Links
Land Use Links
Gary Patton presents a weekday “Land Use Report” on KUSP Radio. Here are some important links to sites often mentioned on the Land Use Report. All these links were “good” at the time this memo was prepared. If you find a “bad” or “broken” link, please let Gary Patton know at .
Local Government Websites
Santa Cruz County
County Website –
Board Agenda –
Planning Department –
General Plan –
County Code –
City of Capitola –
City of Santa Cruz –
City of Scotts Valley -
City of Watsonville -
Santa Cruz County Local Agency Formation Commission –
Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission -
Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency -
Monterey County
County Website –
Board Agenda –
Planning Department –
General Plan –
General Plan Update –
County Code –
City of Carmel-by-the-Sea -
City of Del Rey Oaks –
City of Gonzales –
City of Greenfield –
City of King City -
City of Marina -
City of Monterey -
City of Pacific Grove -
City of Salinas -
City of Sand City -
City of Seaside -
City of Soledad -
Monterey County Local Agency Formation Commission –
Transportation Agency For Monterey County (TAMC) -
San Luis Obispo County
County Website –
Board Agenda –
Planning Department –
General Plan –
County Code –
City of Arroyo Grande –
City of Atascadero -
City of Grover Beach –
City of Morro Bay –
City of Pismo Beach -
City of San Luis Obispo –
San Luis Obispo County Local Agency Formation Commission –
Nonprofit and Environmental Groups
Santa Cruz County
Sierra Club, Ventana Chapter: Santa Cruz Group -
California Native Plant Society, Santa Cruz Chapter –
Ecology Action –
Watsonville Wetlands Watch –
Land Trust of Santa Cruz County -
Monterey County
LandWatch Monterey County –
Sierra Club, Ventana Chapter –
Elkhorn Slough Foundation –
Friends Artists and Neighbors of Elkhorn Slough –
Big Sur Land Trust –
Ventana Wilderness Alliance –
Pelican Network –
Monterey Coastkeeper / The Otter Project –
California Native Plant Society, Monterey Bay Chapter –
Monterey County Ag Land Trust -
San Luis Obispo County
The Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo County -
Sierra Club, Santa Lucia Chapter –
GreenSpace, The Cambria Land Trust –
California Native Plant Society, San Luis Obispo County Chapter –
State Laws and State Organizations
LegInfo Website (For information on legislation and existing state law) –
Planning and Zoning Law –
State Subdivision Map Act –
State LAFCO Law –
Ralph M. Brown Act (AG Guide) –
Land Use Planning and Information Network (LUPIN) –
CEQA Statute and Guidelines –
Planning and Conservation League –
Sierra Club, California –
Defenders of Wildlife, California –
Environment California –
Center For Biological Diversity –
California League of Conservation Voters –
California Association of LAFCOs –





Former Santa Cruz County Supervisor Gary Patton talks about land use, and land use decisions, with an emphasis on public participation and how the land use process works.