General Plan and Housing Element
This nickname, that is derived from a document representing the supreme law of the US, is given to a city general plan.
What is the “Constitution of the City?”
Name two of the six zoning district categories.
What are:
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Public/Semi Public
Open Space, and
Agriculture?
This term can not give you a speeding ticket, but is the legal basis for all land use regulations.
What is the "police power" of the City?
These are two of the main components of an Economic Development Program.
What are Retention & Attraction? - Retain existing businesses, attract new businesses and new investment.
This is the goal of business retention.
What is provide tools and resources to help existing business grow, succeed and stay in Oakley?
Two of the main purposes of a general plan are to provide general and specific ______ and _______.
What are Goals and Policies?
These two adopted documents regulate project design within the City of Oakley.
What are:
Residential Design Guidelines, and
Commercial and Industrial Design Guidelines?
CEQA is an acronym for this law passed in 1970?
What is the California Environmental Quality Act?
What are two broad types of relationships that are key to Economic Development success?
What are:
Internal relationships (within City Hall), and
External relationships (business service providers and government entities)?
These are two goals of attraction for the City of Oakley Economic Development.
What are:
New businesses, and
New investments?
This process, abbreviated as RHNA, is used to identify how many units must be accommodated for in an 8-year housing cycle.
What is Regional Housing Needs Allocation?
Project ______ and Site ______ are two main elements of the Design Guidelines.
What are:
Project Design, and
Site Layout?
Rank these in terms of hierarchy: Zoning Ordinance, Special Land Use Regulations, General Plan, and Design Guidelines.
What is:
1. General Plan
2. Zoning
3. Special Land Use Regulations
4. Design Guidelines?
These are some of the tools within a City's control regarding Economic Development.
What are:
Relationships
Incentives
Zoning, and
Attitude?
Name a tool that is planned to strengthen existing businesses.
What are:
Business workshops, and
Entrepreneur training?
Name one of the reasons a City is required to provide sites available for affordable housing.
What are:
Housing for all income levels, and
State Mandate?
To ensure compatibility with surrounding uses, this type of conditional permit may be required before a business establishes use.
What is a Conditional Use Permit?
This act, which took effect in 1977, ensures jurisdictions review/act on projects in a timely manner.
What is the California Permit Streamlining Act?
Name 2 of 7 possible deal parameters for a retail project.
What are:
Size of the site
Location of the site
Traffic counts
Access to the site
Traffic signal
Demographics of customer, and
Competition?
Name two things that are out of the City's control regarding business attraction.
What are:
Property ownership
Market conditions, and
Specific tenants?
Name 3 of the 7 mandatory elements of a general plan.
What are:
Land Use
Circulation
Housing
Conservation
Open Space
Noise, and
Safety?
Name one or more of the four categories within the Residential Design Guidelines.
What are:
Neighborhood Layout and Design
Residential Siting and Lot Design
Architectural Character, and
Streetscape?
Describe the difference between a Legislative and a Non-Legislative action
Legislative: establishing principals or polices (GP Amendment or Rezoning)
Non-Legislative – usually involves applying a fixed rules standard or law to a parcel of land (CUP, Variances, Design Reviews)
Name 3 of the 6 impacts of Economic Development for the City.
What are:
Better/products and services
More local jobs
Increased property tax base
New local employment, and
More local choices?
The Oakley Entrepreneur Center can accommodate this number of businesses.
What is 15-20 businesses?