To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Strope General Plan Amendment Petition to change the designation of approximately 1.13 acres of Green Diamond Resource Company property from Residential Agriculture (RA 5-20) to Agricultural Exclusive (AE)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Accept the petition and adopt the attached resolution (Attachment 1) based on the findings in the staff report; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to give notice of the decision to the applicant 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:
The Board of Supervisors is being asked to accept an applicant-initiated General Plan Amendment to change the designation of approximately 1.13 acres of Green Diamond Resource Company property from Residential Agriculture (RA 5-20) to Agricultural Exclusive (AE). This will allow for a lot line adjustment and a zone boundary adjustment on Green Diamond Resource Company property. The lot line adjustment application and zone boundary adjustment application would follow the acceptance of this petition.
The purpose of the lot line adjustment and zone boundary adjustment is to convert land that is owned by Green Diamond Company but was developed by the applicant. The applicant owns two separate parcels, and the Green Diamond land is a single legal parcel that consists of two Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN). A total of 1.13 acres of Green Diamond land, planned Residential Agriculture, would be converted Agriculture Exclusive and conveyed to the applicant. The petition is consistent with the General Plan's required findings and criteria for amendments. The applicant submitted a l...
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