Office of Planning Records, 1942-1989

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Summary

Title:
Office of Planning records
Dates:
1942-1989
Creators:
Santa Clara County (Calif.). Office of Planning
Abstract:
This collection consists of brochures and other planning documents created by the County Office of Planning and of the Office of Planning publication info.
Extent:
2 archives boxes
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Office of Planning records, 2007-005, Santa Clara County Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

For the scope and content of the collection, see the Major Subdivisions descriptions.

Biographical / historical:

The Planning Office is a division of the Department of Planning and Development of the County of Santa Clara. The Planning Office's main role is to plan and regulate land use and development in unincorporated Santa Clara County. The office's duties include: maintaining general plan and zoning ordinances, implementing planning studies, reviewing zoning and development applications, and monitoring major building projects.

Acquisition information:
The planning brochures and related documents were transferred to the Archives by the Office of Planning in conjunction with the County Photographer's Collection. The issues of info were transferred to the Archives by the Public Health Department.
Processing information:

This collection was processed by Michael Griffith working under NHPRC grant RA-10047-07, the Santa Clara County Archives Project. A fuller account of the grant project is available at the Archives website. The planning brochures and related documents were placed in chronological order. The copies of info were placed in chronological order, duplicates discarded, and the remaining issues foldered by year.

Arrangement:

For the arrangement of the collection, see the Major Subdivisions descriptions.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Archives staff.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Michael Griffith
Date Prepared:
© 2009
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Michael Griffith. Date of source: September 30, 2009.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The Archives can claim physical ownership only for some collections. Users are responsible for securing permission of the copyright holder for publication or quotation.

Preferred citation:

Office of Planning records, 2007-005, Santa Clara County Archives.

Location of this collection:
1875 Senter Road
San Jose, CA 95112, US
Contact:
(408) 755-7895
Archives@rec.sccgov.org
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