The Agenda and Staff Reports for the November 5, 2015 Planning Commission Meeting have been posted.

See next Thursday’s 11/5 PC meeting agenda below, which includes a Zoning Ordinance Amendment re. Post Disaster Recovery, plus continued review of the draft GPU Land Use Element and Implementation Programs. IMPORTANT: The staff report for the Land Use Element topic includes a revised draft of the Land Use Element, with edits reflecting changes made by the Commission, plus planning staff updates on Land Availability.  Here is a link to this... Read More

Calaveras General Plan Update – Planning Commission

CAP urges you to attend a Planning Commission Meeting If you can’t attend, try watching a video of the Planning Commission on the CAP website:  calaverascap.com.  Thanks for your interest. You can also keep yourself updated on all planning issues from the Calaveras Planning Department Home Page  Scroll to bottom of page to “Stay Updated” and subscribe. Planning Commission Meeting – October 23, 2014 » Meeting Agenda « Joint... Read More

Noise element gets Planning Commission OK

First of seven general plan elements to be considered The Calaveras County Planning Commission Thursday approved a number of changes to ensure that noise standards in a proposed county general plan won’t place an undue burden on future developments, including those involving agriculture and timber production. Read Entire Article Here    Read More

Asphalt plant fact sheet misleading

Letter to the Editor The Valley Springs News, Friday August 7, 2015 Editor: The asphalt plant proponents’ July 28 “Fact Sheet” is not all facts. Some “facts” are incorrect, some are opinion, others are supposition (without proof), speculation (theoretical), or conjecture (guessing). The Hot Mix Asphalt Plant is not a “Batch” plant. CB Asphalt’s description is, “Drum Mix Asphalt Concrete Hot Plant” which is “gradually replacing... Read More

New Planning Commissioner Emails now available!

Calaveras County’s website-based system  is not effectively forwarding emails to the Planning Commissioners.  During this critical time that the Planning Commission is reviewing and editing the General Plan Update, the Planning Commissioners will be receiving email directly at the following addresses:     Fawn McLuaghlin – fjmclaughlin@comcast.net Ted Allured – tallured@goldrush.com Lisa Muetterties – lisampc3@gmail.com David Tunno... Read More

Planning commissioners adopt vision statement

“The historical character of the county’s communities, the value of its productive resources and the distinction of its physical beauty while growing economic opportunities create a high quality of life for residents and a remarkable and memorable experience for visitors to the County.” Calaveras County General Plan Review Read full article here  Read More

Take a Lode Off: Slouching toward a general plan

Muriel Zeller is a poet, writer and Valley Springs resident. Contact her at murielzeller52@gmail.com. During last week’s joint board of supervisors and planning commission study session on the updated county general plan, Supervisor Cliff Edson indicated that to discover the reason the general plan update has taken so long, we need only “take a look around.” I am unsure what the supervisor meant, but perhaps he is unaware that the general plan... Read More

Still a long road ahead for county general plan update

By Sarah Lunsford Enterprise Correspondent | Posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2015  http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/article_7fb21026-29b4-11e5-889f-af9cace25335.html It’s already been a long and winding road for the Calaveras County General Plan Update, and if the Thursday meeting of the county’s planning commission is any indicator, the document that will oversee all growth and planning decisions for Calaveras still has a ways to go. “We’re... Read More

Calaveras County Planning Commission begins review of Draft General Plan

General Plan Update review and recommendation starts at the Planning Commission next Thursday July 9 at 1 p.m. (after the morning agenda).  Topics of discussion: Vision Statement, Objectives, Implementation Measures, and other components of the plan Planning Commission Meeting – July 09, 2015 » Meeting Agenda « 2015-040 Appeal & 2015-007 ZA, AUP for La Contenta Plaza, LLC 2015-029A Appeal of Planning Director’s Interpretation... Read More

Valley Springs Hogan Quarry Asphalt Plant Update

On June 25, 30+ speakers spoke to the Calaveras Planning Commission during public comments on two appeals regarding the construction and operation of the Hogan Quarry Asphalt Plant .  An overwhelming majority of speakers spoke passionately against the asphalt plant (Appeal A).  Despite public opinion, planning commissioners went through the points in Appeal A and voted to make findings to support the decision that an asphalt plant at Hogan Quarry... Read More