Jackson – The Amador County Planning Department this week released a draft “glossary of terms” for the county General Plan Update. The text includes strikethroughs to language, and staff recommendations. Examples include definitions of the words “shall” and “should.” It says “shall” is “that which is obligatory” and “an unequivocal direction.” The word “should” is defined as “a less rigid directive than ‘shall’” and is “a directive to be followed if at all possible in…

Plymouth – Plymouth City Council last week approved a General Plan that left out any limits to growth. A city water pipeline could be in place by fall, lifting a building moratorium and paving the way for a major building boom. At least 9 development projects have sought housing and commercial projects in Plymouth. City Manager Dixon Flynn said Petaluma went through such a building boom, with 1,700 homes were built. “Problems were pointed out,…

Plymouth – The Plymouth City Council voted 4-1 Thursday to approve the long-awaited update to it General Plan, and voted 3-2 to approve an accompanying Final Environmental Impact Report. Councilwoman Pat Fordyce and others lauded the work of planners Paula Daneluk and D’Arcy Goulart over the past 3 years. Mayor Jon Colburn said the General Plan sets the city’s path until 2025, or 16 years, but he voted against both items, saying that corrections he…

Plymouth – The Plymouth City Council last week took comments from several large-property landowners whose ranches touch on the outskirts of the city, then took planners’ advice to approve its General Plan and Final EIR. They approved both, ending a 3-year job of updating the General Plan, which will guide the city for the next 16 years. Amador County Agriculture Commissioner Mike Boitano spoke in the public hearing on ag buffers around developments. He said…