Garage Club of Granite Bay

Under new ownership, the new owners would like to present to the MAC and community their initial thoughts and concepts and receive input from the MAC and community on such. This project is located on the north side of Douglas Boulevard just east of Auburn Folsom Road.  

On both Monday and Tuesday, August 2nd and 3rd, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office is hosting the 27th Annual National Night Out; an event designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness and generate support for, and participation in, Neighborhood Watch. To learn more about the National Night Out activates, please click here.

A new hearing date has been set for Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 10:40 AM in the Planning Commission Hearing Room (3091 County Center Drive, Auburn, CA, 95603).

POSTED ON JUNE 3rd:  The hearing has been postponed; a new date for the public hearing has yet to be announced.

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MAY 28th: The Placer County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding Rancho Del Oro Estates. Scheduled for Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 10:10 AM, the hearing will take place in the Planning Commission Hearing Room (3091 County Center Drive, Auburn, CA, 95603).

The Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 regarding the appeal. The meeting, located at 175 Fulweiler Avenue in Auburn, will start at 11 AM.

As a result of surveys on area road speeds, the Board of Supervisors approved increasing the speed limit on East Roseville Parkway to 40 miles per hour; meanwhile, due to road constraints, the speed limit for Olive Ranch Road and Berg Street will remain at 35 miles per hour.

During May’s MAC meeting, the CHP reported that over the Memorial Day weekend there were 17 fatal accidents and 1,500 DUI arrests in the state. Locally, there was one minor accident in Granite Bay. CHP also reported that numerous citations have been written for cell phone use and texting as well as right-of-way and moving violations.

In the month of May, there were 25 residential burglaries in the community. In one case, a perpetrator, who was arrested for about eight burglaries, had been recently paroled.

Supervisor Uhler gave MAC an update on the County budget; he noted that the $23 million gap in the budget had been closed with the use of reserves and belt tightening.

Rancho Del Oro Estates

Proposal to rezone a 119.4 acre site from RS-AG-B-100-PD 0.83 (Residential Single Family, combining Agriculture, combining a minimum Building Site of 100,000 square feet (or a 2.3 acre minimum), combining Planned Residential Development of .83 dwelling units per acre) to RS-B-X-42,000-DL 0.83 (Residential Single Family, combining a minimum Building Site of 42,000 square feet minimum, combining Density Limitation of .83 dwelling units per acre) to allow an 89-lot single-family residential subdivision (including eight open space lots and one common lot). Lot sizes would average 43,350 square feet in area. Entitlements required include a rezone, Vesting Tentative Map, and Variance (entry gates up to 8 feet tall at two locations along Olive Ranch Road). An Environmental Impact Report has been prepared for the project. The subject property is located on the north side of Olive Ranch Road, approximately 0.25 mile east of Cavitt Stallman Road, in the Granite Bay area.

Review of Proposed Administrative Citation Ordinance

The Placer County Building Department is proposing an amendment to section 17.62 of the Placer County Zoning Ordinance to establish an Administrative Citation and Hearing process that will provide remedial actions for the resolution of County land-use violations. This shall be accomplished by providing Placer County Code Enforcement Officers with the ability to issue Administrative Citations for Land Use violations that will be heard by an independent hearing officer who will have the ability to determine the extent of the violation and levy fines. This process will create a balanced, effective, and expedited process to resolve land use violations.

Update: Proposed State Regulations for Septic Systems

Previously the MAC has heard an overview about the proposed state regulations for existing and new septic systems as required by Assembly Bill 885 (including how this directly would impact property owners with septic systems in Placer County). Placer County was joined by many others throughout the state in opposing the regulation. As a result, the review of the proposed regulation was suspended. Since that time the staff at the State Water Resources Control Board has been working with interested groups to revise the regulations. Update on current status to be provided. – Jill Pahl, Director of Placer County Environmental Health Department

**Updated from December 7, 2009: The popular Chipper Program has been reactivated and at least through the summer there will be no charge.  For more information about the chipping services, please call (530) 889-0111 extension 3.

About two months ago, the Chipper Program was suspended because the grant money that was used to run the program ran out. The very popular program is reorganizing and plans to resume operating sometime after the first of the year. However, residents using the service will be charged $70 per hour with a 30 minute minimum of $35.

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As the updating of the Granite Bay Community Plan continues to be discussed, those interested in taking part in it, or simply staying informed, can be added to the mailing list to receive notices on upcoming hearings by contacting the Planning Department at (800) 488-4308, Extension 3000.