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Yuba City planning commissioners receive PlaceWorks training on general plan, zoning and CEQA
Summary
PlaceWorks consultant Mark Tigg led a workshop for the Yuba City Planning Commission covering the role of commissioners, the structure of general plans and basics of CEQA, emphasizing practical guidance for new, district-based commissioners.
The Yuba City Planning Commission held a training workshop during its regular meeting, with Mark Tigg of PlaceWorks presenting an overview of planning basics, the structure of the general plan, zoning tools and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Tigg told commissioners the general plan sits at the top of the local regulatory “pyramid” and advised commissioners to read the plan closely. He described zoning as the mechanism that implements general-plan policies and said commissioners should focus on how proposed projects fit the community’s stated goals. “CEQA is Latin for delays project,” Tigg…
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