Tulloch vacation-rental regs back

Written by Sean Janssen, The Union Democrat April 15, 2013 A flaw in the noticing process for implementation of new restrictions on short-term vacation rentals at Tulloch Reservoir will trigger another vote April 23 on the ordinance. Calaveras County Planning Director Rebecca Willis said new ordinances require a published notice five days before a public hearing and 15 days after a “yes” vote. Though supervisors thought their 3-2 vote in favor... Read More

Supervisors to add extra night meeting

By Kristine Williams, Friday, April 12 For residents unable to make it to the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors regular second and fourth Tuesday-of-the month meetings, a new option is available. The board will hold one evening meeting per quarter, starting July 31. During a discussion of board policies and procedures Tuesday, the majority of supervisors were reluctant to return to a weekly meeting schedule, despite recent board meetings that... Read More

DRAFT #2 LAND USE MAP GETS GREEN LIGHT – 30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD

A joint study session with the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission was held March 19, 2013.  The purpose of the study session was to introduce Draft #2 of the General Plan Land Use Map, its land use categories, comments received on Draft #1, and various data associated with the new map. The Board directed staff to move forward with Draft #2 and allow for a 30-day comment period on the map.  The comment period ends April 19, 2013.  Please... Read More

Angels Council discusses, defines tree ordinance

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Alicia Castro During Tuesday’s Angel Camp City Council meeting the table was stacked high with pages of the Oak and Heritage Tree Ordinance, which was brought before the council in a workshop format. “Within a municipal code, the ordinance is the nuts and bolts – it can make or break the whole deal,” said Planning Director David Hanham, who discussed the long-discussed ordinance. As it now stands, according to... Read More

Supervisors hear call for more jobs

Economic development, “is not a new subject by any means,” according to the Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce, but its claim that the current county unemployment rate is more than 14 percent spurred a joint study session between the chamber and supervisors that yielded a mix of complaints and recommendations regarding the county’s future. “I didn’t hear a lot of commonality,” said Chamber of Commerce President Jeff Davidson at the... Read More

It started just fixing Ponderosa way

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Don Urbanus /The Calaveras Enterprise It all started when the Board of Supervisors attempted to get $200,000 of Proposition 84 money for restoration of Ponderosa Way, a road that would provide access to the Mokelumne River. Concerned citizens stood up and complained that the board would be subjecting the county and its residents to the United Nations authority. The resolution barely passed with three votes, one opposed,... Read More

Why the general plan is important

By Buzz Eggleston | Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 10:15 am Suppose you could take a map of Calaveras County, scrape it clean of 160-plus years of human meddling, and start with a fresh landscape. It would be a blank canvas for you to paint a new, perfect community to suit yourself. Well, you can’t do that. Decades of construction, of roads, bridges and water works, mines, homes, patios, pools and gardens, barns and corrals and stores, firehouses... Read More

County puts its future on the map

By Kristine Williams | Posted: Friday, March 22, 2013 8:29 am http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/article_8400561e-9303-11e2-a6af-001a4bcf887a.html General plan takes a big step  forward As promised,  Calaveras  County ’s emerging general plan  envisions more open space on the outskirts of larger, core  communities. It continues to be a work in progress,  however. A special joint meeting between the Board of Supervisors  and the county’s... Read More

30-day comment period for General Plan Land Use Map Draft #2.

  There will be a 30-day comment period for  General Plan Land Use Map Draft #2. This map was presented at the joint  Board of Supervisors/Planning Commission study session held March 19,  2013. The comment period will end April 19, 2013. Please submit comments in writing to gpupdate@co.calaveras.ca.us or Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, CA  95249. If questions please call:  209.754.6394 or visit the General Plan Update... Read More

General plan takes a big step forward

By Kristine Williams | Posted: Friday, March 22, 2013 8:29 am http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/article_8400561e-9303-11e2-a6af-001a4bcf887a.html  As promised,  Calaveras  County’s emerging general plan  envisions more open space on the outskirts of larger, core  communities.  It continues to be a work in progress,  however. A special joint meeting between the Board of Supervisors  and the county’s Planning Commission Tuesday drew... Read More