Director of Urban Planning
Ascent
Sacramento, California
Chelsey Payne, AICP, Director of Urban Planning at Ascent, is a Sacramento-based planning consultant working across California on housing and homeless policy solutions, comprehensive plans, specific plans, and zoning. She has prepared over 70 housing plans for cities and counties of all sizes and helps local governments comply with California state regulations related to housing elements, inclusionary housing, affirmatively furthering fair housing, and zoning for emergency homeless housing. Chelsey recently assisted Sacramento Mayor Steinberg and the Sacramento City Council on the development of a Comprehensive Siting Plan to address the crisis of unhoused persons in Sacramento. The plan identifies 20 properties as priority sites for safe parking, safe ground, transitional housing, congregate shelters, and tiny home communities.
Sunday, April 2, 2023
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM CDT