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“The LCP needs also to address coordination between those agencies promoting more tourism and those agencies looking out for the well being of the communities most heavily impacted. “ Sonoma Gazette: Cumulative Impacts & Land Use Policy Nov 29, 2019 Share:By Eric Koenigshoffer We have all been to places which are magnificent in their natural splendor but …
Cancellation: Local Coastal Plan Workshops, Timber Cove, Santa Rosa You are subscribed to Permit Sonoma’s Local Coastal Plan Update for Sonoma County, CA. The public workshop schedule has recently been changed. Notice of Cancellation: Timber Cover, November 5th Notice of Cancellation: Santa Rosa, November 21st In recognition of recent community events, including the evacuations related …
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The County, by the California Coastal Act regulations, has to start over with meetings and public input if a draft has not been approved in 4 years, which the last draft was over 4 years now and hugely rejected as the draft allowed the wine industry, events and expanded tourism. The draft for 2015 is …
The County has now posted their timeline for the Local Coastal Plan review. Thank you to everyone who responded. If you are interested there is a meeting for the public by concerned coast lovers. Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 3:30 – 5:00 PM Jenner Community Center 10398 CA-1, Jenner, CA 95450 (behind the gas station) …
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The Local Coastal Plan being proposed by PRMD/Supervisors includes language that’s sets up an “economic feasibility” commission either by the California Coastal Commission or local entity that can sub out the report with little to no transparency and public input. The commission would decide if farmlands can be subdivided if economic feasibility is not determined. …
To: Lisa Posternak, Sonoma County Permits & Resource Management Department (PRMD). Cc: Interested parties Date: September 30, 2015 SUBJECT: General comments on preliminary draft Local Coastal Plan: significant environmental baseline deficiencies and consequences Dear Ms. Posternak: I would like to provide only preliminary and general comments on some selected basic aspects of the preliminary draft …
Peter R. Baye, Ph.D. Coastal Ecologist, Botanist Letter to PRMD on Coastal Plan Read More »