CSG Planning Services are the perfect solution for municipal staff augmentation, full staffing, large project processing, and long-range planning expertise. Our planners are experienced in all of the following:
· Processing of current planning applications to include subdivisions, design review, variances, conditional use permits and all other types of applications; · Assuring compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by preparing or managing consultants to prepare required studies and analysis; · Public Counter staffing; · Public meeting facilitation; · Long-Range planning document preparation and amendments; and · Interfacing with public agencies and elected officials. CSG’s Planning Manager, Michael Laughlin, AICP, has over 25 years in public and private planning experience in every facet of California planning. He has provided full-time and as-needed consulting services to seven municipalities, including the role of Planning Manager. In addition to providing services to municipalities, Mr. Laughlin has the unique perspective from the other side of the counter in a past role as an entitlements consultant to the development community. In this capacity, he successfully entitled dozens of politically complex projects in the Southern California basin, with a total of more than 2,000 market rate and affordable housing units approved by local governments. Mr. Laughlin is versant in CEQA compliance issues and the preparation, implementation and amendment of: Zoning Ordinances General Plans Housing Elements Climate Action plans Specific and Precise Plans |