Land Use Planning in California: An Essential Reference

A comprehensive guide to how land use planning works in California. Extensive, easy-to-use cross-references help readers find what they need and understand the connections and interrelationships among a wide range of planning topics. A vital resource for new and seasoned planners; students in planning and related fields; and professionals in public works, architecture, landscape architecture, law, real estate, public health, air quality, water resources, wildfire management, transportation, coastal resources, and climate protection - as well as journalists, community activists, land conservation and historic preservation advocates, and legislative staff.

Topics include:

• Legal authority for land use planning and regulation in California
• Who makes land use planning decisions
• The General Plan and Specific Plans
• Zoning
• Subdivision
• Development conditions or "exactions"
• Vested rights
• CEQA and other environmental laws affecting land use planning
• Land use initiatives and regulation
• Property rights and the limits of land use regulation