General Plans, Specific Plans & Zoning
General plans, specific plans, and zoning are the primary foundations for land-planning in communities. At Allen Matkins, we understand how to use these tools to our clients’ advantage.
For example, we often work with clients to:
- Fashion general plan amendments to protect a project from future legal challenges or to reduce the threat of an anti-project referendum
- Tailor specific plans to provide greater development flexibility to help clients meet the demands of changing markets without further government approval
- Craft regulations that better manage local growth, establish sustainable community standards, and ensure proper public services and facilities as development occurs while streamlining the approval process
Our experience in the myriad aspects of real estate, land use and environmental law, along with our deep relationships with local regulators and communities, enable us to add considerable value to clients at all stages of a project.
