County of Inyo

Planning Commission

Board of Supervisors Room

Inyo County Administrative Center

Independence, California

WILLIAM STOLL                      FIRST DISTRICT (VICE-CHAIR)                                                                   Inyo County Planning Commission

CYNTHIA LITTLE                                    SECOND DISTRICT                                                                                                            Post Office Drawer L

SAM WASSON                            THIRD DISTRICT                                                                                              Independence, CA 93526

RICHARD WHITE                      FOURTH DISTRICT (CHAIR)                                                                                          (760) 878-0263/(760) 872-2706

PAUL PAYNE                            FIFTH DISTRICT                                                                                               (760) 872-0382 FAX

                                                                                                                                                                                    inyoplanning@inyocounty.us

PAT CECIL                                 PLANNING DIRECTOR

SHARON BIRMINGHAM          PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY

DOUG WILSON                          PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR

KEVIN CARUNCHIO                COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR

Items will be heard in the order listed on the agenda unless the Planning Commission rearranges the order or the items are continued.  Estimated start times are indicated for each item.  The times are approximate and no item will be discussed before its listed time.

Lunch Break will be given at the Planning Commission’s convenience.

The Planning Commission Chairperson will announce when public testimony can be given for items on the Agenda. The Commission will consider testimony on both the project and related environmental documents.

All final decisions of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the Board of Supervisors by the applicant or any interested person.  Appeals must be filed in writing to the Inyo County Board of Supervisors within 15 calendar days of the action by the Planning Commission.  If an appeal is filed, there is a fee of $300.00.  Appeals and accompanying fees must be delivered to the Clerk of the Board Office at County Administrative Center Independence, California. If you challenge in court any finding, determination or decision made pursuant to a public hearing on a matter contained in this agenda, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing, or in written correspondence delivered to the Inyo County Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Public Notice:  In Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting please contact the Planning Department at (760) 878-0263 (28 CFR 35.102-3.104 ADA Title II).  Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the County to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.  Should you because of a disability require appropriate alternative formatting of this agenda, please notify the Planning Department 2 hours prior to the meeting to enable the County to make the agenda available in a reasonable alternative format (Government Code Section 54954.2).

September 24, 2008

10:00

a.m.

1.

 

ROLL CALL – Secretary.

2.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Action Item) – Approval of Minutes from June 25, 2008 and August 27, 2008.

3.

ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA – Opportunity for the Commission to add or delete an item on the Agenda.

4.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD – Opportunity to address the Planning Commission on any planning subject that is not scheduled on the Agenda.

PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION ITEMS

ITEMS ARE TO BE CALLED AT THEIR GIVEN TIME

10:05 a.m.

5.

CONTINUED APPEAL HEARING ON PLANNING DIRECTOR DECISION REGARDING PINE CREEK MINE-NOTICE OF VIOLATION (Continued Public Hearing & Action Item) – An appeal was filed based on Planning Director’s Decision of June 13, 2007 relating to violations of SMARA and the approved Reclamation Plan.  On December 5, 2007, the appeal hearing was continued to February 27,2008 to allow the appellant to submit an amendment to the Reclamation Plan satisfactory to the Planning Department.  The matter was heard on February 27, 2008 and continued to June 25, 2008.  The matter was heard on June 25, 2008 and continued to today for an adequate, satisfactory submission of an amendment to the Reclamation Plan.

COMMISSIONERS’ REPORT/COMMENTS

    Commissioners to give their report/comments to staff.

PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Planning Director, Pat Cecil, will update the Commission on various projects.

There was none.

CORRESPONDENCE – INFORMATIONAL