Need help on the front end of your project? Not sure where to start? Our on-staff land use consultant is happy to help
PLANNING &
LAND USE CONSULTING
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Navigating the planning and permitting process can be challenging, tedious, and confusing. Our on-staff land use consultant can help soften this experience, using her education and expertise to work through the necessary channels to get your project build ready. Whether you need minimal guidance or full project management, we’re here to help.
PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES WHERE AND
WHEN YOU NEED THEM
We evaluate the development possibilities of your parcel, with respect to applicable regulatory standards and requirements; including buildability analyses, site planning, use analyses, permit requirements, structural possibilities, and more.
DEVELOPMENT FEASIBILITY
CONSULTANT/TEAM ASSEMBLY
Depending on the complexity of your project, many consultants may be required to secure necessary permits; including septic designers, geologists, biologists, surveyors, engineers, architects, and others. We have valuable relationships with the most effective consultants in Santa Cruz County, and will assist with team assembly to bring your project together.
Project management to ensure the timely and cohesive preparation of application materials necessary to obtain permits from your local jurisdiction. We will review all applicable materials to help ensure compliance with current regulatory standards.
APPLICATION PREPARATION
Project management to ensure the timely and cohesive preparation of application materials necessary to obtain permits from your local jurisdiction. We will review all applicable materials to help ensure compliance with current regulatory standards.
PERMIT PROCESSING
THE PATH TO PERMITS
Non-legal assistance with recourse to rectify issued code violations, or “red-tags”; interfacing with County Code Enforcement team to help you move forward.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
MEET MARINA
LAND USE CONSULTANT
MASTER'S IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
BACHELOR'S IN URBAN PLANNING
Marina Hauze George is our on-staff land use consultant, ready to exercise her expertise to assist with your project. Marina graduated Summa Cum Laude from University of California San Diego with a Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning. Her senior thesis on the architecture and design of low-income housing was featured on the front page of the San Diego Union Tribune in 2006. After moving back to Santa Cruz and meeting her now husband Matt George, Marina worked for the City of Santa Cruz Planning Department, before moving into the private sector with former firm Hamilton Swift. During her time at Hamilton Swift, Marina absorbed all of the many nuances unique to the Santa Cruz County jurisdictions, and developed several valuable and lasting professional relationships. In 2011, Marina furthered her education and graduated from San Jose State University with a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning.
Marina took a short hiatus from the planning field to stay home with her and Matt’s two young kiddos, cultivating a thriving photography business in the process. Back in action as a land use consultant, Marina looks forward to discussing how she might be able to help move your project forward!