Monday, 10 September 2007 01:50

General Plan Advisory Committee To Review Policies This Week

slide14The Amador County General Plan committee will meet this week to review draft policies. This task will occupy the for the next two meetings. The General Plan is in a review and revise period that was begun by the county near the end of 2005. The General Plan is a document that is the "constitution" or foundation upon which future land use and development decisions will be based for the unincorporated areas of the County.
The outcome of the General Plan update will have implications for everyone who lives or works in Amador County as it is the future map for the direction of the county. Reviewing the draft policies for the establishment of the new plan is a priority to the committee members, although the committee itself does not make the recommendations for policies to the Board of Supervisors. That is the job of the Amador County Planning Department. The GPAC assembly would like to comment and create their own recommendations that would then be included in any recommendations from the Planning Department. Ultimately the Board of Supervisors will make all of the final decisions regarding the final policies included in the future plan for the county. What policies will be included in recommendations from the committee to the planning department will be the subject of the next two GPAC meetings. The committee meets this Thursday night at 6pm.