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To Bob:
Sept 6, 2010 21:10:18 GMT -8
Post by chris92065 on Sept 6, 2010 21:10:18 GMT -8
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To Bob:
Sept 7, 2010 11:53:10 GMT -8
Post by Bob Forsythe on Sept 7, 2010 11:53:10 GMT -8
One correction - I used to work for County Planning. I retired in '06. But as to your question, it's a constant battle in the Back Country when it comes to parcel sizes. There are families who have lived there for generations and while liking the rural atmosphere also like the idea that one day they may be able to subdivide their property and therefore don't much care for County planners. There are people who moved there in order to obtain a rural atmosphere and want to shut down development as much as possible. Conventional planning wisdom is toward density in town centers rather than more sprawl and the increased need for infrastructure and the environmental destruction that come with it. Knowing Ramona, I'm sure a lot of people hate that idea due to wanting a rural community and also because the apartments along Santa Maria Creek that were built without much in the way of infrastructure improvements - i.e., all those dirt streets that still exist. Personally, I think the lack of infrastructure, in particular sewer, especially water and roads militates against large scale developments in most of the Back Country. But also, outside of Rancho Guejitos, there simply aren't many large parcels or landholdings in much of the area. Excluding Guejitos, there are no 360 or 180 acre parcels anywhere in the County and not all that many in the 40-80 acre range for that matter. So any really large development would have to put together a lot of relatively small parcels in order to succeed and that's not often easy. So I'm sort of split on whether it's necessary to go to 60 and 80 acre minimum parcel sizes. But being more than a little on the green side, I also don't care to see 2 and 4 acre minimum parcel sizes either. Do keep in mind that anyone who owns a parcel is allowed to build a house on it even if zoning requires a larger minimum size than the parcel happens to be (assuming the owner can meet septic and water requirements). If you want to discuss things specific to you and Ramona, my email is in my profile, so drop me a line. And I never get pissed off at people who ask planning questions. I took my role as a "public servant" seriously and I'm always available to help anyone who needs advice or questions answered. =Bob |
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