General Plans and Zoning
Download a copy of General Plans and Zoning: A Toolkit on Land
Use and Health, a guide produced by Planning for Healthy Places in partnership with the California Department of Health Services through
the California Nutrition Network for Healthy, Active Families.
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New! Download profiles of California communities that have incorporated policies that support public health into their general plans and zoning regulations. |
This toolkit is designed for nutrition and other public health advocates
who are seeking a fundamental, introductory understanding of how land
use decisions are made and how advocates can effectively participate
in those decisions.
General
Plans and Zoning: A Toolkit on Land Use and Health
Note: The toolkit, including the
glossary and resource guide, is 235 pages in length.
It was produced for use within a one-inch binder, and
we are pleased to send you a cover/spine and section divider tabs upon
request to aid you in creating your own bound toolkit.
Download selected chapters:
Title page and table of contents
Section I: Introduction to Land Use and Health
1. Introduction
2. What Is Land Use?
3. The Connection Between Land Use and Health
4. Cities and Counties
5. Why Can Land Use Be Regulated? An Introduction to the Police Power
6. How Is Land Use Regulated?
Section II: General Plans
7. What Is a General Plan?
8. Consistency Requirements
9. General Plan Amendments
10. Finding and Understanding Your General Plan
11. Model General Plan Language
12. Examples from Other Jurisdictions: What Has Worked
New Profile! A Health Element of Its Own :
Chino, California
New Profile! Reaching Out with Specific Proposals :
Chula Vista, California
New Profile! Building a Partnership Between Public Health and Planning :
Marin County, California
New Profile! Maximizing Resources and Impact : Watsonville, California
Section III: Zoning
13. What Is Zoning?
14. What Does Zoning Address?
15. How Are Zoning Requirements Described?
16. How Does Zoning Work?
17. Zoning Amendments
18. How to Participate in the Zoning Amendment Process
19. Model Zoning Code Language
20. Examples from Other Jurisdictions: What Has Worked
New Profile! Complications for a Grocery Store Expansion : Berkeley, California
Section IV:
21. Data Collection
22. Organizing for Success
23. Paying for Change: Regulatory Fees
Appendix 1: Glossary
Appendix 2: Resources
