Ground Development Consulting, LLC.
Project Planning, Permitting, and Consulting
Christine Gregory, AICP
Founder and Principal
About Ground DevELopment Consulting, LLC.
Specializing in 30-day Plan Review
Processing, Presentation, and Permitting. Processing a plan can take considerable time, effort and expense. From her experience organizing numerous civic and private projects, Ms. Gregory knows how to present plans for effective and streamlined permitting. She assists governmental agencies and private firms in obtaining their goals.
Environmental Studies. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires State and local agencies to identify the significant environmental impacts of their actions and to avoid or mitigate those impacts, if feasible. Ms. Gregory is experienced in preparing thorough Studies for CEQA and NEPA compliance which pinpoint potential project issues and mitigation measures, helping clients to construct quality projects and avoid lengthy, costly lawsuits.
Grading & Site Design / Critique. While the San Francisco Bay Area is rich in hillside topography, many professionals do not understand topographic maps and plans. Ms. Gregory teaches plan and map reading, and provides review of development plans to ensure they work well in their environment.
Experience
- Preparation of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Initial Studies, mitigation monitoring plans, and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) coordination
- Simplifying complex information
- Team building and stakeholder meeting coordination
- Activating vision by implementing realistic plans
- Conflict resolution and mediation
- Extensive experience serving as liaison between agencies, teams, and developers
- Assisting agencies, property owners, developers, builders, attorneys, engineers, and architects with streamlining application processing for compliance with General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, Federal, State and local laws, codes, plans, policies and regulations
- Processing a wide variety of applications, including current and long-range planning; reviewing project plans for accuracy and completeness; preparing and developing publishing notices; developing and monitoring schedules from submittal through environmental review and public hearing
- Preparing reports for decision-making bodies, including formulation of recommendations, preparing well-organized technical reports that incorporate graphic products (maps, diagrams, drawings, etc.) and findings, conditions of approval, and mitigation monitoring
- Reviewing, critiquing, and designing hillside development projects
- Reviewing development proposals and applications: preparing streamlined actions matrices
- Researching and compiling project information and writing planning, ordinance, and agenda reports
- Coordinating, organizing, and managing planning and development projects
- Inspecting properties and structures for compliance with zoning codes and regulations
- Residential and commercial architectural design
About the Founder and Principal
Christine Gregory, AICP, is passionate about the built environment. Ms. Gregory is a multi-talented professional with over 30 years of project experience in the fields of planning, permitting, project management, civil engineering, architectural design, and presentation. As Principal and founder of Ground Development Consulting, LLC., she develops creative, streamlined, and effective solutions for clients in both the public and private sectors.
Ms. Gregory's top 5 Strengths Finder (2.0) themes are:
Strategic
Maximizer
Positivity
Achiever
Learner
Christine Gregory, AICP, Founder and Principal
Bio
Christine Gregory has over 30 years of experience specializing in “big picture” planning. Her ability to see across disciplines and coordinate engineering, civic, environmental, and logistical concerns makes her an invaluable asset on any project. Her broad experience includes planning studies, site planning, and site design; review of architectural, site, and grading plans; CEQA and NEPA compliance; Environmental Impact Report coordination; condition and mitigation measure clarification and compliance; project coordination including outreach; traffic flow and evacuation analyses; and other industrial, commercial, and residential projects for clients in the public and private sectors. From contractors and permits to stakeholder outreach, she brings all elements together to deliver projects on schedule and within budget.
Her recent experience as a planning consultant includes clients such as the cities of Pittsburg, Clayton, and Martinez, the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, and Contra Costa County. Her typical responsibilities in Planning Consultant role include:
- Extensive coordination, presentation, and processing for Boards, Commissions, and Councils;
- Outreach and representing Community Development and other department at special meetings and conferences;
- Recommending appropriate modifications in plans, programs and applicable polices and ordinances;
- Advising property owners, developers, investors and their representatives regarding City plans, ordinances, and regulations relating to property development;
- Supervising, leading, training, mentoring, and evaluating staff;
- Preparing Division budgets;
- Providing guidance and direction on review and analysis of planning applications, zoning and land use matters, environmental issues, revisions to ordinances, and preparation of modifications to the General Plan, Local Coastal Plan, and Specific Plans;
- Reviewing staff reports and development proposals and administration of zoning and subdivision regulations;
- Coordinating the review process and preparing comments on planning issues;
- Tracking the completion of work to ensure compliance with performance objectives.
Certifications/Training
American Institute of Certified Planners
Education
Architecture, Iowa State University, 1980-1986
Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Sonoma State University, 2007-2010
Meeting and Event Planning, University of California, Berkeley, 1994-1996
Software
GIS, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, Quicken, Microsoft Office Suite, and agency permitting and tracking software
