COUNTY OF LAKE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Supervisors together with the Planning Commission of the County of Lake, State of California will hold a joint hearing on TUESDAY, March 27, 2012, at 2:00 P.M., Board Chambers, Courthouse, Lakeport, to consider adoption of a proposed amendment to the HOUSING ELEMENT of the LAKE COUNTY GENERAL PLAN (GPAP 11-03), which includes an assessment of housing needs and an inventory of resources and constraints relevant to meeting those needs.  The update also includes an inventory of available lands suitable for residential development and specific goals, policies and implementation measures aimed at enhancing opportunities for development of affordable housing in Lake County through the year 2014. The Board of Supervisors will also consider directing the Community Development Department to submit the adopted Draft Housing Element update to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for certification.
 
The Board of Supervisors will also consider adoption of a Negative Declaration for this general plan update based on Initial Study IS 11-32. The proposed negative declaration will be available for review at the Community Development Department in the Lake County Courthouse, 255 North Forbes Street, Lakeport, California twenty (20) days before the hearing, and the staff report will be available 10 days before the hearing.  The Planner processing this application is Kevin M. Ingram who may be reached at (707) 263- 2221, or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
 
Copies of the HOUSING ELEMENT update are available for review at all County libraries and in the Community Development Department, Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes Street, Lakeport, California.  The HOUSING ELEMENT can be reviewed electronically online at www.co.lake.ca.us/cdd . The review period during which the Community Development Department will receive comments on the draft Housing Element will start on March 7, 2012 and end on March 27, 2012.
 
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that at said place and time, any interested persons may appear and be heard.  If you challenge the action of the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors on any of the above stated items in court, it may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the Secretary of the Planning Commission or Clerk of the Board at, or prior to, the public hearing.
 
KELLY F. COX
Clerk of the Board

By:  Mireya G. Turner
Deputy Clerk to the Board