El Dorado County asking for input on land use planning

With several high-level planning projects on the horizon, El Dorado County has created a webpage and scheduled a series of community meetings to gather public feedback.

The county is in the process of amending various sections of the General Plan. The General Plan establishes broad policies for how land can be developed throughout the county’s western slope.

In addition to the targeted General Plan amendments, the county also aims to comprehensively update the zoning ordinance. The zoning ordinance provides guidance for how General Plan policies apply to each specific parcel of land. State law requires that the zoning ordinance be consistent with the General Plan.

Along with the targeted amendments to the General Plan and zoning ordinance update, the county will simultaneously be updating its travel demand model.

The website provides background information on each project, key decision points, frequently asked questions, timelines and contact information for comments and questions.

Six community meetings have been scheduled where county staff will be presenting an overview of the various projects, processes, time lines and additional opportunities for public involvement. All meetings will run from 6-8pm.

Dates and locations include:

March 5 El Dorado Hills Community Services District Pavilion, 1021 Harvard Way, El Dorado Hills

March 7 South Lake Tahoe City Council Chambers, 1901 Airport Road, South Lake Tahoe

March 12 Pioneer Park Community Center, 6740 Fair Play Road,Somerset

March 15 Cameron Park Community Center, 2502 Country Club Drive, Cameron Park

March 19 Northside School Gym, 860 Cave Valley Road, Cool

March 22 Union Mine High School Library, 6530 Koki Lane, El Dorado.