Tag: General Plan Update

37,000 parcels rezoned without public input in El Dorado County

The Planning Commission heard staff testimony and public comment on Thursday, August 27, regarding the Targeted General Plan Amendment and Zoning Ordinance Update (TGPA/ZOU) and will continue on Wednesday, September 2, at 8:30am.


One thing that became very clear during the hearing is that the County DID NOT make any effort to notify the public about proposed zoning changes to parcels. The small print of the Public Notices in the newspaper and the County’s email notices did not make it clear that it is up to you to research whether or not your parcel or adjacent parcels are proposed to change.


Here is an example: At the hearing, parcels were identified that are proposed to be rezoned to Commercial Regional ( a new zone being created), which is a high-intensity retail commercial zone. However, the parcels are currently zoned Commercial, which is a very broad category that includes light commercial to heavy commercial. If the new zoning is applied, then the parcels will not be considered for light commercial, despite the fact that light commercial is more compatible with the nearby residential properties. Staff acknowledged that property owners did not have input into the decision, nor were the adjacent property owners notified. Staff determined the criteria and proposed changes without property owner input. And the list of 37,000 proposed parcel changes could be full of incompatible rezones.


You can look up the information regarding your parcel here, using either your parcel number or street address: http://gem.edcgov.us/zoning_luppu/ It would also be good for you to click around the map to see if any parcels adjacent to your property are proposed for rezoning.


If you have questions regarding what they are doing with your parcel or nearby parcels, call Shawna L. Purvines, Principal Planner, County of El Dorado, (530) 621-5362 or email at shawna.purvines@edcgov.us
Please attend the meeting. Just tell the Planning Commissioners to vote for NO PROJECT. They have no right to massively amend the voter-approved General Plan or change our historic zoning rights.
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Show up to protect RURAL El Dorado County – August 27 Planning Commission hearing

If you love El Dorado County for its rural quality of life, then it’s time to speak up to protect it.

Where and When:
Planning Commission Hearing
August 27, 2015 at 8:30 am
Board of Supervisors Chambers
330 Fair Lane, Building A

We need to be there to speak up against the proposed policies that will greatly impact our rural resources, making it easier for developers to push through their high-density projects that are better suited for Rancho Cordova and Elk Grove.

Be prepared!  Staff’s agenda to overhaul our voter-approved General Plan has saddled us with an overwhelming and confusing document.  Much of this is to frustrate the public to not participate.  If you want to retain the rural nature of El Dorado County, then you must engage!

Click on the image to learn more about the proposed changes with this video from the April 29, 2015 Community Meeting:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbP_AlPJ7No

General Plan & Zoning Ordinance Update:  Facts & Fiction 

For three years, Supervisors, County staff, and special interest groups with significant involvement in the policy re-write, have repeated the mantra “we’re just implementing the General Plan”.

Some of the proposed changes (as of 4/29/15) are summarized below so that you can see what they are really doing:

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DEIR = Draft Environmental Impact Report
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TGPA = Targeted General Plan Amendment ZOU = Zoning Ordinance Update

Conclusion:
● The changes proposed do not represent an “implementation” of the voter approved General Plan.
● The extent of the proposed changes has been misrepresented to the public.
● 2004 General Plan protections are being reduced or removed.

Here is a link to the overwhelming and confusing document mentioned above:  http://www.edcgov.us/Government/LongRangePlanning/LandUse/TGPA-ZOU_Main.aspx

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