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Board directs staff to begin Measure A general‑plan amendments and sets moratorium rules, appoints cost policy for election funding
Summary
After voters approved Measure A, the board voted unanimously to begin general plan amendments, seek quotes for CEQA and consulting work, adopt a moratorium template with exemptions, and require applicants to pay special-election costs while reserving board discretion on regular-election funding.
After San Benito County voters approved the “Empower Voters to Make Land Use Decisions” initiative (Measure A), the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 11 voted 5–0 to begin the formal implementation steps the initiative requires.
Staff summary and next steps: Principal Planner Ariel Goodspeed and other planning staff summarized Measure A and the county’s implementation obligations. Measure A adds voter-approval requirements for certain land‑use redesignations affecting unincorporated agricultural, rural and rangeland areas, and it preserves a set of limited exemptions (for…
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