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Planning and Project Services Offered to both Public and Private Sector Clients, including:

  • General plans and general plan elements

  • Specific plans and project plans

  • Development and application processing assistance

  • Project and team management

  • Zoning ordinances and other implementation programs

  • Evaluation of public agency regulation procedures

  • Community visioning

  • Training programs, workshops, and educational materials for citizens and public officials

Representative Project List:

                                                

Comprehensive General Plan Revisions
Housing Elements
Other General Plan Projects
General Plan Reviews and Evaluations
General Plan Elements

Specific Plans and Master Plans
Comprehensive Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance Revisions
LAFCO, Sphere of Influence, Incorporation, and Annexation Issues
Miscellaneous Projects

 

 

Comprehensive General Plan Revisions

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City of Alturas
City of Ceres
City of Crescent City
City of Eureka

City of Galt
City of Healdsburg
City of Lincoln

City of Manteca
City of Newman
City of Patterson
City of Placerville
City of Point Arena
City of Redding

City of Stockton
City of Union City
City of West Sacramento
City of Wheatland

City of Winters

City of Woodland
Butte County
Del Norte County
Fresno County
Madera County
Modoc County
Placer County

Tulare County

 

Housing Elements
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City of Alameda
City of Benicia
City of Ceres

City of Clayton (2)
City of Crescent City
City of Eureka (2)
City of Folsom
City of Healdsburg
City of Lodi
City of Manteca
City of Menlo Park
City of Newman
City of Patterson
City of Placerville
City of Point Arena
City of Sonoma
City of South San Francisco
City of Union City (3)
City of West Sacramento
City of Wheatland

City of Winters
City of Woodland
Town of Windsor

Del Norte County

Madera County

 

General Plan Elements

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Child Care (City of Novato)
Child Care (City of West Sacramento)
Energy (Kern County)
School Facilities (City of Roseville)

 

Other General Plan Projects

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City of Half Moon Bay (w/ EMC)
City of Lodi (w/ JSA)
City of Menlo Park
City of Napa
City of Pacific Grove
City of Ripon
City of Sacramento

City of Stockton
Alameda County
Inyo County (w/ JSA)
Los Angeles County
Sacramento County
San Bernardino County

 

General Plan Reviews and Evaluations

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City of Pacific Grove
City of Roseville
City of Scotts Valley
City of Stockton
City of Woodland
Alameda County
Del Norte County
Nevada County
Placer County
San Bernardino County

 

Specific Plans and Master Plans

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Broadstone Master Development Plan (Folsom)
Core Area Master Plan (Loomis, w/ Calthorpe Associates))
Gold Rush Specific Plan (Sutter Creek)

Terrace Point Specific Plan (Santa Cruz)
Washington Area Specific Plan (West Sacramento) (w/ PBR)

White Mountain Golf Resort (Hainan Island, People's Republic of China)

 

Comprehensive Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance Revisions

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City of Galt Zoning Ordinance
City of Healdsburg Zoning Ordinance
City of Lodi Zoning Ordinance (w/ CMCA and Jacobson & Wack)
City of Manteca Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances
City of Santa Rosa Zoning Ordinance (w/ CMCA and Jacobson & Wack)
Kern County Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances
Sacramento County Zoning Ordinance – Reformatting

 

LAFCo Sphere of Influence, Incorporation, and Annexation Issues

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Butte County LAFCO - Comprehensive revision of spheres of influence (with Wade Associates)

Dry Creek Valley Association - Representation before the Sonoma County LAFCO

City of Livermore - Evaluation of proposed policy changes by the Alameda County LAFCO

Building Industry Association of Superior California - Representation before

the Sacramento County LAFCO (proposed Elk Grove incorporation)

Sacramentans to Save Our Services and the Sacramento County Deputy

Sheriff's Association - Representation before Sacramento County LAFCO (proposed Citrus Heights incorporation)

City of Manteca - Representation before the San Joaquin County LAFCO (proposed Lathrop incorporation)

City of Patterson - Representation before the Stanislaus County LAFCO (Patterson sphere revision)

 

Miscellaneous Projects

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California Apartment Association - Evaluation of Sprinkler Retrofit Ordinance (Fremont)

California Governor's Office of Emergency Services - Designing for Tsunamis: Seven Principles for Planning and Designing for Tsunami Hazards (Guidelines and Background Papers)

California Seismic Safety Commission - Analysis of the land use implications of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake

City of Clayton - Code Enforcement Ordinance revision

City of Clayton - Sign Ordinance

City of Clayton - Miscellaneous Town Center Sites Analysis

City of Dixon - Evaluation of ABAG Projections

City of Eureka - Westside Industrial Area Study

City of Folsom - Evaluation of the implications of a proposed growth initiative on the General Plan and future development

Forrest Canyon Valley Project

City of Glendale - Growth Management Program and ordinance

City of Glendale - Urban Neighborhood Residential Overlay Zoning and Guidelines

Granada Sanitary District - Parcel Inventory and Development Potential Assessment

City of Healdsburg - General Plan Background Report Update

Hearthstone Builders - Evaluation of Hearthstone Ranch General Plan Amendment

Kern County - Permit Procedures Study

Kings County - Demographic inputs for Countywide Traffic Model (with Dowling Associates)

Madera County - Demographic inputs for Countywide Traffic Model (with Dowling Associates)

Community Development Agency of Menlo Park - Redevelopment Implementation Plan (AB 1290 Plan)

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District - EIR on water supply options and distribution alternatives

National Trust for Historic Preservation - Study of economic impacts of historic preservation in California

City of Newman - Affordable Housing Study

City of Patterson - Downtown Parking Study (with Joseph Holland)

Ross General Hospital - Analysis of permit procedures and approvals

Sacramento County - Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Design Guidelines (with Calthorpe Associates)

San Francisco International Airport - Upland Airport Alternatives for the Bay Area

City of Stockton - Special Planning Area Study (General Plan Amendment)

City of Stockton - Parks and Recreation Element to the General Plan

Southmark Leisure, Inc. - Permit facilitation and environmental assessment for the Stallion Springs proprietary interest program (Kern County)

Stoorza, Zeigaus, Metzger, and Hunt (Coalition for Consumer Choice) - Plumbing Survey

University of California, Davis - Durst Tahoe Environmental Research Center Land Use Analysis

Vail Engineering - Assistance in the preparation of the Salida Planned Development Guidelines (Stanislaus County)

City of Visalia - East Downtown Specific Plan (with RACESTUDIO)

City of Visalia - West Highway 198 Corridor Study

Wal-Mart Stores - Eureka Railyard Land Use Study

City of Watsonville - Auxiliary Housing Study

Weimer Applegate Colfax Community Plan (with Jones & Stokes)

City of West Sacramento - Central Business District Study

City of Wheatland - Heritage Oaks Estates and Jones Ranch Technical Studies

Town of Windsor - Evaluation of ABAG Projections

City of Woodland - Planning Area M Needs Assessment (with Stanley R. Hoffman Associates)

City of Woodland - Urban Limit Line and Open Space Protection Study

Yuba-Sutter Economic Development Corporation - Rice Straw Processing Facility Feasibility Study
 

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