Legislation Details

File #: 26-982    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: New Business
File created: 9/11/2026 In control: Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 9/17/2026 Final action:
Title: Alexandre Ranches Ag Exempt Structures Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 106-011-024 Record No.: PLN-2026-19606 Ferndale area A Coastal Development Permit (CDP) for the construction of a 92’ x 302’ hoop/pole barn over the existing gravel lot calf hutch area. The structure consists of wood poles set in pole-in-concrete foundations, structural hoops and a stretched canvas roof. The parcel is developed with two residences and other barns to support the agricultural operation. Minimal grading is required and will be balanced on-site. The parcel is served with on-site water and on-site wastewater treatment systems.
Sponsors: Planning and Building
Attachments: 1. 19606 Staff Report 9.17.26, 2. Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment 1A - Conditions of Approval, 4. Attachment 1B - Site Plan, 5. Attachment 2 - Referral Agency Comments and Recommendations
To: Zoning Administrator

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

SUBJECT:
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Alexandre Ranches Ag Exempt Structures
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 106-011-024
Record No.: PLN-2026-19606
Ferndale area

A Coastal Development Permit (CDP) for the construction of a 92’ x 302’ hoop/pole barn over the existing gravel lot calf hutch area. The structure consists of wood poles set in pole-in-concrete foundations, structural hoops and a stretched canvas roof. The parcel is developed with two residences and other barns to support the agricultural operation. Minimal grading is required and will be balanced on-site. The parcel is served with on-site water and on-site wastewater treatment systems.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:

1 - Adopt the resolution, (Attachment 1) which does the following:

2 - Finds the project is categorically exempt from environmental reviews per Sections 15303 New Construction or Conversion of Small Structure and Section 15311, Class 11, Accessory Structures, of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).; and

3 - Finds the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and

4 - Approves the Coastal Development Permit subject to the conditions of approval (Attachment 1A).
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DISCUSSION:
Project Location: The project site is located in the Ferndale area, on the east side of Sage Road, approximately 1,300 feet north of the intersection of Sage Road and Goble Lane, on the property known as 803 Sage Road.

Present General Plan Land Use Designation: Agriculture Exclusive (AE) and Natural Resources (NR); Eel River Area Plan; Slope Stability: Relatively Stable (0).

Present Zoning: AE-60/A,F,R,T - Agriculture Exclusive 60 Acres (AE-60) with Combining Zone for Archaeological Resource Area Outside Shelter Cove (A), Flood Hazard Areas (F) Streams, Riparian Corridor Protection (R) and Transitional Agricultural Lands (T).

Environmental Review: Proj...

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