You do not need to be an expert. Saying that you live here, that you have read the numbers, and that you would like an answer is enough — and it goes into the public record.
The county is rewriting the document that governs what can be built where, alongside a modernisation of the zoning ordinance. The whole process runs on a nine-month timetable, which leaves roughly four months in which public comment can still change the outcome. Once adopted, it sets the ground rules for years.
Find the comment deadlinesPublic comment is open at regular Board of Supervisors meetings. Sign up before the session begins. You get three minutes.
Phone and email for all five districts. A short, specific email from a constituent carries real weight — far more than a petition signature.
Each of these comes from a document we hold. Every one is answerable, and none of them accuses anybody of anything.