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A weekly review of local and regional planning issues by Calaveras Planning Coalition & Community Action Project: Weekly ReCAP for December 9 Read More
Planning UpdatesPlanning Commission information from Colleen: Today’s Dec. 8 planning commission lasted past 5:30 p.m. and was mostly cannabis appeals. Peter Maurer told me more cannabis appeals are scheduled for the Dec. 22 PC meeting*, plus one appeal today was continued to January. PM also said there would be a BOS study session on the cannabis ordinance in January. The BOS meeting agenda posted for Dec. 13 is the longest I’ve ever seen–51... Read More
The comment period on the Tassajara Project RDEIR has been extended to Nov. 30. Comments can be sent to John.Oborne@dcd.cccounty.usThe Tassajara Parks Project is a 125-unit residential subdivision proposed outside the Urban Limit Line. Contra Costa County currently designates the project area as Agricultural Lands, and zones it A-80, Exclusive Agricultural District. The project’s water will come from either EBMUD water conservation, or from a contract for up to 100 acre-feet of water per year from the Calaveras Public Utility District’s Schaads Reservoir in Calaveras... Read More
Summary of Calaveras Planning Commission meeting November 10, 2016Summary of Calaveras Planning Commission meeting November 10, 2016 (Meeting video is posted on CAP Video page https://calaverascap.com/video/ ) Chair McLaughlin was absent; Commissioner Allured chaired the meeting 2016-1061 Song Vang Appeal of Denial of Personal Cannabis Cultivation Registration Application was decided on a tie vote 2-2-0 (one absent). A tie vote upholds the Planning Department decision, thus the appeal was denied. This was... Read More
Calaveras Planning Coalition MeetsNext CPC meeting on December 5, 1:30 – 4 pm, Main Library, Cheesbrough Room, San Andreas Read More
COG board narrowly rejects grant to help transport seniors and veteransCommon Ground director accuses staff of refusing to work with her agency. Read Calaveras Enterprise Article Read More
Foothill Conservancy challenges Amador County general planThursday, November 3 For more information, contact Cecily Smith: 209-223-3508, cecily@foothillconservancy.org On Thursday, November 3, Foothill Conservancy filed a lawsuit in Amador County Superior Court challenging the County of Amador’s new general plan and related environmental impact report. The Conservancy’s petition for writ of mandate asks the court to set aside the general plan and EIR, and revise the EIR to correct identified errors and... Read More
Calaveras Planning CommissionThe Agenda and Staff Reports for the October 13, 2016 Planning Commission Meeting have been posted to the website. http://www.planning.calaverasgov.us/PlanningCommission.aspx Read More
Weekly ReCAP of Key Local and Regional Land Use NewsWeekly ReCAP is a summary of key local and regional land use planning news for Calaveras County (See below link) weekly-recap-for-november-11 Read More
AN EIR IS NEEDED ON COMMERCIAL CANNABIS CULTIVATION AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIESThe Calaveras Planning Coalition has released its Position Paper: AN EIR IS NEEDED ON COMMERCIAL CANNABIS CULTIVATION AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES The Calaveras Planning Coalition (CPC) supports the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors’ efforts to complete an environmental impact report (EIR) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the county’s proposed Medical Cannabis Cultivation and Commerce Ordinance Project, which would... Read More
