Land Use Regulation

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RESEARCH OVERVIEW (PLANNING YOUR RESEARCH):

Federal Legislation - Statutes, Public Laws, Bills, Legislative History

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Statutes - USCA, USCS Public Laws - Statutes At Large, USCCAN Bills - Microfiche cabinet #8 Leg. History - See Guide	Statutes - Yes Public Laws - Some Bills - Yes Leg. History - Minimal	Statutes - USC Public Laws - Thomas Bills - Thomas Leg. History - See Guide

 

Federal Agency Regulations

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CFR Federal Register	Yes	CFR Federal Register

 

State Legislation - Statutes, Public Laws, Bills, Legislative History

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Statutes - West's & Deering's California Codes Public Laws - California Statutes and Amendments to the Code Bills - Microfiche cabinet #16 Leg. History - See California Legislative History Guide	Statutes - Yes Public Laws - No Bills - Yes Leg. History - Very limited	Statutes - California Code Public Laws - California Laws Bills - California Bills Leg. History - See California Legislative History Guide

 

State Agency Regulations

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Barclay's California Code of Regulations California Regulatory Notice Register [You may want to contact the agency directly to locate additional information.]	Current regulations are available	California Code of Regulations [You may want to see if the agency has a website on the  California Agency Index.]

 

Local Ordinances, Regulations, and Departmental Documents

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Hastings has the San Francisco Code at the reference Desk. UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies Library has a large collection of California local ordinances in print. [You may need to contact the city, agency, or department directly for reports and plans.]	No	UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies Library has links to a some California local ordinances. Municipal Codes Online - A good list of codes with links to code publishers (Note: You must go directly to the code publisher websites to see which codes they publish.)

 

Federal & State Caselaw

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Yes	Yes	Some are available

 

Secondary Sources - Treatises, Practice Guides, Journal Articles, & Relevant Websites

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Treatises - See Legal Information Buyer's Guide at Reference Desk CEB Practice Guides Rutter Practice Guides Check the Hastings catalog & MELVYL Journal articles (see indexes)	Many full-text law reviews Use the journal indexes Search newspapers and magazines for useful background information	State, local, and departmental websites might be useful in locating other unpublished documents.

 

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NATURAL DISASTER INFORMATION ONLINE

1. Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA")
2. California State Government Homepage
3. California Land Use Planning Information Network ("LUPIN")
4. California Governor's Office of Emergency Services ("OES")
5. California Governor's Office of Planning and Research
6. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
7. California Department of Conservation
8. California Seismic Safety Commission
9. California Department of Insurance
10. Association of Bay Area Governments
11. U.S. Geological Survey
12. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
13. California Coastal Commission

 

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Last updated August 29, 2003
Prepared by FCIL Librarian