Placer County has released a Notice of Availability for a Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and policy document for the Foresthill Divide Community Plan (Placer County file #: PEIR T20070206, State Clearinghouse #: 2001092094).

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The proposed project consists of the adoption and implementation of the Foresthill Divide Community Plan (FDCP), which consists of the following elements:

1. Community Development Element, including Population and Housing, Land Use, Community Design, Public Facilities, and Parks and Recreation
2. Resource Management Element, including Natural Resources/Conservation/Open Space, Cultural Resources, and Air Quality
3. Transporation and Circulation Element

The FDCP includes a land use and circulation plan for the Plan area. The proposed project also includes rezoning of properites within the Plan area as necessary and required to achieve consistency with the proposed FDCP land use designations. The Plan is intended to supersede the 1981 Foresthill General Plan in order to provide an opportunity to comprehensively address issues facing the community and to responsibly and proactively plan for the next 20 years.

PROJECT LOCATION: North Fork of the American River, Shirttail Canyon, the watershed of Sugar Pine Reservoir, and Elliott Ranch Road on the west and north; west branch of El Dorado Canyon on the east; North Fork of the Middle Fork American River and the Middle Fork American River on the south in Placer County

PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD:  December 5, 2007 – March 5, 2008

Additional information may be obtained by emailing Crystal Jacobsen, Supervising Planner, or by phone at (530)745-3085.