Kate Hart ’93 is the land use and permitting counsel to Richland Investments, Inc., a real estate development firm based in Irvine, California. She has held this position since May 2015. Hart works out of their Roseville office, handling land use and permitting issues statewide.

 

Previously she was a land use attorney with Abbott & Kindermann, LLP. She has worked for both local agencies and private developers processing subdivision maps, conditional use permits, rezoning and general plan amendments, and variances, as well as negotiated development agreements and various types of easements for residential, commercial and industrial properties. Ms. Hart is a member of the State Bar of California and the Real Property and Environmental Law Sections of the Sacramento County Bar Association. She also previously served as Chair of the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. Since 2005, she has served as a member of the Sacramento Valley Conservancy Board of Trustees.