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processes that are effective tools for guiding future growth and
<br />change. Our areas of expertise include:
<br />General Plans and Specific Plans
<br />Our team has developed General Plans and Specific Plans for
<br />numerous jurisdictions throughout California and is well -versed
<br />In the new legislative requirements, including AB 1358, the
<br />Complete Streets Act, AB 32, and SB 375, Kimley-Horn also
<br />has extensive experience in the development of Specific Plans
<br />primarily focused on existing urbanized environments. Our
<br />plans provide for customized development, design guidance,
<br />development standards, and entitlement procedures,
<br />Additionally, our expertise includes the development of public
<br />improvements such as streetscape/urban design,
<br />infrastructure, parking facilities, and community amenities.
<br />Land Use Planning and Zoning
<br />Kimley-Horn's long history of land planning encompasses
<br />planned communities, shopping centers, office complexes,
<br />infill development, and major mixed -use developments. As part
<br />of our pre -development services, we provide an analysis of
<br />each property for its highest and best use given current and
<br />future markets, investigate existing regulatory constraints, and
<br />explore alternative development concepts. Our land use
<br />regulatory experts have also successfully updated zoning
<br />policies for multiple public agencies. Our team has authored
<br />comprehensive updates to zoning/development codes and
<br />provided tailored amendments, such as overlay zones, mixed -
<br />use development standards, affordable housing, and transit -
<br />oriented development.
<br />Permitting Assistance
<br />Kimley-Horn has extensive knowledge and understanding of
<br />current environmental regulations and how these regulations
<br />affect project development. We remain well-informed of
<br />proposed changes to regulatory programs and actively
<br />participate in rule -making in order to effectively serve our
<br />clients, Our staff is successful in understanding our clients'
<br />needs, the complexity of each project, and how to best define
<br />a project's objectives and solutions toward a successful
<br />permitting solution. Our approach is to present the sound,
<br />technical data that helps the regulators do their jobs, written
<br />clearly so the text, plans, and supporting documentation are
<br />understandable, We have regulatory permitting expertise at the
<br />local, State, and federal level, including the Regional Water
<br />Quality Control Board, Caltrans, SCAQMD, flood control and
<br />resource agencies (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, California
<br />Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
<br />and The State Historic Preservation Offices), and State Lands
<br />Commission.
<br />Kimle'y>»Horn
<br />City of Santa Ana Environmental and Planning Services
<br />Infrastructure Planning and Design
<br />Infrastructure analysis is an integral part of our planning
<br />processes. Our civil engineering experts provide
<br />comprehensive analysis of existing conditions and systems and
<br />provide accurate forecasting of infrastructure needs. Future
<br />improvement plans are conceptually designed to identify future
<br />facilities improvements and provide the basis for local capital
<br />improvement programming and funding. Our team also
<br />provides comprehensive design of roadways, highways,
<br />hikeways and pedestrian pathways, water and wastewater
<br />utilities, and Intelligent Transportation Systems.
<br />Urban Design and Streetscape
<br />Our design professionals have provided comprehensive
<br />services for streetscape and urban design projects from design
<br />through construction. For all our publicly initiated projects, we
<br />understand the important relationship between the public and
<br />private realm and provide streetscape and urban amenities
<br />that reflect community needs and values. Kimley-Horn's
<br />design professionals have extensive experience in streetscape
<br />and landscape plans, city and areawbe design guideline
<br />manuals, and post entitlement streetscape design guidelines.
<br />Our focus is on creating a sense of place through appropriate
<br />scale, density, land uses, and urban amenities,
<br />Transportation and Mobility
<br />Kimley-Horn understands that quality of life can be improved
<br />by efficient mobility through land use patterns that produce
<br />greater efficiency, reduce trips, and provide more choices. Our
<br />team's project experience includes a wide variety of
<br />transportation modes, including transit, roadways, and bicycle
<br />and pedestrian facilities. We also have the benefit of in-house
<br />capabilities to prepare traffic impact and mobility analyses and
<br />parking and parking management studies.
<br />Parking Management Plans
<br />Kimley-Horn has considerable experience performing major
<br />parking studies for developments and downtown districts;
<br />surface and deck designs; access and circulation; and parking
<br />studies for planned communities, transit centers, shopping
<br />centers, universities, and other high -activity multimodal
<br />centers. We develop integrated parking strategies for mixed -
<br />use, transit -oriented developments, and development projects,
<br />and is often asked to research parking trends and propose
<br />innovations ranging from policies to parking management
<br />implementation plans. Our firm has a nationwide resume of
<br />large-scale to urban -scale park design and planning. We
<br />understand how to effectively determine parkland need and
<br />design high quality facilities for the communities they serve.
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