Amador County – The Amador County Planning Department last week gave notice that the Amador County Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing Tuesday, Dec. 13 on county code amendment that would allow temporary off-site directional signage for businesses in times of economic decline.

The hearing will allow public “review and consideration of amending Title 19 (Zoning) of the Amador County Code establishing regulations and standards for temporary off-site directional signage for businesses in times of economic decline.”

The signs would be allowed to be located in the unincorporated areas of Amador County. The notice noted that a staff report will be available online for viewing at AmadorGov.org, and is typically posted by the Thursday prior to the meeting.

The report will be available in the “Agendas and Minutes” section of the website, and the report “contains further information and any recommended conditions in the event the project is approved.”

A paper copy can be reviewed at the Planning Department and, if desired, be purchased for 20¢ per page to cover copying costs.

Planning Department staff in the notice said the code amendment request “has been found to be categorically exempt” from the California Environmental Quality Act, “pursuant to Section 15061 of the CEQA Guidelines.”

The notice said the Planning Commission will hold the public hearing to consider this application in the Board of Supervisors Chambers at the County Administration Center, 810 Court Street in Jackson. The hearing starts at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 13 or as soon thereafter as it can be heard.

Letters of comment received prior to preparation of the Staff Report will be included in the Staff Report and mailed to each Planning Commissioner as part of the Staff Report.

The notice said that letters received after the Staff Report has been prepared will be copied and provided to each Commissioner at the meeting. However, be advised the Commissioners, due to time constraints, may not be able to give those letters submitted after the Staff Report is prepared as detailed a review as those received earlier and it may be to your benefit to attend the hearing and summarize your concerns orally. Letters will not be read aloud at the Public Hearing. The Staff Report is generally prepared on a Tuesday before the meeting.

The notice said that “if you do not comment at the public hearing or send written comments and later decide to challenge the nature of this proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issued you raised at the public hearing or have given in written correspondence delivered to the public entity conducting the hearing at, or prior to, the Public Hearing.”

For more information contact the Amador County Planning Department at (209)223-6380.

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