Amador County – The Plymouth Planning Commission on Thursday noted a probable need to extend the comment period on a 64-lot housing development in Plymouth, noting that late comments would be addressed and area agencies might get more time to make input. The project, Shenandoah Springs was subject of a 30-day comment period for its mitigated negative declaration. The comment period ended Thursday, with critical comments about traffic from the Amador County Public Works Department. Roger Stewart of public works hand-delivered a letter from Public Works Director Larry Peterson and read the letter to the planning commission. In the letter, Peterson said he was “deeply concerned that Amador Public Works did not receive direct notification of the negative declaration.” He reported finding errors in a draft Transportation Impact Study and he noted a clear traffic impact from Shenandoah Springs on other developments in and around Plymouth, including Arroyo Woods, Zinfandel and Cottage Glen. He said the draft TIS did not indicate who would construct the project, or its cost, so fair-share impacts could not be mitigated. City Planner Paula Daneluk said the commission could extend the comment period on the negative declaration. She also said she thought public works was notified and could not understand why it did not receive the negative declaration. Commissioners Sandy Kyles, Marla Moreno and Chairwoman Sandy Fuller commented on the 23-acre, 64-lot housing project, which would extend Miller Way from Hawk’s View and eventually end at Highway 49, in the future. Fuller asked about funding for infrastructure and Daneluk said the city was looking at an assessment district as part of the development agreement signed by the city. The struggle was to decide whether to include all projects or handle them individually. Kyles noted that a proposed park would not be finished until just before issuance of the last 5 building permits. Kyles said a finished park might be an incentive to build homes nearby. Stephanie McNair of Shenandoah Springs said from a marketing standpoint, that was a nice project amenity. But with current economic hard times, they might ask to be met half-way on the timeline. Scott Rishwain, manager of the project, said developers were “worried about making the project financially unfeasible at the outset.” He said “it’s all going to depend on the economic climate from the time we pull our first building permit.” Story by Jim Reece (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Tuesday, 25 November 2008 00:14
Plymouth Extends Comment Period For Shenandoah Springs
Amador County – The Plymouth Planning Commission on Thursday noted a probable need to extend the comment period on a 64-lot housing development in Plymouth, noting that late comments would be addressed and area agencies might get more time to make input. The project, Shenandoah Springs was subject of a 30-day comment period for its mitigated negative declaration. The comment period ended Thursday, with critical comments about traffic from the Amador County Public Works Department. Roger Stewart of public works hand-delivered a letter from Public Works Director Larry Peterson and read the letter to the planning commission. In the letter, Peterson said he was “deeply concerned that Amador Public Works did not receive direct notification of the negative declaration.” He reported finding errors in a draft Transportation Impact Study and he noted a clear traffic impact from Shenandoah Springs on other developments in and around Plymouth, including Arroyo Woods, Zinfandel and Cottage Glen. He said the draft TIS did not indicate who would construct the project, or its cost, so fair-share impacts could not be mitigated. City Planner Paula Daneluk said the commission could extend the comment period on the negative declaration. She also said she thought public works was notified and could not understand why it did not receive the negative declaration. Commissioners Sandy Kyles, Marla Moreno and Chairwoman Sandy Fuller commented on the 23-acre, 64-lot housing project, which would extend Miller Way from Hawk’s View and eventually end at Highway 49, in the future. Fuller asked about funding for infrastructure and Daneluk said the city was looking at an assessment district as part of the development agreement signed by the city. The struggle was to decide whether to include all projects or handle them individually. Kyles noted that a proposed park would not be finished until just before issuance of the last 5 building permits. Kyles said a finished park might be an incentive to build homes nearby. Stephanie McNair of Shenandoah Springs said from a marketing standpoint, that was a nice project amenity. But with current economic hard times, they might ask to be met half-way on the timeline. Scott Rishwain, manager of the project, said developers were “worried about making the project financially unfeasible at the outset.” He said “it’s all going to depend on the economic climate from the time we pull our first building permit.” Story by Jim Reece (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
