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Clear Lake discusses phased annexation of roughly 300 acres, consultant recommends staging
Summary
Council members agreed to prioritize annexing 300 acres after hearing that a phased approach — aligning general-plan amendments, pre-zoning and a municipal services review — will ease Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) approval, consultant Richard Knoll said.
Clear Lake council members spent the bulk of a workshop-style session debating whether and how to bring about 300 acres into the city’s boundaries, ultimately directing staff to prioritize a staged approach that begins with property owners who have signaled support.
The council reported it had entered a contract with Richard Knoll, a former Lakeport community development director who now consults on land-use planning, to manage the annexation process and to help the city prepare needed findings. Knoll joined the meeting by Zoom and urged the council to align general-plan updates, pre-zoning and the municipal…
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