A General Overview of Land Use Controls and General Land Use Administration – Excerpts from Ground Rules
- What is Land Use Planning?
- The Players: Who Cares and Who Controls
- How Projects are Reviewed and Decisions are Made – Legislative Acts and Administrative Acts
- Adopting the General Plan and Land Use Ordinances
- Specific Legislative Issues and How They are Resolved
- The General Plan
- Local Ordinances
- Annexation
- Zoning Map
- Temporary Land Use Ordinances
- Administrative Issues and How They are Resolved
- Routine Development Applications – Vested Rights
- Conditional Use Permits
- Subdivision Review and Approval
- Variances
- Exactions and Conditions on New Development
- Conditions
- Exactions
- Impact Fees
- Federally Mandated Rules
- Religious Land Uses
- Group Homes – Fair Housing Act
- Communications Facilities
- Sexually Oriented Businesses
- Sign Ordinances
- Billboards
- State Mandated Rules
- Highway Corridor Preservation
- Moderate Income Housing
- Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)
- Design Regulations
- Manufactured Homes
- Ten-Year Vesting for Subdivisions
- Other Local Issues
- Historic Districts
- Parks and Open Spaces
- Trails and Pathways
- Home-Based Businesses
- Special Issues and Topics
- Grandfathered (Non-conforming) Uses and Structures
- Permits Issued by Mistake – Estoppel
- CC&R’s – Homeowner Associations
- Ombudsman
- Dispute Resolution
- Advisory Opinions
- Arbitration – Eminent Domain
- Enforcement
- Criminally
- Civilly
- By Private Citizens
- Appeals
- Local Appeal Authority
- Code Appeals – Building, Fire, Health, etc.
- Takings Appeals
- Legal Action – When its Necessary
- Litigation
- Takings – Loss of All Economic Use
- Takings – Severe Economic Impact
- Takings – Trespass
- Takings – Due Process
- Equal Protection
- Free Speech
- Federal Statutes
- State Statutes – Arbitrary, Capricious and Illegal Acts
- State Procedural Challenges
- State Policy Mandates
- Local Ordinance Violations
- Referenda and Initiatives
- Due Process of Law
- Public Records
- Open Meetings
- Checklists