The General Plan in California

The General Plan in California

A detailed guide to preparing and updating a city or county General Plan in accordance with California law - with many ideas and tips relevant to comprehensive and regional planning across the US. Offers approaches to creating General Plans that are legally sound, technically rigorous, progressive, and reflective of the communities they serve. A practical, valuable reference for public sector planners, consultants, interested citizens, and students.
This book provides:
A detailed overview of legal requirements for General Plans.
Creative ideas for organizing the General Plan, following both State guidelines and other organizational models.
Detailed information on requirements and how to prepare the seven mandated General Plan elements, as well as ideas for optional elements too.
A step-by-step, nuts-and-bolts guide to the General Plan process.
An overview of the technical studies needed to support General Plan preparation.
Ideas for incorporating sustainability into the General Plan.
Options for involving the community in the General Plan process.
An overview of the environmental review process for General Plans under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Information about adoption, implementation, and on-going maintenance of General Plan.
David Early is the founder of Design, Community & Environment, a Berkeley-based planning and design firm that merged with The Planning Center in 2011 to become PlaceWorks. In his 25-year planning career, David has prepared, overseen or advised on over 40 General Plans, while also teaching UC Davis Extension's annual class on General Plan preparation. David is also an expert on sustainability, smart growth, environmental justice, public involvement, growth management, regional planning, environmental review, and multi-modal transportation, all of which are key elements of the modern General Plan. David holds Master's degrees in both City Planning and Architecture from UC Berkeley and is an emeritus member of the California Planning Roundtable. His work has won numerous awards from the American Planning Association at the local, state, and national levels.
Country USA
Manufacturer Solano Press Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-03-22
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Solano Press Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-03-22
Format	Kindle eBook

The General Plan in California

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