Plumas Gp 2 22 10 Previous Results

Plumas County General Plan Update

Plumas County General Plan UpdateWorkshop Series IIFebruary 22-24, 2010


Past Community Efforts

• Existing Plumas County General Plan

• Vision 2020 results

• Plumas County Survey

• General Plan Visioning Workshops

• Report to Board of Supervisors


Vision 2020

• Conducted in 2001/2002 • Vision 2020 was a community-based initiative

involving Plumas County citizens in a grass-roots effort to form a vision of what Plumas County could be in the year 2020. The project was designed to develop a clear vision, a series of goals, expectations and actions which decision- makers, community groups and individuals can follow, and use to measure success and results.

• 30 meetings• 1000 surveys• www.countyofplumas.com/publichealth/vision2020/p

lumas_vision_2020_report.htm


Vision 2020

Seven topic areas with specific goals and objectives:

• Arts, Culture and Heritage • Business, Economy and Tourism • Communication and Technology • Health and Safety • Land Use • Recreation • Youth


Plumas County Survey – October 2006

• Mailed to 24,000 property owners, households and box holders

• 2,320 respondents• 10% return rate• available for review at

www.countyofplumas.com/planning/general_plan/Gen_Results.pdf


Key Survey Statistics

• 1291 primary residences vs. 994 secondary residences

• 2113 own vs. 139 rent

• median respondent age 52


Key Survey Findings

• 89% of respondents rated “quality of life” excellent or good

• Top four reasons to live here are– 75% rural atmosphere– 66% outdoor amenities– 41% retirement– 21.5 % family connections


Key Survey Findings

• Bottom four reasons to live here are– 5 % cost of living– 6 % economic opportunities– 8 % housing prices– 18 % job

• 17 % of respondents consider moving away


Key Survey Findings

• When asked to identify important issues– 97.5 % said preserving open space and

agricultural lands– 97 % said managing growth– 95 % said retaining distinctive and unique

towns/communities– 95 % said retaining/creating jobs– 94 % said promoting energy conservation– 91 % said developing pubic recreation

facilities


Key Survey Findings

• 64 % of respondents think housing availability is adequate or somewhat adequate

• Average full time residents leave the county 2.3 times per month to shop

• Respondents split 50/50 on whether increased residential development is beneficial


Plumas County General Plan Visioning Workshops—January to May 2007

• 3 sets of five workshops• 400 attendees• Workshop I focused on GP processes and

housing policy• Workshop II focused on agriculture,

natural resources, open space and timber policies

• Workshop III focused on circulation, economic development and infrastructure


Plumas County General Plan Visioning Workshops—January to May 2007

• Results delivered to Board of Supervisors July 2007• Memo available at

www.countyofplumas.com/planning/general_plan/SBC_Memo.pdf


Key Findings

• continue General Plan update process• encourage high level of public

participation• focus on a “defensible” process• include agriculture and water elements• focus economic development on natural

resources and business retention• encourage “town centered development”• prefer incentives over regulation

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