Marin planners revise development policy to meet court order

Marin County planning officials have released for public review a set of proposed changes to the countywide plan that were mandated by a judge.

Superior Court Judge Sheila Shah Lichtblau ordered the county to remove “precedence clauses” from the document that directed the “subordination of community plans to the Countywide Plan.” Her order followed a lawsuit by Bruce Corcoran, a Strawberry resident.

Community plans are locally drafted guidelines that allow distinct communities located...