The city recognizes that certain properties in the city may benefit from focused planning efforts wherein infrastructure, land use relationships, land use intensities, public service needs, and resource protection goals can be carefully examined and planned in a comprehensive manner. The specific plan provides a mechanism to carry out such planning efforts. The following regulations establish uniform procedures and guidelines for specific plans prepared pursuant to Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 3, Article 8 of the California Government Code. (Ord. 690 § 4 (Exh. A), 2018).