SMW Drafts Numerous Urban Growth Boundary Initiatives
In 1996 the firm begins drafting a series of initiatives that establish urban growth boundaries limiting urban sprawl and promoting infill development in Sonoma and Solano Counties. Within a few years, there are UGBs in Healdsburg, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Sonoma, Cotati, Windsor, Fairfield, and Vacaville.
San Diego County Voters Pass Forest Conservation Initiative
Photo Credit: Duncan McFetridge Voters in San Diego County in 1993 pass the Forest Conservation Initiative, drafted by the firm for Save Our Forest and Ranchlands. The measure limits development on private lands within the Cleveland National Forest.
Solano County Voters Pass Initiative to Protect Agricultural Land
In 1984 the firm drafts a farmland protection initiative for Solano County, and successfully defends it in court. Measure A becomes a model for land use initiatives throughout the state.