February 23 General Plan Study Session at Planning Commission

The Planning Commission will be reviewing various county initiated amendments to the current accessory dwelling rules of the zoning code.  The amendments are necessary to bring our current code into compliance with state law and the previously approved Housing Element of the General Plan. In addition the Planning Commission will host a study session focusing on the General Plan Land Use Map Draft #1.  This is a repeat of the presentation given at... Read More

Ranchers Vow Showdown on Wagon Trail

Alex George | Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 9:31 am Drive west on Highway 4, a couple of miles past Angels Camp, and you pass ranches that predate Mark Twain, harkening back to when the only roads were wagon trails. Clenching the steering wheel tight, pumping the brakes, you wind through sharp bends on your way to Copperopolis. If you get going too fast down a hill, a 25 mph curve corrals you back to the brake pedal. The scene is nondescript,... Read More

Board Divided Over Corraling 5-plus Acre Ranchettes

By Dana M. Nichols Record Staff Writer February 16, 2012 12:00 AM SAN ANDREAS – The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors remains deeply divided over how and whether to reign in ranchette-style development, the 5- to 40-acre lots that have replaced cattle ranches in some areas. Board differences surfaced again this week as the supervisors took their first look since 2010 at proposed land-use maps for a revised General Plan. Supervisors Merita... Read More

Two Frogs Added to Threatened Species List

By Dana M. Nichols February 05, 2012 Record Staff Writer SAN ANDREAS – The California Fish and Game Commission last week voted unanimously to add two species of mountain yellow-legged frogs to the state’s list of threatened or endangered species. State officials say the listing will give them more flexibility in stocking popular trout species in remote Sierra Nevada lakes at 5,000 feet or higher. The trout eat tadpoles and are one of several... Read More

General Plan Study Session Scheduled for February 14th

The BOS will be hosting a study session on the General Plan on February 14th at 2:30 pm in the Board Chambers. From the board agenda: 2:30 PM- STUDY SESSION: Planning: Review of the General Plan Land Use Map Draft #1 for public release. Draft #1 includes the County’s Natural Resource Lands (forests, watersheds, agriculture, mining) and Arnold, Avery, Burson, Camp Connell, Campo Seco, Darrington, Douglas Flat, Hathaway Pines, Jenny Lind,... Read More

In the interests of full disclosure…

Posted to CalaverasEnterprise.com: Friday, February 10, 2012 9:20 am Ward La Valley | 0 comments “In the interests of full disclosure,” said Rebecca Willis, Calaveras County’s newest planning director, at a study session last November, “the number is actually larger … like 400,000.” The number Willis referred to, 400,000, is the potential population of Calaveras County at full build-out under the current General... Read More

General Plan Study Session at the BOS February 14th

Just a reminder that the General Plan Study Session was re-scheduled to February 14th.  Watch here for more information.  Read More

Planning Commission Meeting February 9th at 9 am

The Planning Commission will be reviewing two projects this coming Thursday:  a tentative subdivision tract map for 18 lots in Big Trees Village and a Planned Development permit for a single family residence/historic renovation in Mokelumne Hill.  You may view and/or download the agenda and supporting documents here.  Read More

January 26 Planning Commission Agenda Available

Agenda items include a proposed Title 17 Zoning Amendment to provide timelines for declaring a project abandoned, and an educational/informational Study Session to review existing previously adopted Community Plans. More information and staff reports may be found here.    Read More

BOS Housing Study Session Re-Scheduled

Today’s Board of Supervisors Study Session on the Hillside Apartments and Affordable Housing has been cancelled….we’ll let you know as soon as there is a new date.  Read More