Cities and counties can have an enormous impact in shaping the physical environment of neighborhoods and the health and well-being of their residents. The Land Use and Environment Program provides resources to support local officials in their efforts to plan and develop healthy communities that are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable.
These publications are part of a series of resources designed to help California local officials with land use decision making. Click on the links above to read more about purchasing hard copies or the right to reproduce and distribute these resources.
This four-page tipsheet provides a checklist outlining the “nuts and bolts” of the process of reviewing a typical application for development. Read more»
Check out the Institute's series of plain language descriptions of common land use decisions. They can be attached to public hearing notices and otherwise made available to the public.
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