Short-term Rental Survey
The Inverness Association conducted a survey on the moratorium on short-term rentals in West Marin and views on potential future restrictions. The results of the survey will be shared with the board of supervisors and the public as feedback from the Inverness community.
Coastal Environmental Hazards Update: Invitation to Attend a Listening Session with Community Development Agency & California Coastal Commission Staff
Actualización del Programa Costero Local
Invitación para Asistir a Una Sesión Virtual para Escuchar
con el personal de la Agencia de Desarrollo Comunitario del Condado y la Comisión Costera de California
Si necesita servicios de traducción al español para participar en esta reunión, envíe un correo electrónico a Kathleen Kilgariff a kkilgariff@marincounty.org antes del 28 de marzo de 2022.
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Marin County coastal communities and natural resources are at risk from the impacts of climate change, including sea-level rise, storms, and other hazards. County agencies, including Community Development Agency (CDA), are currently undertaking several initiatives to ensure Marin communities are prepared for these hazards. As part of the County’s Local Coastal Program (LCP) Amendments, CDA staff continues to work with the California Coastal Commission (CCC) staff to develop draft Environmental Hazard policies and regulations for the Coastal Zone (EH Update) for public review.
Recognizing that there is an opportunity to creatively undertake environmental hazard policy development, staff has been discussing a new approach to the EH Update. As a first step in this new direction, CDA and CCC staff agreed upon shared principles and goals for developing a new environmental hazards framework for inclusion in the LCP.
While goals and principles provide a helpful roadmap for both staffs, community input and involvement with the EH Update is of the utmost importance. As such, along with CCC staff, CDA will host a listening session to provide stakeholders with information on the new approach to the EH Update, discuss the below noted shared principles, and allow time for members of the public to speak directly to both CDA and CCC staff about their vision of the County’s coastal zone.
With shared community visions and guiding principles for working together, CDA and CCC staff will negotiate in good faith to develop policies that support a phased approach to coastal planning as we grapple with the current and future impacts of climate change.
If you have not yet done so, please subscribe to the County’s Local Coastal Program webpage at www.marinlcp.org to receive news and updates related to the EH Update and future stakeholder events. Additionally, please contact marinlcp@marincounty.org should you have any questions.
As noted above, the principles below provide a foundation of understanding as we undertake the EH Update. We hope that they help inform stakeholders, and provide clarity on the commitment from both staffs to develop environmental hazard policies that reflect the vision and shared values of our coastal stakeholders.
Principles
Reflect both the Coastal Commission and Marin County’s priorities and policies around equity. Evaluate all issues first from a standpoint of equity, and consider how approaches might affect disadvantaged individuals and groups.
Assure the community and visitors fully understand growing climate challenges and available adaptation and resilience options so they can take collective action to respond to these challenges.
Amend the LCP to allow property owners and public agencies to adapt existing development to SLR and wildfire hazards consistent with the Coastal Act and the California Code of Regulations.
Place restrictions on new subdivisions and development to make future adaptation easier.
Consult the Coastal Commission’s Local Government Working Group’s 12/3/21 Framework for a phased approach to the LCP update and a general path forward on the following:
o The use of best available science,
o Continuing the County’s adaptation planning process,
o Providing for the disclosure and assumption of risks by private property owners,
o Committing to phased updates of the LCP.
Recognize the Coastal Commission’s SLR Guidance both acknowledges that it is “advisory and not a regulatory document or legal standard of review,” and represents the strong policy position of the Coastal Commission.
Work to reconcile the tradeoffs inherent in coastal hazard planning and LCP development, and acknowledge that it will not be possible to achieve all stakeholders’ preferred solutions or goals. Recognize that both the Coastal Commission and the County are managing for multiple legitimate considerations and policy priorities in a context of changing conditions and increasingly severe challenges.
Chipper Days for the 2022 Season
Inverness Collection Dates: Week of July 11th + Week of October 10th
To participate in the program you MUST book a reservation no later than the Wednesday preceding the week of your neighborhood’s scheduled service.
Piles are required to be ready at the curb by 8:00 AM Monday and will be picked up by Friday of the same week.
To see if there is an upcoming event that includes your address visit https://www.chipperday.com/marin
MEMBERS VOTED for 5 new board members.
Here are the five new board members voted in:
Jerry Meral handled the research and mailing/vote on doing an initiative for water conservation/fire safety. He’s also handling the details of Inverness becoming a FireWise community. He is the retired State of California Deputy Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, and he and his wife Barbara live at the top of Seahaven. You will be confirming the Board’s late 2020 appointment.
Angela Whitney is the co-director of the Green Bank Design Platform at The Rocky Mountain Institute, as well as a Manager of their Global Climate Finance Program. She has extensive education and work experience in environmental policy and management, including beginning her career at Point Reyes National Seashore. Angela is a native of Inverness Park. She was appointed by the Board in early 2021 to help fill out skills deficits. You will be confirming the Board’s appointment.
Dinelle Abram is first and foremost the proud mother of an 18-year-old son who’s off to UC Irvine in the Fall. They have lived in Inverness/Seahaven for 16 years, coming out from San Francisco to live in her parent's summer home when her son was 2 years old. She was introduced to West Marin during trips on the weekends when she was in high school and throughout her college years. It was one of her dad's favorite spots. She currently works as an Administrative Specialist at Coastal Health Alliance and has been there since June of 2011. Dinelle loves working out here and being part of this wonderful community. You are likely to see her in Tomales Bay enjoying morning and long-distance swims. Dinelle is a first-time Board candidate presented for your affirmation.
Andrea Gardner Apatow received her degree in Landscape Architecture from UC Berkeley. She practiced in Los Angeles for 30+ years, designing and managing construction for residential landscape architecture projects. After retiring, she served as an architectural commissioner for the City of Beverly Hills and worked closely with the city, architects, and applicants to improve building signage, architecture, lighting, and planting design. She and her husband Doug built their forever and full-time house five years ago in Inverness, and feel like they are ‘home’. Like Dinelle, Andrea is a first-time Board candidate presented for your affirmation.
William Barrett has lived in West Marin since 1980, first in Point Reyes Station, and now in Inverness’ Second Valley. Active on a number of local boards and groups, he is a firm believer in giving back to the community as best he can. Serving on the Board of Directors of the Inverness Association/Foundation is a pleasure he would like to continue. He is a candidate for a second three-year term.
The Inverness Foundation has submitted an application to become a FireWise community. See “What We Do” for more information.
The Inverness Foundation has submitted an application to become a FireWise community. See What We Do for more info.
Neighborhood Disaster Liaison Map & Contact List
The Inverness Foundation is working with the Inverness Disaster Council, the Inverness Fire Department and other agencies and community members to improve Inverness' ability to respond to earthquakes, fires, and other natural disasters.
Visit the Disaster Preparedness page for more information.
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Inverness Disaster Liaison Map (download PDF)
Neighborhood Contact List (download PDF)
Inverness Park Disaster Liaison Map (download PDF)
Inverness Park Neighborhood Contact List (download PDF)