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Ukiah Valley


May 5, 2008
How do Mendocino County's Supervisorial Candidates Stand on the Issues?

[Click here for the Candidates answers to the Smart Growth Coalition Questionnaire...]


An open letter to Jim Wattenburger.
Read it and add your signature
to it to help send a message.

[Download the Open Letter here to collect more signatures...]



Why we don't have Costco Yet

The Ukiah Valley Smart Growth Coalition is an all-volunteer organization of Ukiah Valley residents of all political affiliations working together to create a common vision for planning a future that reflects the unique character of our community and the carrying capacity of the Ukiah Valley.

Planning is the cornerstone for designing and building healthy, livable, walkable and affordable communities. The Ukiah Valley Smart Growth Coalition strives to create an educational forum and wide-ranging, inclusive community dialogue.

Join us in creating this community dialogue about our future. Your voice and continuing participation are the most essential part of this creative community design process. By supporting the Ukiah Valley Smart Growth Coalition you can help create wise decisions that will guide future planning for the Ukiah Valley.

The Ukiah Valley Smart Growth Coalition relies entirely on voluntary efforts. You can help us cover our operating expenses by sending a donation to:

Ukiah Valley Smart Growth Coalition
PO Box 597
Ukiah, CA 95482

Here is a list of actions you can take now
to support a logical, orderly and smart plan of growth in the Ukiah Valley

Ukiah Valley Smart Growth Coalition Recommendations to the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors

Momentum is building for a Ukiah Valley community planning and visioning process. People have begun to educate themselves in the tangle of issues involved. Diverse stakeholders are seeking ways to participate. Local governments are looking seriously at doing more regional planning with community involvement. If done well, this process will tap into the rich veins of knowledge, experience, and commitment running through our community. Few question the need for new and effective structures for community participation, building bridges between interest groups, and balanced decision-making.
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See our Calendar of Upcoming Events

Want to join our efforts?  Email: smartgrowthuk@yahoo.com


 
Are you wondering:
What exactly IS "smart growth"?

See the Principles of Smart Growth at Smart Growth Online.

And what are "form-based zoning codes"?

Form-Based Codes create a predictable public realm.
Form-Based Zoning defined.

Also see the Form-Based Code Institute website.



Links:
"Just throw your existing zoning in the garbage."
--The New Urbanist alternative to conventional zoning by Peter Katz
Schwarzenegger Signs Smart-Zoning Bill
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