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 you’ll have to scroll about 2/3 of the way through the packet to the sections labeled Agenda Submittal “Refinements to the General Plan Preferred Land Use Map” and  “Comment Letters Received on Alternatives Report.”

Among the recommendations for the tasks to be accomplished at this Study Session are:

• Identify all the factors and assumptions in the build-out population
• Address existing “unimproved” lots
• Increase  the  number  of  land  use  designations  to  allow  distinctions  and acknowledgement of existing built-out areas
• Incorporate  transition  areas,  clustering,  and  density  transfers  in  Resource  Production Lands
• Conduct  outreach  to  ensure  the  land  uses  in  Community  Plan  areas  are  the  current, proposed land uses
• Incorporate local  knowledge in the General Plan  process
• Bring back a Preferred  Land  Use Plan for the December 13th  meeting.

Make sure your voice is heard during this process by staying involved.