestions and ideas from the community, ultimately resulting in improved outcomes. Early outreach encourages communication and collaboration, providing more certainty to developers and our community.

While legal standards establish minimum requirements for public outreach, effective public involvement requires more than the minimums. The intent of the Public Involvement Policy is to establish specific expectations that the community will be provided greater opportunities for meaningful public input during the review process.

The Public Involvement Strategy includes five elements that are critical to effective public involvement:

1. Notice
2. Information Sharing
3. Exchange of Ideas
4. Public Input
5. Feedback, Adjustment, and Evaluation

The Public Involvement Strategy for Land Use Planning is available for review here. 
Resolution 2020-018, adopted January 28, 2020.