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Cities rarely lack vision. What they lack is the staff time to translate it, and the confidence that what gets adopted will hold up when an application lands at the counter. Kevin Gardiner ran a city planning department before founding KGA. He has written the policy and then seen it through implementation. He has taken the code amendment to council and then applied it to a project three years later. With nearly 30 years of California experience, KGA writes plans and codes that are legally defensible, administrable by staff, and clear enough for an applicant to follow. Where we help General, Specific, and Area Plans. Drafting and updating the documents that set direction, from existing conditions and visioning through adoption and implementation. Zoning and objective design standards. Code updates that are enforceable, internally consistent, and written to survive SB 330 and Housing Accountability Act scrutiny. Housing law compliance. Housing Element implementation, and how SB 9, SB 79, SB 330, SB 423, and AB 130 change what a city can and cannot require. Permit process and review. Diagnosing where applications stall, then redesigning intake, completeness, routing, and review cycles so timelines become predictable. Staff support and capacity. Advance planning augmentation, peer review, staff reports, development agreements, RFP and RFQ preparation, and grant applications. Community engagement. Workshops, pop-ups, surveys, stakeholder interviews, and materials that explain a proposal plainly enough to get a useful response. Who we work with Cities and counties that need a plan or code updated and do not have the staff hours to do it in house. Planning directors who want a second read on a policy before it goes to council. Agencies facing a state deadline with a document that is not ready. Why KGA KGA writes for the people who will be using the document. A plan that reads well but cannot be administered becomes a problem the city inherits for a decade. Having sat in the director's chair, KGA drafts with the counter in mind, knowing that someone will eventually have to say yes or no using these exact words. https://www.kgaplanning.com/urbandesign daily 0.75 2026-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68dea6beda1c2c45f14bec68/e0447c2c-66c1-42a7-963f-5c7073d16031/UrbanDesign.png Urban Design - Urban Design Design standards, plans, and visualization that carry an idea from concept to what actually gets built. Design intent has a way of evaporating between the concept graphic and the finished building. In California and many other states that gap has widened. Cities can no longer rely on discretionary review to fix a project late, so the quality of a place now depends on how clearly design expectations are written down in advance. KGA does both halves of that work. We prepare the plans and visuals that let people see what is proposed, and we write the objective standards that make the built result look like the picture. Where we help Objective design standards. Height, setback, massing, articulation, and frontage standards written to be measurable, so they hold up under state housing law and still produce good buildings. Concept, corridor, and downtown plans. Site plans, master plans, and redevelopment concepts tied to real parcels, real constraints, and a workable phasing sequence. Public realm and streetscape. Streets, plazas, parks, and open space designed around complete streets policies, accessibility, and how people actually move through a place. Visualization and graphics. 3D models, renderings, and diagrams that make a proposal legible to a council, a commission, and a neighborhood meeting. Design review and application support. Evaluating development applications against adopted standards, and advising on public realm improvements delivered through private projects. Who we work with Cities and counties that want design expectations written into the code rather than negotiated project by project. Project teams that need a proposal explained visually to a decision-making body. Agencies planning a downtown, a corridor, or a public space who want the design and the implementing regulations to come from the same hand. Why KGA Most firms either draw or regulate. KGA does both. The standards we write are informed by having designed to them, and the designs we produce are informed by knowing how a city will read them and build them. https://www.kgaplanning.com/developmentservices daily 0.75 2026-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68dea6beda1c2c45f14bec68/a0923a49-75a1-46a4-8f3a-d33bdec2ce0e/DevelopmentServices.png Development Services - Development Services Entitlement strategy and advisory for developers, property owners, and architects. Most projects do not stall because of the design. They stall at the counter, in the gap between what a project team wants to build and how a city actually makes decisions. Kevin Gardiner ran a city planning department before founding KGA, so he has been on both sides of that counter. He has written the staff report and stood at the podium. With nearly 30 years of California experience, KGA helps applicants read the city correctly, position the application, and move from concept to approval. Where we help Entitlement strategy and roadmap. A clear read of your project's path, the approvals required, and the friction points before you file. State law navigation. How AB 130, SB 79, SB 9, CEQA, and objective design standards apply to your site, and how to use them to your advantage. Application positioning. Structuring and presenting the application so staff can say yes, including narratives, findings, and responses to city comments. Housing and RHNA strategy. Aligning your project with the city's Housing Element and state housing mandates. Representation and hearings. Standing with you before planning commissions and city councils. Who we work with Developers who know the process but want a sharper read on a specific city. Property owners who need someone to translate a confusing city response. Architects and design teams who want a planning partner on the application team. Why KGA Both sides of the process, one advisor. 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