2023 COPPEROPOLIS COMMUNITY PLAN
SOLICITATION FOR COMMENTS

Calaveras County invites members of the community and the general public to provide comments on the proposed Copperopolis Community Plan. A map of the Copperopolis Community Area is below.

NOTE: There is not yet a proposed draft community plan for Copperopolis available for review. The County is seeking input about the elements of a community plan described below. Members of the CPC from Copperopolis drafted their own Copperopolis Community Plan which you can view here. Scroll down for more helpful resources from CAP/CPC to help inform your comments.

The purpose of the Community Plan is to identify the unique characteristics of community, the vision of its residents, and provide policies to support and assist development and preservation of their social, economic, environmental, and historic assets.

Comments can be submitted under the following headings and subheadings:

• Location
• History
• Community Description
• Community Vision
• Community Plan Policies
  • Land Use
  • Conservation and Open Space
  • Recreation
  • Circulation
  • Public Facilities and Services
  • Safety
  • Economic Development
  • Parks and Recreation
  • Natural Resources

Public Comments will be received from Saturday, April 15, 2023, to Monday, May 1, 2023.

A Community meeting will be held at the Armory in Copperopolis in May 2023, on a date and time to be announced, to review public comments and present a draft Community Plan.

Please forward your comments to: Gabriel Elliott, Director of Planning, Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, Building “E”, San Andreas, CA 95249, or by email at GElliott@co.calaveras.ca.us.

Resources

CPC Draft Copperopolis Community Plan Text with Explanations: In September, our Copperopolis Community Plan Team completed and sent its draft community plan to the County Planning Department. This plan was the culmination of months of effort to gather together the best parts of the prior draft community plans of 2005 and 2013, and to add newly relevant policies.  The plan includes policies on wildlife habitat protection, designing with nature, oak woodland conservation, agricultural land conservation, and timely implementation of the 2019 General Plan.

View the Community Plan Element from the General Plan here

View other Calaveras County Community Plans

CPC Members Speak Up at GPU Hearing to Defend Community Plans
On July 30 and 31, 2019 members of the CPC spoke during the public comment period to defend community plans. The rescinding of Community Plans for Arnold, Avery/Hathaway Pines, Murphys, Copperopolis, and Valley Springs in the General Plan Update illustrates a lack of responsiveness to both public and Supervisor concerns.

Watch the discussion of the Community Plans here

Board of Supervisors Completes General Plan Update Hearing – Prepares to Rescind Community Plans

Valley Springs Community Plan Blend Goals and Policies: Read the VSCP here