El Dorado County Land Use & Development Articles

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – City Council passed a motion increasing fines for vacation home rental citations to the highest fines allowed under state law.

In NYT’s “The Farmers Had What the Billionaires Wanted,” we meet a man who wants to build a city in the middle of nowhere, and folks who are slowing him down.

How California’s 10 state conservancies buy up open land and shield it from developers to preserve the natural environment for public use.

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced the Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act on Tuesday, which would transfer 3,467 acres of public land to local governments including the Incline Village General Improvement District.

California Forever, the company behind a proposed new city in Solano County, will submit a ballot measure seeking an exemption from local laws to allow development on the massive project to proceed.

The highest court in the land will soon decide how much leeway cities and counties have in offsetting new construction with fees to pay for infrastructure.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The measure banning short term vacation home rentals in residential zones is scheduled for trial again at the El Dorado Superior Court on Sept. 17. The trial court will review an issue on Measure T …

The state has hundreds of millions to spend on affordable housing. Developers say they need billions.

Over the last century, scientists, environmentalists, the U.S. Forest Service, the government, ecologists, firefighters, and Indigenous people have all had different opinions about best logging and forest management practices. Whether that's to help mitigate fire risk, create construction materials, or …

Updates on Aquatic Invasive Species and Destination Stewardship also presented 

The El Dorado County Planning and Building Department has increased service fees to boost its cost recovery. 

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – South Lake Tahoe City Manager, Joe Irvin, announced the appointment of Zachary Thomas as Director of Development Services.

Logistics is one of the largest industries in California and keeps the state economy running. But it also comes with a heavy cost to the environment. Here are the facts on the most important industry you don't know much about, …

What is the California Coastal Commission? How one of the state’s most powerful agency protects public access to the state’s scenic coast from Mexico to Oregon.

The conservation director of Land Trust of Santa Cruz talks about the highlights of his work, and some of the issues he sees in maintaining California’s parks.

To make it a reality over 60 tradespeople, contractors and subcontractors, as well as more than 30 appliance and furniture vendors coordinated to get the desired result, a state-of-the-art 5,000-seat multi-use event center with 10,000 square feet of additional meeting …

The project will expand the existing 21-space parking area to 130 spaces while partner agencies remove an equivalent amount of roadside and shoulder parking in the area.

As part of its strategic planning process, Douglas County has launched an online survey to garner feedback and input from the public.

The new resort will be one block away from the chairlift at Heavenly Ski Resort, one block away from the new Tahoe Blue Event Center and just two blocks away from the shores of Lake Tahoe.

California Forever, the company backed by billionaire Silicon Valley investors that wants to build a new city in Solano County, has posted a new website in an attempt to start a "conversation" about the massive project.