Permit Sonoma staff will present a set of housing initiatives to the Planning Commission on August 30, 2018. (This item had previously been scheduled for August 23.)
OPINION: Our Supervisors think all development damage can be mitigated, nothing is ever a significant impact and continue to ignore the cumulative impacts of their decisions. CEQA (California Environmental Act) is a nasty word that will make them cringe. Since the fires the supervisors have exempted environmental provisions in order to rush through housing. The plans being developed will have major implications for the unincorporated areas of Sonoma County and yet our county’s leaders want to rush through new development with little or no environmental studies or impacts. We are experiencing “disaster capitalism” with the fire being used as the excuse to do away with thoughtful planning for future generations.
development costs came from Open Space District funds by eliminating housing.
county. The landowners want their wells in now and their vineyards in the ground to justify their water use. I noted the expansion in the Carneros Winery claiming to use existing well with no environmental impact claimed. People should be filing complaint on all these permits against those water claims.
We’ve seen other counties with major groundwater damage from over farming. Unless groups file against these projects, there is no paper claim to
appeal their new or increased water usage IF our groundwater begins to suffer. B. Cooper
Permit Sonoma staff will present a set of housing initiatives to the Planning Commission on August 30, 2018. (This item had previously been scheduled for August 23.)
Staff completed an initial study for this project and determined that the adoption of the proposed code changes would not result in significant impacts on the environment and a Negative Declaration is appropriate. More information as well as an electronic version of the Negative Declaration will be available here: sonomacounty.ca.gov/HousingInitiatives
The first phase of the project involved code amendments designed to remove constraints to housing production. Those amendments were adopted by the Board of Supervisors in May. More information about the first phase can be found here: sonomacounty.ca.gov/PRMD/Regulations/Housing/News/Board-of-Supervisors-Approves-First-Set-of-Housing-Initiatives/
The Planning Commission staff report will be available for download the week of August 27 at the Housing Initiatives website.
Please let us know what you think! You can email questions or comments to: HousingInitiatives@sonoma-county.org
Permit Sonoma is introducing a series of housing initiatives designed to reduce constraints and expand opportunities for housing development. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in receiving updates on these initiatives.