I.III General Plan Diagrams

The Land Use Diagram is an integral part of the General Plan. The Diagram graphically expresses the Plan’s development policies by showing the desired arrangement and general location of land uses. The Diagram is required to be consistent with the General Plan text under California law. To be useful to City officials, staff, and the public, the Land Use Diagram must allow anyone who uses the Plan to reach the same conclusion about the designated use of any property covered by the Plan.

Figure 3.1 is the City’s Land Use Diagram, which can be seen below. It presents the general distribution of the uses of land within the City of Merced and its SUDP (or growth boundary).

Merced Vision 2015 General Plan Land Use Diagram