Commission says 2024 development-agreement holders largely in compliance; CMEx remains in arrears
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The commission found developers under major Placer County specific plans made a good-faith effort to comply with 2024 development agreements; staff flagged CMEx (ADT/Bear River) for outstanding tonnage fees and easement dedications and said continued enforcement steps are under consideration if payment plans are not finalized.
Placer County—s deputy county executive officer Michelle Kingsbury told the Planning Commission on Oct. 23 that, for calendar year 2024, developer entities in the county—s major specific plans have generally made a good-faith effort to comply with their development agreements, but one operator remains out of compliance on financial and dedication items.
Kingsbury and her team presented the annual development-agreement compliance report, which reviews self-certifications from property owners and tracks implementation of financing tools such as community facilities districts (CFDs), county service areas (CSAs) and Mello-Roos financing. The team reported active implementation activities across multiple specific plans — Placer Vineyards, Placer Ranch, Bickford Ranch, Riolo Vineyards, Regional University and Homewood — and detailed upcoming infrastructure milestones including a planned county-built fire station for Bickford Ranch and the bid package for the first phase of Placer Parkway.
Kinsgbury said the county manages roughly 300 fee codes tied to specific-plan implementation and about $35 million in CFDs established to fund ongoing services in new growth areas. "We do a lot of reporting associated with that and work with the treasurer's office on bonding," she said (00:50:31). Kingsbury noted the Placer Creek affordable-apartment project in Placer Vineyards expects to seek building permits in December or January and that the county's affordable-housing team will present related agreements to the Board of Supervisors.
On compliance, most developer entities returned self-certifications and the county found them in compliance. The notable exception is CMEx (also referenced as ADT Development/Bear River), which remains in arrears on tonnage fees and easement dedications. Staff said they have met with the developer and are awaiting a plan; if payments are not made the county may refer the account to revenue services for collection. "We continue to send letters and work with them to try and get them to at least get a plan of how to get in compliance," Kingsbury told the commission (01:13:15).
Commissioners voted to determine the entities covered by the review had made a good-faith compliance effort and to find that the action is not a CEQA project. The roll-call vote recorded: Yes — Alves, Jewell, Watts, Johnson, Beckler. The motion passed unanimously among members present.
Staff said they will continue monitoring fee collection and implementation, pursue remedies if CMEx does not reach an agreed plan for payment, and proceed with planned infrastructure work such as Placer Parkway phase 1 and the Bickford Ranch fire station design.
