Amador County – The City of Plymouth on Thursday will discuss a notice of preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for a new 300-unit housing subdivision to be located east of Highway 49 and north of town, with a goal of being annexed into the city. The city of Plymouth will be lead agency in preparing an EIR for Cottage Knoll Estates, being pursued by the company “Planning Partners” of Sloughouse. The subdivision project includes a “Sphere of Influence Amendment to place the entire project area within the city of Plymouth sphere of influence,” noting that the “majority of the project site is already located inside the city’s sphere of influence. That would require and the EIR would seek Cottage Knoll’s annexation into the city on approval by the Amador County Local Agency Formation Commission. The Cottage Knoll subdivision would also require a city general plan amendment, a boundary line adjustment, a master utility plan by the city and a development agreement between Plymouth and Planning Partners. The project includes extension of existing city sewer pipes to serve the project. The city’s notice of preparation of the EIR says that “additional infrastructure required by the project or to serve cumulative development will be identified during the preparation of the EIR. The environmental effects of building and operating these facilities will be assessed in the EIR.” A 30-day public comment period began December 17th and ends January 19th on the Cottage Knoll’s “Notice of Preparation,” and any written comments on the document must be submitted to the city or City Planner Paula Daneluk by January 19th. A public scoping meeting to receive comments is set for 5 p.m. Monday, January 12th at Plymouth City Hall. The project description is available at city hall and on the city’s website. Cottage Knoll Estates is proposed for 86.26 acres in and around Plymouth, to create approximately 300 residential lots for single-family development. The proposed project would be located east of Highway 49 and north of Shenandoah Road. The “project area consists of oak woodlands and gently sloping hills and grasslands,” and is adjacent to the north boundary of the city of Plymouth at Shenandoah Road. The project proposes to connect to Highway 49 by extension of Miller Way and Cottage Knoll Way. The project would have east-west bike lanes on Miller Way and North-south bike lanes along Black Tailed Hare Way and Wild Oak Way.
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