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

2. Sustainable Communities Strategy December 7, 20152

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

4. 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

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

6. Zoning Typically housed in the Municipal Code Example: City of Sacramento (Ch. 17.24) – 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, § 17.24.010.) December 7, 20156

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

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

9. 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

10. OPR Resources Zero-Emission Vehicles in California: Community Readiness Guidebook – http://opr.ca.gov/docs/ZEV_Guidebook.pdf http://opr.ca.gov/docs/ZEV_Guidebook.pdf ZEV Action Plan – http://www.opr.ca.gov/docs/Governors_Office_ZEV_Action_Plan_(02-13).pdf http://www.opr.ca.gov/docs/Governors_Office_ZEV_Action_Plan_(02-13).pdf California Planning Guide: An Introduction to Planning in California (December 2005) – http://opr.ca.gov/docs/California_Planning_Guide_2005.pdf http://opr.ca.gov/docs/California_Planning_Guide_2005.pdf General Plan Guidelines (October 2003) – http://opr.ca.gov/s_generalplanguidelines.php http://opr.ca.gov/s_generalplanguidelines.php – Public Draft of Update to the General Plan Guidelines (October 2015) http://www.opr.ca.gov/docs/DRAFT_General_Plan_Guidelines_for_public_comment_2015.pdf Public Notice and Land Use Planning (April 1998) – http://ceres.ca.gov/planning/pub_notice/ http://ceres.ca.gov/planning/pub_notice/ December 7, 201510

11. Contact Information Christopher Calfee, Senior Counsel Governor's Office of Planning and Research 1400 Tenth Street Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 445-1331 Christopher.Calfee@opr.ca.gov www.opr.ca.gov December 7, 201511