To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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The 2015 Sean O'Day and Kathryn O'Day Family Trust Agricultural Preserve and Land Conservation Contract (Freshwater Area)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1.Open the public hearing, receive, and consider the staff report, the Planning Commission's findings and accept public comment; and
2. Close the public hearing; and
3. Adopt Resolution forming the 2015 Sean O'Day and Kathryn O'Day Family Trust Class A Agricultural Preserve (Attachment 1); and
4. Direct the Chair to execute the 2015 Sean O'Day and Kathryn O'Day Family Trust Land Conservation Contract (Attachment 2); and
5. Direct the Clerk of the Board to give notice of the decision to the 2015 Sean O'Day and Kathryn O'Day Family Trust, the Planning and Building Department, and any other interested party.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Sustainable Natural Resources & Infrastructure Stewardship
Strategic Plan Category: 5004 - Preserve agricultural and timber land
DISCUSSION:
Executive Summary:
An application to establish a Class "A" Agricultural Preserve of approximately 157 acres in the Freshwater area pursuant to the California Land Conservation Act and the Humboldt County Williamson Act Guidelines and enter a Land Conservation Contract. The property is owned by the 2015 Sean O'Day and Kathryn O'Day Family Trust and is used for cattle grazing.
On Aug. 1, 2024, the Planning Commission approved a Coastal Development Permit to allow the merging of APNs 403-071-060 and APN 403-071-052 into one parcel of approximately 44 acres in size and recommended the Board of Supervisors approve the Agricultural Preserve and Land Conservation Contract by a vote of 5-0 without any changes to the project. Planning Commission Resolution 24-042 is included in th...
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