Regional and Local Land Use Planning Office of Planning and Research December 7, 2015

Sustainable Communities Strategy December 7, 20152

Local Land Use Planning G ENERAL P LAN Specific Plans Zoning Codes Project Permits, Infrastructure December 7, 20153

General Plans What goes into a General Plan? – Maps and diagrams what can go where? – Allowable densities and building intensities how much new growth is allowed? – Goals, objectives and policies what is the form of that new growth? – Implementation plans when and how? December 7, 20154

Mandatory Elements Land Use Circulation Conservation Open Space Housing Noise Safety Air Quality (Central Valley) December 7, 20155

Zoning Typically housed in the Municipal Code Example: City of Sacramento (Ch ) – Establishes various land use designations – Land Uses and Zones grouped in charts for Res, Comm., and Ind./Ag. Zones – Charts specify which uses are allowed in which zones, and under what conditions (Sacramento Municipal Code, § ) December 7, 20156

Project Approvals “By Right” Conditional Use Permit Variance December 7, 20157

Who Approves? Staff (Zoning Administrator) Planning Commission City Council / Board of Supervisors Note: – Notice requirements – Public hearing requirements December 7, 20158

California Environmental Quality Act If discretionary approval is needed, CEQA may apply Common exemptions – Existing Facilities (§ 15301) – New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures (§ 15303) – Minor Alterations to Land (§ 15304) December 7, 20159

OPR Resources Zero-Emission Vehicles in California: Community Readiness Guidebook – ZEV Action Plan – California Planning Guide: An Introduction to Planning in California (December 2005) – General Plan Guidelines (October 2003) – – Public Draft of Update to the General Plan Guidelines (October 2015) Public Notice and Land Use Planning (April 1998) – December 7,

Contact Information Christopher Calfee, Senior Counsel Governor's Office of Planning and Research 1400 Tenth Street Sacramento, CA (916) December 7,