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Planning staff presents draft Environmental Justice element; county finds no state‑designated disadvantaged communities
Summary
Planning staff presented a draft environmental justice element required by state guidance tied to housing‑element certification, concluded that Inyo County contains no CalEPA‑designated disadvantaged communities, and said the draft consolidates existing general‑plan policies while adding targeted provisions on food access and legacy communities.
Planning staff presented a draft Environmental Justice element to the Board on Oct. 7 and explained why the county is preparing the stand‑alone chapter even though CalEPA’s mapping tools currently show no state‑designated disadvantaged communities within Inyo County.
Planner Danielle Viswanio said Senate Bill 1000 requires jurisdictions with state‑identified disadvantaged communities to include an environmental justice element, and that the California Environmental Protection Agency’s…
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