2005 General Plan & 2014 Housing Element

2005 Hillsborough General Plan

The General Plan is a local government's long-term blueprint for the community's vision of future growth. Every city in California is required to adopt a comprehensive, long-term General Plan for the physical development of the city. All land use approvals and decisions in the town must be consistent with the General Plan. The Town's general plan includes the following elements:

• Land use
• Housing
• Circulation
• Conservation
• Open space
• Public Safety
• Noise

The 2005 General Plan is available below. The text chapters and figures have been listed separately for ease of use and are in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF).  A complete copy of the Town's 2005 General Plan is also available for review at Town Hall and the Burlingame and San Mateo main libraries.

2005 General Plan Chapters

• Cover Page (PDF)
• Title Page (PDF)
• Participants (PDF)
• Table of Contents (PDF)
• Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF)
• Chapter 2 - Land Use Element (PDF)
• Chapter 3 - Circulation Element (PDF)
• Chapter 4 - Open Space and Conservation Element (PDF)
• Chapter 5 - Public Safety Element (PDF)
• Chapter 6 - Noise Element (PDF)
• Chapter 8 - Glossary (PDF)
• General Plan Negative Declaration (Environmental Document) (PDF)

2005 General Plan Figures

• Figure I-1 Regional Location (PDF)
• Figure I-2 Town Limits and Planning Area (PDF)
• Figure LU-1 Land Use Designations (PDF)
• Figure C-1 Bikeways (PDF)
• Figure OSC-1 Watersheds (PDF)
• Figure PS-1 Wildlife Hazard Areas (PDF)
• Figure PS-2 Landslide Hazards (PDF)
• Figure PS-3 Soils (PDF)
• Figure PS-4 Steep Slopes (PDF)
• Figure PS-5 Regional Faults (PDF)
• Figure PS-6 Liquefaction Hazard Areas (PDF)
• Figure PS-7 100-Year Floodplain (PDF)
• Figure PS-8 Dam Inundation Areas (PDF)
• Figure N-1 Land Use and Noise Compatibility (PDF)
• Figure N-2 Future Traffic Noise Contours (PDF)
• Figure N-3 San Francisco International Airport 2001 Noise Exposure (PDF)
• Figure N-4 Airport Influence Zones (PDF)

General Plan Amendments

• Resolution Prezoning and General Plan Amendment - Skyline Boulevard Annexation August 11, 2008 (PDF)
• Resolution / General Plan Amendment - Addition of Climate Protection and Sustainability Goals and Policies February 8, 2010 (PDF)
• Nueva Master Plan Update
• Resolution / General Plan Amendment - Complete Streets Policies January 12, 2015
• Resolution / General Plan Amendment - Mapping correction for 50 Brooke Ct, September 13, 2021

2014 Housing Element

The below documents were reviewed and Adopted by the City Council on October 13, 2014 

• 2014-2022 Housing Element Adopted October 13, 2014