General Plan Status by County

County County Seat Population Sq Miles No. of Planners Land Use Circulation Housing Open Space Conservation Safety Noise
Alameda Oakland 1,375,850 743 22 N/A N/A 1990 1973 1976 1982 1975
Alpine Markleeville 1,200 723 1 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997
Amador Jackson 34,000 568 2 1990 1995 1992 1985 1985 1976 1988
Butte Oroville 205,000 1,067 7 1979 1984 1993 1976 1971 1977 1977
Calaveras San Andreas 36,488 1,028 4 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996
Colusa Colusa 18,000 1,153 3 1989 1989 1991 1989 1989 1989 1989
Contra Costa Martinez 879,206 805 24 1997 1997 1991 1997 1997 1997 1997
Del Norte Crescent City 28,248 1,003 4 1988 1976 1992 1984 1984 1976 1976
El Dorado Placerville 142,200 1,713 21 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996
Fresno Fresno 760,900 6,000 21 1976 1979 1991 1972 1972 1976 1975
Glenn Willows 26,700 1,317 3 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993
Humboldt Eureka 120,000 3,500 11 1985 1985 1992 1985 1985 1985 1985
Imperial Imperial 140,501 4,597 5 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996
Inyo Independence 18,500 10,140.0 5 1984 1996 1992 1981 1981 1982 1982
Kern Bakersfield 628,216 8,073 16 1982 1992 1992 1982 1982 1990 1990
Kings Hanford 118,204 1,396 8 1996 1994 1992 1996 1996 1994 1994
Lake Lakeport 54,800 1,354 5 1981 1981 1992 1981 1981 1981 1981
Lassen Susanville 34,471 4,700 5 1968 1968 1993 1972 1972 1974 1989
Los Angeles Los Angeles 9,488,200 4,083 63 1980 1980 1989 1980 1980 1990 1980
Madera Madera 111,647 2,147 10 1995 1995 1993 1995 1995 1995 1995
Marin San Rafael 242,188 605 15 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994
Mariposa Mariposa 16,028 1,463 7 1989 1980 1995 1980 1980 1980 1980
Mendocino Ukiah 86,000 3,510 11 1981 1981 1993 1973 1973 1981 1981
Merced Merced 202,000 1,968 9 1990 1990 1992 1990 1990 1990 1990
Modoc Alturas 10,250 4,092 2 1988 1988 1993 1988 1988 1988 1988
Mono Bridgeport 10,600 3,103 5 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993
Monterey Salinas 371,000 3,324 34 1982 1982 1993 1982 1982 1982 1982
Napa Napa 120,828 802 11 1983 1983 1992 1983 1983 1983 1983
Nevada Nevada City 87,100 978 5 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995
Orange Santa Ana 2,600,085 786 45 1995 1995 1993 1994 1991 1987 1993
Placer Auburn 209,700 1,506 13 1994 1994 1992 1994 1994 1994 1994
Plumas Quincy 21,742 2,618 4 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997
Riverside Riverside 1,379,956 7,310 7 1984 1984 1991 1984 1984 1984 1984
Sacramento Sacramento 1,150,000 700 56 1993 1993 1994 1993 1993 1993 1993
San Benito Hollister 44,373 1,389 5 1994 1992 1994 1995 1995 1980 1984
San Bernardino San Bernardino 1,587,400 20,160 13 1989 1989 1992 1991 1991 1989 1989
San Diego San Diego 2,690,255 4,261 23 1995 1994 1996 1995 1993 1975 1980
San Francisco San Francisco 740,000 49 65 1987 1995 1990 1987 1973 1997 1974
San Joaquin Stockton 535,400 1,440 8 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992
San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo 234,148 3,316 39 1980 1979 1993 1972 1974 1977 1992
San Mateo Redwood City 691,500 450 17 1986 1986 1991 1986 1986 1986 1986
Santa Barbara Santa Barbara 398,000 2,774 59 1980 1991 1993 1979 1979 1979 1979
Santa Clara Santa Clara 1,650,000 1,300 13 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz 245,596 441 35 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994
Shasta County Redding 162,747 3,850 6 1993 1997 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993
Sierra Downieville 3,300 958 3 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996
Siskiyou Yreka 44,391 6,300 4 1980 1988 1992 1972 1973 1976 1978
Solano Fairfield 375,448 898 9 1995 1995 1992 1996 1996 1977 1977
Sonoma Santa Rosa 426,000 1,587 15 1989 1989 1989 1989 1989 1989 1989
Stanislaus Modesto 419,480 1,521 7 1994 1994 1996 1994 1994 1994 1994
Sutter Yuba 74,673 607 5 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996
Tehama Red Bluff 57,500 2,976 3 1983 1989 1996 1983 1983 1992 1973
Trinity Weaverville 13,400 3,223 5 1988 1997 1992 1973 1973 1974 1974
Tulare Visalia 355,502 4,863 25 1981 1984 1992 1972 1972 1975 1988
Tuolumne Sonora 52,148 2,217 7 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996
Ventura Ventura 716,770 1,873 39 1996 1994 1992 1996 1994 1992 1994
Yolo Woodland 154,482 1,035 6 1983 1983 1991 1983 1983 1983 1983
Yuba Marysville 62,200 640 3 1996 1996 1991 1996 1996 1980 1980