Lake County staff outline Lake County 2050 land-use and boundary recommendations; board receives report 5-0

County planning staff presented a countywide package of land-use and boundary recommendations from Local Area Plan Advisory Committees (LAPACs) and the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) as part of the Lake County 2050 general-plan update and asked the Board of Supervisors for direction. After hearing staff and public comment, the board voted unanimously to receive the update.

"The purpose of today's hearing is to update the Board of Supervisors on recommendations from the Local Area Plan Advisory Committee that are specific to land use or mapping changes," said Miriah Turner, Lake County community development director, introducing the presentation and the web-based map viewer used to show parcel-level recommendations.

Staff described land-use designation proposals across the county's eight planning areas. Examples highlighted by staff included: - Cobb Mountain: the former Hoberg's Resort parcels were recommended by the Cobb LAPAC for future housing; Sigler Springs parcels were recommended for a hamlet-style mixed-use neighborhood to permit residential co-located with commercial uses. - Kelseyville: LAPACs recommended higher-density residential near the town's schools to support safe walking routes; one…