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Supervisors order general‑plan audit and start housing‑element work after lengthy review
Summary
After a 5‑year review presentation, the board directed staff to perform a detailed audit of the 2004 general plan and to begin procurement to update the county’s housing element (2029 expiration), with the audit intended to define scope, costs and whether a broader GP update and EIR are necessary.
El Dorado County supervisors on March 24 instructed planning staff to perform a detailed audit of the county’s General Plan and to begin the process of updating the housing element, steps intended to determine whether the county needs a full modernization of its long‑range land‑use framework.
Long‑range planning lead Tim Pitt told the board the general plan — adopted in 2004 with a 20‑year horizon — has seen meaningful targeted updates (safety, conservation and other elements) but that the county faces new priorities such as wildfire resilience, economic opportunity and…
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