Current & Advance Planning
Current & Advance Planning is responsible for the daily land use planning activities of the County. Current & Advance Planning is responsible for processing Planning Applications for land use entitlements, data and demographics analysis, amendments to the County's General Plan, zoning changes and planned community policies, Tentative Tract maps, Development Agreement coordination and special projects. Current & Advance Planning consists of the following sections: Site Planning, Subdivision Planning and Advance Planning.

Site Planning
The Site Planning and Consistency Management Section is located on the third floor of the 300 N. Flower building and is responsible for the following activities: Reviews public and private projects proposed for development in the unincorporated areas of the county and makes recommendations on same; Provides planning and regulation information and assistance to the public for processing development projects; and Maintains the Orange County Zoning Code.

Environmental Planning
Environmental Planning is responsible for the County's compliance with, and implementation of, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Their expertise includes providing CEQA review and clearances for Private Projects, Public Projects, and Mitigation Monitoring.

Subdivision
The Subdivision section processes Tentative and Final Subdivision maps, lot line adjustments, and certificates of compliance for the unincorporated area of Orange County. (NOTE: For final maps, lot line adjustments, and certificates of compliance, a separate filing and fee/deposit with the County Surveyor is required).

Demographics
The County of Orange covers 798 square miles, 292 of which are unincorporated. This unincorporated territory includes residential communities as well numerous state and local parklands and a portion of the Cleveland National Forest.

Southern Subregion Natural Community Conservation Plan (SSNCCP)
The County of Orange has prepared the Southern Subregion Natural Community Conservation Plan/Master Streambed Alteration Agreement/Habitat Conservation Plan (NCCP/MSAA/HCP), Draft Implementation Agreement (IA) and associated Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS). The Draft NCCP/MSAA/HCP sets forth a proposed Conservation Strategy that would be implemented by the County of Orange in cooperation with state and federal agencies and Participating Landowners in southern Orange County. The proposed Conservation Strategy focuses on long-term protection and management of multiple natural communities that provide habitat essential to the survival of a broad array of wildlife and plant species.

Southern Orange County Coordinated Planning Process (SOCCPP)
Currently, local, state, and federal agencies, in cooperation with local landowners, are engaged in coordinated land use and natural resource conservation planning efforts to address future economic development within a 91,000 acre portion of Southern Orange County. The three planning processes underway are: 1) an amendment to the County's General Plan and Zone Change for the Rancho Mission Viejo "Ranch Plan"; 2) development of a Special Area Management Plan/Master Streambed Alteration Agreement (SAMP/MSAA) for the San Juan Creek and San Mateo Creek watersheds; and 3) development of a South County Natural Community Conservation Plan/Habitat Conservation Plan (NCCP/HCP).