---
title: "List marked ordinance sections for an explanation to a community group"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/planning-and-environment/prepare-a-plain-language-advice-to-a-community-group/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A12-B7-5-US"
practice_area: "Planning & Environment"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List marked ordinance sections for an explanation to a community group

> List the ordinance sections and the permit conditions the lawyer has marked, in the order marked. Write no letter and no sentence that tells the group what to do.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/planning-and-environment/prepare-a-plain-language-advice-to-a-community-group/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Planning & Environment](https://ailawframework.com/practice/planning-and-environment.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | List the ordinance sections and the permit conditions the lawyer has marked, in the order marked. Write no letter and no sentence that tells the group what to do. |
| What the lawyer must review | Government Code section 65850 lets a city or county regulate by ordinance the use of buildings, structures, and land. What that ordinance means for this site is the letter you write. Section 65940 requires the agency application list to be available to any person who requests it. The tool does not write the letter the group receives. Opinion 512: verify any generated list of sections against the ordinance before you rely on it. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare a plain-language advice to a community group](https://ailawframework.com/practice/planning-and-environment/prepare-a-plain-language-advice-to-a-community-group.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the ordinance sections and the permit conditions the lawyer has marked, in the order marked. Write no letter and no sentence that tells the group what to do.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A community explanation is not a public comment under 42 USC section 4332. That statute was not used for this task.
- Do not say a use is allowed. The ordinance, not this list, answers that.

## Sources

- [California Government Code section 65850 (authority to adopt zoning ordinances)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=65850.) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [California Government Code section 65940 (list of information required for a development project)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=65940.) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [NEPA public comment letter outline](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/planning-and-environment/us-nepa-comment-letter.md) | Letter | Yellow | Outline of a public comment on a detailed statement made available under 42 U.S.C. § 4332. The deadline, the addressee, and the docket number stay blank for the agency's notice. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*