Operating and CIP Budget Fiscal Year 2015-16

Planning [206-5120]

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

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The current planning program is responsible for oversight and implementation of the City’s land use development regulatory permit system. Current planning includes reviewing proposed plans for compliance with the zoning section of the Municipal Code, Specific Plans, and the General Plan. Current planning activities directly support or play a role in the City Councils’ following ongoing priorities:

Enhancing public safety

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Protecting the environment

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Maintaining fiscal responsibility

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Preserving and cultivating public trust

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Current Planning teammates administer the City’s land use planning entitlement process for the review of new construction projects, building remodels, use permits, signage installations and other land use development ac- tivities subject to the City’s General Plan and Zoning and Subdivision ordinances. This includes the following activi- ties:

 Conducting the annual Residential Development Control System (RDCS) process for the allotment of residen- tial units consistent with the City’s growth management program

 Evaluating all development applications, working with applicants on suggested changes, and preparing and presenting staff reports, issues of concern, findings, recommendations, draft resolutions, and ordinances to the Planning Commission and City Council

 Providing information and customer support to a ssist residents, business persons, property owners and de- velopers to administer planning and environmental review processes

 Coordinating City staff and outside agency review of all development proposals

 Enabling community participation in the planning process, including notifying all property owners within a certain distance of proposed development projects and staffing the public information counter

 Preparing Planning Commission agendas and minutes

 Coordinating and managing consultants as needed for planning and/or environmental review of projects

 Reviewing and approving final construction plans to ensure all imposed planning conditions are addressed

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