Notice of Comment Deadline Extension for the 2012 Draft Marin County Housing Element Final Supplement to the 2007 Countywide Plan Final Environmental Impact Report

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the comment period deadline for the Final Supplement to an Environmental Impact Report (Final SEIR) for the 2012 Draft Housing Element has been extended to Friday, May 17, 2013.

To maximize public involvement and accommodate interested parties who requested more time to review and comment, the County has extended the Final SEIR comment period deadline. Written comments on the Final SEIR may be hand-delivered to the Community Development Agency, NO LATER THAN 4 p.m., Thursday, May 16, 2013; however comments will be accepted until 5 p.m., Friday May 17, 2013 by email, fax or post mark. Comments should be directed to the attention of Jeremy Tejirian, Planning Manager via email to envplanning@marincounty.org, or faxed to (415) 473-7880, or mailed to 3501 Civic Center Drive, Suite 308, San Rafael, CA 94903.

A hearing will be held by the Planning Commission on June 24, 2013 at the Planning Commission Chambers (Suite #328 – Administration Building) Civic Center, San Rafael, California. The subject of the hearing will be the Final Supplement to the 2007 Countywide Plan Environmental Impact Report for the 2012 Draft Marin County Housing Element (Final SEIR), project merits of the 2012 Draft Marin County Housing Element, amendments to the Countywide Plan related to housing, Zoning Map amendments and Development Code amendments related to housing, definitions, and development. The recommended Planning Commission action will be to recommend adoption of the documents to the Board of Supervisors.

In lieu of hard copies, the staff reports and attachments will be available after June 14, 2013 online at www.marincounty.org/housingelement. A paper copy will also be available for public review at the Community Development Agency, Planning Division Suite 308, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday-Thursday (closed Fridays).

Oral and written comments may be presented to the Planning Commission at the hearing. Written material for the Planning Commissioners should be submitted to the Community Development Agency at least ten working days prior to the meeting date. Any written material submitted after this date will be distributed to the Planning Commission prior to or at the meeting. Public comments may be directed to the Planning Commission, by email to housingelement@marincounty.org, by fax to (415) 473-7880, or mailed to the Community Development Agency at the address below. More information may be found on the County’s Housing Element (www.marincounty.org/housingelement) or Planning Commission (http://www.marincounty.org/PlanningCommission) websites. Written material should not be mailed or delivered directly to Planning Commissioners because it will not be accepted or considered as part of the administrative record for the project.

There will be additional opportunities to comment on the Final SEIR, the 2012 Draft Housing Element, Marin Countywide Plan Amendments, Zoning Map Amendments and Marin County Development Code Amendments. Following the Planning Commission’s recommendation, the Board of Supervisors will consider the adoption of these documents on a date to be noticed in the future.

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Jeremy Tejirian,
Planning Manager