The library is a work-in-progress project with documents actively being converted to the new webpage format. Photo courtesy of Sacramento County

 

SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) – The Sacramento County Planning & Environmental Review recently announced the launch of the Land Use Regulation Library at landuse.saccounty.gov.

The Land Use Regulation Library is the new permanent home for the County’s Development Code, which includes the General Plan, Zoning Code (including Special Planning Areas and Neighborhood Preservation Areas), Countywide Design Guidelines, Specific Plans, Master Plans, Climate Action Plan and South Sacramento Habitat Conservation Plan. This library aims to improve compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act’s mandate of providing accessible website and mobile app content.

“I’m proud that our team has stepped up to the challenge and significantly improved the ease of use of a wide range of the County’s land use regulatory documents,” said Todd Smith, Sacramento County planning director. “This first step creates a single, easy to use interface for all internal and external customers.”

The library is a work-in-progress project with documents actively being converted to the new webpage format. Some content will remain as an archived PDF or as a transitional PDF until conversion is completed.

Planning staff will be adding content and taking feedback during this open beta period to improve the library experience before its targeted completion in spring.

In addition to improving accessibility, the library includes many features to improve the experience of using the Development Code. The Land Use Regulation Library provides a mobile friendly interface on a modern web framework used by global brands including Google, VISA and IKEA.

Instead of searching through hundreds of PDF documents, one search box is now available to explore all regulations posted in the new webpage format. Learn what uses are permitted, prohibited or require a conditional use permit in each zone with a few clicks. Explore Planning definitions, applicable regulations instantly. 

Features of the Land Use Regulation Library include finding popular Code sections right from the homepage, getting an estimate for Planning entitlements from one page and easily shareable links to specific code sections.