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.  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.  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

General Plan Study Session Scheduled for November 22

The Board of Supervisors agenda (available here) shows a Study Session “Refinements to the General Plan Preferred Land Use Map” at 2:00 pm.  This is an important next step in the General Plan process and we encourage all of you who can find the time to attend and make sure your concerns are being addressed. The entire agenda packet is available here.  The agenda packet includes Planning Department documents for the Study Session but... Read More

Rebecca Willis, Planning Director, announces a Nov. 22nd General Plan Workshop/ Study Session

Planning Director, Rebecca Willis, spoke during Review of Correspondence and Reports; you can watch the video (she speaks at 1 hr. 1 min. ~50 sec.+) here. Rebecca Willis gave a brief summary of the process so far and noted that there is now brand new Planning  staff.  She then announced that a workshop/study session is scheduled at the Board’s next meeting Nov. 22. Rebecca indicated that the purpose of the study session is to review the land... Read More

Calaveras Planning Coalition Hosts Planning Director Rebecca Willis

Calaveras Planning Director Rebecca Willis was the guest of the Calaveras Planning Coalition at their November 7 “Brown Bag” discussion.  Rebecca has been on the job for three months.  This gathering provided the opportunity for her to introduce herself to Planning Coalition members and to answer some of their questions. Rebecca has many years of planning experience in Southern and Northern California.  She was most recently Community Development... Read More

GOVERNOR VETOES AB 1220

October 11, 2011 The Governor decided to veto AB 1220 on Sunday – the last day he was able to take action on a bill. This bill was modeled after AB 602 from last year, which was also vetoed by then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. While it was vetoed last year, the exact same language returned this year. AB 1220 would originally have expanded from one year to five years the statute of limitations to sue a city or county, challenging the adoption... Read More

California Adopts Nation’s Most Sweeping Cap & Trade Plan

But it’s just another milestone in a long journey that’s far from finished. It’s official (no, really, this time). California has cap & trade — or will once the program starts ramping up next year. Today’s approval by the state’s Air Resources Board was described by chair Mary Nichols as like “moving a large army a few feet in one direction.” Those other measures include stricter standards for tailpipe emissions, a “low-carbon... Read More

Calaveras County Ups Road-Impact Fee on Developments

Written by Sean Janssen, The Union Democrat October 26, 2011 01:41 pm The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors in a 3-2 vote Tuesday approved a $238 increase in road impact fees charged to new developments. The increase is designed to catch up with the cost of inflation since 2009. The board was divided on whether now is the right time to make the move. Some members wanted to wait and make a larger boost in the cost per equivalent single-family home... Read More